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First Project, Sunfire Door Panels


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slimmatic 
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Posted: April 16, 2006 at 11:03 AM / IP Logged  
Well, this is my first attempt at fiberglassing. I am fiberglassing my door panels. Smoothing out the seams, filling in the lower pocket and mounting speaker/tweeter pods.   Let me know what you think.
The speaker & tweeter pod.
First Project, Sunfire Door Panels -- posted image.
Wrapped in cloth.
First Project, Sunfire Door Panels -- posted image.
First layer of resin.
First Project, Sunfire Door Panels -- posted image.
First layer of resin.
First Project, Sunfire Door Panels -- posted image.
First layer of resin.
First Project, Sunfire Door Panels -- posted image.
Pic in car.
First Project, Sunfire Door Panels -- posted image.
Another pic in car.
First Project, Sunfire Door Panels -- posted image.
Laying down some mat.
First Project, Sunfire Door Panels -- posted image.
After a few layers of mat.
First Project, Sunfire Door Panels -- posted image.
Let me know what you think. Any comments/criticims/tips are appreciated.
xTimx 
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Posted: April 16, 2006 at 12:21 PM / IP Logged  
i have actually one Q about this setup and a bunch of doorpanel fiberglassing as well. how do you attach the panel back onto the door? :S
xTimx
slimmatic 
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Posted: April 16, 2006 at 12:29 PM / IP Logged  
I use the original screw holes that attached the door panel to the door. I also added 3 brackets on the right side of the last pic (they will be painted black so they won't really be seen.
firelizard 
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Posted: April 17, 2006 at 4:44 PM / IP Logged  
Looks good so far! Will you be painting it, or wrapping it?
slimmatic 
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Posted: April 17, 2006 at 5:56 PM / IP Logged  
The panel as you see it there will be painted glossy black to match the rest of the interior. There is an insert that goes on the upper part of the door panel which will be wraped in black mole skin, as well as the door handle.
phatx96xaccord 
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Posted: April 19, 2006 at 11:08 PM / IP Logged  

looks good so far. very similiar to the project i will be doing with my accord. what brand speakers u using?  Is there a cross over, if so, where u mounting it?

would u like your chicken original or extra crispy?
slimmatic 
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Posted: April 20, 2006 at 6:48 AM / IP Logged  
I have Ininifty Kappas 60.5cs (6.5") speakers w/ tweeters. There is a crossover that I currently have under my seat, and it will most likely stay there. I've seen sopme people put them in the doors, but I don't really like that. I'd rather hide them.
One_Dieu 
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Posted: April 25, 2006 at 9:24 PM / IP Logged  
You pimp keep up the work and post losts of pic's. 
Respect the Blood Line
mustangfoo 
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Posted: April 26, 2006 at 1:14 PM / IP Logged  
looks good man, I want to do the same thing to my car, I have 4 door panels though and they r plane so Imma redesign em with 2 6.5's up front and a tweeter and 1 6.5 in bak with a tweeter(each door).  Its looking real nice, but I had a question, prolly a stupid question but w/e Imma ask anyway.  After you finish glassing and cut out the hole for your speaker do you remove the wooden dowels or just leave them in place???  Well keep up the good work and keep us posted with the progress!!!!
slimmatic 
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Posted: April 26, 2006 at 1:35 PM / IP Logged  
One_Dieu: Thanks. I'll have more pics up after this weekend.
mustangfoo: Most people remove them. Since I used plastic rings instead of wooden ones, I might keep them there for extra support(since unlike wood the resin won't soak into the plastic).
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