@WVvan - Good link and info. I didn't properly weave my pouches, but now I know to go back and do that. I suspect I'll rearrange everything a few times before I'm content with the configuration so I'll have plenty of chances to do it right.
Tonight I dug back into the speaker project. Previously I mounted two
6x9 Kenwoods in the rear. I'm working on getting a pair of
6.5" MB Quarts with tweets in the doors.
The first step is to make door panels. I scored again at the hardware store. I was ready to pay $20+ for a sheet of plywood. While poking around, I found a thinner sheet of paneling that would do the job for under $12. When I carried it back to have them do the first cuts for me, they happened to have enough of the same kind of paneling in the scrap pile. Total cost of wood for panels: $1.02. I love the scrap bin!
The rear panels were pretty simple and mostly square. The doors are a bit more complex, so I made a template using a piece of butcher paper.
I cut the panels erroring on the side of caution... in other words, I made sure to cut just a tad big. I fitted and attached the panels. The doors close nicely and the door handle is easily accessed. I still need to trim a tad for the window rollers and to get a slightly better fit around the edges of the door itself.
I'm still trying to decide just where and how I want the speakers. I'm also considering using some of the door space for storage.
I was distracted from van work for a little while this evening when some friends in the backyard needed help disassembling a
geodesic dome. I held some pipes in place while one guy unbolted a joint. He was using a power drill to take the nut off a bolt. His hand slipped and the wrench backing the bolt popped out of his hand. The spin of the drill sent the wrench flying... into my face.
Ironically, because I'd been using power tools while working on the van, I had safety glasses with me. Unfortunately, they were hanging off of the neck of my shirt instead of being on my face. The whole thing made me think of the movie Dodgeball. "If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball." Unfortunately, I apparently can't dodge a wrench. At least it didn't take out my eyeball.