DISCLAIMER:

This is how I did it. Maybe you'll do it differently. Maybe you have better skills than I do. Maybe you don't have the skills I have. Maybe you have better tools. Maybe you don't. Bottom line, this is how I did the enclosure for my 'vert, and there ya go. I'm not responsible for you ******* up your car if you try to duplicate this. That's on you.

Tool list:

Circular saw
Jigsaw
4 foot straightedge/ruler
Tape measure
Pencil
Trimmer/Router
Drill
Compass

All my stuff is Ryobi One+ 18 volt. It's a nice system to have. Cordless rules. The only corded tool I used was my circular saw.

The story:

My 'vert originally had a pair of 10" Kenwood subs in a pre-fab box. It sucked for several reasons: It slid around constantly, it killed what little trunk space I had, and it looked like ****.

I've been brainstorming how to do an enclosure for quite some time. I've watched a LOT of Overhaulin', Pimp My Shitbox, err, Ride, Rides, etc. I also own a DVD set of "how to do fiberglass enclosures", so I have lots of ideas. (Anyone wants copies of those, let me know. I'll do 'em for you cheap.)

My trunk is missing almost all the plastics, so one bonus of this is that I don't really have to worry about the plastics now.

The first thing I did was cut a back piece:


Then I cut a bottom piece. Note the hole trimmed out on the right to allow for the piece where the gas filler goes into the gas tank.


Then, I cut the pieces into three parts. The center piece is measured off my amplifier, the other two pieces are equal to each other for the subs. Why? Because I made it as big as I could, meaning it would leave me maximum volume and maximum trunk space. It will also be a lot more difficult to steal once it's assembled in the car and bolted back into one piece.


Here's a quick mock-up in the trunk after I made some side pieces.


Here's a test fit of the amp:


Here's the outsides built, and the subs just laid in place to give an idea what it will look like:


Then I cut out rings to hold the subs. Because the front of the enclosure will be made from fiberglass, I just made rings.


I then used my trimmer/router to rabbit the edges of the rings. This is the rabbit head:


This is the groove that was made:


This is all for today. I'll post the rest tomorrow.

 

If that is your old box in the background, then this new box is going to look awesome and really professional.

 

Yeah, that's the prefab box with the 10s. The 10s are going to go in my Pontiac, the 'vert is getting Fosgate P2 12s.

 

looks good...mods are probably going to move this to the audio section tho

 

Hopefully not... Nobody reads that section.

 

Alright, little update. I did this during the Magic's ***-whooping of the Cavs.

Basically, I took a hot glue gun and some wooden dowels I had around, cut them to the length I wanted, and glued the rings in place.





Mayhem says, "I like it, I love it, I want some more of it!"




That's all I can do tonight. I need to go buy some fleece to cover them, then 'glass 'em in, and that's that.

 

I got excited when I read it, then sad because I have a stupid battery in my trunk.
Only thing I am wondering is if you have interior volume for the woofer?

 

Yes, it's a little over a foot each. My subs don't have big volume requirements, which is nice.

When you see the finished enclosure, you'll see there's plenty of room to have a battery back there, just depends where you put it.

Personally, I'd put the battery behind the seats rather than all the way in the trunk, but that's just me.

 

not much room for a battery behind the seats, dont want someone getting in the car and sliding the seat back like a lunatic and smashing the battery

 

Under the cover behind the seats is all the room you need... Where the storage bins would be on a coupe.

 

very nice. Are you gonna stretch fabric than fiberglass over them?

 

I did that today. All that's left is a little bondo, some sanding, then to paint 'em. I haven't figured out what to cover them with, either fabric or fake leather or something. My wife and I will go to the fabric store next weekend to figure that out. For now, it will just be a quick spray paint job.

 

would be nice to wrap it in Alcantara but at $100+ a meter (needs to be special ordered) you might be better off with vinyl or carpet.

 

LOL @ alcantara. I don't need the box to be nicer than the rest of the car.

 

Look at the bright side if all else fails you can say you jacked the box from a Ferrari lol. But yeah Alcantara is nice for the inside the car if you can get it.

 

Like I said, cheesy paint and unfinished because I'm thinking of making some slight modifications before I cover them for good.

Here's how it turned out:

 

any updates to this??

 

where you gonna throw them groceries?

 

Any updates mate ?

 

What volume are the boxes? From here they look small for 12s but here's to hoping...