6berry's UBL

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Post comments on the actual build thread. link is in my sig

the old setup:

the start of the box and of my big 3 in knu fleks 1/0.

Left side:

Right side:

You can see im gonna have to fiberglass those little corner areas.

Looking in from the front:

Ground:

Alternator wire:

I didnt get a pic of the engine to ground but its there.

Sorry the pics are so blurry, i took them with my phone because my mom took my camera to georgia for the weekend

here is the front baffle looking in from the trunk

here is the front baffle with the seats taken out which they will be put back in

baffles ready to be cut before i decided to go with a single baffle per side

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im going to need to fiberglass these spots on both sides and im going to glass the whole inside of the box while im at it

baffles set up roughly in place

no more trunk room:(

still need to get the holes cut in the baffles

got the hole rough cut in the rear armrest but i still need to make a trim panel of some sort.

i made a circle jig for my routerand got the holes cut in the baffles.

first hole

first baffle done

both baffles in for mockup

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hole cut for removable port

removable port piece

port

Little bit more stuff done. Got the removable port finished.

pulled the front passenger seat out to run the 6 channel rcas to the back and run speaker wire to the front.

laid down some second skin while i was under there

and heres the almost done product because i didnt have enough 16 gauge wire to do another run to the front so i need to go pick some of that up

the subs!

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got the 2 runs of KCA 1/0 ran to the back and wired up the fuses and all that fun stuff. i forgot to take pictures of the other stuff i got done but heres the wires

edit: also laid down some second skin on the floor

the new port i made because the old one wouldnt fit

finished the flange for the removable port to mount to

i bolted the port into the front wall of the box.

here's DC number 1 in its new home

then i mocked up the box to make sure everything fit in place before i put it in and start screwing it together

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and the bracing i put on the top baffle because i was bored

everything fit great besides here theres only about 1/4" of a gap. the picture doesnt show it very well but does anyone know if thats enough of a gap or should there be more? i can probably move the baffles back an eighth inch or so. the baffles are gonna be glassed and have threaded rod through them for bracing so i doubt its gonna flex but idk about the pole vent

had to router this little section out for more clearance

heres the battery with all wires connected to it. its kinda messy but ill clean it up once i get an xs.

and the second fuse holder

and here you can see i took out the factory center console because i always left it tilted up and people though it would be smart to open it

and mocking up the back wall of the box

and then once i cut down the buss bars. im hoping to be able to fit a sundown, dc, or crescendo 3k-3.5k amp at the bottom.

fiberglassing is fun until your glove rips. put a layer of 1 1/2 oz chop mat on the bottom and outsides, resined the top piece, and reresined the port.

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box assembled before fiberglass

then after fiberglass. i did about 5 layers on the hole in the front corner over the tape and a big piece on the wall behind each speaker cutout because that was the easiest to get to and then a strip down the bottom from front to back

i still need to attach the back piece then finish glassing in the sealed sections and glass in the ported section

Got the whole box screwed together and resined!

heres one of the baffles. you can also see the threaded rod on the baffle. i had to put it that high because the stock trunk panels were in the way any lower.

Here's the front view without the port in and of course my camera phone messes up again to make it look like its not straight!

and the back wall from the trunk. this is where the amps will be mounted

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and the mb quart amp, kicker kx3 and buss bars installed on the rear panel. i have just enough room for a crescendo bc3500 on the bottom

got both subs put in and wired and put the custom smiley faced covers on the other two holes

put the port in just to see what it looked like

and got the back seat put back in so it looks like i have a normal car again.

this video is 100% bass. i plugged the subs into my brothers zx1000.1 amp in his car just to hear how loud the bass was and its quite louder than the bostons are without even being broken in yet

and this is how we got it done.

started working on the trim panel for the rear arm rest to make it look prettier.

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also started working on the rear speaker pods again. I have to build these because the box is too high for the speakers to mount normally and i wanna try it out.

got another piece made up for the trim panel in the armrest. for the rest of the pieces i need to use 1/8" wood so i gotta get that then ill finish that.

almost got the fiberglass speaker pods done. not bad for my first time ever doing it

carpeted the front wall

the wiring is still super messy.

And i finished the trim panel for the rear armrest. im probably gonna paint it black eventually

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painted the trim panel to match my car

added a 2x4 brace to the rear wall because it was moving a little bit on the low notes and put a "loading wall" behind the rear sub because it was unloading some on the low notes

added a usb extension so i can plug in my ipod or a flash drive

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did a little work today. made a new port because the edges of the old one were covered by the trim panel in the rear armrest and the new one has more port area. also i moved the sub to the opposite chamber and the bandwidth is great now and its way louder. i cant wait to get a new amp now to see what it will do!