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Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car - Rear View

A rear view of the Corvette showing the sub enclosure / amp rack, fabricated out of a MDF form and covered with fiberglass. The license plates match the rear hatch graphic.

Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car - Rear Hatch Area

A closer look at the sub enclosure / amp rack. The front of the enclosure and door panels feature a back-lit duplicate of the Corvette logo on the gas cover

Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car - Inside Rear Hatch Area

Looking back at the Sub Enclosure / Amp rack from the driver's side. The amp end caps and woofer cover were painted to color match the rest of the custom interior pieces.

Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car - Interior Driver's Side

A look at the interior of the Vette from the driver's side. All the custom interior pieces we made were color matched to the accent stripe running down the center of the car.

Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car - Custom Door Panel

Custom door panels were fabricated to hold the 8 inch Pioneer mid-bass speakers. The speaker rings and armrests were CNCed from solid aluminum and hand polished.

Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car - Interior Passenger's Side

Here's a good view of the custom made center console which flows back to the sub enclosure and the custom glove box panel made to house the Pioneer AVIC-D3.

Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car -  Custom Dash Panel with Navigation Unit

Because the dash was limited to a single DIN location, the glove box area was used for the navagation unit. The panel was angled to viewing easy from both seats.

Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car - Custom Crossover Dash  Install

The crossovers from the Pioneer TS-C720 component system waere mounted in the 4x6 dash speaker locations. A custom dash cover was made to replace the original.

Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car - Custom Flick Panel

"Flick" (Floor/Kick) panels were made to hold the front stage component speakers. These locations were picked after extensive placement tests for maximum imaging.

Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car - Custom Center Console

Always a center of attention in a vehicle, the console recieved a major facelift. Switches for lighting plus controls for sub amps and bass-boost were built into the console.

Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car - Custom Center Console

Located in the stock indash location, the hub of the audio / video system is a Pioneer DEH-P800PRS. Here's a good shot of the custom dash panel we fabricated.

Car-Fi's 1981 Vette Project Car - Remote Control integrated into Custom Center Console

For ease of use, the remote control for the DEH-P800PRS was integrated into the center console. A 3V supply was wired to it and the IR emmiter was relocated