521 Speaker location

[kansascity1]

I recently bought a 1970 521 and cannot find the factory speaker location. It had the factory radio in it (it wasn't hooked up) so I figured there would be a speaker somewhere. If anyone has any insight on this please share. Also How do the door panels come off of this thing? I tried briefly last night to remove one and I started to mess it up. They are definitely not like my HB. I want to see if by chance I can mount speakers in the door, but I don't wanna start drilling not knowing what is behind there.

[datsunaholic]

The factory speaker location was a plastic box mounted to the firewall next to the heater, under the package tray.

 

The door panels are held on be metal clips, you need a long flat blade to pop them out of the doors without tearing the panels (which are basically thin pressboard).

[kansascity1]

Would a screw driver work, or a putty knife? Or do you need a special "interior" tool?

[datsunaholic]

I've used a screwdriver with mixed results- I've never had a putty knife that was strong enough. What I use now is a nail puller- it has a wide blade with a fork in the middle of the blade ends.

[datzenmike]

I can't remember how the kick panels are on the 521, but the 620 has room for a 6" (with some adjustment) speaker on each side where the lower door hinge bolts go. Saves hackin' a door up.

[71-521]

before you cut your doors up, mine are cut for 6" speakers already...I'll trade ya!

[kansascity1]

where are you located?

[71-521]

a long ways away from you..Near Tacoma Wa.

[kansascity1]

little too far. I think I'm gonna try the kick panels and stay out of the doors.

[tdaaj]

if you do go in the doors and the door panels are nice, it would be a shame to cut the iterior door panels up. these things are hard enough to find, let alone intact.

[dat521gatherer]

dido for all. i've seen the original hitachi plastic speaker box mounted on the driver kick panel but usually is on the firewall on the package tray. lots of people chop up the door panels and doors. i dont recommend that. here's an original pic. behind the seat would bo nice but space is very limited.

[Pacific coast Datsun]

KC dont cut the original door panels, like Tdaaj said it's too hard to find good door panels these days. Maybe you could make some custom kick panels that are deep enough to put a speaker inside. Heres a pic [nasty] of my 320 [2nd day after i got it] & it had a speaker mounted to a plastic holder on th ekick panel..

[pope_face]

Yeah, I think making up little kick panels would be the best idea... least amount of playing around, you could blend them in nicely to the floor, and it would offer the best sound for the amount of work needed...

[Pacific coast Datsun]

I still have that speaker extension piece in my yard, prob. gonna toss it soon or just run it over w/ my 521 :sneaky: