Project: Chevy Van G30

06.01.2008planning the floor - 17.01.2008wheelhouse isolation - 03.02.2008various work - 09.02.2008finish bottom plates - 20.02.2008checker plate, Binford and slatted frame - 25.02.2008laying the PVC-floor - 01.03.2008installation of the checker plates - 29.03.2008bed legs and a bit of electronics - 05.04.2008mounting bed legs and starting with furniture - 05.05.2008progress with furniture - 19.06.2008furniture, electronics, lock and towbar - 10.07.2008electrical box and various small stuff - 07.08.2008Ok, push the button - 27.09.2008luggage net and bolted electrical box - 26.10.2008storage, leatherette and advertising - 15.11.2008start of the winter project - 04.01.2009preparing the upholstering of the leatherette - 21.01.2009cutting the leatherette - 08.02.2009finished cutting the leatherette - let's start upholstering! - 01.03.2009stapling and painting - 15.03.2009engine cover and sun visors - 29.03.2009dashboard painted and ceiling partly done - 05.04.2009ceiling, checker plate and rosewood - 09.04.2009installing the dashboard - 26.04.2009final spurt side panels, furniture re-installation and stereo - 10.05.2009door panels and cabinets - 31.05.2009carpet, window sealing, stereo and cutting fabrics - 23.08.2009various work during sommer - 06.09.2009installing stereo, part 1 - 27.09.2009installing stereo, part 2 - 20.10.2009front mud flaps and hifi switch - 24.10.2009installing the loudspeakers - 07.11.2009Loudspeakers, mud flaps and upholstery bandpass-box - 20.12.2009upholstery, shoe cabinet, sun visors and sidemarkers - 31.12.2009shoe cabinet and back door finished, carpet opening started -

installing the stereo, part 1

selecting the hifi-components - what do I need?

I had no Idea about the possibilities of car hifi (of course I installed an amplifier and a basstube in my earlier cars when I was younger, but I don't want a "squawk box" again).

So instead of just loud speakers I wanted to have  coordinated components. For that I went to the car-hifi specialist of my choice: Steffen CarHifi in Hausen (Brugg).

There I could not only test-hear various systems but I could also test-hear zwo different solutions directly in a car. Then we made a raw cost estimate and I thought about it for a few days.
Result: I don't need a big show system, I just want to have a great sound in the (loud) van.

At the end I decided to buy:

Later we will build a bandpass-box for the woofer by ourself.
Today we connected all components for a small test. Even the Retrostyle Radio in the 70ties-Look was allowed to play MP3-files for the first time. It all worked perfectly!

 

0007 Endstufe
mounted amplifier
0008 Endstufe und Kabel
just a quarter of all cables...
0006 Bandpassbox Standort
rough dimensions of the bandpass-box