Daemione Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 So I've recently pulled most of the interior out of my '79 2-seater. The plan is to track down some water leakage, add sound deadening & insulation, replace all the carpet, and refurb/replace the all the interior panels. In poking around, it looks like the entire metal box/cage area behind the seats will unscrew & come right out. I'm talking about the frame that the cubbies are mounted into, and that the stock speakers screw into. Anyone have any experience in doing this - I want to make sure I'm not impacting something important by removing the whole thing. I'm thinking I could either carpet over where it used to be & enjoy the little bit of extra interior volume & marginal weight reduction, or fab up a simplified version of it that would hold a small amp & subwoofer. I guess my main concern (without having pulled it yet) is what it's role is on body stiffness - or if it's possibly some sort of safety buffer between occupants & the fuel tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 It does nothing for stiffness. Its held in with like 6 screws. you can fit 6.5" speakers in it, although I'm planning on having a small speaker box built to put mine in. I threw mine away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tec280zx Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Yup, mine went bye bye a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forcer Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Mine was one of the first things I threw out after pulling the carpet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daemione Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Great, thanks for the input. Have any of you put the carpet back in without it? How badly does it affect fitment by not having it in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Its part of the rear deck carpet, so you would need to basically get a new one that's cut to fit to the area underneath. I don't think the stock carpet would fit at all(it would be to long). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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