install pics-full glass job
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Topic: install pics-full glass job
Posted By: heavymetaljetta
Subject: install pics-full glass job
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 7:25 AM
Hey everyone. JUst passing through doing some reading and thought I would post my page. https://www.sounddomain.com/id/bigbudsaburnin
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Posted By: dxav
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 7:49 AM
Nice design. Sub box looks kinda big, though. How many ft3?
What did you use to secure the side panels? Is all your original carpet still in place?
This should probably have gone in the fiberglass section, too.
Great job, how much experience do you have?
DXAV
Posted By: heavymetaljetta
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 7:58 AM
Box is made to go to 2.6 per side (sonotubes) EAch tube is clay filled to 1.2cube/side. Basically constructed by mounting 2 sonotubes(cement footing tubes) to a base and then stretching speaker grill cloth over entire enclosure. Reinforced from inside and resined. Lit window in front was cut in and blended after. All original carpet is in place except for 1 (grommetted) hole for wiring to get to small amp and line driver. I play with glass as a hobby. Boats, cars, furniture, etc. Couple yrs experience I guess you could say. Weekends and nights tho, I'm a UPS driver the other 55 hours a week. Thanks for posting, feel free to send more questions.
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 11:56 AM
Looks great! How does it sound and measure?
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New Project: 2003 Pathfinder
Posted By: /R7
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 12:00 PM
thats a really nice setup man, sonotubes, i never thought of that. great idea though.
what was the length of time to do the entire trunk? seeing jobs like this make me want to get into fiberglassing, great job man, definitely post more in the future
Posted By: heavymetaljetta
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 1:05 PM
As far as measuring,.do you mean spl? Hit 140 in an sql comp about a yr ago but it's really not made for that. Front stage is impressive. Imaging, staging,etc. The sonotubes work great but the math can be a bitch dealing with angles and cylinders.
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 1:19 PM
By measure I meant RTA. But if it sounds great who cares! Nice work. Where is the second component pair / tweeters? ------------- New Project: 2003 Pathfinder
Posted By: heavymetaljetta
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 1:22 PM
FIrst time we had an rta in the car, it was almost dead on. I have tuned to accentuate the mid bass for daily driving now though. :) just for the thump of it,lol
Posted By: heavymetaljetta
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 1:28 PM
Sorry, didn't see the second question. The second set is in the ceiling. Was aiming for a ceiling to floor stage but next install will prob be different. However, certain SQ songs like Benni Benessi can be real interesting.
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 1:43 PM
In the ceiling? Take a picture of that if you have a chance. Where are they located and where are they aimed? I can't say I've ever heard of doing that before. What kind of an effect do you get with that? Also, how do those tweets sound being so far apart from the midrange drivers? Don't you encounter some strange phase / traveling behavior? ------------- New Project: 2003 Pathfinder
Posted By: heavymetaljetta
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 1:49 PM
Well,. They are toned down quite a bit.(-6db) to the other set at +6db. Kind of like "front fill" if you will. Time delay takes care of pretty much everything else
Posted By: kfr01
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 2:05 PM
Excellent, what would you differently regarding the next stage if you had to do it over again? What do you think the weak points are?
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New Project: 2003 Pathfinder
Posted By: heavymetaljetta
Date Posted: November 29, 2004 at 2:09 PM
I just love midbass,lol. I want to keep the "eyepod" tweets in the dash defrostr vents but lower the ceiling tweets to a refabbed doorpanel. I want it somewhere in between kickpod and the other 6.5 in stock location. Ad a mid-bass dedicated 8 under the dash and switch from 2 12's at 1.5ohm to 3 tens(of same sub) @1ohm. I want I want I want..........lol
Posted By: heavymetaljetta
Date Posted: November 30, 2004 at 6:39 AM
ceiling pic 
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