Redesigning Radio Setup

I've been waiting for Retrosound to put out the Model Two since last year.  Originally it was supposed to be released at the beginning of this year.  You may have seen some of my earlier posts where I was designing the speaker/sub enclosure.  I had designed it assuming that I would be able to use the speaker outputs from the radio to power a pair of component speakers.  Original Retrosound had said the Model Two would have 50Wx4 RMS, but they have since changed it and it's only 25Wx4 RMS.  I was comfortable sending 50W to my 100W component speakers, but 25W is just too low...

Disappointed in the change in wattage, I started looking into other retro radios.  Unfortunately, the other radios out there aren't any better.  In fact they're all lower and only advertise the peak power ratings.  So my only option to get the quality radio that looks good would be to get an amplifier to power my component speakers.  After several hours of looking through different amplifiers and trying to figure out how I could integrate a different sub into this tiny car, I finally came up with two options.  I can either buy a different amp that can power the rear speakers as well as the sub, or I can get a tiny amp that just powers the components.  The best little amp that I've found is the Rockford Fosgate PBR300X2 and the PBR500X1.  The stereo 300W model is small enough that it would fit under the glove compartment tray.  There are lots of models that can power two speakers a sub, the problem becomes finding one small enough to fit in my space...  Remember my design goal was to make it as blended into the car as possible.

Here's my new enclosure design.  I've given up on the dual sub design to my the enclosure easier to build and to support a larger amp if necessary.  Also, I was dumb and bought a SVC sub instead of a DVC so I'm stuck at 4 ohm and unless I bridge an amp, 4 ohm loads are not very efficient.  Oh well...  The new design also lets me mount the component speaker cross-over to the sides.  The volume shown assumes a 15% increase by using batting.  The sub isn't more centered so that I can mount the light on the front.

On a separate note, the hood clearance issues have been fixed!  Pictures and an explanation later!