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PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 5:53 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

And a successful search I would say,

Enjoy !
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:34 am    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

Awesome looking single cab! I like the speaker solution too.

Working on my '70 Westy up in the Kingwood area North of Houston...Maybe catch you at a show when mine is back together Cool
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 16, 2018 7:24 am    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

Yes, this is mounted exactly where the stock speaker would go. It fit and works better than I would have expected. I’m not so pleased with the RetroSound radio, though, and when I find the right Sapphire AM/FM stereo (like the one I found for my bus) I will replace it. But the speakers are great.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:20 am    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

did you mount these right under the speaker holes on the dash?
Mine is a 71 with no speaker and I really like this solution.
How's it been working?
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:00 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

The single cab came with an old stereo and speakers that hadn't ever been reinstalled after the interior refresh - apparently because, wisely, nobody wanted to cut new holes in the door panels where the speakers had previously been (thank you!). The old stereo wasn't worth keeping so I bought a Retrosound stereo and easily got it installed.
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I was particularly pleased with how the back support strap (used less than half of it) perfectly attached to the back of the ashtray mount.
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But, how to mount those speakers? I figured I'd end up getting a dual voice coil speaker for the dash but I'm not that impressed with the one I have in my bus.
Then I saw this thread about the original dash speaker mount
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=692312

In there, Skills mentioned he uses a 6x9 speaker in that spot in an early bay. Sure enough, the space is cavernous compared to my '74. So, I figured I could make a mount for fitting both of the speakers in the dash space.
Here's how that went.

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How am I going to cut out 5" holes? Quick trip to Harbor Freight for the $16 hole saw set with a 5" saw!

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And a good use for the other half of the radio's back strap!
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Paint it black
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And by golly, it fits! Sounds great, too.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 8:00 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

Hey Rich, thanks! We plan to get back to Durango again, after the thaw of course! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 7:12 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

Very nice, happy for you. Hope to seeing in Durango some day Wink.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:22 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

ivwshane wrote:
I want a later dual cab so bad but damn they are expensive!

If you don't mind, how much did you get this for? $30k+?


I was also frequenting an auction site for a while. There were a couple of single cabs that came up, one in great condition like this one. With 10 minutes remaining in the auction I submitted my very, very top bid at 17,500. But things got crazy and it sold for 30k. That’s when I quit looking at auction sites and started thinking the market had passed me by. But I hung in there (here) and finally got this one near my price limit. That’s why it took nearly 3years. Worth the wait!
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:43 am    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

Abscate wrote:


You can get the aftermarket chrome, remove the chrome with a Kleenex, and paint for that OG look


Dang... what kind of Kleenex are you buying? Harbor Freight? Smile
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:20 am    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

70Crew wrote:
I am pretty sure that trucks came from the factory with white emblems. All of the factory photos I’ve seen show that. They are no longer available, so most restored trucks end up with a chrome emblem. I only recently figured that out, and one of my winter projects is to refinish an original white emblem I bought to replace the chrome aftermarket one I originally installed.


You can get the aftermarket chrome, remove the chrome with a Kleenex, and paint for that OG look
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:55 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

Being a single cab owner, I love them!
Being 6’4”, I love the idea of owning a early bay window single/double one day, for more practical drivability.

Nice acquisition sir, looks sharp!
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:36 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

I want a later dual cab so bad but damn they are expensive!

If you don't mind, how much did you get this for? $30k+?
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:55 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

Here’s some more pics. Not surprising after nearly 50 years but this isn’t the original engine. It appears to be a 1500 single port. Starts quick and runs sweet, though.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 6:41 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

Comercial trucks came with painted emblems standard.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 5:45 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

I am pretty sure that trucks came from the factory with white emblems. All of the factory photos I’ve seen show that. They are no longer available, so most restored trucks end up with a chrome emblem. I only recently figured that out, and one of my winter projects is to refinish an original white emblem I bought to replace the chrome aftermarket one I originally installed.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:20 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

I’m no truck expert but like the blue DC, I assumed that it would have had a chrome emblem. No? Some did, some didn’t?
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:05 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

aeromech wrote:


PS- what’s with the emblem and the antenna?


Gary, I noticed the antenna, but what are you questioning about the emblem?
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 5:08 am    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

danfromsyr wrote:
Nice truck.. drive it with pride amongst the Bro dozer's in Tx.

It's funny, around here when I drive my bus I get smiles, waves and the occasional thumbs-up. With the SC people want to stop and talk Surprised

aeromech wrote:
PS- what’s with the emblem and the antenna

The PO included a chrome emblem that never got installed and I'll eventually swap them out. I don't get the antenna, either.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:19 am    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

We will just have to settle for merlot, while you enjoy the cab..
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 10:12 pm    Post subject: Re: My 3yr Search for Single Cab is Over Reply with quote

Drool..... Cool
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