erixon
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Hey guys, haven't posted much around here, but I thought I would share my latest project with everyone. I have a 10" clarion sub/clarion apx320.2 amp, and I was really thinking of the idea of making my own custom sub box, as the one I have takes up so much cargo space, and I would have to haul it in and out when I gotta take my dogs with me somewhere. So I was playing around with ideas, looked at everyones set ups on here, and noticed there were a few people on here that had subs built into the side panel of the trunk area. While thinking about this, I kinda thought that there really wasn't enough space/volume for me, and I have decided to use that pocket, but extend out the box a bit to create more space, but still allow me to have usable cargo space (if that makes sense, sorry for the crappy wording)
So, I went about this by creating a "mold" out of dense foam, that would fit in the space allowing it to slide in freely with the maximum space I can use, after I made the mold, I covered everything in masking tape so teh foam wouldnt melt, then fiberglassed overtop.
After two layers (the first is cloth, the second is mat), I pried out my foam mold, and now have a shell. My next plan is to mask off/foil the panel on my Explorer, with the shell I made, and form it into one piece, and then doing, the mdf ring/felt process that people commonly use, to do the rest. Here are a few pics so far:
The mold to begin with:
The fiberglass shell with 2 layers in total (still have to peel away some of the masking tape):
Just have a question... Would expanding foam in the panel be a good idea before I set this in? I just want to minimize any vibration or flex in the setup. Anyways, I'll keep my thread updated as I go along. PS- IF anyone wants a 10" clarion ported box lemme know, I won't be needing it after this.
So, I went about this by creating a "mold" out of dense foam, that would fit in the space allowing it to slide in freely with the maximum space I can use, after I made the mold, I covered everything in masking tape so teh foam wouldnt melt, then fiberglassed overtop.
After two layers (the first is cloth, the second is mat), I pried out my foam mold, and now have a shell. My next plan is to mask off/foil the panel on my Explorer, with the shell I made, and form it into one piece, and then doing, the mdf ring/felt process that people commonly use, to do the rest. Here are a few pics so far:
The mold to begin with:
The fiberglass shell with 2 layers in total (still have to peel away some of the masking tape):
Just have a question... Would expanding foam in the panel be a good idea before I set this in? I just want to minimize any vibration or flex in the setup. Anyways, I'll keep my thread updated as I go along. PS- IF anyone wants a 10" clarion ported box lemme know, I won't be needing it after this.
