Since I'm still a bit undecided on what's going on with the body modifications I focused my attention on the interior and the trunk. My family enjoys music a lot and I knew I wanted to integrate a nice stereo into the car. I also knew I hate the stock trunk in these things and wanted something that displayed the custom stereo while maintaining a usable amount of space. I did not want any sheet metal showing in the trunk and I wanted all the custom panels to be removable. This winter comes the motor transplant and I don't want to ruin my trunk when changing out the fuel cell.
I knew I needed to accommodate 3 amps (1 for the front separates, 1 for the rear separates (both Polk Momo) and 1 for the Infinity Perfect 10's. I chose MB Quart because they have a series of amps that will look well with my paint scheme and aren't all flashy. They're also perfectly rectangular and mount from the inside so I could start working with the specifications and didn't need to order them to begin.
The trunk is of cours elined with sound mat and all the panels are constructed with 1/4" MDF. Anywhere wood touches wood or the body felt has been applied to one edge to weed out any noise from movement. All verticle panels have had 1/4" upholstery foam applied to them to give it a nice finished look when it's upholstered. The large cutout you see in the pictures is now covered in black grill cloth. It's larger than the box so the preassure from the subs can escape forward without killing the separates in the rear deck and let the bass travel forward. The 2 smaller amps are inset into the sidewalls and the floor has been reinforced. At 200 lbs. I can stand in the trunk.
All panels either bolt to the body or snap into panels that are bolted to the body using a combination of 1/2" grommets and Chrysler panel clips. The torsion bars for the trunk lid have been removed and have been replaced by newer gas-filled shocks. I considered going with air rams or worm-driven rams so I could get rid of the latch assembly all-together but I just couldn't justify the cost. Maybe it'll be a future project.
