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carguy411 
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im putting a jl audio 500x1 in the side compartment of a 2002 C320. i want to make an aluminum rack out of angled aluminum and mount that to the car and the amp rack to this to give it a floating apeerance. i was going to rivit the rack together and bolt it to the floor of the car. does anyone have any suggestions or ideas on how to do this the best possible way and to make it strong enogh

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make sure ya pop enough rivits in there... and brace the rack ... i dont know how you are gonna float it... i am making one for a MX6 right now out of just wood... and i have 4 braces on it for it to sit properly... just trial and error is all i can suggest... good luck... i would like some pics of the finished project
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If you have access to a mig welder , you should use that because the amount of bass going through the trunk will be alot and screws, bolts and rivots tend to shake loose after sometime. If you don't have access to one then rivots would be my second choice.

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You might want to try going to a exhaust fitter. I've done installs with floating amps before and I went to an exhaust fitter and got them to make up some brackets and stuff for me. He welded it all and it looked pretty neat.
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By chance do you have a link to a picture of a floating amp installed?  I've never actually seen one myself......

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i was thinking of putting 2 rivets in each connection and maybe a drop or two of some kinda  of glue just to give it a little more strength. im also going to run a few braces threw it too. i dont have a mig welder and i figure that it will hold the waite considering the JL Audio amps arent that heavy.any other suggestions let me know

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oly other question i had is what is the best way to get a clean smooth cut. i dont have a me tal chop saw or a plasma cutter, but i have a cicular saw and dremels and things like that. a metal cutting blade on a circular saw is that a good way?

let me know. thanks

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also what type of glue can i use just to give the connections some added strenght
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Sweat setup there and I see what is meant by floating now...Aluminum amp rack? -- posted image.
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