Hehe...if you're going to rep at shows, I might have to upgrade you. Send me a PM with size and shipping info.
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Hehe...if you're going to rep at shows, I might have to upgrade you. Send me a PM with size and shipping info.
Just pulled one of my subs out of the box, and...
It's beautiful. Even has my name on it. lol
Out to tear out the back of my car...
Jay
I was worried for a minute.
Yeah, with the way things had been going, I was too. lol
But they look great. Build quality looks nice, so I'm happy (Finally.)
Jay
So, I went out and started working on my IB wall. Tore the whole back of the car apart, rerouted some wiring and made a cardboard template.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4379/...dddcbe1d_b.jpgIMG_20170823_122528176_HDR by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4433/...979526f4_b.jpgIMG_20170823_122445467_HDR by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4391/...645f7c99_b.jpgIMG_20170823_131029180_HDR by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
Then I transferred that to a piece of 1/4 MDF and made some adjustments. Then made 3 more pieces out of 3/4 MDF. I was going to use Baltic Birch 13 Ply plywood, but the only place I could find the B/BB stuff closed up shop a couple months ago.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4431/...ca5cc45f_b.jpgIMG_20170823_143511507 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4387/...e6673729_b.jpgIMG_20170823_190602329_HDR by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4411/...8d41538a_b.jpgIMG_20170823_184342178 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
This weekend, I plan to figure out the mounting (1/4-20 T-nuts and Rivnuts, and some metal bracketry)
Probably going to recess the subs into the baffle. Once I have all the mounting figured out, I think I'm going to run the baffle through the router and
take like 1/8-1/4 off all the way around so I have room for caulk or foam or something and the wood won't rub on the metal and potentially squeak.
Jay
Worked on final fitment, then cut the holes and made some brackets. 1/4-20 Rivnuts in the metal, and there will be 1/4-20 T-nuts in the wood.
I will be building a trim panel (eventually) to hide all the hardware.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4398/...c6412d4d_b.jpgIMG_20170827_152158590_HDR by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4406/...f303afcf_b.jpgIMG_20170827_210119879 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
Jay
Looking great Jay!
Well, I made some more progress. I finished all the brackets for my IB wall, made sure everything fit, trimmed a couple of tight areas, made sure everything fit, and then blew it back apart to glue the layers together.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4442/...cdef0685_b.jpgIMG_20170903_190238275 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4360/...8165fe06_b.jpgIMG_20170903_190305635 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
I installed 1/4-20 T-nuts in the 2nd layer for the brackets to bolt to. They're countersunk and epoxied in.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4435/...8a14c0d2_b.jpgIMG_20170903_162342895_HDR by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
All the brackets are lined with a foam tape I found at Home Depot today.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4335/...01fc6629_b.jpgIMG_20170903_204126148 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4385/...e34421be_b.jpgIMG_20170903_204553048 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
Painted the area around the subs, but plan to carpet the whole panel after I build the trim piece to seal it to the seat sides/bottom.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4407/...c87a5a0a_b.jpgIMG_20170903_211904574 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
Bolted back in...all 1/4-20 hardware that attaches to either rivnuts or T-nuts, with fender washers and lock washers.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4438/...ef7f9e83_b.jpgIMG_20170903_213103083 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
There is about 1/16-3/16 gap in most places around the wall, which I did on purpose to reduce tactile response. I filled the small gaps with black silicone.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4389/...06dbb510_b.jpgIMG_20170903_215302957 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
Subs go in tomorrow, so I can try them out!
Jay
Lookin good Jay!
They're in and playing. I deadened the rear deck with 70% Noico 80mil and about 100% Sonic Barrier MX4. Then I added Sonic Barrier 1" foam on top so the rear deck won't rattle.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4440/...dcda2781_b.jpgIMG_20170904_093105637 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4374/...1e6b908c_b.jpgIMG_20170904_104223762_HDR by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4344/...4277e04e_b.jpgIMG_20170904_105754842 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4379/...8f84af4a_b.jpgIMG_20170904_112925911_HDR by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4420/...54b5f528_b.jpgIMG_20170904_121224333 by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4403/...39043053_b.jpgIMG_20170904_120137853_HDR by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4426/...043e21fa_b.jpgIMG_20170904_123641201_TOP by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4378/...18dea4c0_b.jpgIMG_20170904_132916888_HDR by Jay McGraw, on Flickr
Jay