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got some work done on the port today

im still trying to decide what i want to do as far as my front stage. i still want to go active with a minidsp but i have not made a decision on which mids i want to run and also which tweets i am going to be running. i was thinking some crescendo ft1's but im still not exactly sure if thats what i want

also started work on the trim pannels. they are going to be covered in a dark grey suede fabric

started glassing and covered the entire inside in resin. still have to install the port and then it should be ready for subs still have to go through and clean up the fiberglass before anything

getting ready to glass the corners

new pictures will be up soon. im waiting till i have a good amount of them for one big update sometime soon

i havnt been able to get much done lately with the weather here. its been raining for about 14 days straight and i dont have enough room in my garage to do all the work so im just waiting on a good day. friday its supposed to stop raining for a while so i should finally get this box all together. its been too long without bass

had a little time to start putting things together. nothing is really glued up yet im just getting all of my holes pre drilled so it will go together fast when i get a chance to work on it again. my head is going to be right in the port on this build lol. shouldnt be too much longer and this will be playing. its killing me to have so little time to work on things. also the top is not attached at all in this picture so that why it isnt lined up yet

im considering all options at them moment. the minidsp is what ive done the most research into at the moment which is why im thinking i want to run them. im still going to read up on other options like the harmony to see how they compare though. this is going to be my first active setup so il be spending a lot more time reading before i start piecing it together

nothing really exciting going on right now. just waiting on clearcoat to dry so i can start putting the box together. in the mean time ive been looking around for what i want to do with my front stage and im thinking i want to run an active setup. probably with a minidsp or something along those lines. just wondering if anyone is running them or an alternative and if so how they like it

got some of the staining done on the box. i was going for a kind of dark worn look and i like the way this stain turned out. Im still going to be doing a few more coats and then going over it with a few coats of a glossy clear. and yes i know that the screw holes are visible but with the stain i kind of like the contrast that they bring out. the box is finally starting to get close to going together. just wish i had more time to work on it

looking for 8's. only problem is i may have to find a better spot than the kick pannels. my car is a stick so the clutch is where my kick pannels would be

yes i know this. the reason for the screws on the front of the box was because that was originally supposed to be the backside of the baffle but while routing i got a chip in the front layer of the wood on a corner that would not at all be able to be covered up as the second ply in the birch is a much different color than the first. i can always go back and insert wood plugs and sand them flat on the face of the box or just cover the box in carpet

i probably wont have a lot of time to work on the car for the next few days with work and my classes. in the mean time im trying to decide on a material to cover the trim panels. thinking black leather or something like that. also going to be shopping around for some new mids for some kick panels. im open for any suggestions on a good set of mids

i got a layer of stain down on the sides of the port to get an idea on what the box will look like. im going to start with stain and if i dont like it il just carpet the box

had to 45 the top of the box to fit it in my car because of how close the box comes to the ceiling

got some work done on the baffle today doubled it up and started some bracing with a 2x4 on the back. tomorrow i should be able to start putting some of it together in my car and throwing some stain on the baffle and other parts that will be seen.

You mean IA, 32hz should be fine. IA recomends 35hz but im sticking with 32

also couldnt find any good headphones around my house yesterday and needed some music while i worked so i built this little thing with some of the scrap mdf from my trim panels and leftover pieces from other peoples boxes that i built recently. the speakers are my stock door speakers out of my xb. they are pioneers and hooked to a 40 watt amp. not bad for what it is. has a decent amount of midbass to it and can play low for just a few door speakers. its got a small port tuned to around 75ish might decide to put some decent 6.5s in there when i get the chance to

started cutting today. i have all my lengths cut now i just have to cut them to the right widths and the box will start going together

using the old box as a saw horse lol

i should have some more up today. finally made a design that im happy with so il be cutting all the birch up this afternoon

thats what i was thinking. 32 hz and 15 cubes

i havnt had a whole lot of time lately with work and other things going on at the moment so i have not made a lot of progress. more has been done for the frame under the box. its a lot sturdier than the fame underneath the last box. im still waiting on more 2/0 cable too. it was supposed to be here thursday but hasnt left the ups station yet so who knows how long that will be. i have a few box designs that im trying to decide between. problably going with around 14 cubes compaired to the 10.5 in the first box and tuning the box to around 32-35ish still unsure on that

i forgot to post pics of the skyhigh 2/0 that i installed a while back. because of the relocation of the amp i am a few feet short so i had to order some more today