first fg project

Quote:                             (As for the space issue I am not that far off from the recommended spec so I don't think it will be a big issue. Bellsracer I am not going to be wraping it with carpet or anything like that I want to paint it the color of the truck so I guess I would be using cotton or something like that. The wife gave me a bed sheet to use .. Not sure if that was to sleep out in the garage or to cover the enclousre...)

Ok now that really made me LOL!  thanks man.  and no dont use a sheet, it wont stretch like u want.  you really want to use a stretchy fleece, i went to walmart and bought like 12 yards to do all my interior fg with and that 12 yards only ran me $18.00.  u cant go wrong there.  it stretches tight and holds a nice shape. then add resin, matting and so on.  And what i meant for the build off was off the fg panel you made, not the factory panel.  this will seal it all nicely, but i would utilize the space in the door for more air space.  i say this because my earthquake sws' needed more space than the first box i build, so i went back to my shop and cut and made bigger. smaller air space took alot of the BOOM away i was looking for . now with the bigger box, my neighbor yelled cause i knocked her picture off the wall. that made me happy, when the wife came out and said the neighbor was yelling at me and never even heard her. whether it did fall i doubt it, but its loud just the same.  so use fleece and more space buddy.

p.s. get us some pics man!

Last but not least of course: HAVE FUN!

Adding polyfil will make the enclosure seem bigger, but remember that takes up airspace too and since you are already smaller than recommended, you'll want to not use too much.

Pics please

bellsracer,

what yearsmax means by wrapping it is over the skeleton frame what to wrap to start out on the wounting panel for the subs and amp. i know what you are talking about. just not to add to his or her confusion.  ya pics please we want to see what ur progress looks like.

Pics will be up tonight.. Sorry for the delay . I did some sanding and had to fix a couple spots so that is what I am doing now .. Added some more fg to fix the spots. Want to use the bondo for the final steps. So anyway I will have a few pics up tonight of what I have so far.

Thanks again for all the help. I don't think I would have gotten as far with out you all. Thanks ..

Here are the pictures as promised . This one shows some of the patch work I started on. It is on the bottom part of the panel. I wanted to clean up the lines a bit and I had a few holes to patch up also. https://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k80/yearmax/Pathfiinder%20upgrades/P2110034.jpg  . The following ones show the rings mounted and the divider in the middle. You will notice I started some of the sanding. I am not to concerned about how smooth the center protion will be as it is not going to be seen or should I be?. That will be inside the enclosure.  Once it is sanded some more and I have it to where I want it I will wrap it.

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So far I am happy with it which is the main part of this whole project. it may take me sometime but I think it will come out good. Hell my wife who is very critical about the way things look likes it alot and even think that I show take the truck to a show this summer if I get everything done by then. So that was my sign of approval that I am doing well. Anyway let me know what you think so far.

OOOHHHH!!!! >.< I thought you were going to embed the subs into the door itself as in shallow mount and use the airspace inside the gate for part of the enclosure. (Boy do I feel blonde >.<)

Hehe... looks good so far. What are you planning to use to stretch your skin? If it is fleece, It tends to add pressure to the rings as it cures with resin (shrinks a bit) so I would consider adding more reinforcement to the rings. But that is just me... I'm a "never-too-strong" kind of girl. hehe...

Keep up the good work and I can't wait to see more.

Ganbatte ne!

I am sure your are a cute blonde so no worries.. As for the embeding the subs into the door I was thinking of doing that but I would not have enogh air space to do that. so I went with this idea. I think it works for what I want which is to have that bass and still keep cargo area without have to move a box out iof the way.

As for covering it thanks for the heads up. I will add the extra support which may mean that I will have to use the little pace in the door to make up for the air space issue. The more supports and things like that the more it takes up air space correct? I am pushing the limit now with air space so adding more supports will take away from that if I have read correctly. I do want the whole thing to be strong . don't want to be closing the door and the thing cracking on me so I know what you mean about being strong.

Anyway That is not to big of a deal. I will keep the pictures coming. I still have to get the amp to work that in so hopefully I will have some more progress this weekend.

bells, blonde is ok too. we've all been there.

years, i would only woory about smoothing the middle a bit more if its a matter of the amp fiiting close and looking better, otherwise whatever works best for you.  and btw nice layup. i love it the four point support will work just fine for stretching the fleece, trust me on that. most ppl use 2 and it goes crack when they pull it.  you r really getting the hang of this and ur wife is right it is lookin really good.  everyone give years a big hand.  we're just pointing you in the right direction, its all you man. keep it up. i cant wait  to see the fin prod. 

hmm.... It's been a LONG time since I was a blonde. According to my sweetie, he says I look cute as a blonde but he loves my natural color best (jet black, meaning it reflects blue) He even did a drawing of me in anime form. I don't think "cute" would be ok for me as a blonde...

hehe... how about sultry or sexy?

ok well... I'm done for now

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(My round of applause for hte hard work so far)

Ganbatte ne!

Ok so I picked up a 1200watt Lanzar 2ch amp last night. So I will be fitting that and tryng to get the enclosure cover up. I will try to get picks up soon.