<VV> The EM "Void"

[Frank DuVal]

Yes, a big space.

I had a wood shelf in my 64Monza sedan for years with a pair of 6x9 
triple cone whatever speakers. It was great! The best part was I covered 
the whole shelf with some speaker type foam so the speakers were not 
visible, just looked like a black shelf behind the rear seat. Almost 
never locked the car... even when parked near the shop, read 
"questionable area". For a radio I  just used one of those digital GM 
models from the 80s and cut the chassis so the knobs were correct 
spacing for the early model pod/trim. Even used the stock 64 knobs. 
Looked "factory" to the unknowing, i.e. no Corvair owner would think the 
digital stereo was stock!

Frank DuVal

Mice, the bane of my car collection.

On 9/9/2011 7:02 PM, Ramon Rodriguez III wrote:
> Two discoveries today, one good and one awful!
>
> When we put the 63 Coupe together for Missy we never removed the cardboard
> panel below the rear window because it was one of the few interior parts
> that was fairly decent.
>
> Today we removed that panel in the 62 coupe and I was extremely happy to
> find a big space behind it!  I've been procrastinating putting some rear
> speakers in Missy's car for months because I didn't think there was enough
> space back there for anything decent.... this "void" changes everything!!
>
> So after lunch Missy and I went out to her 63 and removed that same panel in
> preparation to do a speaker install for her....  the moment the panel was
> pulled out a horrible smell choked us up and caused us to both bail out of
> the car!  It seems that at some point during the cars 28 years in a barn
> some mice had discovered this void and decided to build a 5-star resort in
> there...  it was really awful.
>
> I spent the next couple hours with double layered latex gloves, my painting
> mask, and the shop vac cleaning it out.  Once I got the mess out and sealed
> in a hefty bag I soaked the whole thing in fantastic and a 50/50 mix of
> bleach.  What a disgusting mess!
>
>
> So for those who didn't already know, there is a fairly big open space below
> the rear window that extends back toward the engine room.. perfect to hide a
> nice pair of 6.5" or 6x9 speakers and even an 8" subwoofer and amplifier if
> you want....   it is also a potential haz-mat zone if your car ever had
> mouse problems.
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