Awesome job! Reminds me of what I did to replace my rear most speakers in my 93 Suburban. They came with those goofy 4x10s that are the first to go out as the truck ages. I put two 4" Pioneer 2 ways from Walmart in. I'd agree with you that there really is no need to spend a ton of money on the speakers to get decent sound. I ended up putting pioneer speakers in the dash, and all four doors of that Suburban. I now have a 98 that I'm putting sound in. I'm going a bit bigger with the rears as I've found there is depth in there for 6" rounds, I'm putting four of them back there. I've put a 6.5" in each of the second doors and am working on the fiberglass for the pair of 6.75" component speakers in each of the front doors. My 98 Suburban should rock when it's done.
Great video, I have an '85 silverado my dad bought new and i'm starting to work on it now and your video's are going to be so helpful! Thanks and keep them coming!
Dude, that looks really nice. All the speakers in my 85 K1500 are absolutely trashed, so I'll be digging around under my dash pad in the near future. Thanks for the video!
I'm working on a 1982 GMC and found some bad factory speakers in a junkyard. Bought them for the mounting brackets that go at each end of the dash and ordered a new pair of 3.5" two way speakers. Also scored a nice old Alpine auto reverse, digital tune dual shaft radio so I don't have to cut anything. Also ordered a new red dash pad and armrest pads from Summit.
They do make a bracket for putting those exact speakers in that exact location, however, much like you, I made my own anyways. The ones they sell are usually either the cheapest grade metal, or plastic. I would much rather make something that is far overkill for quality, than buy some cheap piece of crap.
Eric Brunhammer I saw those pre-fab brackets also. I had the material on hand to make my own and without filming, it would have only taken me about 1 hour to make the bracket. Thanks for watching!
Lucky for me, where I work I have access to scrap 304 stainless and a CNC plasma cutter. And since all the pre-fab ones that I saw looked like junk, that was a no brainer.
might sound better if you use a piece of mdf , eazier to fabricate and install too use a piece thick enough and you dont need spacers the metal might rattle over time as the screws work themselves loose and dont make a good soundboard anyway
you might want to look in the rubbishbin at some woodworkingplace over here the diy stores that cut materials to size for customers have offcut bins too
Hey milkcrate, I've been restoring my 86 c20 truck basically off of your video series and I've learned a lot from your videos I'm 18 and I'm in love with working on these trucks but I'm still learning a lot, I was wondering if you made any videos to how you pained, re-installed the dash pad, and the whole inside of the cab and what type of sound deadening material you used and how you installed it
You may not be happy with the sound quality with this location. With them being so close together it will ruin the left-right stereo separation. I know it seems like a good idea because this is a ready made location but this was for a factory speaker with an AM radio. Being as good at fabricating as you are try to come up with locations on the left and right side of the truck. Some kind of pod in the corner of the dash where the A pillar dash and windshield meet for example. Just talking from experience. I tried doing what your doing in a 71 Dodge Challenger I used to have and wasnt happy with how it sounded at all.
bhwystar I'm not too worried about the sound quality. If it's really awful then I'll do something about it and move the speaker location like you mentioned. I still don't have a head unit installed so I can't test them. I'm planning on running a second pair of speakers in the kick panels. Thank you for your input!
im reworking my dash now and i was wanting to know what did u do for sound quality loss? because withoutenlclosing them from the bottom your losing alot of fidelity highs right?
+Terrance Jones + milkcrate82 Look up Fast Rings. They are foam rings that would close in the gap between the adapter plate and the dash pad. Also look up DEI Boom Mat speaker baffles to enclose the back of the speakers. I would also recommend installing a set of base blockers on those speakers. Crutchfield can help you out with getting the right size. Tiny speakers like those are not capable of handling much past mid base, but they are awesome for bouncing the highs off the windshield towards your ears.
+Casey Burleson Yes, that footage should be in one of the last videos of the series about removing the metal dash. I made some tabs that got welded to the dash. I then used some 1/4" self-drilling sheetmetal screws to reattach the dash to the firewall.
+Brendan Anderson Depends on the year. Early trucks will only have two total... both in the dash. Later trucks will have 4 in the dash. I believe some 85-87's even had a speaker in each door.
+milkcrate82 Adding speakers into the doors of the 70s and 80s Chevy trucks is actually quite simple and I've seen some people put 2ea 6x9s in each door. I'd be more inclined to do simple 6in rounds in the doors, but components so you can locate and aim the tweeters better than at your feet.
Awesome job! Reminds me of what I did to replace my rear most speakers in my 93 Suburban. They came with those goofy 4x10s that are the first to go out as the truck ages. I put two 4" Pioneer 2 ways from Walmart in. I'd agree with you that there really is no need to spend a ton of money on the speakers to get decent sound. I ended up putting pioneer speakers in the dash, and all four doors of that Suburban. I now have a 98 that I'm putting sound in. I'm going a bit bigger with the rears as I've found there is depth in there for 6" rounds, I'm putting four of them back there. I've put a 6.5" in each of the second doors and am working on the fiberglass for the pair of 6.75" component speakers in each of the front doors. My 98 Suburban should rock when it's done.
Great video, I have an '85 silverado my dad bought new and i'm starting to work on it now and your video's are going to be so helpful! Thanks and keep them coming!
sehendrix75 Thank you for watching!
Nice presentation there. I'm working in a 79 GMC. I really admire your skills. Thanks
chevybrat Thank you!
Dude, that looks really nice. All the speakers in my 85 K1500 are absolutely trashed, so I'll be digging around under my dash pad in the near future. Thanks for the video!
dustysquito Thank you for watching!
Nice idea...
I'm working on a 1982 GMC and found some bad factory speakers in a junkyard. Bought them for the mounting brackets that go at each end of the dash and ordered a new pair of 3.5" two way speakers. Also scored a nice old Alpine auto reverse, digital tune dual shaft radio so I don't have to cut anything. Also ordered a new red dash pad and armrest pads from Summit.
Gregg Eshelman Awesome! Those are some good scores!
I miss my 79
They do make a bracket for putting those exact speakers in that exact location, however, much like you, I made my own anyways. The ones they sell are usually either the cheapest grade metal, or plastic. I would much rather make something that is far overkill for quality, than buy some cheap piece of crap.
Eric Brunhammer I saw those pre-fab brackets also. I had the material on hand to make my own and without filming, it would have only taken me about 1 hour to make the bracket. Thanks for watching!
Lucky for me, where I work I have access to scrap 304 stainless and a CNC plasma cutter. And since all the pre-fab ones that I saw looked like junk, that was a no brainer.
Try summit racing for dash pad
I need one made ASAP
might sound better if you use a piece of mdf , eazier to fabricate and install too
use a piece thick enough and you dont need spacers
the metal might rattle over time as the screws work themselves loose and dont make a good soundboard anyway
watahyahknow You're right... MDF would make them sound better, but I couldn't justify buying a 4x8 piece for just this little spot.
you might want to look in the rubbishbin at some woodworkingplace
over here the diy stores that cut materials to size for customers have offcut bins too
+watahyahknow With a decent router you can also recess the speakers to get rid of the clearance issue.
Please send me the link to watch part 2 of installing those sound ordinance speakers
how is that pad holding up. Is that Classic Industires (OER) pad?
+mmmmmmmm951 It is the OER pad. It's holding up great!!
Hey milkcrate, I've been restoring my 86 c20 truck basically off of your video series and I've learned a lot from your videos I'm 18 and I'm in love with working on these trucks but I'm still learning a lot, I was wondering if you made any videos to how you pained, re-installed the dash pad, and the whole inside of the cab and what type of sound deadening material you used and how you installed it
Yes... if you search my channel you should find those videos. Thank you for your support!
You may not be happy with the sound quality with this location. With them being so close together it will ruin the left-right stereo separation. I know it seems like a good idea because this is a ready made location but this was for a factory speaker with an AM radio. Being as good at fabricating as you are try to come up with locations on the left and right side of the truck. Some kind of pod in the corner of the dash where the A pillar dash and windshield meet for example. Just talking from experience. I tried doing what your doing in a 71 Dodge Challenger I used to have and wasnt happy with how it sounded at all.
bhwystar I'm not too worried about the sound quality. If it's really awful then I'll do something about it and move the speaker location like you mentioned. I still don't have a head unit installed so I can't test them. I'm planning on running a second pair of speakers in the kick panels. Thank you for your input!
What kind of gauges did you say those were? and is there a video on that?
i have a question if anyone can help me i have a 1980 c10 can i fit a 75 grill without changing anything else?
Rashed Albalooshi no
im reworking my dash now and i was wanting to know what did u do for sound quality loss? because withoutenlclosing them from the bottom your losing alot of fidelity highs right?
Terrance Jones I still don't have a head unit installed so I haven't plugged the speakers in yet.
+Terrance Jones + milkcrate82 Look up Fast Rings. They are foam rings that would close in the gap between the adapter plate and the dash pad. Also look up DEI Boom Mat speaker baffles to enclose the back of the speakers. I would also recommend installing a set of base blockers on those speakers. Crutchfield can help you out with getting the right size. Tiny speakers like those are not capable of handling much past mid base, but they are awesome for bouncing the highs off the windshield towards your ears.
did you do a video of the dash re-install? wanted to see if you just bolted it back in or what you did.
+Casey Burleson Yes, there is a part 2 of the dash install.
No....the metal dash you cut out of the truck
+Casey Burleson Yes, that footage should be in one of the last videos of the series about removing the metal dash. I made some tabs that got welded to the dash. I then used some 1/4" self-drilling sheetmetal screws to reattach the dash to the firewall.
Ok will go back and look. I saw the tabs and all that but did not see a re-install video.
Hows the tabs holding up on the metal dash? Any regrets on that?
i made a video just like this with the same speakers. lol but my truck is a 85
anDWandy I'll check it out! Thanks for watching!
hey I was wondering if u know how many total speakers there are in a c10?
+Brendan Anderson Depends on the year. Early trucks will only have two total... both in the dash. Later trucks will have 4 in the dash. I believe some 85-87's even had a speaker in each door.
+milkcrate82 Adding speakers into the doors of the 70s and 80s Chevy trucks is actually quite simple and I've seen some people put 2ea 6x9s in each door. I'd be more inclined to do simple 6in rounds in the doors, but components so you can locate and aim the tweeters better than at your feet.
where did u buy the dash pad for the 77. i cant seem to find one
I don't know where he got his, but LMC truck has everything for these trucks, from the interior to body panels
David Sloan I ordered mine from Classic Industries.
where id you get your dash pad and how much did you pay?
+TheXV1CT0Rx From Classic Industries. I can't remember how much I paid. Thanks for watching!
I dropped a gold ring down my dash how do I find it? anybody?????☺😵😵😵
lame speakers