A7 Project Thread

[Panomaniac]

I'm glad to see that you have at least one brace per side on the back of the horn flares. Mine had none. What's the other cabinet look like?

[analog addict]

Welcome to the Altec Forum. You've come to the right place....

[Voice_of_the_Llama]

Second coat on the other cabinet...





And the slats



Started the new horn mounts out of clear vertical grain fir



New decals and grill screen for the port on their way...

Time to relax...

[Voice_of_the_Llama]

Here's the inside of the cabinets for those interested.





And the components



The left 416 (plain green) is from the new speaker. The right one is one I bought on flea bay. Numbers on the baskets read 391845 and 391745 respectively.


I'm going to sell the 806a once I get my other 802c.

[voice of the theater]

Cabs are coming along nicely! Your 416A's look to be in great shape--very similar to the green 16 ohm 416Z's I had in my 846A Valencias -- and about the same age too. Your date codes ("Numbers on the baskets read 391845 and 391745 respectively") indicate the woofers were manufactured in November 1968 and November 1967 respectively...... Looks like you'll be all set once you secure another 802C

[Voice_of_the_Llama]

Drilled the mounts, reused the old "tornado" nuts and primed.



Another pic of the cabs

[Voice_of_the_Llama]

The more I think about it, I'm not sure matte paint is the way to go...