dan6712cc

Finished with the weave, next comes the ring and fleece

-=Jeff=-

How much did you raise the floor in the hatch for the system?

dan6712cc

The floor has been raised about about 4 -4.5 inches. I could have raised it only 3-3.5 but I wanted to hide the power wires under the amps.

dan6712cc

After hours of breathing those pleasant resin fumes I have to completely start over on the fiberglass box. It turns out I would have to raise the sub above the level of the amps for the housing to fit in the cubby hole because of the 1/0 gauge wire that I routed inside the cubby hole. Now I re-routed the wire and will be able to lower the false floor another inch the way I'm going to redo it. I did learn that I will use only weave fiberglass cloth (instead of the mat/weave combo), its much cleaner to work with, doesn't soak up as much resin and comes out a lot smoother which will mean less sanding later. Good thing I like doing this stuff or I would be kicking myself right about now

janarvae

Awesome job so far - I was hoping for some more fiberglass shots - sorry to hear about that. It seems it's always two steps forward, one step backwards for auto projects - I feel your pain.

If you don't have a good respirator already, it's worth its weight in gold! I used to use the cheapo disposable ones and then I bought this one from Lowes - about $40 and you can buy replacement filters. It is very comfortable and sometimes I forget I'm wearing it. Working with cleaning solvents, hexane, toluene, mold, fiberglass (insulation), and sawdust is not a problem.

dan6712cc

I think I have that exact same one, the fumes linger though and walking back in the garage even after an hour still gets me dizzy.

Here are some more shots of what I've done lately

Bluewasp

RandyJ75

Nice job, looks good. I am using those same speakers in the front of my car. Where are you going to mount the tweeters?
I sound deadened my car this past summer after it was painted, and the results are amazing. I used Raamat and Second Skin Over Kill Pro. I have not installed the new speakers, subs and amp, but I will do that soon, as I will have a lot of time on my hands being unemployed.

Good luck, and keep the pictures coming.

You should put a link to this thread in the Audio section.

Randy

dan6712cc

I'm not sure yet where I'm going to mount the tweeters in the front, either in the pillars or stock location near the door sills. I''m going to place them in both locations and see if the pillar location sounds that much better to justify cutting the pillar trim to mount them. The tweeters in the rear will go in the stock location. I'm going to make custom enclosures out of MDF for both front and rear components (maybe fiberglass for the front, not sure yet).

I finished the second box now, well halfway just need to mount the ring, fleece it and trim

96GS#007

I'm not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination. However, I certainly appreciate the skill and talent involved in what you're doing

Keep up the good work, I (and I'm sure many others) are looking forward to seeing the completed product.

todd_vette

dan6712cc

Just got back in town and I removed the box and cut it roughly with an angle grinder so I can see where to mount the ring. I'll probably have to add 2-3 more layers of glass on the inside, it should be about 1/2 inch thick for a sub getting this much power.

dan6712cc

Test fit




Ring hot glued in

slickfx3

nice and extravagant

grinditout

Bring on the fleece.

dan6712cc

Fleece done, it's hot glued on with the high strength slow set hot glue... more fiber-glassing coming up.

dan6712cc

After painting the fleece with resin I added a few layers of fiberglass as you normally would. I'm going to add 3-4 more layers of glass today then comes sanding, coating the top with rage gold, sand then rage extreme and more sanding.

dan6712cc

But first I cut this hole to get access to the joints where the sides meet the top to strengthen it further by adding glass there. The angle of the cut is around 45 degrees to get more surface area for the glass to bond to when I build it back up.

dan6712cc

To do this I tore up the mat to make "kitty hair" is what I think they call it. They make a special blend of polymer into fluffy beads that you mix with resin to make a peanut butter consistency like paste to do stuff like this . I have it but don't feel like driving over to the storage unit to get it, it would make this step a lot faster but I'm in no hurry as you can tell lol.

ekess744

What an awesome thread! Im not into stereos anymore, but I know enough about them to apreciate this setup. It will be strong, balanced and clean! good work!