Slow, Driving Rustoration 1972 Dart
I've been working on de-rusting the floor pan and front of rear wheel wells fro the last couple of weeks, so no major updates there yet. I did get some fluids changed; oil, ATF, and differential. The only surprises there were that the oil filter looked like it was from the mid-eighties, the differential cover plug came out easily, and the transmission had a previous broken pan bolt that had been fixed by drilling a small hole next to the bolt. The ATF was very milky looking but there weren't any parts in the pan, so yay, and a week later I don't have any leaks!
I got my dual-speaker bracket from '74 Sport. My stereo isn't exactly installed but it is hooked up. I kept the packing foam and have it encased in that and just sitting in the glove box hole. The under dash box I planned on putting in there was too big. I may end up mounting it under the seat if there is room. I didn't like any actual under-dash locations, mostly due to factory air. Today I was tired of stirring up dust with the wire grinder so I decided to put the new speakers in. I'm now very good at taking the factory radio, heater controls and ashtray out and blowing the cigarette lighter fuse.
The dual speaker bracket from Jerry is great. I added foam insulation and grille cloth. The speakers sound so much better installed than they did on the bench too. Not amazing bass, but more than I expected from 2 - 3.5" speakers.
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves for once.
I've been working on de-rusting the floor pan and front of rear wheel wells fro the last couple of weeks, so no major updates there yet. I did get some fluids changed; oil, ATF, and differential. The only surprises there were that the oil filter looked like it was from the mid-eighties, the differential cover plug came out easily, and the transmission had a previous broken pan bolt that had been fixed by drilling a small hole next to the bolt. The ATF was very milky looking but there weren't any parts in the pan, so yay, and a week later I don't have any leaks!
I got my dual-speaker bracket from '74 Sport. My stereo isn't exactly installed but it is hooked up. I kept the packing foam and have it encased in that and just sitting in the glove box hole. The under dash box I planned on putting in there was too big. I may end up mounting it under the seat if there is room. I didn't like any actual under-dash locations, mostly due to factory air. Today I was tired of stirring up dust with the wire grinder so I decided to put the new speakers in. I'm now very good at taking the factory radio, heater controls and ashtray out and blowing the cigarette lighter fuse.
The dual speaker bracket from Jerry is great. I added foam insulation and grille cloth. The speakers sound so much better installed than they did on the bench too. Not amazing bass, but more than I expected from 2 - 3.5" speakers.
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves for once.
