<VV> Kick Panel Speakers

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/27/2006 11:56:11 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
anil at anil.com writes:

Hi  Ryan,

It's not too hard. There is a hole but it needs to  be enlarged. I
have some pictures of the install I did on my car. I copied  the
install from Rick Norris. The pictures are  at
http://photos.yahoo.com/corvairanil What to do should be evident  from
the pictures, but if you have any questions let me know. Good  luck.

Anil



At the SEMA show - I wander through the Audio section evey once in a while.  
There are manufacturers building replacement kick panels - The place on late  
models where the lower vents live - for lots of other GM cars. These have  
built-in speaker mounting, usually for 5-6" round speakers. They are NOT  
available for Corvairs, but while discussing this with one of the manufacturers,  
they indicated that they might be willing to undertake the set-up, if people  
were interested. On the Corvair, all coupes and sedans use one style (a left and  
a right) and the Convertibles use another pair. The Convertible units will 
fit  the coupes/sedans but not the other way around. The Convertible need more  
clearance around the floor because of additional welded braces in a hopeless  
attempt to stop cowl shake. <grin> The converts also use a separate metal  
mounting for the actual air vent, where, on the coupes,the vent is atached to  
the panel. 
 
Is there any interest in this? Although they do not look stock, close but  
with the added speaker bulk, they would be removable with no after effects. No  
cutting is necessary and the sound from that location is not bad, depending on 
 your choice of speakers. - Seth Emerson