Spare tire delete - mock up pics - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Aarons72 · 10-24-2015, 12:54 AM

I've had this idea in my mind for quite a while now...I finally decided to go for it the last few weeks...This is the process, obviously not done, but in the end I think it's going to turn out pretty sweet. I will be storing some tools, oil, jumper cables etc... in the floor compartment and will cover that area with carpet once I get that far. My goal was to make it look stock, so I copied the driver side on everything and added the sub where they sit in most stock burbs or tahoes these days. Thought I'd share since I haven't really been able to find what many people have done with this area.

Aarons72 · 10-24-2015, 12:58 AM

Mocking up the final stuff to make sure it all fits. I cut the area out that held the tire and i found a short clearance Rockford 10" sub in a box on Walmart.com that fitted the area like a glove. I sound deadened the area and mounted it back there behind the panel. It sounds good and fit perfectly.

ranger danger · 10-24-2015, 09:59 AM

The only thing I might have done different is to use a recessed handle on the floor compartment. Looks real good!!!

BET68 · 10-24-2015, 11:26 AM

lOT OF WORK, LOOKS GREAT. WISH IT WERE MINE!

Jbsweezy · 10-24-2015, 12:18 PM

Looks Good!

4shongo · 10-26-2015, 09:37 AM

Nice idea!!! Looks good!!

pwdcougar · 10-26-2015, 10:29 AM

I like it. Nice and smooth looking.

Paul

bowtieguy79 · 10-26-2015, 10:54 AM

Nice work! that is a great alternative

Aarons72 · 10-26-2015, 05:10 PM

Good idea on the recessed handle...I'm going to look into that!

If anyone else has pics of what they have done with that area, I'd love to see.

In The Ten Ring · 10-31-2015, 09:28 PM

So where do you carry your spare?

Aarons72 · 11-02-2015, 02:06 AM

I've never had one

I havent had a flat for like 15 years but Im sure it will happen now that I just said that...

Average Joe · 11-03-2015, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Aarons72

I've never had one

I havent had a flat for like 15 years but Im sure it will happen now that I just said that...

It usually happens at the worst time. I got a flat last summer while on a camping trip. I hooked up to the trailer, on the last day,and adjusted the load leveling bars only to discover the rr was almost flat. So unhook trailer get out 30 y/o spare and find its got only 15 pound in it. Aarrrghhh! Next step pump up spare tire with bicycle pump to 40 pounds, rehook trailer, and cross fingers hoping bias ply tire holds air till home. All the while going through nicotine withdrawal. I made it home but now I have a new radial spare and check the air psi monthly. I do like your sub install. Very clean!!

lowrollin70gmc · 11-04-2015, 11:10 AM

Looks good, I'll have to copy that some day, my spare doesn't fit in the well so I have to carry it on the drivers side.

In The Ten Ring · 11-04-2015, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Average Joe

It usually happens at the worst time. I got a flat last summer while on a camping trip. I hooked up to the trailer, on the last day,and adjusted the load leveling bars only to discover the rr was almost flat. So unhook trailer get out 30 y/o spare and find its got only 15 pound in it. Aarrrghhh! Next step pump up spare tire with bicycle pump to 40 pounds, rehook trailer, and cross fingers hoping bias ply tire holds air till home. All the while going through nicotine withdrawal. I made it home but now I have a new radial spare and check the air psi monthly. I do like your sub install. Very clean!!

I think most people never check the pressure in their spare. I check my spare pressure and pump up if needed, every time I rotate tires. I rotate every 6K miles.

In the course of my driving, I have had 3 flats and 2 blow outs. I changed each in 10 minutes or less and I was back on my way. *Blow outs were dry rotted tires on a car I bought out of a junkyard and was towing it home. Those blow outs were more like explosions!

I have changed and helped change, let's see: 5 people's tires. Two women and 3 men. One was a police officer. No joke.

10-24-2015, 12:54 AM	#1
Aarons72 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 233	Spare tire delete - mock up pics I've had this idea in my mind for quite a while now...I finally decided to go for it the last few weeks...This is the process, obviously not done, but in the end I think it's going to turn out pretty sweet. I will be storing some tools, oil, jumper cables etc... in the floor compartment and will cover that area with carpet once I get that far. My goal was to make it look stock, so I copied the driver side on everything and added the sub where they sit in most stock burbs or tahoes these days. Thought I'd share since I haven't really been able to find what many people have done with this area. Attached Images __________________ Aaron Anderson 1971 GMC Burban - Daily 1962 Nova

10-24-2015, 12:58 AM	#2
Aarons72 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 233	Re: Spare tire delete - mock up pics Mocking up the final stuff to make sure it all fits. I cut the area out that held the tire and i found a short clearance Rockford 10" sub in a box on Walmart.com that fitted the area like a glove. I sound deadened the area and mounted it back there behind the panel. It sounds good and fit perfectly. Attached Images __________________ Aaron Anderson 1971 GMC Burban - Daily 1962 Nova

10-24-2015, 09:59 AM	#3
ranger danger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Vacaville CA Posts: 896	Re: Spare tire delete - mock up pics The only thing I might have done different is to use a recessed handle on the floor compartment. Looks real good!!! __________________ 1969 C20 Suburban "Rez Dog" Rebuild America one testicle at a time. US Army 1977-1979 12B Combat Engineer US Navy 1979-1983 Gunners Mate Guns (GMG) NRA Life Member Unrestrained Children in back seats cause Accidents. Unrestrained Accidents in back seats cause Children.

10-24-2015, 11:26 AM	#4
BET68 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: BREVARD NC Posts: 156	Re: Spare tire delete - mock up pics lOT OF WORK, LOOKS GREAT. WISH IT WERE MINE! __________________ NAMASTE B&E 1971 LONGHORN C-30 1969 LONGHORN C-20 1968 DUALLY 1970 STEP SIDE PROJECT 1972 CST C-20 1980 M-80 MALIBU FOR SALE 1974 NOVA FOR SALE:

10-24-2015, 12:18 PM	#5
Jbsweezy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Hillsboro, OR Posts: 53	Re: Spare tire delete - mock up pics Looks Good!

10-26-2015, 09:37 AM	#6
4shongo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Arlington, TN Posts: 315	Re: Spare tire delete - mock up pics Nice idea!!! Looks good!!

10-26-2015, 10:29 AM	#7
pwdcougar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,302	Re: Spare tire delete - mock up pics I like it. Nice and smooth looking. Paul __________________ "You know that little thing in your head that keeps you from saying things you shouldn't? Yeah well, I don't have one of those" 1969 Mercury Cougar Standard 4 speed 1969 Mercury Cougar XR7 convertible 1970 4WD Chevrolet Suburban 1997 4WD Chevrolet Silverado Extended Cab Short Bed (purchased new January 1997)

10-26-2015, 10:54 AM	#8
bowtieguy79 Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Delavan, IL Posts: 677	Re: Spare tire delete - mock up pics Nice work! that is a great alternative __________________ 72 Suburban making it mine My 79 C10 story 79 C10 LS swap 94 LS swapped Daily Driver Tahoe Limited Instagram - @piersonclassics 83 K20 Farm Truck Build

10-26-2015, 05:10 PM	#9
Aarons72 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 233	Re: Spare tire delete - mock up pics Good idea on the recessed handle...I'm going to look into that! If anyone else has pics of what they have done with that area, I'd love to see. __________________ Aaron Anderson 1971 GMC Burban - Daily 1962 Nova

10-31-2015, 09:28 PM	#10
In The Ten Ring Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,421	Re: Spare tire delete - mock up pics So where do you carry your spare?

11-02-2015, 02:06 AM	#11
Aarons72 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oregon City, Oregon Posts: 233	Re: Spare tire delete - mock up pics I've never had one I havent had a flat for like 15 years but Im sure it will happen now that I just said that... __________________ Aaron Anderson 1971 GMC Burban - Daily 1962 Nova

11-04-2015, 11:10 AM	#13
lowrollin70gmc Too many projects Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Fargo, ND land of the flat hills Posts: 1,147	Re: Spare tire delete - mock up pics Looks good, I'll have to copy that some day, my spare doesn't fit in the well so I have to carry it on the drivers side. __________________ Andrew 84 GMC C1500 SWB 6.2 Diesel/700R4/3.42 "Grandpa's odd duck" 70 GMC C1500 LWB My first truck: shaved, bagged, and more: the lowrollin70gmc 68 K20 Suburban 12V Cummins/NV5600/NP205/D60/11.5AAM 3.73s "Dakota Cadillac" 63 Chevy II Nova Coupe 250 I6/T56/4.56s "Economy car" 53 Willys Wagon 350/NV4500/BW4401/HP D44/9inch “Winter Wagon” 30 Model A 16 Focus ST



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