You're going to fiberglass it, right? Why not just build a frame, and wrap it with fleece or whatever. Put it back in to ensure a nice fit, then start glassing away?

 

I tried that and didn't like it.

 

I know... I just like doing it this way.

 

Works for me, I just didn't want you to be doing all that work to find out there was another way.

I like the 'snake board' idea, but curious how it's going to work on the finalized box? I envision you fiberglassing over it at some point, but don't see how it's going to hold it's shape when pulled out to be glassed. Perhaps I'm missing something though. Anyhow, keep up the good work man, I think it's safe to say your enthusiasm to take up these projects is refreshing. Gives me ideas for stuff to do to my 1st gen.

As I sit here, I've got a few projects of my own going on. Holley 600 DP rebuild, GM HEI Ignitor powered DLIDFIS to name a few. Keep on keepin' on man!

 

I'm going to fiberglass both sides of the Snake Board. I'm using a spray on adhesive to mount the fiberglass cloth on the inside, which helps the Snake Board hold it's shape, then I will resin the cloth, let it cure, pull the box, resin the back, put down the cloth, let it cure, then build up the inside with mat, cloth, and resin.

Lots o' fun.

LOL. I have the entire suspension out of the car, replacing the bushings, rebuilding the calipers, replacing the rotors, bearings, pads, waiting for my lower manifold to get here for my Dellorto, my turbo sitting on my work bench, the subwoofer enclosure, the kickpanels, I have to rip out the interior again so I can put down all the sound deadening, I'm redoing all the undercoating... And did I mention I'm clearing our woods, building a shed, building a sandbox and playhouse for the kids... Oh yeah, I'm putting down tile in our new bathroom, putting in new closets and doors, dividing up the basement, building walls, wiring it for power, putting in a central vacuum system for my workshop...

And, I have a GTUs that's waiting for it's turn when the FB is done.

 

Ah, that clears it up for me.

Damn bro, you have a *LOT* on your plate. I'm semi working on a deadline, as I'm getting tempted to take my FB to the Tulsa,OK Rotary BBQ in 3 weeks. Though, if I don't meet the deadline, the FD can make the trip. So far there's like 17 FDs and 4 FBs... so I think I wanna help out the FB crowd.

 

Been ignoring this thread, as I could care less about sup wooverz..... BUT

You better bring the FB up here........

 

How dare you ignore me.

 

Hehe, Rogue is my 'net-Mechanic. He's helping me through getting the FB back in good running condition.

 

That's what happens, when you make so many threads, and most of them are about topics I don't have any interest in. Big *** speakers and amps don't belong in a car that needs to be on a track to fully enjoy. That's my opinion, and I normally don't inject opinion into these kinda threads.

 

I'm not having big *** speakers... I just want something enjoyable. Besides, I'm hoping that my turbo and SP 13B will make up for the extra weight.

 

Well, they should counter-balance it for the turns....... LOL
I do take my car out for track days, so I don't want anything huge/bulky in it.

 

Ouch, thats rough. I've driven my 7 9 hrs to Road America and 7 Hours to VIR. 6 Hrs to Summit Point, and 20mins to Mid-Ohio, there is no way I could stand that long going to the track without a nice stereo. I don't have a trailer to take my car to the track, I drive it. So where is it so wrong?

 

Especially if you make it removable for track days.

 

So I removed the holder for the jack, and decided to go with two smaller 10s. Here's the progress thus far today.

Here's where the final mounting is going to be:



This is a view from the top of the hatch, so you can see how far they don't stick out.



Here's my #1 assistant:



Have some Snake Board:



Here's Assistant #2:



Here's more Snake Board in place, being checked by the Quality Control Lab (note the remnants of my first, failed attempt on the left side):



And here's the subs sitting in it, just to give an idea how it's coming.



Now that it's glued into place, I can trace out the remaining patterns on some 1/4" MDF, transfer them to the 3/4", and get the last of it in place, then comes the fiberglass.

 

two 10's thats going to be nice, real nice.

 

If anyone is interested, I can duplicate this.

 

^^WOOT! how much ?

 

Since it is removable. It looks like i can still have my spare in there. It will just be more work to get to the spare since i have to remove the sub box first. Am I correct?

 

I don't think I can build it so the spare will fit. I'm going without it, because I have AAA and Fix-A-Flat.

 

^^No problem then......Now the next big question? How much would you charge on this custom built box?

 

+1 on this custom built box!!!

 

I like that idea i really want to avoid using the box system My boy did some crazy thig with these big *** speakers they look like you push a button and they tilt back & turn into rocket boosters if he lets me i will post the pic's but that enclusure is it to the spec's to those speakers are they free air speakers? or solobaric's? I have some nice rockfordfosgate competitions & wanted some sort of stealth **** have to talk to my boy who builds boxes if i can do something like you have there

 

yah dude, how much would you charge for the box, or how much for a schematic of outside dimensions.

 

I did custom installs for a living, and I must say, you've got some good ideas, and it looks like it's coming along great. That being said, you could have save a lot of time by just building the entire box from fiberglas. Not only is it easier, but you tend to get a little more airspace, because you can form it around the parts of the car. If you do it right, it would be everybit as solid (if not more so) than a MDF/Fiberglass hybrid. Generally when I do it, I use MDF for the front plate (The part the sub mounts to) and glas the rest of it. I will post pics of my car when it stops raingn, and I can go take some. Don't take my post worng, I'm not critisizing your work. Like I said, it looks good!