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Rear Sub Relocation

From 1986 Ford Bronco “Eddie Bauer”, documented by Sixlitre.

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1986 Ford Bronco - Been wanting to move 8" mid ranges into the spots where my two subwoofers are. I was told I'd get by fine with one better enclosed woofer a… 1986 Ford Bronco - By sawing these plywood box sides so they're tapered, they should provide a flat surface for the fine corynthian vinyl side to seal to (aft… 1986 Ford Bronco - Position the speaker to get it into the best fit spot. Maybe you can make out the 5 spot welds, to the right of the speaker. Avoid those as… 1986 Ford Bronco - Here I am using pilot holes and wire to gauge the depth I can recess into the quarter(actually did this right through the vinyl much earlie… 1986 Ford Bronco - Now just drill some holes to let the jig saw blade in at the work..... 1986 Ford Bronco - and connect the dots with the jig saw. I kept the piece I cut out to re-use as the bottom of the recessed insert. Any circle you can cut wi… 1986 Ford Bronco - A fine hole to fill. My inner plastic wheel guards are off right now during the rear quarter replacement so the piece fell straight onto th… 1986 Ford Bronco - This ain't rocket science so break out your 2X4' metal brake and get cracking(bending). 1986 Ford Bronco - I did relief cuts every one inch all the way along both sides. 1986 Ford Bronco - Now just gently bend it and try it in the hole for fit and see how much excess you have to cut off. 1986 Ford Bronco - This ought to keep the water out, a nice bead of automotive seam sealer. Already sealed and undercoated the outside floor of the insert tha… 1986 Ford Bronco - There it is in and sealed but yet to be painted and insulated for sound. Makes me wish I could weld or at least that somebody made drop in… 1986 Ford Bronco - Cut out the MDF covers and screwed them onto the plywood side walls or fit. 1986 Ford Bronco - Trial fitted the extra grey vinyl side cover after cutting out for the 8" round speaker that will be taking up residence where the 6X8s onc… 1986 Ford Bronco - Now that I'm sure it looks like it will work, I cut out the rear indent on my own correct colour stock vinyl wall, somewhat more carefully.… 1986 Ford Bronco - Here's my own vinyl wall back in and checked for fit. You may have to grind some of the MDF so the panel sits flat on it. There's my new 18… 1986 Ford Bronco - Cut out the speaker holes in the MDF and remounted it on the plywood walls. 1986 Ford Bronco - Fully 5" of recess and 9 1/2" of width for extra big magnet enclosures, like newer subs seem to have nowadays. I don't need that much with… 1986 Ford Bronco - Mock up speakers in place for a trial fitting. Plenty of depth and width clearance ! 1986 Ford Bronco - Now I need to cut and router out the MDF cover frames, which I'll stretch speaker cloth over and use home style pull off/push on hardware t… 1986 Ford Bronco - Picked these up today so I can remove the speaker covers whenever needed, just like home speaker grills. They're the same type of pop in fa… 1986 Ford Bronco - Here's the hole sizes needed to be drilled. I figure I'll glue them into the MDF too, just tto be safe. 1986 Ford Bronco - I'm using this peel and stick 1/8" sound deadener that is almost identical to what Ford used in our doors/ 1986 Ford Bronco - I lined the indented woofer cutout with it. 1986 Ford Bronco - Next I used this peel and stick 1/4" foam rubber with a velour like ribbed covering that should sound deaden and insulate the inner rear qu… 1986 Ford Bronco - There's the inner quarter and indented woofer recess insulated and the plywood box sides screwed to the rear quarter, with the 14 gauge spe… 1986 Ford Bronco - You can see how this is going to be flush with the inner rear quarter vinyl trim walls, in spite of the woofer being over 5" deep. 1986 Ford Bronco - There's the old 10" woofer in place, just down the wall from one of the new 8" midranges (which crank!). Even the old 10" woofer really kic… 1986 Ford Bronco - Time to finally make a cover for that sub, to finish it off and at least hide it a little from the crack-heads out window shopping for thin… 1986 Ford Bronco - I cut it to fit just inside the fine Corinthian vinyl wall's cut out. If it's still slightly too large I'll trim the vinyl with a carpet kn… 1986 Ford Bronco - Ran the piece through the router table to round the edges. Doesn't have to be pretty because it's being upholstered, after I varathane the…