CIA Impala Rebuild Project

I am not sure why but the last few days working on the car always seem to be the most satisfying.  The trunk only needed a false panel to tie everything together along with some cleanup.  Using some thin plywood, I cut holes to view the insides of the speaker boxes as well as the amps.  I installed some staples to hold the center Plexiglas in place similar to how picture frames are designed.  It ended up working out great!.. Once satisfied with the fit and finish, I covered the assembly with matching carpet and installed the  Plexiglas. The final task was to wire up the LED's to the trunk latch.  This way they would turn on when the trunk was opened.  Of course if Dan wants them turned off, he can always use the remote to do that! In the light this is what it looks like. But I prefer to look at it in the dark!! I had a lot of fun with this project but as with everything else, eventually it is time to move on to something new.  I really appreciate you following me alo

With the width of the two speaker, I has BARELY enough room for the amp.  At nearly 2 feet wide, that left about 1/2 inch clearance on each side.  I also had to find room for a second amp and the two MB Quart passive crossovers.  The Stinger capacitor was an after thought that I figured I would fit in where I could. Starting from scratch, I start cutting panels.  Eventually I came up with a 2 tier design where the crossovers would mount to a vertical section in the back.   Everything was glued and screwed together.  The holes for the wiring were drilled and then the whole assembly was covered with matching carpet. Finally the amps and crossovers could get mounted to the rack for the very last time. To make it easier to install and somewhat modular, I wired the amps using the amp rack in a manner to make installation easier.  All wires were routed and connected via distribution blocks.  To keep the wires in place, hold downs were used. One final test fit was d

When we initially went over the terms of the project, I stated that I did not want to do a full custom stereo installation.  As time progressed, I had spent so much time working on it, I didn't want to do a half-ass job finishing the trunk.  We went back and forth on ideas but in the end, I decided to just finish the car so Dan could enjoy it rather than get it back and continue to work on it. The first task was to build the speaker boxes that would house two Infinity Perfect 12 inch subs.  He wanted a good punch but not a booming sound.  After looking over the specs, that meant a sealed box of 1 cubic foot for each sub.  The trunk floor is not flat in a B-body so templates had to be built to accommodate the odd shape.  I decided to built 2 separate boxes - one for each side of the trunk. Here is the outline of the speaker box faces.  I had just barely enough room to mount a 12 inch subwoofer into the panel.  My goal was to be able to mount the amps and crossovers between the b