So here is a short update on Road Trip.
I got the stereo and speakers from Crutchfield.
I'm going with 6.5" speakers in the stock door location. That required a little cutting of the stock brackets, but they work fine. There is a hole for the crank window in the metal inner door skin, so I'll putt he 2" tweeters over that so they can sit as flush as possible with the door panel. I'll post pics as soon as PB uploads them.
That brings me to the back, where I'm going with 6x9's and wanted to put them in the stock location.
So I am putting this in that!
So that requires fabbing a bracket. Luckily I had 2 sets of the rear brackets to cut and splice.
This was the 1st attempt.
With the speaker in it, it didn't seem secure enough to me. Sooo...
And...
This allowed all 4 screws in the speaker to mount into steel, and then the bracket itself has 4 mounting points in back.
A quick coat of paint,
And mounted in place,
And I think they will work. BTW, this was an all day job, because of the trial and error style of work I do.
This pic shows the VA under dash vent location and the stereo slot with the VA dash vent locations either side of the stereo.
Then I had to start on the brackets to hold the VA condenser to the Jeep. Here is what I started with,
Now it is starting to take shape.
Drill a few more holes, make a small piece that is adjustable so that it will mate up to the bottom holes, paint, and I'll finish up the post when PB uploads the other pictures. Ok, here is a test fit.
Here is the condenser in place, fills the hole really tight! I had to remake one of the swing arms as it was too short. The paint is drying on it and tomorrow I'll mount the condenser up. Of course it will have to come back out to hook up the AC lines, but that is the way it goes.
Now what I don't have a pic of is when I plugged the new deck into its little plug and paired it with my phone and called Laura, and when she came out to the shop, I was playing a CD for her, then switched to Pandora. Those speakers have really good sound. Now to find that little rattle when the bass is booming!