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    Seat belts

    Quick update...I still wasn't able to crack the code on getting these things apart so I pulled the belts out as far as thy could go, clamped them with a spring clamp and washed them in a tile mortar tub with some simple green. They came out awesome! With the buckles, I just shot them out with...
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    Seat belts

    Hey All! I am waiting to get my Burb back from the paint shop and I have been trying to get all the interior pieces done up so they are ready to install. I am looking at the seat belts and have seen some great restorations on this an another site. One post showed a tutorial and what I think...
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    K10 softer ride

    You might try a quad shock setup ... would definitely dampen bumps... maybe even soft shocks..not good for off road but your situation is different Your girl is top notch, she still wants to ride in style...Squarebody Barbie
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    Emblem clean up

    Hey All, I found some stuff from Chemical Guys I have been using on just about every plastic/rubber part I have put my hands on in the Burb and this stuff is as advertised..It's called VRP and I used it along with some spray wax and 0000 steel wool to clean up my fender emblems and I was...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Knocking the cobwebs off, I vaguely remember doing this in my Mustang! I like it!
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    how to mount an amplifier behind behind front seat

    That helps a lot, thanks!
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    I bet...just looking at the draw of that amp I'm wondering if with the truck RUNNING it is going to be an issue?! Can I simply add another battery for the alternator to charge just for capacity or do I need to wire in relays/switches/etc?
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    That's a clean install I think! One of things that gets underestimated is the knowledge you gain from doing something like that yourself from the ground up...something he can do with his kids someday! Priceless
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    I appreciate it Scribbles! I'm fairly committed at this point with the four 3.5" in the dash, the 4x10 rears and a 12" sealed sub...I have 96sf of Kilmat to spread around too so hopefully that helps my acoustics a bit. I'm not listening to classical music but would like some reasonable...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    I appreciate all the advice! You are correct, I am nowhere near an audiophile but would like some relatively clean tunes watching the sunset from the tailgate! I actually did have to call Cerwin Vega because the 3.5" speakers had 3 different RMS ratings..25w on the website description, 30w in...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Thanks Randy! I picked up this amp as it looked like the best fit for my sitch.. Another technical question....I'm assuming as long as I hook up speakers between 2-8 ohms the amp will automatically "see" the correct impedance and adjust current accordingly? I guess the reason I ask is because...
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    how to mount an amplifier behind behind front seat

    Hey there! I'm looking for an amp to go under the front bench seat in an '81 Burb...however at the moment I don't have the seats to check clearances..any ideas the dimensions on your amps? Thanks a bunch!
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Hey Randy, any idea what the dimensions on that amp are? I did a cardboard mock up of the one I was looking at (23x7x3) and it doesn't look like its going to fit under the seat....although I doesn't have the seats at the moment it looks too tall at 3" and too long at 23"
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Yeah....I was trying to go simple and now I'm down the rabbit hole! I just wanted to drop in the 4x10's to the stock location and be done but running 6x9's in those spots with a spacer probably the way to go...like you said in the beginning, haha I thought about 2 amps as well before I found...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Ok...so I'm rounding up parts and I think I'm almost there but I need a 5 channel amp: Head Unit- Pioneer dmh c2550nex- It allows for remote mounting of the touchscreen/headunit so I am going to be able to mount the unit in stock radio location and secure the touchscreen to a mount without...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Those are pretty slick! $2k seems pricey...you could probably have someone weld one up for 1/4 that?
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    $400 does seem steep for some MDF made into a circle...I have 32's on mine but I put a 31 inch spare in there because I really don't like the idea of driving around with a spare! Mine wasn't all that difficult, just made a template with cardboard of the wheel well and trimmed it up a couple of...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Ahhhhh....now I see the light! So running the 2 4inchers in the middle would allow me to split the channel R/L and allow me to wire them together!? Quick question- I looked for an adapter to fit 2 4" but could only find one to fit 2 3.5"? I think I could probably fab something up but for $5-10...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Welllll.....good question. I guess I need to see what kind of power the head unit puts out and match it up with the speaker capacity? My thought was to wire the 3 dash and 2 rear speakers to the unit and run an amp to the sub? My home speakers are wired that way, does that hold true for a car...
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    Speaker pods/General stereo questions

    Alrighty...here is what I'm going to give it a shot with...I'm going to stick with the 4x10 size in the center and rear, put 3.5" in the dash and a custom sealed box for a shallow mount 12" sub...everything is a bit rough at the moment Pioneer the best way to go on the head unit? I was looking...
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    Headliner questions

    That's amazing how close the new material is! I think they did some unique stuff with the Blazers and Suburbans when it came to the interior trims during those years. I had an '83 Blazer and remember (I think I do anyways, it's been a while) the color scheme like you described as everything...
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    GMC Grille Resto 1981

    Totally! I learned a lot about the materials going through the process...and found out I'm still a ****** painter, haha. I tried to pour the paint in the emblem initially and let it level itself but I think the fact it came from a spray first caused some issues (bubbling)....I eventually...
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    GMC Grille Resto 1981

    Much appreciated all!
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    GMC Grille Resto 1981

    Hey all, It looked like the 1981 GMC grille is a one off for that year and I didn't have much success finding a new/repro one so I decided to clean up what I had. I had some missing fins so I laminated a few sheets of fiberglass to the correct thickness, cut/sanded them to size dimension and...
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    Headliner questions

    Appreciated, thank you!

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