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1yy07,
I used C5 Evolution mids by JL Audio for my kicks in my 70.
They are 5 1/4. Any 5 1/4 will do.
After some grinding:
Test fitting:
All parts present and accounted for:
Assembled speaker, baffle and Bubba mount ring:
In the driver's kick area.
I used C5 Evolution mids by JL Audio for my kicks in my 70.
They are 5 1/4. Any 5 1/4 will do.
After some grinding:
Test fitting:
All parts present and accounted for:
Assembled speaker, baffle and Bubba mount ring:
In the driver's kick area.
Last edited by brando1118; May 21, 2012 at 12:42 PM.
Melting Slicks
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I installed a pair of Boston Acoustics 5"x7" speakers in the kick panels of my '69 (I have an Alpine AM/FM/CD player). I had to fabricate some tabs to mount them with...no problem. Great sound from them.
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I hope you don't end of with sh!++y sound because you used toilet flange hardware. 
(actually, pretty creative...)
You might check out onlinecarstereo.com for speakers. You also want to get speakers that properly match the output impedence of your head unit. The original Delco heads had 10 ohm output impedence. 8 ohm speakers were a pretty good match with the Delco unit. Lower impedence speakers could cause the amp to fry under high volume operation.
Most modern day head units are designed to work well with 4 ohm speakers.
P.S. The aftermarket 10 ohm [replacement] speakers for the '68-76 C3's are JUNK.
(actually, pretty creative...)You might check out onlinecarstereo.com for speakers. You also want to get speakers that properly match the output impedence of your head unit. The original Delco heads had 10 ohm output impedence. 8 ohm speakers were a pretty good match with the Delco unit. Lower impedence speakers could cause the amp to fry under high volume operation.
Most modern day head units are designed to work well with 4 ohm speakers.
P.S. The aftermarket 10 ohm [replacement] speakers for the '68-76 C3's are JUNK.
Last edited by 7T1vette; May 21, 2012 at 11:42 PM.
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LOL! Nice play on words. I was in True Value Hardware just hunting for something I could use to mount my speakers and there they were. Rigid, adjustable, cheap........perfect. Realistically, I'll never get the full potential "bump" from the speakers in this configuration because the baffle is so tight in there, but they sound TONS better than the 5 1/4's that were mounted in there before in just "free air" which made for a muddy mid section. They finally blew.
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When I added kickpanel speakers to my '71 (along with the existing dash speakers), I just mounted them to the metal framework in the car....under the kickpanel. I was able to rotate them to find the best option for attaching them by just drilling a few holes in the sub-frame. I then stuffed some fiberglass batting in behind the speaker to minimize resonance with the body. Worked well for me.
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When I added kickpanel speakers to my '71 (along with the existing dash speakers), I just mounted them to the metal framework in the car....under the kickpanel. I was able to rotate them to find the best option for attaching them by just drilling a few holes in the sub-frame. I then stuffed some fiberglass batting in behind the speaker to minimize resonance with the body. Worked well for me.
I had already been there, done that with the free air kicks. I swore that If I ever got way into the dash for anything, then I was going to remedy it. I still got a LOT of vibration from, well, everywhere, LOL! So everything got Dynamatted and that transformed the car. I'm pushing the whole system with an old school A/D/S P640 amp that has a really robust set of crossover points. I separate highs/mids/sub all from the amp and I'm bridging the sub. Runs cool and quiet.