Rear strut top speaker enclosures?

[Zs-ondabrain]

Dave,

Good idea!

Would a set of the actual covers help in development?

Will

Not sure yet. I know how I'd like to mount them and I know I need to keep with the shape of the vertical wall to the left and right of each side.

What I'm looking for from YOU guys is a general concences of what size speaker is prefered. 4" or 4" X 6"??

I think the best outer look would be the thin foam and thin vinyl (Maybe even diamond shape like the OEM style. Not likely to have the welting on it though.

I'd have to custom make the speaker grill for the pods because 4" and 4X6" typically DO NOT have grills in the package because those size speakers are for under and behind OEM locations and grills aren't neccesary.

We'll see, and thanks for the possible parts. But I think I'll start from scratch on this one.

Dave.

[RP975]

I imagine the largest poss within reason, maybe some one has a better idea on speaker size...

Rob

[Zs-ondabrain]

OK I just drew this up real quick so fogive the crudeness of it.. I put in 4 X 6" speakers with seperate tweeters. I also gave an example of what the mounting bracket would look like.

A 4" 2-way or even 5" 2-way (speaker with tweeter mounted inside) could even be used if I make it that way. Let me know what Ya'll think.

Dave.

[RP975]

Hey Dave,

That is looking very cool!!! And great drawing.

Rob

[Zs-ondabrain]

I did a few more. Just trying to get a feel for what people want and what looks best.

Please let me know what style you like best or what style you'd be most interested in..

top left, top middle, top right or lower set (with tweeter)

[TomoHawk]

Which audio clip was it?

[Zs-ondabrain]

Which audio clip was it?

Audio Sample 1:

1970 Datsun 240Z (open pipe, inline-6 engine)

Audio Sample 2:

2001 Aston Martin DB7 (open pipe, V12 engine)

Audio Sample 3:

2004 VW R32 (open pipe, V6 engine)

Audio Sample 4:

1988 BMW M6 race car (inline-6 engine)

Audio Sample 5:

1989 Honda Prelude (open pipe, inline-4 engine)

Audio Sample 6:

2000 Toyota Celica GT-S (open pipe, inline-4 engine)

Thanks for your opinion on the pods

[TomoHawk]

The 240z had the best-sounding audio clip.

It was the 'raw' sound of an free-breathing engine, the kind of a real sports car from an era of real sports cars. The others were obviously sounds of the newer engines, with the too-smooth sound you get with the modern balancing, and choked with all the modern emmissions and other strange constricting stuff.

TYVM, Dave!

[TomoHawk]

Hi, does anyone know where these rear strut top speaker enclosures are available?

Maybe it's a little late, but what made you think those were speaker boxes??

[Arne]

The 240z had the best-sounding audio clip.

It was the 'raw' sound of an free-breathing engine, the kind of a real sports car from an era of real sports cars. The others were obviously sounds of the newer engines, with the too-smooth sound you get with the modern balancing, and choked with all the modern emmissions and other strange constricting stuff.

TYVM, Dave!

I agree. But I know I could have shifted that R32 faster than that! Its shift linkage isn't THAT bad!

[RP975]

Hi Tomohawk,

We didn't get the 280z here in Australia, I had only seen photos on the web and assumed (which I shouldn't have, bum out of me)

that they were speaker boxes.

Obviously the photos that I posted all were from the back, but I do vaguely remember seeing a photo from the front showing speaker boxes in that position years ago.

I thought that it was a great place to have the speakers as it is basicaly useless space at the moment.

Rob

[TomoHawk]

I was thinking that some 'expert' had convinced you that those were the rear speakers, cleverly hidden in those covers.