As i said in another post, I was trying to keep this cheep. Had I known about the plywood situation, i would have looked into alternatives. But what is done, is done, and I was not looking for any type of "Ultimate" Sound system. I left the original foam in place, and cut out JUST a little so that the speakers had hte mounting depth needed. I am replacing hte foam on the sides that "plug" the pontoon section of the body, so I am hoping that when all is said and done, engine noise should not be any louder. I mounted the speakers where they are, becuase any closer to the sides of the car, there is a lot of wiring. I didnt think it best to but a large magnetic speaker next to the wires of the car....hence the speakers current location (I also took into account the foam that "plugs" the pontoon section) -----Original Message----- From: Walter Coe [mailto:Whalt@xxxx] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 4:13 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DML] New Speaker Install...Save original car > Kevin, > Nice work on the speakers. I'm planning a similar project > and have some comments on your methods and some ideas for > other people doing a similar project. > You choice of plywood was not the best. There are reasons > why speaker enclosures are generally made out of that > cheap nasty looking sawdust/particle board. The great . . . [moderator snip]