 My Latest Project |
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Hey guys,
I was bored this morning, so I started on a fiberglass subwoofer enclosure for my car. The enclosure will hold one ten inch subwoofer, and I'm trying to make the enclosure volume be approximately .75 cubic feet. More photos will be posted as my project progresses, and once it's done, I'll make a how-to article with more details and things like that for the site. Today I masked off the area where I want the enclosure using masking tape and aluminum foil. This took me about two hours, because I quickly ran out of my 3" wide masking tape, and the 1" thick blue masking tape didn't stick very well, so I had to use a lot of .75" masking tape. I used aluminum foil for a couple large flat areas, though in the future I don't plan to use it, as when you're laying the fiberglass, it tends to pull up a bit. After the car was masked and I ate thanksgiving dinner, I went back and laid down the first layer of fiberglass, which took me about 2 hours. The fiberglass is curing right now, and tomorrow I should be able to take it out of the car and put on a couple more layers after I cut the fiberglass. Below is a photo of my progress so far. 
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Are those filler sheets similar to Kyntex? Are they supposed to be strong enough that you only need a couple of layers?
I don't think my parents would be too happy with the vodka idea, though I suppose if I really didn't wanna feel the cold I could not wear a mask and get high off of the curing resin fumes.  Just kidding, I don't feel like destroying my lungs.As for doing the corners and mounting the MDF ring, I plan to use wooden dowels and hot glue to connect the base of the enclosure to the MDF ring. Then I'll stretch fleece over the entire thing, and hot glue it in place, and then I'll apply some resin to that, let it cure, and then add a few layers of fiberglass. Then I'll apply some autobody filler and sand to prep for paint, then paint it and finish it up.
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Coomer My Latest Project Nov 27, 2003 - 9:59 PM
Phat_99CeliGT nice
keep us posted man.
i wanna do this in my cel... Nov 27, 2003 - 10:05 PM Andason yarrr you beat me to it matey. Nov 27, 2003 - 11:03 PM Drocay Looks great, are u using the Coral Chopper how-to ... Nov 28, 2003 - 3:03 AM Coomer QUOTE (Drocay @ Nov 28, 2003 - 12:03 AM) Looks gre... Nov 28, 2003 - 5:32 AM Aus good work - should look good Nov 28, 2003 - 5:44 AM BigEdge169 what about the spare tire tools that are stored in... Nov 30, 2003 - 11:16 PM Drocay Coomer, I noticed the car is yellow does that mean... Dec 1, 2003 - 2:00 AM celicakid84 looks good so far...keep us posted...I want to mak... Dec 1, 2003 - 10:16 AM Silver94CelicaOwner So whats the status of the car with the mechanic??... Dec 1, 2003 - 5:04 PM Coomer QUOTE (BigEdge169 @ Nov 30, 2003 - 8:16 PM) what a... Dec 1, 2003 - 5:06 PM Coomer Tonight I got back into town, and was able to pull... Dec 12, 2003 - 3:24 AM Coomer Today I didn't wake up until 2:30 PM or so, so... Dec 12, 2003 - 8:14 PM Digndoug Im, def thinking about doing somthing like this. I... Dec 12, 2003 - 10:18 PM Coomer QUOTE (Digndoug @ Dec 12, 2003 - 7:18 PM) Im, def ... Dec 12, 2003 - 10:29 PM FallenHero Great job and such coomer...
Also, I recently hav... Dec 12, 2003 - 11:40 PM Andason you mack coomer Dec 13, 2003 - 4:42 AM Coomer Today I didn't do anything special. Just added... Dec 13, 2003 - 8:29 PM FallenHero Did you find the fiberglass difficult to work with... Dec 13, 2003 - 11:34 PM Coomer QUOTE (FallenHero @ Dec 13, 2003 - 8:34 PM) Did yo... Dec 14, 2003 - 5:24 AM rlan214 just wondering if you're going to mass produce... Dec 14, 2003 - 8:45 AM Coomer QUOTE (rlan214 @ Dec 14, 2003 - 5:45 AM) just wond... Dec 14, 2003 - 11:59 PM FallenHero Are you using gloves with powder on them? I was t... Dec 15, 2003 - 12:18 AM Makaveddie tite, you are gonna get a ED sub? which series? I ... Dec 16, 2003 - 9:25 PM Andason QUOTE (Coomer @ Dec 14, 2003 - 9:59 PM) QUOTE (rla... Dec 20, 2003 - 4:37 PM Coomer QUOTE (Makaveddie @ Dec 16, 2003 - 6:25 PM) t... Dec 20, 2003 - 5:36 PM Andason QUOTE (Coomer @ Dec 20, 2003 - 3:36 PM) QUOTE (Mak... Dec 20, 2003 - 5:45 PM Coomer QUOTE (Andason @ Dec 20, 2003 - 2:45 PM) If you ar... Dec 20, 2003 - 7:21 PM PowellCelica Dang, i wanna do this so badly! I bet it's... Dec 20, 2003 - 10:03 PM dcgoalie312 i know what you mean my sub bok slid all around be... Dec 20, 2003 - 10:48 PM PowellCelica oh good idea. I just threw all my plans for the ce... Dec 20, 2003 - 11:46 PM FallenHero Hey coomer, you know you can get fiberglass filler... Dec 21, 2003 - 12:06 AM KAMiX QUOTE I know I can put on layer after layer at onc... Dec 21, 2003 - 12:24 AM NEVERSTOP coomer - looks good!! the only thing I wou... Dec 21, 2003 - 1:48 PM Andason Hows your strength after 4? Today is beautiful in ... Dec 21, 2003 - 5:01 PM Drocay I started my Fiberglass project(custom door inlays... Dec 21, 2003 - 6:07 PM Coomer I just was able to finish up that fourth layer yes... Dec 27, 2003 - 4:54 PM Drocay good stuff man looks great. Dec 27, 2003 - 7:50 PM Coomer This morning I cut the rough edges off of the encl... Dec 28, 2003 - 5:34 PM Coomer Just to update you guys, I held the MDF speaker ri... Dec 28, 2003 - 8:24 PM Phat_99CeliGT nice progress man.
Keep the pics comming Dec 28, 2003 - 8:29 PM Andason dude, i cried laughing when i saw this because the... Dec 28, 2003 - 8:53 PM Coomer Hmm...I don't find it very funny, but maybe it... Dec 28, 2003 - 10:13 PM Andason QUOTE (Coomer @ Dec 28, 2003 - 8:13 PM) Hmm..... Dec 28, 2003 - 10:16 PM FallenHero those filler sheets are awsome. I got the video f... Dec 28, 2003 - 11:19 PM Andason QUOTE (FallenHero @ Dec 28, 2003 - 9:19 PM) those ... Dec 28, 2003 - 11:25 PM Drocay looks great man. Dec 29, 2003 - 12:24 AM Uppitycracker Hey man I was actually trying to find a page with ... Dec 29, 2003 - 3:34 AM Coomer QUOTE (Uppitycracker @ Dec 29, 2003 - 12:34 AM) He... Dec 29, 2003 - 4:41 AM boosted_K2 any more progress coomer? me and my friend are goi... Dec 29, 2003 - 2:46 PM Coomer QUOTE (boosted_K2 @ Dec 29, 2003 - 11:46 AM) ... Dec 29, 2003 - 10:06 PM SpedToe169 Man, I don't know how you're even getting ... Dec 30, 2003 - 10:07 AM Coomer QUOTE (SpedToe169 @ Dec 30, 2003 - 7:07 AM) Man, I... Dec 30, 2003 - 10:47 AM Drocay My stuff is taking forever to dry outside as well,... Dec 30, 2003 - 5:44 PM SpedToe169 I bet your moms/wives/g'fs wouldn't mind i... Dec 30, 2003 - 6:41 PM Coomer Now that it's stopped snowing, I think I'l... Dec 30, 2003 - 8:27 PM Coomer After leaving the enclosure in my shed with the sp... Jan 1, 2004 - 8:32 PM jmastaniza beautiful Jan 1, 2004 - 9:11 PM doGGy Coom, its a master piece Good luck, and keep upda... Jan 2, 2004 - 5:00 AM Drocay It looks great man. Jan 2, 2004 - 1:21 PM sphinx no more updates?
is it almost done?
the suspense... Jan 9, 2004 - 7:59 PM Coomer QUOTE (sphinx_race911 @ Jan 9, 2004 - 4:59 PM) no ... Jan 11, 2004 - 4:18 AM celicarocker this has given me inspiration to try to make my ow... Jan 11, 2004 - 10:07 AM jmastaniza im going to try to make my whole trunk space a cus... Jan 11, 2004 - 8:13 PM snadman My whole car is going to be fiberglassed...custom... Jan 12, 2004 - 4:07 PM Coomer I've had quite a few people ask me for updates... Mar 2, 2004 - 8:08 PM Drocay looks amazing man. Thats a quality Job. Mar 2, 2004 - 8:44 PM Coomer As Doggy pointed out, there's quite the flat s... Mar 5, 2004 - 8:37 AM doGGy RE: My Latest Project Mar 5, 2004 - 8:49 AM creis very nice coomer, cant wait to see how it ends up,... Mar 12, 2004 - 2:17 AM Phat_99CeliGT any updates??
it has to be done by now
lol Apr 19, 2004 - 11:07 AM Hanyo bump*
update? Jun 5, 2004 - 9:42 AM Coomer It's done...it just needs paint, and a sub. Jun 5, 2004 - 12:15 PM Andason Talk about your all time bumps.... Jun 6, 2004 - 8:28 AM Doge Straight from the graveyard =) Jun 7, 2004 - 2:18 AM KAMiX Yeah looks good bro, I'm looking at doing some... Jun 7, 2004 - 2:57 AM Hanyo QUOTE (Doge @ Jun 7, 2004 - 7:18 AM) Straight from... Jun 7, 2004 - 3:13 AM x_itchy_b_x werd Jun 7, 2004 - 1:28 PM Coomer I think I actually might not even use the enclosur... Jun 7, 2004 - 2:41 PM turboinduction thats great ... I'll take it Jun 7, 2004 - 3:44 PM shid Coomer- why the change in ideas? (my subs in the t... Jun 7, 2004 - 8:37 PM Drocay QUOTE thats great ... I'll take it
it should... Jun 7, 2004 - 9:30 PM Coomer QUOTE (shid @ Jun 7, 2004 - 6:37 PM) Coomer- why t... Jun 7, 2004 - 11:26 PM turboinduction QUOTE (Drocay @ Jun 8, 2004 - 2:30 AM) QUOTE that... Jun 8, 2004 - 1:15 PM funnyboy117 Yeah the back seats are a big obstacle for the bas... Jun 8, 2004 - 7:49 PM Coomer QUOTE (funnyboy117 @ Jun 8, 2004 - 5:49 PM) Yeah t... Jun 8, 2004 - 8:23 PM shid .. your passengers crotch is really going to feel ... Jun 8, 2004 - 8:27 PM ice23q how is your sub box going ...if you have any quest... Jun 10, 2004 - 5:34 AM Coomer QUOTE (ice23q @ Jun 10, 2004 - 3:34 AM) how is you... Jun 10, 2004 - 3:16 PM creis putting a sub in the glove box would look pretty n... Jun 10, 2004 - 3:41 PM Coomer QUOTE (creis @ Jun 10, 2004 - 1:41 PM) putting a s... Jun 10, 2004 - 3:47 PM Drocay i've been thinking about cutting the back out ... Jun 10, 2004 - 4:11 PM Coomer QUOTE (Drocay @ Jun 10, 2004 - 2:11 PM) i've b... Jun 10, 2004 - 5:58 PM Drocay back of front seats. Jun 10, 2004 - 8:00 PM funnyboy117 Mold it in on the bottom of the passenger seat for... Jun 10, 2004 - 10:09 PM Hanyo i always wanted to mold a bazoka tub into the cent... Jun 15, 2004 - 7:27 AM Consynx i have two 8s and i wanted to take out the back se... Jun 15, 2004 - 9:44 AM
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