Hey guys, anyone parting 66 or 67, maybe other years are the same too. I want 2 speaker holes from the rear package tray. Needs to be pretty much rust free, surface rust is ok but not pitted. Someone in the past cut speaker holes in the 67 im building, and didnt do a very good job. I need at least 2 inches beyond the holes side to side and as much as possible from front to rear of the holes, then i can adjust them to my needs. So anyone scrapping some bodies that may have them please let me know. The pic is the center speaker original in my car but i want to replace the bad cutouts with real speaker holes.
Thanks
Steve

 

Typical of holes cutout for speakers, most were never pretty. You should see the hack job that was done on my car. You could probably use plain old sheet metal. Any repair you make is going to stick out underneath. I'd just put new speakers in and redo the package tray cover.

 

Actually that was my original plan, i have new metal to replace the hack job, just thought id throw it out there. Originals look better but wont be seen.

 

Someone got busy with a nibbler on that rear deck! Holes are not even the right size or smooth. Too bad, that usually makes for a poor sounding stereo. For instance the open hole in the passenger side there would cause some unnecessary and extra vibrations in the music. Terrible job!



Installers who did work like that gave the rest of us that took pride on our work a bad name. I cut many a rear deck open for speakers but never butchered any like that.