My Project: Design my own trunk!, building my own custom box... Options

[Guest_DJMC_Celica_*]

So i was driving home from work...when i could hear my subs sliding torwards the rear of my hatch! This angers me cause it sounds like sh!t. So i had this brilliant idea !

I WILL BUILD MY OWN CUSTOM BOX!
So i have started to gather my materials...that i think i am going to need!
1. Wood
2. Plexy Glass
3. Nails and screws
4. Glue
5. PAINT!
6. Hinges
7. Metal Chain
8. Sand paper
9. Wood Cutter!
10. bandades (i am accident prone)

Anyone got any good ideas as to what i should remember not to do, or what to do!?
I am thinking outside the box, im talking this thing is going to be nutty looking! nothin like you seen before!
"MTV PIMP MY RIDE STYLE!" not so ghetto lookin though!

All the help is appreciated!
Thanks,
DJMC

[Coomer]

If you do it right, a fiberglass sub enclosure with five or six layers of mat should be plenty strong. I was able to jump on mine without it flexing with four layers of mat, and with five layers of mat on another project, I was able to drive over the fiberglass and park on top of it without it flexing.

Just take your time when working with the fiberglass...make sure that you get rid of all of the air bubbles in between layers, because those will weaken the enclosure. Also, don't mix your resin with too much MEKP or your enclosure will distort as the resin dries too quickly...I learned this the hard way when a part I made for my '88 Celica fit perfectly initially(with one layer) but was off by 2" by the time I had four layers on there two hours later.

As far as where to get the materials, Autozone or Home Depot will have them, but they'll probably be cheaper at a boat repair supply shop or at a autobody supply shop.