Phoenix Gold Oz Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Hi All, Quick Sunday morning update...during the rest of the week we got the steps in the baffle sanded. After a quick final sand yesterday monring we gave them a quick primer coat of white paint. This way if you do end up seeing through the edge-lit plexiglass on the steps all you will see is the white background. Saturday morning we got the garage all cleaned up and prepared for work. We pulled out the front seats, got the door sill panels remounted and taped up ready for fibreglass. We also got the headliner re-installed ready to mark out the areas that need to be cut out to allow the boxes to fit properly. From there we started assembling the entire box (again) making sure to get it as square as possible, marking all sections for fit. Some minor tweaking was done to get it to sit nicely. Next we worked on the front baffle and port. We did 3 layers that each have overlapping steps to follow the layers of the top and bottom boxes: Then we jigsawed it to rough size and routered it to fit Next it was time to start roughing out the port opening, test it for fit and then router it to exact size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Gold Oz Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Finn still thinks this is his own personal Cubby House! Next it was time to router in the recess for the removable port section and build the mounting flange and frame for the adjustable port lengths By this time it was getting dark so a check of the 'To Do' List was in order... So enough posting pics, time to get back to work! Cheers, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayres29 Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 i dont know how i missed this but all i can say is wow Btw that was the first person. Ever banned by me while dropping a deuce. Feel privileged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkeyboozter Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 That car will need a bunch of helper springs/bags or whatever also check tyre ratings. Bet she's already dragging ass Loudness is no substitute for musicianship, and partial deafness is no badge of honor. I was once able to hear this advice. Build Log>>> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...pid=672024& New Build Believe in the order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Gold Oz Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 i dont know how i missed this but all i can say is wow Hey thanks for that man!!! Hope you didn't get too bored the 5million photos? Our philosophy is take LOTS of pictures, that way people can see how it all got built and goes together. If they don't like them they're easy enough to scroll past LOL!!! Cheers, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Gold Oz Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 That car will need a bunch of helper springs/bags or whatever also check tyre ratings. Bet she's already dragging ass We have a set of custom height HD Kingsprings coming in next week! On paper we have 310kgs of equipment, not including the box and amp rack. But keep in mind we have removed a few kilos of body panels, seats, spare tyre etc etc... A safe bet would be around 350-400kgs so call it 900lbs, that's only a little more than 3 big guys and a boot (Trunk) full of gear. We'll have to see how it all goes... Cheers, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Gold Oz Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hi All, Well another fairly productive day...We got the boxes put into the car and squared up to the alignment marks we made when assembling it outside the car. So that was a BIG win that it goes together in the car exactly the same as sitting in the garage!!! We also cut the headliner to allow the box to fit in properly, which took a few tries at lifting/Marking/Cutting and repeat... Then it was back onto the front wall and port. Ran into a little problem that the damn front wall wouldn't actually fir into the car without removing the entire centre console. So after a little precision trimming, we got it in place. From there it was onto making the longest port. We made the port flange into a female rabitted section so we can insert and bolt in various port lengths. The idea is that we can test a few lengths during tuning, and if we find one that's good for music and another for SPL, then we can fairly easily convert between the two tuning's depending on the event... So here's the pics: A look through the shortest port (3") The 12" port section with a male rabbit to fit into the female flange section. Funny thing is this damn port is bigger and stronger than some subwoofer boxes I've built. 12" Port fully assembled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Gold Oz Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 And the 12" port installed in the vehicle... Keep in mind there will be plenty of lighting inside the box so it won't be a dark cavern, but even so the 12" port pretty much covers the entire front rows of subs... IFFFFF this is the port length that we end up need ing to use, I have some ideas for a good cosmetic way to make things visible, but it could be $$$$ Only time will tell. Got a lot of little jobs on our To Do List for at night during this week, so might put up some pics later. Cheers, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armykyle1 Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 looks great man! I can't wait to see it finished TEAM XS POWERTEAM HEAVY HERTZMy build- http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/194454-e46-bmw-build-pos/#entry2914134youtube- http://www.youtube.com/user/armykyle1big build starting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Karma Posted October 23, 2011 Report Share Posted October 23, 2011 I've been watching this build for the last 4 weeks or so ... This is going to be amazing, and I cant wait to see videos of it in action. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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