Finished the amplifer install and tidied up some more wiring in the dash.

Found that the rear parcel shelf speakers need to be properly mounted, so add that to the list. Fortunately no one has hacked into the parcel shelf, but the standoffs are not big enough at the moment so have to look into that problem. Otherwise all the stereo wiring is complete and awaiting the head unit only.

Fun.

I hope the MK2's have less cabin noise than my MK1. My system feels kind of pointless, I really need to crank it up to hear the music over the noise and it just irritates me. The fact you have some decent mid range speakers on the parcel shelf should make it better. I only have two 4" in the front and an 8"sub in the parcel shelf. Some 5x7's or 6x9's would greatly improve things.

Yeah thanks. I have had previous Mk IIs and while it's not the same as listening to the prestige sound in the Fairmont (aka Escort tow car), it was still ok and handy on long trips. I plan to visit my brother and friends in Wollongong (roughly 3 hours away) and with the Type 9, the engine should sit low enough to comfortably enjoy music without any issues.

A lack of those mid-range speakers in your Mk I would certainly not help matters, that's for sure. They are very important in a loud car!

Yeah mounting the 6x9s was another thing on the list for me, but I couldn't figure out how to do it without cutting the parcel shelf, and I stopped using the stereo so completely forgot about it!

I spent today tidying up the garage, putting up new shelves, getting rid of some junk and mounting some power points. It was great to have a break in all this rain, and with more on the way, it was nice to make the most of it.









And a couple shots of the Scort back in the garage, nice and shiny compared to earlier thanks to the days of paint treatment.





Good times.

Very tidy
Are those outlet's being fed from a plug or did you hard wire them from the power circuit?

From a plug. It's a product by Arlec that I bought at Bunnings, basically an extension cord with twin power points every metre or so.

And thanks.

Also have to add how deceiving the lens is, it doesn't look like there is a good two metres of free space between the back of the Escort and the rear roller door, when there is. Doesn't matter though!

OCD

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Originally posted by Timmeh

From a plug. It's a product by Arlec that I bought at Bunnings, basically an extension cord with twin power points every metre or so.

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Wow, that's the first time I've seen them before. I thought you may have been doing some DIY wiring for a second and had to ask [:o)]

looking beautiful timmeh