tidbit

Well.. I've gotten past the hard part.. it's bondo and sanding here on out.. lmk how you guys like it..

like what should i use as a finish layer... carbon, carpet, vinyal, ect.. should a put a cap in the center (like in the pic)... any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated..

tidbit

oh and yes.. that's about 4 layers of dynamat throughout the car :o

jono20

vinyl's got my vote.

z-beater

Looking good. If I were to go vinyl I would only use back. I think that sometimes it can look a little tacky. Carbon eh? I personall would go this route but you are looking at $ and time. Carpet of vinyl would be much easier and a lot easier on the wallet.

Z

tidbit

oh.. i forgot to mention... I have about 2000 feet of carbon outside in my shop so expense to overlay carbon isn't a worry.. time might be.. i'm just worried that much carbon might look tacky.. oh well.. if i dont like how it looks.. i'll just vinyl it over..

i'll get full pics of the car for ya david

tidbit

anyone have suggestions on amps?... I need a 4 chan and a mono to run the subs (800 watts 4 chan,, and 1500 for the mono)...

I'm looking at MB quart or pheonix gold amps.. and other brand selections?

z-beater

Right on! I have heard nothing but good from MB quartz equipment. Most of the comments I have heard though were in the speaker section not with amps.

Indian

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mmats........

cprx7

Check out Arc audio amps.

tidbit

mmats?

68Sniper

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You can get those subs out right?

tidbit

yep.. the box is fully removable.. I just removed the seatbelts today (going harness) and I'll be molding in my 6X9's (or 6.5's) in the pocket where the belts used to be..

pics of the box out of the car.. and the pics you requested david

wptrx7

How heavy is that compared to the bin that was there?

tidbit

i havent weighed it... but from a lift vs compare basis.. it's at least 10 lpbs lighter than the stock bins

HardHitter

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Until you put those subs in lol

tidbit

yah... i pretty much dont stress weight.. after i put in 4 layers of dynamat.. weight has pretty much skyrocketed.. although.. I should have enough power to make up for it =)

wptrx7

How about mass producing it? Group buy? ha ha

z-beater

Looking good. What are your plans for engine mods?

toylee

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nice work!! this is what im looking for. are those 10" or 12"?? i am doing same like yours. please tell us about how you made that. did you use fiberglass?? and what?? thanks.

toylee

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he2? or hx2?

SkqqterRX7

After my car was broken into (driver's door window) and subwoofer & amp stolen I airbrushed this cover to put over my new subwoofers. It works great because I used velcro to attach it to the back and it covers anything I store in the back. I airbrushed it to match my seatcovers & mats, it may be a bit much for others but I l ike it! I airbrushed it on black heavy fabric and used wood trim to attach to the car.

tidbit

Not much for the engine.. other than the standard boltons (and reliability mods).. I'm trying not to spend money on the rotary because i want to go ls1.. i kno i kno.. tisk tisk

pc, dp, mp, greddy evo, intake, 12X/24/4 FMIC.. i'll need to get a power commander to tune for the current mods on the car tho.. all i really need to get is piping for the IC, pcommander, and intake.. i think (list never ends.. haha)

they are for 10's.. i had first cut the rings for 12's.. but after hovering them over the open box.. i decided that 10's would look much better in the car.. basically all i used was fiberglass and 1X1's of wood to make the frame.. most sound shops dont do boxes made purely of glass.. because it is hard to make mount point.. this is really my first real attempt at a true glass box.. and it came out pretty good

??

that cover looks cool man.. personally for me.. I am just going to tint the car 30%, have a good alarm on her.. and of course full coverage insurance.. what system do you have now?..

I just ordered my system (all MB Quart).. Q series amps, components, and P series subs (10's of course)..

You guys will def like where i put my 6X9's

tidbit

oh... i get it.. the subs.. punch H2's?.. well... i honistly never cared to look.. but they are the high end versions.. (1000 watts each).. I wont be using them in my rx7 tho.. they were the only 10's not upstairs in storage.. i hate having to carry ~30+ lpb subs up and down a ladder..

the system I will be putting the car is made up entirely of MB Quart products.. overall I will be running less wattage.. but I love MB sound quality and with such a small car.. and one that is insulated so well (4 layers of matt) i'm pretty sure everything will sound crisp.. :]

z-beater

Why not just run the stocker, save the money and then go LS1? Prob cheaper in the long run...

tidbit

yep that is what I plan to do.. peice the LS1 while I am beating up on the rotary.. i'll def need your assistance on the intercooler.. i am going to make some carbon ducting so i can run some fresh air into the radiator..

today I am making some fiberglass molds of my stock fenders.. because I'm too cheap to spend 400 bucks on some..