Weird build questions

[billythegrape]

Ths is not your normal build. It's not very good. In fact, I'd even venture to say that most people would judge this build as downright stupid.

This build is a riddle for McGuyvers, a mish-mash of parts and years and qualities that would intimidate beginners and insult experts. And it's going into one of the most notoriously hacked, terribly wired vehicles in the world- a 1988 Chevy conversion van.

Here's what I have to work with, I will fill exact specs into the OP as needed:

Objective: phone is the head unit. Not an audiophile, and don't need to shake the block. Just don't want to listen to Fisher Price style treble machine anymore.

Budget: love to not have one, but let's be real.

Listening:
Music of literally every style from Caruso to Mob Deep to Einsterzende Neubauten. Shit tons of podcasts on road trips which are regular.

Head unit: whatever phone is connected to the BT adapter, which is an Esinkin Bluetooth adapter that I've dug up. I have a bunch of these on vintage hifi equipment and they have decent sound for the price, which is to say that they work on multiple phone OS's without much sound loss, especially if you aren't super picky. HOWEVER, I am wondering if USBC for me/lightning for the wife to RCA would be better.

Speakers:
two 6 by 9 Sony xplod 4 ohm 240w
two 6.5 inch rounds Dual 4ohm 160w
Two 4" Sony xplod that are realistically probably ruined
Two 5.5" executive bus speakers
Two weird tweeters made by pyle from the 80s that have capacitors wired into them


Amp:
JVC KS-AX3104 800w

Dual XPA-2100 300w, appears to be for a sub as it has only a couple of outputs. Probably won't use this.

Wiring:
I didn't have this section at first, but now I think it's pertinent. The wiring is going. Most of it is bodged lamp cord. Like literal frigging brown lamp cord, twisty tied into crappy smashed butt connectors. Recommend anything here?

Substrate:
back speakers go into a red oak fascia, super heavy and 3/4" thick, that is constrained only by size and heating ducts.

Mid speakers go into thin wooden wall with house insulation behind.

Front speakers are in the doors, but due to excessive water infiltration could go above driver and passenger head.

There are little 3" in the dash, but they can be eliminated as they sound awful anyway.

Background: 23 years mechanic. Excellent with wiring. Audio skills and possibly ears lacking.

Time: couple weeks, need to take van for a road trip mid March. Interior is out of van, it is literally a blank canvas.

Thanks for any help. Lemme know if pics, numbers, specs would help

 

[billythegrape]

Save it. No matter the quality, it still can be used. Like you said, maybe hook up a low powered sub to it. 150 watts of bass in a van is better than nothing. A friend had a pair of 15" Pyramid subs connected to the OEM radio and it sounded boomy. This was a Chevy Astro van.

Thank you!

 

[billythegrape]

Ok guys, so it looks like these executive speakers are out of a bus? That's what Google says, they sell them as bus speakers. I'd like to keep them, as I have tested them and they sound ok- should I use them in the middle of the van? Will this JVC amp destroy them?

 

[billythegrape]

Also, are these just done for? They are the ones that were supposed to be waterproof that were in the front doors.

 

[billythegrape]

Nevermind, I listened to some music on the executives and I'm laughing. They're exactly what you'd think, if you're telling people, "NEXT SHTAHP, COOPAHSVILLE!", then they sounds great. Not so much for music.

 

[billythegrape]

Ok, so I'm going to make a list and locations for the components I will use for this build now.

Use:

Rear fascia:
6"x9" Sony xplods in old round holes
4" Sony xplods maybe in tweeter holes in back?

Middle upper walls:
6.5" duals. Parallel with rears?

Front doors:
6" speakers. Need recommendations, please.

Amp:
I don't know where to put the amp. The floor isn't good. I have kids and dogs. Will it get too hot in the ceiling?