In article <7750173@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> crs@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Charles Spillman) writes:
>> Mechanically the car's fine except for the speedo cable. However,
>> I need some music in the thing. The previous owner had installed a
>> stereo, and I have speakers (2 6x9 ovals, and two cheap surface mounts)
>> but no place to stick them.
>>
>Where did he find to put it? The stereo in my '65 is laying on the floor.
>Of course, assuming yours is newer, some models actually had a dash.
>
<Snicker>
It has a piece of Genuine Steel that goes from one side to the other,
with an instrument cluster on one side, assorted switches in the middle,
and a globe box on the other side. There are foam pads on the
top and bottom.
So, he cut away a small piece of the lower pad, cut a square hole,
drilled to round holes to match the stereo, and installed it there. There's
a piece of black rubber cut to cover what the pad used to cover on the
top and bottom of the faceplate, so it blends in and doesn't look like a
growth.
It's in there good - blocked in with something on top, a bracket for
a vent linkage (very attached to the firewall - it's for the vent
between the hood and windshield), duct work on either side, and the
only way out is to pull the heater.
>> Summer configuration has to be a bikini top that barely keeps
>> the seats dry in a rain storm, and no doors.
>> Not too many dry places to stick the speakers.
>>
>> So, where do people mount front and rear speakers in a landcruiser?
>>
>> I was thinking of under the dash for the fronts, but the back speakers
>> ought to be in back, behind the seats. Wooden enclosures of some kind?
>>
>I'm considering the small enclosures rated for outdoor use. Not great quality,
>but that helps solve the security problem :-).
>
I found a pair of cheap 6x9 enclosures, and discovered that the 3/4"
web strabs I use to attach things on a frame pack work great for strapping
them to the landcruiser (It's hard to describe, but there's a
long piece of metal connecting the roll bar and tube bracing the
roll bar that has a few small web-strap thickness gapes between it and the
wheel well) - they're real removeable, and might keep some water out.
>> An ignition kill switch hidden under the dash or some other location
>> seems like a good idea - what have people done with this?
>>
>I've seen one inside the glove compartment on a Land Cruiser. The only
>problem was when you had something heavy rolling around in there. Life
>could get exciting in a hurry.
I'm sure.
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