I bought the kick panels from Clint and wondered what the insulation is/was for? The speaker pods are sealed, so no worries about it getting wet...... is this for sound deadening? I hooked my system up and gave it a "test" run and thought that the front speakers sounded a bit odd. (echoish/boxy) Not sure if I need some adjustment, or should I have used the insulation??
Yes, install the insulation. It will give it a richer sound and tricks the driver into thinking it's in a larger enclosure. Been doing it for years, mostly in sub boxes.
Yes, install the insulation. It will give it a richer sound and tricks the driver into thinking it's in a larger enclosure. Been doing it for years, mostly in sub boxes.
Thanks! Now I have to take it apart and put the insulation in ..... In all seriousness, that makes great sense, I should have asked before I rushed to install the speakers.
So how about a long overdue update? I won't type much on what all I accomplished here. I finally got the car on the ground. One thing you guys will notice throughout is I did pull the trigger on the MaxJax lift. It certainly made this process much easier!
On to the pictures:
I decided to go with a Raingear hidden wiper system which works along side my smoothed out firewall. While I obviously haven't had the oppurtunity to use the wipers I will say the overall fit and finish was excellent.
My Fesler Taillights also arrived just in time for me to test fit them. You will notice that I was only able to install the passenger tail light. I actually encountered my first "issue" with the car. The Tail panel is off pretty bad on the driver's side. I am sure it's due to using repop sheetmetal so this area will have to have some work done to it prior to paint. Hopefully the issue is easily remedied. I will say though that the tail lights are top notch. They took a while to get but I am very happy with the quality.
I also purchased a steering column from GM Tilt. Since I plan to use push button start this is a shaved key column Have not installed yet but we all love pictures so here they are:
I also purchased A DSE dash insert to begin the thoughts and overall layout for my dash panel. Not much progress here outside of the switch panel that you see a couple of photos of. I found a source for very high quality switches with a huge assortment of labels that illuminate. Overall a very OEM look. If anyone needs the information just let me know and I will pass along.
And last but not least pictures of various stages as I installed the front subframe, rear suspension and wheels. Also ran into a couple of snags here. For one you will note the hubs on the front wheels protrude past face of the wheel. Not exactly the look I was going for but I have come up with a plan to correct and parts are ordered/on the way. Two, the tie rod is interfering with the wheels but the same solution to problem one also corrects problem two. What the hell, it's just money right?
The only issue with the solution to problem #1 and #2 is that my brakes that I currently have won't work. Anyone need a set of mocked up Track 4 Baer brakes????
Thats it for this update..next round of updates will likely be a motor. Still deciding which route but believe I am set on builiding a 416 Stroker LS3 using a low lash roller setup. If you aren't familiar with a LLR setup just google and look at the results guys are getting from stock cube LS3 motors.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
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Short clips: Goodguys Pleasanton autocross and pit videos
..... In all seriousness, that makes great sense, I should have asked before I rushed to install the speakers.
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