Finally had some time to work on the first cab. Pulled out the Eminence speaker. Nicely built cab really.
Put in the acoustic-stuf material and was on my way.
Here's the beastie I'm installing.......
Of course, no project ever goes as planned...... The beefy angular frame of the EV doesn't fit entirely inside the stock speaker hole! Of course! So the speaker rim sits about 1/4" above the hole while resting on the angled frame members. I could fill the gap with additional plywood or cork ring, but then the speaker face will contact the grill and cause it to ride too high and not seal against its velcro fasteners. Ugh!
The second choice is to carve out small notches at each mounting hole site so the frame passes through and lets the speaker rim fit flush as it should.
I'm going for option two. A pain in the butt, but the best solution IMHO. Talk me down if you have another solution I haven't thought of. It's always something!!!!!
I'm gonna go mow the lawn and think about this some more.......