Yes another sub system is in progress
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I have to agree with dream garage. This is by far the best looking set up I have seen in a 7. So what size speaker wire are you going to run between the speakers?
I have never worked with fiberglass before but I want to learn. I have been reading on the internet though. In post 36, how did you get the carpet to seal so well with the wood and other fiberglass parts. Did you just seal it with the resin? I have seen before where people staple fleece to the wood but it doesn't look like you did that? how do you make sure the fiberglass has a good enough bond with the wood?
Sorry if I sound like an idiot but I would like some advice from someone who obviously knows what they are doing.
I have never worked with fiberglass before but I want to learn. I have been reading on the internet though. In post 36, how did you get the carpet to seal so well with the wood and other fiberglass parts. Did you just seal it with the resin? I have seen before where people staple fleece to the wood but it doesn't look like you did that? how do you make sure the fiberglass has a good enough bond with the wood?
Sorry if I sound like an idiot but I would like some advice from someone who obviously knows what they are doing.
I put an 1/4 rabbitt on the wood so that the fleece or carpet would sit below the wood line. This allows you to add you layers of fiberglass and have a nice smooth line between the wood and glass. Where the fiberglass and fleece bond together I used 3m adhesive on the side and pulled it tight, once that was tight I used CA glue to bond the carpet to the glass. This will allow a very nice seem along the side.
Heres a nice site to get some more knowledge on glassing: http://fiberglassforums.com/
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Quote from stereo speaker salesman in the movie "Ruthless People": "... and when you die, they can bury you in it!!"
Beatuiful work. Glad you're not my neighbor's kid, though. Heheheh.
Beatuiful work. Glad you're not my neighbor's kid, though. Heheheh.
Heres a nice site to get some more knowledge on glassing: http://fiberglassforums.com/
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not trying to sound bitter but y would you put 3 subs in an rx-7. these are sports/race cars. genuine actually. y put more weight in there and not use it to its full potential. buy a nice looking cavalier or cobalt n weigh it down. use your rx-7 like its meant to be used. lol
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No need to sound bitter. They are labelled sports cars, not race cars. So my handling is doing just fine around the corners. With all the mods I have for the rest of the car it by far makes up for the added weight. With my big *** in the car, its just a mute point anyways. Thanks for your input.
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A sizeable jock out of Boston
liked to tool 'round the town in an Austin
there was room for his ***
and a gallon of gas,
but his ballocks hung out... so he lost 'em!
liked to tool 'round the town in an Austin
there was room for his ***
and a gallon of gas,
but his ballocks hung out... so he lost 'em!
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not trying to sound bitter but y would you put 3 subs in an rx-7. these are sports/race cars. genuine actually. y put more weight in there and not use it to its full potential. buy a nice looking cavalier or cobalt n weigh it down. use your rx-7 like its meant to be used. lol
No need to sound bitter. They are labelled sports cars, not race cars. So my handling is doing just fine around the corners. With all the mods I have for the rest of the car it by far makes up for the added weight. With my big *** in the car, its just a mute point anyways. Thanks for your input.
I had two 12's in my FC I wasnt even inside of it just my head alittle, andmy ears were hurting
I couldn't imagin the original sub you posted or the 3 subs 
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i have 3 10" jl's in my car running of a 1k rms mono block with a 10.8 farad cap. It sounds amazing. I have them tuned so they dont destroy my ears unless i want them too haha. But im using a standard box =(. Love the system man keep up thegood work
the cool thing about our cars is that you don't have to turn up the volume to "ear-bleeding" mode for it to sound great, i only had one 12 and i never had any problem inside with very low volume the 4 car speakers kept the treble enough so that you could hear the voices and the way my box was it kept the bass pounding great you could have it hurt your ears if you turned it all the way up, but why would you wanna do that? lol
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Been doing some nice drivin as of late. We had a few meets up in the central New York area around Westpoint that has some awesome roads. She still handles like a beast, I'm very happy I did all the performance updates prior to this. Next weekend we have a meet at Orange County Choppers that ensures some real nice back roads.
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dAMN JOHN! Like always.... this is great work! amazing craftsmanship mang! I know you love the Bump 
I live in south texas and i lived in South FL (Miami/ft. Lauderdale) for a couple of years so i TOTALLY understand your obsession . Keep doing what you are doing!
I live in south texas and i lived in South FL (Miami/ft. Lauderdale) for a couple of years so i TOTALLY understand your obsession . Keep doing what you are doing!
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not trying to sound bitter but y would you put 3 subs in an rx-7. these are sports/race cars. genuine actually. y put more weight in there and not use it to its full potential. buy a nice looking cavalier or cobalt n weigh it down. use your rx-7 like its meant to be used. lol
Cool that is my car in your avatar! sweet!!!!
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