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tommyguns

10-08-2012 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by anhdat503 (Post 1949591)

wow still not done

Went to Pittsburg for a couple of days, but it will be done by tomorrow. Oh one other thing, this is my first ever venture at doing this. I've never done any kind of fiberglass work or autobody/paint work before this. There are no directions, plans or templates, this is on the fly in my drive way, so weather is a factor. :tiphat:

tommyguns

10-08-2012 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by YoungZ (Post 1948969)

yeah i bet it's a bit of a challenge!

You bet. The problem is, it's a mirror image. What I mean by that is, in order to copy it would be like placing it in front of a mirror and looking at the one in the reflection, as opposed to side by side. What I've done is trace the original in the car, make a template from that and then turned it inside out. Here's where the issues come in, on the most important parts (the curves) I'm having a hard time seeing the template due to the foil. I have one part to do and then I'm off to the races. Another problem is, I'm a perfectionist with OCD and if it's off to the eye I won't rest until it is, so I tend to take my time.

YoungZ

10-09-2012 06:04 PM

I'm also a perfectionist when it come to this stuff so i totally know what ya mean. my reasoning with using the interior panel lines are to make it very close to perfect and from there its systematic just build both rings at the same time (make 2 of everything and tweak from there till it is perfect) since my car will be in a heated garage while i do it. weather sucks here!:shakes head: it will be my first time as well with fiber glass so gotta do it right.

tommyguns

10-09-2012 06:34 PM

Yep follow the lines, thats what I did. It does make it much easier. Second one is done just laying in the last coat of fiberglass now. After that dries I will set the ring and lay the cloth. Also had a chance to finish rubbing out the paint on the other one. Looks great.

YoungZ

10-09-2012 07:51 PM

Glad to hear it!

simota1

10-12-2012 05:19 AM

you do some great work man :tup:

tommyguns

10-12-2012 11:47 AM

Thanks you very much. :tiphat:

Wicked CAS

10-12-2012 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tommyguns (Post 1925100)

First let me say thanks to CAS for their corner sub enclosure design. After researching a bit, I decided to try my hand at building my own sub enclosure. Well I have to say that it came out great. So before it was even done a friend posted another location using 2 8" subs instead of the one 10". So I'm at it again. The plans are to either keep the existing single 10 in the CAS inspired enclosure and change my crossovers to 3 way and run the 2 8's using mid bass. Or sell the 10" enclosure with the JL sub and just run the 2 8's as the LFE channel. The single box has just received 5 coats of clear and wet sanding and polishing to follow.

Nice, Volume looks to be a bit tight... How does it sound... W3 will need .65 Cu ft. You can make up for it with more power. I am happy to have inspired you :tiphat:

tommyguns

10-12-2012 02:59 PM

I can't thank you enough. It was your design that made me try something like this. Yeah my design is a little smaller, but just a bit. I loose the 2" in the upper corners. I haven't hooked it up yet due to the fact that I'm still working back there. I should be done with the last enclosure today so I'm hoping to start the install this weekend. Thanks again. :tiphat:

tommyguns

10-23-2012 07:37 PM

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Well there done.

simota1

10-23-2012 09:29 PM

great job man :tup:

tommyguns

10-23-2012 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by simota1 (Post 1977338)

great job man :tup:

Thank You :tiphat:

iceman21_23

10-23-2012 11:17 PM

ha its your build that inspired me to build corner boxes

simota1

10-24-2012 03:34 AM

his build inspired me to build a custom box for my z....

tommyguns

10-24-2012 11:47 AM

GREAT! I'm glad that I could get you guys inspired to tackle something like this. Take your time, the finished product will be worth it. If I can help in any way at all please feel free to ask. If you need to know how to match the angle of the rings, I came up with a pretty easy way of doing that. The primer, paint and clear coat are from Dupli-Color. Again thanks to C.A.S and Youngz. :tiphat:

tommyguns

12-04-2012 07:15 PM

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Forgot to update this, here it is all done.

RonRizz

12-05-2012 03:59 AM

i like. looks good, tommyguns

tommyguns

12-06-2012 10:01 AM

Thanks Ron!:tiphat:

RITDR

12-06-2012 11:10 PM

Looks great! :tup:
Any daytime pics that show a little more detail of how the boxes look in the car?

PersianLegacy

12-20-2012 02:49 PM

real nice work!!!

tommyguns

12-20-2012 11:48 PM

Thanks:tiphat:

Mai-z

12-28-2012 11:08 PM

Looks so nice. My Z is going to have a serious make-over throughout the winter now that I have a daily, and more time for DIY work. I'm excited to get started on this. How does it sound? I might actually go with 2 JL 6w3v3-4. Bass isn't super important to me, I just like the look and a bit of bump :tup: Does anyone have any thoughts on those subs?

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