ICE ICE POLO (ROBolop Design)

[scooter99]

Well even if it's not ok for you, it's VERY OK for us! Nice work man! Looks great! Would love to be able to mill aluminum. One day maybe!

[Mtnbikecrazy55]

So perfect.

[crispy_chick3n]

damnit man. im still firig blanks from the bmw build. lol

[robola 46]

Here you see what I’ve done to work away the cables in an easy and fast way.

Close to the bottom of the amp, I made 2 oval holes (L and R)

On the bottom side I milled out a big sloth to place the cables in.

Once I placed the cables there, I’m going to screw a thin plate on there so the bottom side will look descent too.

I chose glass to work out the separation between the sub-box and the amplifier.

The glass is hardened, 12mm thick.

I chose this solution, so it will maybe look bigger, cause it’s all in one space.

I milled out a ditch on the left and the right.

Then I let someone bend me a lip on the alu of the amp and subbox.

The glass rests between them. Offcourse I’m going to kit it all off when the subbox is closed.

Off course I need to have some material left and right to screw the box tight.

This I’ll solve by glueing an aluminium bar against the glass.

Here you can see that this bar is also tightened left and right.

In that alu I can tap screwthread to screw my cover on. On the side I’ll place long woodbolts and on the back (hinge) I need to straighten it out with polyester, then it’s possible I also tap in some screwthread.

[scooter99]

Dear Lord man! Great work as always! I love this!

[robola 46]

I changed the plate which is on the amplifier. I widened it a bit more.

I also added a second plate underneath it. I’ve done this to give it a more tough look.

The sides of the thick plate will get polished, and the thin plate will be sprayed in black.

On the sides I foresaw other plates with fine openings.

About those openings, this will provide some more cooling for the amp, and off course look even better.

You can also see that the plate is placed on 4 rubbers, ON the amp.

On the outside I will add 4 alu busses, but need to let them make first.

[scooter99]

Do you special order your aluminum from somewhere, or do you get it at your local hardware store? Was thinking of doing some stuff with aluminum but I don't know where to get it etc.

Loving the way this is coming out. It's beautiful work my friend!

[robola 46]

This time I won’t be working with copper for the connection of the Focal Subs. When I started this project, I said I was going to keep it basic….and I’m getting the feeling it’s getting a bit out of hand again .

I want to show with this connection , that you can make beautiful and good things with simple stuff.

First I let a friend make me a couple of aluminium busses.

Then I took an aluminium rectangular bar from 10mm on 15mm.

Once I perfectly measured where the holes need to be, I drilled all holes with a pillar drill machine.

This was for me the best way to drill the holes STRAIGHT.

Then I taped a lath in the subbox, and drilled the holes into the wood.

You can see, that I when I drilled a hole, I let the drill stay into the hole. That way the lath can’t go anywhere, and it all stays on 1 line.

Here you can see the alu bar, with the busses underneath.

The bar is mounted on 3 places with normal inbus-screws, which are sunken in. These inbus-screws you will see everywhere in this install.

Where the connection of the speaker will come, you can see holes of 8mm. Here will a little anodized aluminium tube will be placed, where the cable will run through.

When you look closely onto the picture, you can see I made big holes on the backside, and provided them with screwthread. Here will come an adjusting screw of M4 onto the little alu tube, so it’ll keep it’s place. And be doing this I’m sure that it won’t go vibrating cause of the subbox’ pressure.

I need to order the alu busses cause they aren’t in stock.

They’ll be delivered next week.

I also hope that the temperature will go up a bit, cause where I’m working now, there’s no heating. And for those little works, it’s freeeeeeezing on my hands (and the rest)

[GoreMasterCustomAudio]

sick work as always. keep the pictures coming!

[robola 46]

you are a madman lol. that little block with the bearing is a piece of art

EDIT: well...*those* blocks haha

Maybe it’s a bit far-fetched, but when the casing has to go up, this is surely necessary.

There are a lot of forces and power coming to this, cause the case with all the material will be very heavy to lift.

here we go again with beautiful work! Thanks for sharing this with us!

You’re welcome dude, the more you learn out of this, the more I like it

Oh so sexy that aluminum is. Are you using some kinda seal between the subs and the aluminum?

No, but now you said it, I’m going to do something about that.

I simply forgot, but I think I would have heard it.

I really hate it that, where Im working on the car now, I cant take some descent pictures.

Sounds like you need to build a shop

Not at all dude, just a table where I can roll out my piece of cloth to have a descent background.

Looks really good. Keep up the good work!!

THX Mate

Well even if it's not ok for you, it's VERY OK for us! Nice work man! Looks great! Would love to be able to mill aluminum. One day maybe!

As long as you don’t touch the mill with your fingers, it will turn out fine.