Hi Eddie !

Fast as lightning eh ?

That's impressive. I just spent a hell of a long time with a Makita die
grinder, a 4lb hammer, and judicious use of cuss words to get a pair of 6½"
co-ax speaks in the back where you remember.

( I was stubborn. 5¼" goes right in, but I wanted 6½" ! )

Put some 6½" in the front kick panels, but the sub placement is giving me
fits.

Oh, by the way, you are of course aware that the shaft distance is 5 1/8"
stock, and anything else requires cutting. Something a pro like you does for
a living. A lot of rads won't adjust that small, but going to about 5½" is
not too bad.

I searched high and low for quality two shaft rads ( YES, I KNOW you like
knobs :-) ), and one of the best I found was the Pioneer KEH-5656. I also
found a Kenwood KRC-8001, but it's broken. Dammit. I also have a Kenwood
KRC-722 which is really nice, but requires the separate eq unit. I have it,
but don't want to mount it.

Also found a nice Optimus with two sets of pre-outs.

I don't want to mention the other 42 shaft radios I gathered up.

I don't know if you remember this, but once you remove the facia panel, the
Chevette has a perfect DIN hole, which is what I'm presently using in one
car. Playing musical HU's at this time, with a Pioneer DEH-P20 installed
right now because I like the red display.

The other car has a real nice two shaft ( YES, I KNOW you like knobs :-)
SoundStream TCA-20 ( I think ).

The problem now is lack of alt power, and finding a place for a sub...

Cool story on the Chev van attack. Check my website, the Chevette Gallery. I
have a picture of a Chevette that tangled with a TRAIN.

See you

bobwatts

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Diesel Chevette World !
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Bob Watts
Watts Carburetion Service
Cincinnati, Ohio
Since 1984
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"Eddie Runner" wrote in message
...
I remember the Chevette!!
I could install in them fast as lighting!

Shaft mount radio right in the middle bottom of the dash
and two speakers in the very back corners of the car, damn
I did a zillion of those in the old days...

One day I was driving a chevette through the parking lot heading for the

back where the bay was, as I was driving I was pulling off the knobs
and getting ready to do some fast work!

Some moron in the parking
lot driving a HUGE Chevy van was getting a running start to speed out of

the parking lot on to the freeway feeder and he was looking left for
oncoming
traffic, NOT WHERE HE WAS GOING!

BBBAAAAMMM!!!
T-BONED me in a Customers little itty bitty Chevette! Spun me all the
way
around and the car fell down in the ditch!!

Crap, I climbed outa the car through the broken out glass (the doors
wouldnt
open) and I still had the radio knobs in my hand.... (Did I tell ya I
LIKE KNOBS?)

Customer didnt seem too upset about the car, but he did seem kinda
upset that I wouldnt install the stereo in the bashed up car way down
in that ditch!
Heck where the speaker mounts was caved all the way in!

Oh well, ended that day with an experence I will never forget and
one hell of a headache!

ha ha ha

Another day in the life of an installer! ;-)

Eddie Runner
teamROCS http://www.teamrocs.com



"Robert E. Watts" wrote:

Damn. I drive two Diesel Chevette's. Looking for a V8 Pacer. :-)

I guess I can expect to be immediately ostracized.

( good thing I have other stuff to be "seen in". )

bobwatts

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Diesel Chevette World !
//////////*****\\\\\\\\\\
Bob Watts
Watts Carburetion Service
Cincinnati, Ohio
Since 1984
\\\\\\\\\\*****//////////

http://w3.one.net/~watscarb/dieselvette.htm
"Eddie Runner" wrote in message
...
well more recently I have driven a Hummer
http://www.tx4x4.com/hummer.html
(the real one not the cheesy newbie H2 piece a crap)
and most folks know about my Unimog...
http://www.tx4x4.com/mogforsale.htm
Or my daily driver Tahoe
http://www.installer.com/z71/

Now what kind of person do you think I am???
ha ha ha

Eddie Runner

GregS wrote:

In article , Eddie Runner
wrote:
back in the 70s I drove a Gremlin and even a Matador
(remember the comercial "whats a matador?")
But the Pacer was kinda like a weird bubble car....

Finally know what kind of person you are.

greg