Front Speaker Upgrade
I decided I wanted a bit more poke from the standard front speakers
in the Scorpio, so I decided that some sort of larger speaker was needed.
My first idea was to use 10 Pioneer TS-A2510.
I went ahead with this and bought some already modified door panels from
an ex ICE demo car, these proved to be too big and in the way for driving,
I done away with these and went for Vibe SR69 6 X 9's.
I started by removing the door cards and old speakers, I then had to
make a template to mount the speakers onto, I then cut the door and card
where the speaker would sit, This was then all fitted back onto the door
and checked for any clearance problems, Dowel was then used to space from
the lower rear to get the spacer to sit at the desired angle.
Fibre glass was then applied to the door card and the spacer refitted
while this went off.
When hard this was trimmed to the required shape and material stretched
over the top from the spacer to the rear, It was then coated in resin
and once hard all trimmed.
It was then coated on the inside with resin and covered both inside and
out with two layers of fibre glass, once hard again trimmed and sanded,
Next on with the body filler, This was then all sanded smooth with various
grades of sandpaper.
The newly sanded pod was then test fitted with the cut door pocket to
make sure all fitted alright.
This was then finished off by spraying it gloss black and fitting it
all back together with the speaker and grille, They have since been re-sprayed
the same colour as the car.
Here is the amp that drives them.
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