1999 Chevrolet Blazer - Stereo Integrity, Ground Zero, Soundstream

[n8ball2013]

Whats tantrics lead time right now

[gckless]

Whats tantrics lead time right now

SHD motors are about 45 days out. He's got a new batch coming in, a little bit more motor force. As if it needed it

[gckless]

Went and got the wood for the box. All 4 sheets

I will be taking my time on the box, it's gonna be slow, just warning you guys. I won't have the sub for a while, so I'm just going to leisurely build the box so I have something to do while I wait.

What I am doing now though is build a fiberglass housing for my two new meters. Got the basic wood face down, and some outside supports for the fiberglass:

Will hopefully sit in there just like this when I'm done:

Going to do a fiberglass template over the console tomorrow, and then stretch some fabric over that and see where it goes. My last fiberglass project failed pretty miserably (my what were supposed to be temporary speaker pods), so I'm hopin I can make this better. I'm scared.

For tonight, I'll be drinking some of this and then passing out. Didn't get much sleep with the girl being here the last week.

[gckless]

So, did some work on this meter panel.

Taped up and covered the area I was working with. I covered the whole thing because I wasn't sure how much I was actually going to use.

Then I laid down one layer of glass, and figured out after an hour I didn't use enough hardener. So I just mixed up another and threw it on top. Don't remember if this was my first or second:

One or two more layers, and I popped it off:

Decided I'm just going to use the top section, not going down the sides. Cut it up:

Then cut the meter baffle, placed it on and marked the fiberglass where I want it:

Then just tacked it on with hot glue:

And that's where I stopped for the day. Tomorrow I'll throw some bondo on so the baffle will be a bit sturdier, then stretch some cloth.

Car show and boozin time!

[gckless]

More work on the meter panel.

Threw some bondo on the bottom for strength so I could stretch the cloth without worrying:

Then wrapped the thing with some shammy cloth I had laying around. It was soft cotton not microfiber. Used hot glue to tack it. Not perfect, but good enough to where I can fix with Bondo.

Just resin, coat #1:

Added another coat of resin, then checked for fitment:

Cut the excess cloth and a quick sand, and here it is:

Made sure the meters still fit:

Cut out an access hole:

Added mat for strength:

That's where I stopped for today. Got some work left yet, but it's going well. I work slow, and that's fine with me.

Also, ordered a board of 3/4" plexi for the window on the box

[boom50cal]

following here

Tantriccc!

[gckless]

Bondo coat #1:

A wee bit o' sandin:

After sanding Bondo coat #2:

Gettin there. Just got some small stuff to fill in, sides to sand down, and it's almost ready for primer.

[gckless]

Taken with a potato, but last coat of Bondo:

Shot it with a clear primer, it's all I had. Need to get some black tomorrow.

The plexi also came in! This stuff is hard as a rock, I have no worries about this flexing.

Also just ordered some UV LEDs

I am debating on where I should put "Tantric Sounds" on the box. Originally I was going to seal the letters in the back of the box before I stain it so it would be much lighter. But now I'm thinking I will simply frost the plexiglass. Thoughts?

[Tecomah]

Gonna look awesome. Tuned in

[greezychef]

yeah, uhm...this is like art. glad i found this thread. Friends and family in SA. Driving down to hear it one day!!!