Installing "OEM" Sound Deadener ??????

A Few More Pics - From passenger side

 

love the two tone theme - buckets without headrest really cool also - what are those out of originally? makes me want to pull my bench....

dan c...:beers2:

 

Mine is tan & black:

 

Headrests

Dan,

I bought the seats off eBay - they were originally from a 1969 Grand Prix. The headrests are in absolutely perfect condition. I re-colored them to the Sandalwood color, and have them stuck away for safe keeping. If I ever decide I want to use them, all I have to do is cut the holes through the seat covers, and install the chrome pieces. But I'm like you - I really like the "no headrest" look. It makes the car look and feel much "lighter" and more open, and also greatly improves visibility to the rear.

 

Two Tone Rules!

GSX4me,

Great minds think alike. Not all will agree, but I think the two-tone color treatment really helps liven up these bland '70's interiors. Eventually (perhaps in the Spring) I plan to repaint the metal portions of the dash and steering column in Sandalwood, dye the top front corners of the door panels to the Sandalwood color (or just buy new single color repro panels), and paint the dash pad the same dark brown as the seat panels. That will complete my interior renovation.

 

How does that sub sound behind that seat? Do you have a enclosure on the other side or is it infinite baffle?

 

Subwoofer Performance

Jason,

There is another thread in this same "Interior City" section of the forum - it is called "Mounting Location For Front Speakers..." In it I described in some detail my sub-woofer installation (just in case you're interested). If not, the answer to your question is: it IS a infinite baffle sub, and it works great! The seat back is just a thick layer of cotton batting covered by the seat cover, so it doesn't have much (if any) damping effect on the low frequencies. I'm not an audiophile, but I think it provides more than adequate bass for any reasonable listening levels.

Here's an excerpt from the other thread, plus a photo of the trunk:

"I used 3/4" high density pressed board material to completely seal the trunk from the passenger area. There is a big piece that fits on the trunk side (of the metal frame) behind the seat, and another piece under the parcel shelf, plus several smaller pieces laboriously cut and fitted by hand to fill in all the other gaps. These pieces are all bolted to the metal framework of the car, and glued and bolted to each other. What I ended up with was a rigid and pretty much air-tight "wall" between the trunk and the passenger compartment. Then I cut a 12" hole for the sub-woofer, and two holes for the speakers under the parcel shelf. The speaker mounting bolts go through the wood panels and the metal frames, making for a very rigid mount. Then I built boxes below the parcel shelf speakers, so they are kept isolated from the sub-woofer's "box" (the trunk).

 

Re: Final Post: The End Result

:TU: Nice work.

 

I agree. I just installed the original style sound deadner from Ames- it's made by R.E.M. I let it sit in the heated garage for a day or so to soften. It installed in about 30 minutes. Formed to floor pan, no problem. Cheap and easy. Not high tech, but it's a vert. On to the carpet install now!