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I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.
Actually, I missed it, but it's seriously NBD. No need to be a materials snob, it's all about what thickness of material you need and layup method employed to get the stiffness you want from your panel. Fancy carbons or whatevers we use just get us there thinner with less resin. Autozone stuff works too. It's probably the same glass anyways, just a question of whether the resin can be fully impregnated into the fibers with a minimum of bubbles, and off we go.
fair warning, my layup had very high standards for conformality, but low requirements for compound cornering. Your plan looks very aggressive to me, with the compound corners very tight. If your standards for conformality are as tight as mine, you'll spend way more time setting up the layup than you will actually glassing it. But you probably already are mentally preparing for that. It's a doozy of a plan
It is, BTW, exactly why my box is made up primarily of stacked rings. It lowers the difficulty to achieve aesthetically pleasing results. I'd recommend you look into using stacked rings or MDF/BB ply panels wherever possible to make your finishing job easier.
I think a glass box wrapped front and back with trunk carpet the same color as the existing well would look rather handsome under the floor.
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I absolutely lined the bottom of mine with CCF so it would compress down nicely when I tightened the mounting bolts, preventing rattle and providing a secure hold. Good call.
At the end of the day, if you are able to support the layup to get the panel shape you want without needing to use body filler and not resulting in air bubbles or excess resin in the layup, you're there and nailed it. Looking forward to seeing it.
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Just checking. You plan to remove the box if you need to get the tire out? Might be a bit tricky with it in place I guess?
OK. Where did I leave off? Oh yeah. Shrinking my amp board and remounting it.
I have a little empty space left now.
Mark the cut line at the edge of the amp
Pull off the mounting hardware so I can make the cut
There ya go
The amp was still wired into the car. Just need to screw it to the board.
Done...
The amp now sits below the battery cavity line. Now on to making my enclosure...
Ge0
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So, I have this cardboard mock-up of what size sub enclosure will fit in my car. But, what do I do with it? I can't fiberglass over it. It would be too weak and floppy. Hmmm... I have an idea...
A thick MDF baffle
What is he doing with this???
A perfect day. Cold beer and fresh Baltic Birch
Whats this shenanigans?
Building a box inside a box???
Started raining and got dark. Move operations inside.
Phase 1 complete.
To be continued...
Ge0
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