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1 hour ago, Dafaseles said:

It really is looking a million times better since I got the router. 

Yea a router is a nice investment  I need to get 1 myself but I'm working on getting a garage first lol

06 Charger

Pioneer double din

Pioneer 6.5 and 6×9's

Knukoncept Krystal kable rca's

0 ga knukoncept kolossus wire 

Big 3 same wire ^ 1 run 

8g karma ss speaker wire

Sundown sia 3500d at 1ohm

2 Sundown U series 12's

Duralast platinum agm H7 (Main)

Xs power d3400

Trying to find a ho alt

 

 

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19 minutes ago, Never Enough Bass said:

Yea a router is a nice investment  I need to get 1 myself but I'm working on getting a garage first lol

Definitely need someplace to use and store it first

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14 minutes ago, Dafaseles said:

Definitely need someplace to use and store it first

Yea I'm working on buying my first house then I'll get all the fancy tools to fill it up with

06 Charger

Pioneer double din

Pioneer 6.5 and 6×9's

Knukoncept Krystal kable rca's

0 ga knukoncept kolossus wire 

Big 3 same wire ^ 1 run 

8g karma ss speaker wire

Sundown sia 3500d at 1ohm

2 Sundown U series 12's

Duralast platinum agm H7 (Main)

Xs power d3400

Trying to find a ho alt

 

 

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Today, I cut the holes for the top pieces. The pieces that will "flush mount" the 8's.

Basically, I took that template, and used template tape to tape it in place. Then I used my flush trim bit to cut the holes out. 20211211_152839.thumb.jpg.c3e6a11f78118dbc1a61d6aeb038ab07.jpg

One done20211211_155255.thumb.jpg.16c25149a94c74e6c9e636e875929254.jpg

Then I used the template tape to tape the done piece to the second top piece and cut out the holes to be in the same place. 20211211_162038.thumb.jpg.570bda71888eb052afefbe82e60a04f3.jpg

Mirror images damn near20211211_164334.thumb.jpg.9799a1b2dc0b885c890bedb394012de8.jpg

ROUTER FOR THE WIN! 

Then I had to use some wood filler for some grooves I messed up and made. No biggie. Once it dries, I'll and it flat. 20211211_165045.thumb.jpg.45281b2fcde9e121b8400ec1727b3338.jpg

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Off to a good start

06 Charger

Pioneer double din

Pioneer 6.5 and 6×9's

Knukoncept Krystal kable rca's

0 ga knukoncept kolossus wire 

Big 3 same wire ^ 1 run 

8g karma ss speaker wire

Sundown sia 3500d at 1ohm

2 Sundown U series 12's

Duralast platinum agm H7 (Main)

Xs power d3400

Trying to find a ho alt

 

 

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Some late night working. 

Here's a picture after I fit the back piece onto the front piece. 20211220_143217.thumb.jpg.918e554694513e3759f15a8098d205be.jpg

I wish I got pictures of how I went about doing this, but I had my doubts it was going to work, so I was pre bummed I guess lol. 

Anyway, since both to piece are the same, I traced the speaker holes onto the back piece, flipped it over, then fit that into the top piece for the opposite door, so I had the layout facing me. That helped me plan where the screws would go. 

Only problem, I didn't leave enough space in some places for screws, including both ends. 20211221_233216.thumb.jpg.aa5213dfbecb58473f88fc841c25c5c6.jpg

If I tried to put a screw between the line, and the speaker hole (where the arrow is), there no way I wouldn't split the wood. So I'm going to get some JB weld or some super duper glue, glue those areas, and hope for the best. 

So I found the middle of the speaker holes and got out the circle big for the router. 20211221_230611.thumb.jpg.023bbd5997542463ce360acc26f4e529.jpg

This was nerve racking because I only have a 16th of an inch to play with for the speaker holes. If the mounting holes where too off, it's junk. Start over.... again. But couldn't stop. Had to keep going and be confident I was right. And I was! 20211221_231546.thumb.jpg.a8c99af45799350abe1b9acbb9d0893d.jpg

Here, you can see the final top and bottom married. 

I tell you what...I couldn't wait. I dry fitted every hole with a single speaker to make sure everything lined up. It did. I had to see 4 8's in this thing at once for no other reason, I was happy! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! I'm still looking at it lol. 20211221_233818.thumb.jpg.34888d461c3e0fdf2536fd3609c8c690.jpg

and they sit nice and flush! 20211221_233831.thumb.jpg.dd0eefc753c411ee02ffc2b17504ca87.jpg

Looks good nice and close too 20211221_235406.thumb.jpg.8a304e35215a5cf8d926af8a8d0f5396.jpg

On to the other side

 

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Then went ahead and did the drivers side. To say this side was easier than the passenger side would be an understatement. 

I started by lining up the 2 back piece and mirroring the drill holes for the screws. Then screwing them together20211222_005234.thumb.jpg.fcfbc8f08eb47377c0fbb429e0dadae5.jpg

Next, I drilled some holes, got out the old flush trim bit and went to work20211222_010218.thumb.jpg.6f7118ec1c33285c6bb3d68514775931.jpg

Made a mirror image damn near20211222_011514.thumb.jpg.8d8fefbaf027a0be17f4f1fda5cd49ee.jpg

So then, the real question, when I marry this backing to its front... will the speaker mount holes line up with the speaker holes in the top piece? 20211222_013511.thumb.jpg.2f9a3a2a99bdc21a8a4603fcfb8e2e0b.jpg

Muthaphukin success! (I did check every hole with the speaker lol) 20211222_013952.thumb.jpg.6812f9a9bb1cd3bbbed7157b665b1928.jpg

Boom goes the dynamite! 

That part is done. Still a ways to go for the doors though, but I'll celebrate any victory at this point. 

Next, I'm going to start working on the baffle for the tweeters. I have an idea what I want to do. Hopefully it all fits. 

Well, it's 1:55 am on December 22nd. I'm done for the night. Time to take a shower and play the tooth fairy. My oldest (5) lost her first tooth today. These kids need to stop growing 🤣

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Some more late night working getting done tonight. It's cold as shit! I think this might be the way I get 90% off my work done from now on. Anyway....

Started by taking the mounting plate off my tweeter, and using that as a template to draw the placement on the baffle. 20211226_222942.thumb.jpg.6e8b9988999cb5caa5bec6dba5130069.jpg

The hole in the middle is where the tweeter dome is. So next I found the center of that circle.20211226_230044.thumb.jpg.9531b108f28c698ee768277181463fd6.jpg

I used that as the center point for cutting the mounting hole in the baffle. 20211226_234427.thumb.jpg.617a71da1702185f9df17bb41551e086.jpg

All the holes ended up being very uniform and exactly the same size. Router for the win again! 20211226_234740.thumb.jpg.adcdef0bce70e953f47b33cd26c539f4.jpg

Then, just for some style, I angled the edges to be very close the the edge of the tweeter mounting plate. It will be a very tight fit, but the extra space I'm saving by making everything so close will be worth it in the end. 20211227_012655.thumb.jpg.8ef685458e626c4f5bb4034431994730.jpg

So, the tweeters will be mounted from the back of the baffle. Next I want to make a trim piece that will be fixed to the top of the baffle, that will also house the speaker grill. Unlike the grill insert for the 8's, this will be permanent. The silk dome is so fragile on these tweeters, once they're in the door, they won't be seen again until it's time to change them. Hopefully I can get that trim piece done tomorrow night. 

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Made another tweeter baffle tonight20211230_231233.thumb.jpg.a42604d091e1b643e0fe8e6c45274434.jpg

Then I made 2 more identical solid pieces that I will cut into the mount for the grill for the tweeters.20211230_234449.thumb.jpg.7453359bbe6b7655fbd64cf8979b59c7.jpg I had to start by figuring out exactly where the tweeters will sit. So I took the mounting piece of the tweeter again to drill some holes and trace everything into the solid pieces20211231_000234.thumb.jpg.51f038c7712ed0d98190875c1c33ecf9.jpg

With that done20211231_002809.thumb.jpg.09bed432dc2cf42a2da1688ac0b6647b.jpg

Now it's time to turn to figuring out a design for the grill insert. I don't want it to be boring rectangle. I'll have to turn on the creative juices that really don't exist in my mind lol. Anyone have any ideas? 

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