My new setup!

[ghenny440]

Yup, the handle to recline the seat to be exact, see i measured the distance from the face of the door panel to the top of the flush ring to be 2" and that gave me 1/2" of clearance between that handle and the ring... Well the ring is made in 2 parts both of witch is 3/4" MDF... So a total of 1 and a half inches, so i needed a 1/2" stilt to mount the ring to... Well i didnt write my measurements down and ended up only remembering the number 2" so i cut the stilt 2" and that was ALL BAD! And to make it worse my dumbass never test fit it after the mockup stage,[emoji33] which would have let me correct the mistake right then and there, well needless to say i didnt make that mistake this time

 

[ghenny440]

Got some more work done today after work, got 4 layers of resin layed, tomorrow ill be laying a couple layers of fiberglass chop mat on them, then they will be ready for sanding and finish work, should be finished and ready for vinyl by saturday, but i will test fit and do some listening/tuning all next week, probably wont actually vinyl them till next weekend or possibly the following weekend.

 

[Blckshdw]

So lemme see if I get the general idea here. Get your frame situated the way you want it, then stretch that fleece material over it and secure it so it more or less has the contours you want. Soak it with FG resin so it becomes solid when it dries and holds the shape, then build it up with chopped mat and more resin for strength. Apply the preferred finish finish, paint/carpet/vinyl, and then enjoy?

 

[ghenny440]

Bingo my friend! And get a jasper jig for the router, plus a quarter inch spiral up cut bit to cut the rings

I been BUSY today on my day off, got the drivers door done and ready for vinyl, finishing the pass door tomorrow


It wont let me upload more than 1 pic at a time so this is gonna take a min or so


Couple vids on there way

http://youtu.be/nOgGZHtvugo

http://youtu.be/offfBvzo8JY

1 last pic [emoji16]

What ya guys think

 

[Blckshdw]

I think that's pretty freaking sweet. So now I guess I have to save up money for tools, and materials for practicing. This could potentially kill my LED mod bug, cuz I don't think a fiberglass and LED mod bug would survive together under the same roof

Edit: I may have missed it before, but how are you splitting up your signals for each speaker? 3 way crossover in each door? Fancy sound processor somewhere else?

 

[MAY03LT]

Now I know why the panel wasn't cut out, it was to use the pocket part to separate the midbass from the woofer. Pretty slick man.

 

[ghenny440]

[emoji16]well thank you may03lt, and shadow, with the addition of a JBL GTO 3ez this is how the seperation is happening, im goin activewith the amps for now later there will be a rockford 360.3 processor added, but here it goes
The top row left to right is a gto 804, it will be on the front doors, the front channels are running the 6" midrange and tweeter, the back channels are on the 8" midbass... Themiddle amp is a gto 504, this is actually bridged on the back doors for the 6" midrange, then the amp thats GOING to the left is a gto 3ez this is a 3 channel amp a 2 channel with a 500 watt monoblock, the front 2 channels are on my jbl 3" in the dash and the monoblock is gonna power the P3 shallow 10's in the front doors & the p3 shallow 8's in the rear doors, all of which are dual 4's so final impedence is 2 ohm on the monoblock side, now the bottom row is a set of gto 1001's one on each sub at 2 ohms, the power series jbl's are temporary, i am going with rockford T1 12's

 

[ghenny440]

Pass side is done and ready for vinyl[emoji16][emoji41]

 

[ghenny440]

Should start buying the vinyl and suede next week, my shop is haveing its first sound comp of the season on june sunday 1st in port clinton ohio at our 2nd location so it will be ready by then, anyone in the area you are welcome to come, live band playing, food, and its a mecca event and DB drag, 2x points, should be a bad ass show

 

[ghenny440]

Got the fronts all test fitted, the innevitable happened and i have to do some braceing, with the shear weight of the doorpanel it drops half an inch or so, so im gonna make some braces and lift it back up this week... What ya guys think

 

[Blckshdw]

The whole door sags? Damn son, how the hell do you get bracing in place for that?

 

[ghenny440]

Well ya gotta be smart enough to plan ahead for it, i am gonna remove the 6" use some aluminum stock(wont rust incase of water) use some stainless steal bolts and locking nuts and make some straps bolted to the map pocket and use them as hangers and left the door back up in place, i believe the front door panels weigh about 45 lbs with all speakers in!

 

[Blckshdw]

Oh, so the door panel is what's sagging... I thought you meant the door hinges weren't holding the door up, and it was coming out of alignment due to the weight of all that hardware

 

[ghenny440]

Oh shit no sorry man i guess i shoulda been more specific...

 

[Darkrider_LS]

Oh, so the door panel is what's sagging... I thought you meant the door hinges weren't holding the door up, and it was coming out of alignment due to the weight of all that hardware

That's what I thought too!

 

[ghenny440]

Lmfao sorry guys its deff the PANEL sagging not the actual DOOR[emoji16]

 

[jimmyjam]

So now I guess I have to save up money for tools, and materials for practicing.

by saving money for tools do you mean borrowing my router and circle jig? you're acting like thats the first fiberglass door pods you've seen

 

[ghenny440]

Well got the front doorpanel brackets all made up and installed, much better now, i swapped days off with a coworker who needed friday off so i am planning on Takeing a break from the truck tomorrow and doing some much needed yard manicuring, so heres a lil more audio porn... Lol

 

[ghenny440]

I got some wiring work done tonight after work... Got the last amp in, wired up the door subs to it, moved the the 3.5's from the 804's back channels to the 3 channel where it was intended to go along with the door subs, and wired the 8" mid bass to the rear channels on the 804 where they were intended to be, so with that bein said here is a pic of what it now looks like with the last amp in the amp rack, once i have the door subs back in (hopefully tomorrow) i will post a video of the progress and how the doors sound, and a distance test on clarity

 

[ghenny440]

[emoji16]well i havent made a video yet but i did load the p3 10's in the front doors and get them fired up, and i gotta say[emoji15] pretty impressed with the sound, its not like haveing them in an actual box but the low end is deff there... You can hear EVERY LIL SOUND on a track

 

[ghenny440]

Well i started vinyling my doors today and boriqua ss (juan) stopped by for a bit and got to hear/see the doors well hears a pic of what i started... Chocolate brown suede inserts on all doors... What ya guys think so far

 

[ghenny440]

Well i went today with my chick and we picked out the vinyl for my doors, i purchased enough for the front doors today and had to order the rest to do the back doors, but it should be kn tomorrow it only hqs to come from akron... The top portion of the doors, and the door handles im leaving the oiginal colors, they match up reqlly well, what you guys think

The darker color on the bottom is what we chose to go with

 

[jpimp]

This is mean, I like it!

 

[ghenny440]

Thanks man should be done by mid next week

 

[ghenny440]

Started vinyling today, got 1 of the rear doors done and ready for full reassembly

 

[ghenny440]

Backs are completely done[emoji16] what yall think

 

[Mounce]

Looks like a luxury million dollar car! Those look sweet.

 

[ghenny440]

Thanks dude! I am extremely happy with them... My shop is haveing a DB drag 2x point event a week from today (june 1st) and the rockford fosgate sound lab should be there (we are an authorised fosgate and an authorised power dealer) so i cant wait to swing them open and see what these guys think

 

[Mounce]

Lol they'll probably drool, I know I would if I were them.

 

[MAY03LT]

Man that is legit.

 

[ghenny440]

Thanks bro! You should here this shit! Flippin amazing!

 

[Boricua SS]

Lookin f*****g sexy bro. I've had the privledge of watching this whole process come to light and it's awesome to see his visions become a reality.

 

[ghenny440]

Thanks bro! Its crazy to be able to see something in your head and just build it, You know me i dream in color, and when i do i gotta get it out of my head, so with that said i have been haveing dreams again and i have some more glassing to do, but that will come later this summer, carleton will love this next venture[emoji16]

 

[Blckshdw]

...later this summer, carlton will love this next venture[emoji16]

If there aren't any lights involved...

 

[ghenny440]

There will be AWESOME LIGHTS! Your gonna like this one... Promise! Picture plexi, etching, and lots of LED's

 

[ghenny440]

Well i am done with 3 doors officially, i got the drivers front done today[emoji28]

 

[ghenny440]

Well they are officially FINISHED! I got the last one done today

 

[kjkim93]

Congrats man! They came out look great and professional!

 

[ghenny440]

Thanks man, i am very pleased with how they came out

 

[Blckshdw]

So how did you end up bracing your doors to support the weight of the new mods?