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#251046 - 03/03/2005 20:33 Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool?
lopan old hand Registered: 28/01/2002 Posts: 970 Loc: Manassas VA	What do you think guys... should I hang up custom fiberglassing or does this look good? BTW LineX is cool! _________________________ Brett 60Gb MK2a with Led's
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#251047 - 03/03/2005 20:41 Re: Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool? [Re: lopan]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31597 Loc: Seattle, WA	Suh-wheet. The metallic finish on the enclosure reminds me of carnival rides. How very appropriate. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#251048 - 03/03/2005 20:50 Re: Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool? [Re: tfabris]
lopan old hand Registered: 28/01/2002 Posts: 970 Loc: Manassas VA	Does the enclosure look metalic? I had it coated with Line-X bedliner, my camera is weird... Looks like black plastic, with a really rough texture in the real world... or are you talking about the green on my dash? _________________________ Brett 60Gb MK2a with Led's
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#251049 - 03/03/2005 20:55 Re: Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool? [Re: tfabris]
JBjorgen carpal tunnel Registered: 19/01/2002 Posts: 3584 Loc: Columbus, OH	Are you not worried that as the handle gets loose, it will come out of the sled and bash someone on the head? EDIT: That said, the fiberglass job looks great and it looks like those are great locations for speakers. How does it sound? _________________________ ~ John
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#251050 - 03/03/2005 20:58 Re: Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool? [Re: lopan]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31597 Loc: Seattle, WA	Quote: Looks like black plastic, with a really rough texture in the real world... Ah, didn't realize. In the photos, the rough texture makes it looks like smooth black plastic with embedded metallic flakes. That's a common finish for the fiberglass bodies of the cars on carnival rides, so that's why the image came to mind. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#251051 - 03/03/2005 21:15 Re: Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool? [Re: JBjorgen]
lopan old hand Registered: 28/01/2002 Posts: 970 Loc: Manassas VA	Quote: Are you not worried that as the handle gets loose, it will come out of the sled and bash someone on the head? I actually am a little worried about that, especially if I ever decide to take this thing off road.... but we'll deal with that when someone's head gets whacked.. Speakers actually sound really good, Line-X also acts as an excellent sound deadener... Cool thing, and I wish I had a pic, is that I was actually able to get a 4 channel amp and 2 of the infinity crossovers in the box itself, so it's all self contained except for the wiring of course... so I'll be doing testing to see how easily it overheats... _________________________ Brett 60Gb MK2a with Led's
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#251052 - 03/03/2005 21:18 Re: Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool? [Re: lopan]
tfabris carpal tunnel Registered: 20/12/1999 Posts: 31597 Loc: Seattle, WA	Yeah, the falling-out is a concern. Should come up with some kind of unobtrusive catch mechanism. You say the amplifier is in that enclosure? Make sure it's got airflow to cool it. Amps have those metal vanes on the outside for a reason. _________________________ Tony Fabris
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#251053 - 03/03/2005 21:28 Re: Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool? [Re: tfabris]
pgrzelak carpal tunnel Registered: 15/08/2000 Posts: 4859 Loc: New Jersey, USA	Extremely nice work!!! Do you intend to get one of the new fascia? It might look cool with a brushed aluminum finish or perhaps an anodized to match your dash! _________________________ *Paul Grzelak* 200GB with 48MB RAM, Illuminated Buttons and Digital Outputs
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#251054 - 03/03/2005 23:59 Re: Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool? [Re: pgrzelak]
lopan old hand Registered: 28/01/2002 Posts: 970 Loc: Manassas VA	I'm really hoping the amp doesn't overheat... I don't drive it more then twenty minutes at a time anyway (too and from work), hopefully it won't give too many problems. Haven't been here in a while, I didn't realize someone was doing fascia's again... might have to look into that. _________________________ Brett 60Gb MK2a with Led's
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#251055 - 05/03/2005 10:13 Re: Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool? [Re: lopan]
loren carpal tunnel Registered: 23/08/2000 Posts: 3826 Loc: SLC, UT, USA	Wow. Nice job with the pod! Looks great. Seeing that empeg perched up there give me the willies though. It's only a matter of time before it slips out and shatters the display nipple. You should definitely consider some sort of safety latch. That said... I haven't handled that empeg in that position, so if you think it feels secure, then rock on. Nice job either way! _________________________ \|\| loren \|\|
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#251056 - 06/03/2005 14:46 Re: Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool? [Re: lopan]
larry818 old hand Registered: 01/10/2002 Posts: 1039 Loc: Fullerton, Calif.	Cool, I used to have the Postal version of that scout ('64, I think it was) with the right hand drive that I converted to 4wd. Is the assembly hollow from speakers to empeg? I mention this because nothing beats the snot out of circuit boards like a speaker near by. I've seen installs like this in vans and such where the stereo didn't live a year. If it's in it's own compartment, you should be fine.
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#251057 - 06/03/2005 18:08 Re: Finally 68 scout install... monstrosity or cool? [Re: lopan]
SE_Sport_Driver carpal tunnel Registered: 05/01/2001 Posts: 4903 Loc: Detroit, MI USA	Reminds me a lot of my buddy's 69 Bronco (restored). Can you share more exterior pictures? _________________________ Brad B.
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