Good Times
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So I came on here a while back saying I was going to build a custom fiberglass box and show everyone how I built it for those that don't know how to build one. However, I had to many projects I had to finish on other peoples cars so I didn't have the time to even start, so I thought I would at least give this forum something. Here's the box I just finished.
http://www.sounddomain.com/ride/401698/2
The box fits over the wheel well and sticks out roughly 10” from the edge of the wheel well. I started the box building process by building the basic structure I was looking for. I achieved the rounded look in the corners by bending the mdf through the technique that can found in the Sounddomain Audio forum. From there I used fleece for the fiberglass structure and added about 4-5 layers of roughly 1/8” thick fiber mat. I smoothed the rough surface of the glass with Rage Gold filler and layed several coats of primer over the entire structure and sanding between each coat. The reason for this is, is the filler and wood absorb the primer differently and you don't want to be able to tell where the line of the two meet. After that I laid the white base coat, then the green flame, followed by the blue base. Once everything was color sanded, I had my dad detial the flames a bit and lay a silver pin stripe down. Then came the 4-5 layes of clear coat with the sanding and polishing to get that glass surface look.
The subs are being powered by a US Amps DE-1000 amp wired to 1 ohm. It hits solid and loud for being a sealed box (I love the bass from ported boxes).
http://www.sounddomain.com/ride/401698/2
The box fits over the wheel well and sticks out roughly 10” from the edge of the wheel well. I started the box building process by building the basic structure I was looking for. I achieved the rounded look in the corners by bending the mdf through the technique that can found in the Sounddomain Audio forum. From there I used fleece for the fiberglass structure and added about 4-5 layers of roughly 1/8” thick fiber mat. I smoothed the rough surface of the glass with Rage Gold filler and layed several coats of primer over the entire structure and sanding between each coat. The reason for this is, is the filler and wood absorb the primer differently and you don't want to be able to tell where the line of the two meet. After that I laid the white base coat, then the green flame, followed by the blue base. Once everything was color sanded, I had my dad detial the flames a bit and lay a silver pin stripe down. Then came the 4-5 layes of clear coat with the sanding and polishing to get that glass surface look.
The subs are being powered by a US Amps DE-1000 amp wired to 1 ohm. It hits solid and loud for being a sealed box (I love the bass from ported boxes).
