Does anyone know if the 1970 b body in my case a Sport Satellite have a place in front for one or two speakers? Just curious if I could run 4 speakers (2front 2 rear).
4 Speaker locations on my 1970 Satellite??
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PurpleBeeper
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Well...you can get a "aluminum dual speaker converter plate" that lets you mount two smaller (3" or so) speakers in the stock, center location where it originally had the one odd-ball long speaker. If you found a car that came with an AM/8-track, those dashes had a place on each side on top for two more 3" or so speakers (in addition to the odd-ball long center speaker). I've looked at maybe mounting some very "thin" 6" round speakers in the door panels under the window cranks or in the kick panels. You can also get some speakers for under the front seats. In the back, don't you have a 6"x9" hole and a different size oval hole (for a defroster) in the back package shelf on hardtops/couples???
Thanks PB your always a great help here!
PurpleBeeper
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Thanks feind… it's just dumb luck that I've got a 70 and have thought about this FOR YEARS.
NJRR
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Well, i have a 70 Satellite drop top so no rear deck. I have thought of mounting rear speakers in the rear plastic panels, but they are so damn expensive that I'm nervous about ruining mine.
As for mounting them in the door panels, be VERY careful. Back in the early 80's, I had a different 70 Satellite droptop when I was in college. I mounted speakers in the door panels and the window cranks hit the speakers and I couldn't roll down the windows. Someone just started a thread about that a few days ago. Another stupid thing I did back then was surface mount some 6x9 speakers that were in a housing, on the metal bar above the rear seats
where the boot cover attaches !!! It looked ridiculous, BUT at least I had music !!! With the top down it was ok if I cranked up the volume, but with the top up the car rocked with the 4 speakers !!!!! Crazy **** we did when we were young !!!!!
As for mounting them in the door panels, be VERY careful. Back in the early 80's, I had a different 70 Satellite droptop when I was in college. I mounted speakers in the door panels and the window cranks hit the speakers and I couldn't roll down the windows. Someone just started a thread about that a few days ago. Another stupid thing I did back then was surface mount some 6x9 speakers that were in a housing, on the metal bar above the rear seats
where the boot cover attaches !!! It looked ridiculous, BUT at least I had music !!! With the top down it was ok if I cranked up the volume, but with the top up the car rocked with the 4 speakers !!!!! Crazy **** we did when we were young !!!!!
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NJRR
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Here's the thread about the handles.
https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/mopa...oo-close-to-door-panel.175063/#post-911291813
https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/mopa...oo-close-to-door-panel.175063/#post-911291813
halfafish
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If it helps, I did a two-speaker conversion on my 66 Valiant. It had a single oddball size speaker in the dash (like 5x8 or something?). I made a plywood plate to bolt in place of the speaker, then added two 4" speakers. It works fine and sounds much better than the original blown up version.
PurpleBeeper
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DON'T CUT HOLES IN THOSE REAR INTERIOR PANELS....they are stupid expensive & hard to find. It is an obvious location, I know & I've seen people do it, but you can't go back once they're cut (no reproductions). I'm still working on this exact issue on a convertible car too. In high school, I just wired up some 6"x9" inside some old house speaker boxes and laid them in the back seat. This actually worked very well as long as you don't have any back seat passengers. I am considering putting some speakers on the top motor frame (behind rear seat) and/or building a small wooden box for the trunk (right behind the top motor) & just un-buttoning the boot well when the top is up. Either way, the rear speakers will be blocked with the top down.
For the front of my 70 Road Runner, I put a dual voice coil speaker that has two smaller speakers built in for Right and Left for mid and high frequencies, but has a full size cone built in for low frequencies. I think it sounds very respectable and I am happy with it. If I remember correctly, I got it from Retro Sound.
For the rear, I built custom adapter plates and mounted round speakers in them so I did not bugger up the rear panel,
Hawk
For the rear, I built custom adapter plates and mounted round speakers in them so I did not bugger up the rear panel,
Hawk
NJRR
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Haven't seriously considered cutting the rear panels. When I get motivated, I'm going to put in a center dash conversion speaker, maybe the doubles, and also mount a couple of mini tweeters on the A-pillar somewhere. My high frequency hearing is pretty shot, so maybe those will help a little. Use a hidden stereo, probably in the glove box, with bluetooth and just wirelessly play tunes from my phone. I'll leave the original AM radio as is and just feed the sound through the stereo if I want AM news and/or talk radio.
This is for NJRR and other convertible owners. Maybe consider buying used rear panels that are already cut for speakers. I saw some at the Indy swap but didn’t seriously consider it myself until I looked at my brand new Legendary door panel that had to now be cut. The speakers were already cut into the doors prior to my ownership.
Another thought is to get one of those fancy blue tooth stereo boom boxes and set it on the back floor. People say they have a great sound.
Another thought is to get one of those fancy blue tooth stereo boom boxes and set it on the back floor. People say they have a great sound.
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