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Hello everyone, was planning on installing an amplifier in the storage compartment next to the battery. My question is...can I screw it to the back wall? Does anyone know if there are any special hoses I should be worried about nicking? Please let me know.
I installed a amp in the jack compartment of my 79. Spare and jack were removed last year so the space was clean and empty. Instead of mounting to the compartment wall I cut a 2x8 to fit snug in the bottom mounted to that.
Crawl underneath and look up at the area behind the rear wall and the front of the fuel tank. That's all the room you have to play with so you will want some type of short fasteners.
Last edited by Easy Mike; May 18, 2016 at 09:50 AM.
I installed a amp in the jack compartment of my 79. Spare and jack were removed last year so the space was clean and empty. Instead of mounting to the compartment wall I cut a 2x8 to fit snug in the bottom mounted to that.
Thanks���� one last question unrelated/related, how do you remove the center piece where the shifter and power windows are? I removed the 4 screws on the shifter but it's still locked in
Thank you all. I plan on installing it in the jack compartment. So it's better to install to the ground of compartment vs the rear side wall?
Not necessarily "better", but depending on the fasteners you use for the amp the less likely you are to puncture the fuel tank.
IIRC there is about 1.5" or so between the back wall of the compartments and front of the fuel tank. You'll have to drill the fiberglass to get the fastener through. Ive read about about people using self tapping screws to mount the amp, drilled right through the fiberglass and into the fuel tank.
I'd mount the amp on a board and lay it flat, obviously depends on the physical size of the amp.
Thanks���� one last question unrelated/related, how do you remove the center piece where the shifter and power windows are? I removed the 4 screws on the shifter but it's still locked in
2 screws under the radio, they point "UP". two at the back beside the armrest. IIRC on some years there are to midpoint mounting horizontally, kind of beside your knee when your driving.
I found a soft sided zipper style cooler at the Family Dollar, perfect size, holds a 12 pack if I remember correctly. Maybe someday I'll insulate the compartment and not need the cooler, and put a rubber stopper in the drain hole I drilled in the bottom.
As far as mounting the amplifier- where ever you mount it- it will cool better with the fins pointing up- as heat rises. Especially since the compartment does not have much air movement.
The cooler?
Did that for the Hotrod Power Tour last couple of years-
Used an old Igloo- cut off the handle so it would fit. Then found a soft sided one that fit inside- so it could be easily removed. Will only hold a 6 pack though...
I found a soft sided zipper style cooler at the Family Dollar, perfect size, holds a 12 pack if I remember correctly. Maybe someday I'll insulate the compartment and not need the cooler, and put a rubber stopper in the drain hole I drilled in the bottom.
That's the way I did it too.
Rear storage compartment
