First ever custom Fabrication!!!

73OpelMan · 12-27-2005

I did my first EVER custom fabrication today on my Opel Gt (73)!

I custom fabricated the new cd player I got into the dash and took out the old radio! The Hole for the new cd player was un believeably small so I, with my little skills I had tried doing this all on my own...lol! I would shouw you pictures but I am the dumb one and did not take any pictures. I will take some soon! But I must say, it looks PERFECT and I love it. I now have my first project I wanted done on my opel FINISHED! Now I have to install the sub's, 6X9's, and 6 1/2 inch speakers into the car!!!

I will have new pictures by the end of the week for all of you to look at!

This project took MUCH longer then I had planned, But hey isnt that how everything goes?? I spen 2 hours getting the dash out and RE-organizing the wiring on the instrument panel...which by the way some guy duct taped everything together. Lol. That gave me a good laugh when I saw! After that it took me an excrushiating 1 1/2 hour to cut the hole out of the instrument cover (which like I said looks AWSOME) Then! with all the STUPID wires in new places, I realized the panel would not go back on correctly and would lean weird on the dash, so I had to re-organize the panel AGAIN but in the end it finally fit. (That took 45 minutes or so) After that I finally got the radio in and finished and now it sounds great! So in all around 4 1/2 to 5 hours just for a radio! lol

Anyways you guys are sick of hearing me!

Thanks for reading
Spencer

WannaBOpelOwner · 12-27-2005

if you need anyhelp with your subs or amp just pm me i have put in many sound systems and i like that stuff. hope everything goes well

benncojr · 12-27-2005

Photos would be nice!! Please

73OpelMan · 01-03-2006

Finally got the photo I needed to upload...I hope it does the fabrication job justice...I think it looks great in there, please give me your input!!! sorry I have no photos of it being worked on

asdasc · 01-04-2006

Job well done! It looks great. Keep us posted on the speaker install!

73OpelMan · 01-04-2006

Will do...thanks for the post!!!

baronbors · 01-04-2006

Nice job- looks professonal- wish mine looked as good

73OpelMan · 01-04-2006

Hey it looks fine to me...I see you had the same problem as me as to where it over laps on the bottom lip....me and my friend decided we would cut into the lip very slightly and to our suprise it fit in just enough to cover the small gap that that ussully leaves.

You ever want us to do a small job on yours and your down near northwest florida give me a PM and we would be more then happy to help out...I know we are new at this but we would love to get some more practice...free of charge

Thanks for the post!!!
Spencer

baronbors · 01-04-2006

Originally Posted by 73OpelMan

Hey it looks fine to me...I see you had the same problem as me as to where it over laps on the bottom lip....me and my friend decided we would cut into the lip very slightly and to our suprise it fit in just enough to cover the small gap that that ussully leaves.

You ever want us to do a small job on yours and your down near northwest florida give me a PM and we would be more then happy to help out...I know we are new at this but we would love to get some more practice...free of charge

Thanks for the post!!!
Spencer

Thanks for the offer- I did consider cutting the lip off but I plan on latter replacing the unit with a CD player and I wasn't sure if the CD faceplate would be smaller so I left it alone for now.

73OpelMan · 01-04-2006

Yeah most cd players are universal to fit in the same size slot, unless you get one of those that (now a days) do flips for you and play movies on the face plate (Yes I know its sad...a CD player now playing stupid movies for you) Anyways if you get a type like mine it should fit in the hole you have already cut out but with very minor adjustments!

By the way if you need any cheap but REALLY well use of tools, go out and buy the SMALLEST drill bit you can find that will go into a battery powered drills and they work EXCELLENT on the corners! That was our main problem working on this!

Hope I helped, now I am off to bed!

Spencer

P.s I Like the Tape player...Maybe if you got it metalic silver or chrome colored around the edges and what not it would look awsome AND origional. I am mondernizing my entire cars interior so my origional radio HAD to go...

WannaBOpelOwner · 01-04-2006

pretty clean job there spencer

73OpelMan · 01-04-2006

Thank you guys for all of the comments and ratings!!! I will have more fabrication coming up with the speakers soon so I will keep you all informed

ronskydivepops · 01-04-2006

Hey baronbors! Is that your ignition switch where the cigarette u

sually is?

12-27-2005	#1 (permalink)
73OpelMan Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 141	Unanswered: First ever custom Fabrication!!! I did my first EVER custom fabrication today on my Opel Gt (73)! I custom fabricated the new cd player I got into the dash and took out the old radio! The Hole for the new cd player was un believeably small so I, with my little skills I had tried doing this all on my own...lol! I would shouw you pictures but I am the dumb one and did not take any pictures. I will take some soon! But I must say, it looks PERFECT and I love it. I now have my first project I wanted done on my opel FINISHED! Now I have to install the sub's, 6X9's, and 6 1/2 inch speakers into the car!!! I will have new pictures by the end of the week for all of you to look at! This project took MUCH longer then I had planned, But hey isnt that how everything goes?? I spen 2 hours getting the dash out and RE-organizing the wiring on the instrument panel...which by the way some guy duct taped everything together. Lol. That gave me a good laugh when I saw! After that it took me an excrushiating 1 1/2 hour to cut the hole out of the instrument cover (which like I said looks AWSOME) Then! with all the STUPID wires in new places, I realized the panel would not go back on correctly and would lean weird on the dash, so I had to re-organize the panel AGAIN but in the end it finally fit. (That took 45 minutes or so) After that I finally got the radio in and finished and now it sounds great! So in all around 4 1/2 to 5 hours just for a radio! lol Anyways you guys are sick of hearing me! Thanks for reading Spencer

12-27-2005	#2 (permalink)
WannaBOpelOwner The Great Opel Search Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Casey, Illinois Posts: 411	if you need anyhelp with your subs or amp just pm me i have put in many sound systems and i like that stuff. hope everything goes well __________________ 1998 Sunfire "The Great Opel Search Continues" © of Skyler Shelton "The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work" Mark Twain "Tobmstones Dont Talk Back" Smoke Tires, Not Drugs... http://sportcar.net

12-27-2005	#3 (permalink)
benncojr 1000 Post Club Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 1,268	Photos would be nice!! Please __________________ Are WE having FUN YET!! Rick in Atlanta

01-04-2006	#5 (permalink)
asdasc Senior Contributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mt. Clemens, Michigan Posts: 888	Job well done! It looks great. Keep us posted on the speaker install! __________________ Steve "ever notice you are never done tinkering with the GT?" Never mind, I am WAAAY beyond tinkering now...[/SIGPIC]

01-04-2006	#11 (permalink)
WannaBOpelOwner The Great Opel Search Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Casey, Illinois Posts: 411	pretty clean job there spencer __________________ 1998 Sunfire "The Great Opel Search Continues" © of Skyler Shelton "The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work" Mark Twain "Tobmstones Dont Talk Back" Smoke Tires, Not Drugs... http://sportcar.net

01-04-2006	#6 (permalink)
73OpelMan Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 141	Will do...thanks for the post!!!

01-04-2006	#8 (permalink)
73OpelMan Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 141	Hey it looks fine to me...I see you had the same problem as me as to where it over laps on the bottom lip....me and my friend decided we would cut into the lip very slightly and to our suprise it fit in just enough to cover the small gap that that ussully leaves. You ever want us to do a small job on yours and your down near northwest florida give me a PM and we would be more then happy to help out...I know we are new at this but we would love to get some more practice...free of charge Thanks for the post!!! Spencer

01-04-2006	#10 (permalink)
73OpelMan Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 141	Yeah most cd players are universal to fit in the same size slot, unless you get one of those that (now a days) do flips for you and play movies on the face plate (Yes I know its sad...a CD player now playing stupid movies for you) Anyways if you get a type like mine it should fit in the hole you have already cut out but with very minor adjustments! By the way if you need any cheap but REALLY well use of tools, go out and buy the SMALLEST drill bit you can find that will go into a battery powered drills and they work EXCELLENT on the corners! That was our main problem working on this! Hope I helped, now I am off to bed! Spencer P.s I Like the Tape player...Maybe if you got it metalic silver or chrome colored around the edges and what not it would look awsome AND origional. I am mondernizing my entire cars interior so my origional radio HAD to go...

01-04-2006	#12 (permalink)
73OpelMan Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 141	Thank you guys for all of the comments and ratings!!! I will have more fabrication coming up with the speakers soon so I will keep you all informed

01-04-2006	#13 (permalink)
ronskydivepops Destiny is to Fly Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sanford, Florida Posts: 290	Hey baronbors! Is that your ignition switch where the cigarette u sually is?

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