My new setup!

[ghenny440]

Well i made the best of thing being my subs are down( the ones in these pics are shop loner subs) and cleaned ALL WIRES up RErouted them and finally completed stage 1 of my amp rack, still havent ordered my 5th amp the 3EZ yet (coming soon though and will be in the empty spot) and i have to get my electric fans for stage 2 of the rack but let me
know what yall think

As you can see in the pics after i rearranged the CAP bank the one 0awg wire wAs to short so tomorrow im gonna add a longer piece from the distribution block to the cap bank and stage one will be finished

 

[ghenny440]

Oh and the old 18's box didnt go to waste she was cut down and pieced apart to start the amp rack... Waste not want not i guess

 

[ghenny440]

Finally got my last amp in oh yeah
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I should be starting the door glassing the end of march, time to start saveing up for all the Rockford pro speakers! Our dealer buy is super cheap but still gonna be steap with all the speakers going in, well ill keep you guys informed, i know this is a LOOOONNNNGGG build but with 3 kids all in school, gotta go slow ya know

 

[ghenny440]

Well i have been saving and got the front door 6" midrange and the 8" midbass bought, and waiting on the p3 shallow 10, gotta buy the 6" midrange for the back doors, the p3shallow 8's are in to! So real soon ill be starting on the doors, gotta order the resin, im ordering the SMD Sunflash resin
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[video=youtube_share;kdq4SR5HhTQ]http://youtu.be/kdq4SR5HhTQ[/video]

What ya think?

 

[MAY03LT]

Nice. I watched the same video on meades sunflash, I can't wait to try it someday.

 

[ghenny440]

Nice. I watched the same video on meades sunflash, I can't wait to try it someday.

Yeah dude 20-25 second flash is AWESOME!!

 

[ghenny440]

Alrighty guys... I started the door mockup today after i got off work, i just got home actually, once i took measurements and did a ton of open the door/close the door, check the distance from the seat pad and frame, after that the 2nd rear door went pretty quick, so on to the pics of the mock up/ permanent set of the rear door rings... ENJOY
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As you can see and anyone who knows the envoy xl and the trailblazer ext they have that odd raise in the panel.. Well i didnt take that into consideration in the early planning so i had to lift the smaller ring away from that hump, but all in all it should come out pretty slick i should be picking up the fleece this week and start stretching it over the panel.... Whatch ya think so far

 

[ghenny440]

Finished up all the bracing on the back doors and filled the small crack between the rings so it wont show during the resining process
Here is a lil trick i learned for all the wood working NOOBS on here,
most would bust out some bondo and hardener for this task, no no no, why when SAW DUST IS FREE AND WOOD GLUE IS SUPER CHEAP... Simply mix the saw dust with a bit of glue til its a paste consistency, apply like you would some body filler, sand smooth with 80 grit, and your ready for fleece!
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Needs a lil more filling on them before sanding but its like putting wood back in that spot, MDF is nothing more than sawdust and glue, compressed to a sheet

 

[Blckshdw]

Granted I have ZERO wood working skills, but that's a damn good idea.

 

[ghenny440]

Thanks bruddah

 

[Sir ffeJ]

Here is a lil trick i learned for all the wood working NOOBS on here,
most would bust out some bondo and hardener for this task, no no no, why when SAW DUST IS FREE AND WOOD GLUE IS SUPER CHEAP... Simply mix the saw dust with a bit of glue til its a paste consistency, apply like you would some body filler, sand smooth with 80 grit, and your ready for fleece!

A little trick I learned waaay back in wood shop
Also if your working with a lathe, sawdust makes for a great finish. Smoother than a baby's bottom.

 

[ghenny440]

Well i finished the filling and cut out the holes for the speaker motors to pass through gonna sand them smooth tomorrow, and prepare(seal it off from the subwoofer) the midrange ring and "SHOULD" be glassing them by the weekend

 

[ghenny440]

Well got the rings all sanded and the panels FULLY disassembled and sanded smooth
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Here is a video explaining what is going on and why the complete disassambly
[video=youtube_share;DkY4pf-147Y]http://youtu.be/DkY4pf-147Y[/video]
And here is a pic of the vynils
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More pics coming as i go, think im gonna be laying the fleece and resining it tomorrow

 

[ghenny440]

Well no pics today worked late and when i went to start tacking the fleece down my dam stapler took a shit, so off to the local harbor freight tomorrow to buy a new one

 

[ghenny440]

Doin work son! I got to anxiouse i have to post a pic of the first door
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Resin is scheduled for tomorrow!!!

 

[Boricua SS]

[video=youtube_share;qDaGc0Dysh8]http://youtu.be/qDaGc0Dysh8[/video]

... startin to come together bro! Cant wait to see it done.

 

[ghenny440]

Me either, im pickin my moms car up in the am from her job and installing a 2 way alarm remote start with the keypad on the windshield then im gonna work on mine, gotta set it up to auto arm, she forgot to lock it the other night and somebody ransacked the car and stole 5$ in change
So i figure by the time im done with that payroll should be done, and i can go get my resin/ activator, and some spray foam to seal off the midrange compartment

 

[ghenny440]

Oh i guess a lil explanation is in order as to why i "ELECTED" to go so far over towards the end of the panel with the fleece, when i clearly
Stapled and formed around the speaker rings...
Reason being is that there is most likely gonna be a small window with an edge lit piece of plexi in that area displaying a rockford logo, no quite sure yet.
But if i decide by tomorrow that i dont want it there it is able to be yanked, cuz there is deffinately gonna be one in the front doors

 

[ghenny440]

4 layers of resin, tomorrow will be a lil sanding and laying some chop mat
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[Blckshdw]

Just to be clear, you ARE shooting the GHenny instructional video as you're going along, so the rest of us can learn this stuff right?

Looks good BTW, you can come down and do mine next!

 

[ghenny440]

Honestly no i havent but before i sand them tomorrow after work i will do that for sure

 

[ghenny440]

Looks good BTW, you can come down and do mine next! [/QUOTE]

Ill tell you what... If you ship them up and paypal me the money for supplies/ return shipping i will MAKE you some

 

[Blckshdw]

Looks good BTW, you can come down and do mine next!

Ill tell you what... If you ship them up and paypal me the money for supplies/ return shipping i will MAKE you some

I may hold you to that when I have some disposable income down the road.

 

[ghenny440]

No problemo bro, and if you want i can make one that isnt one piece like mine are, i can do it so that it is just a "pod" that bolts on from behind the panel kinda like a Q form kick panel, do a single 6.5" component set in it.... Ill do a big right up and everything for it

 

[ghenny440]

Got to work today and they are hard as a rock, ill take the grinder to them tonight and lay about 2 layers of chop mat some resin and they will be ready for some smoothing
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[ghenny440]

Did some grinding and sanding today so here ya go carlton i couldnt resist
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[ghenny440]

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Look carlton its so easy my 11 yr old is learning, he helped ALOT on the sanding, his lil fingers worked great for sanding the inside of the rings
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[Blckshdw]

Look carlton its so easy my 11 yr old is learning, he helped ALOT on the sanding, his lil fingers worked great for sanding the inside of the rings

If it's that easy, then it should also be easy to make a how-to video, so those with less DIY skills than me can learn from you too

 

[ghenny440]

There will be one when i start the front doors i promise man

 

[ghenny440]

All done with the chop mat reinforcement on this one, all it needs is sanded and bondo'd and it will be ready for vinyl and reinstall, 1 down 1 to go

 

[ghenny440]

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I will be doing the bondo tomorrow on this door and a lil more sanding, then grinding the other door and some chopmat reinforcement for it, then Bondo and sand it sunday, during this next part when i do the front doors i have some AWESOME tricks for QUICK working/sanding the bondo so you guys will wanna watch that video!
What ya think so far,

 

[MAY03LT]

I will be doing the bondo tomorrow on this door and a lil more sanding, then grinding the other door and some chopmat reinforcement for it, then Bondo and sand it sunday, during this next part when i do the front doors i have some AWESOME tricks for QUICK working/sanding the bondo so you guys will wanna watch that video!
What ya think so far,

I'm lovin them doors. The site is going through a transition so we lost our "likes", so I'll just say LIKE for now lol.

I'm always down to learn new tips and tricks for fabrication so post it and I'll watch it for sure.

 

[ghenny440]

Thanks buddy, you are gonna love this trick... And yes CARLTON the video will be ALMOST a step by step

 

[Blckshdw]

Thanks buddy, you are gonna love this trick... And yes CARLTON the video will be ALMOST a step by step

lol, well I think I'll be able to fill in my own steps for the most part. All I know is, you need some LEDs in this piece!!!

Can a brutha get some LED backlighting inside the speaker grilles? Somethin please!!

 

[ghenny440]

Lmfao! i aint tellin nothin about that

 

[ghenny440]

Ok guys i havent been slackin, i actually had the fronts done, got overly confident on my measurements, and didnt test fit, well needless to say i shoulda, so i redid the fronts this weekend and will be resining them tonight what ya think

 

[Blckshdw]

Looks pretty good so far. I'm sure the finished product will kick ass

 

[ghenny440]

Thanks bro, i had them done already in resin and didnt check clearance between the 8" and the door, well needless to say this was not a good time when i fitted them

 

[ghenny440]

Heres a pic of the view from the drivers seat of what you will see/hear

And a view from the pass seat lookin over

 

[Blckshdw]

So the 8" was hitting the seat when you shut the door or something?