1996 Jeep Cherokee

[Adrian_D 520]

i will show you guys the problem

just need to finish the baffle

[Adrian_D 520]

the problem :

thought about one fix :

the ring is on the inside part.

once the baffle is in place i'll lay some layers of fiberglass to connect the narrower parts to the enclosure.

1 inch mdf for the baffle and 3/4 inch for the ring.

[Adrian_D 520]

the lower edge will be supported by another mdf panel. only trouble i still have is on the upper part. that's where i plan on using fiberglass to reinforce. there are bolts in the t-nuts to stop the resin dripping.

also ran out of resin so the left side onle has chopped mat.

it's going to be fun removing the bolts

the panel thas is going to support the lower side. there is a nut in that hole

[Adrian_D 520]

almost done with the glassing part

beware, it looks rather ugly from the excess wood glue

that's my attempt to reinforce the thin mdf lip. also fiberglassed a nut in there..for mounting purposes

rear of the enclosure

thinking of covering the visible parts in leather and painting the hidden parts black.

the last pieces of resin are starting to cure.

[Godsmack 360]

Dude....................freakin sick.

I end up in the Netherlands, if I gots a garge ur gonna come teach me to glass right?

J

[ANeonRider 3]

He's in Romania... a bit out of the way from the Netherlands.

[ramos 2]

Looking good sir. little late for this tip now , but in the future if you need to glass around nuts and bolts. Coat the bolt in vaseline ( petroleum jelly ) first , then thread it into the nut . THe resin won't stick to the vaseline

[Adrian_D 520]

He's in Romania... a bit out of the way from the Netherlands.

24-26 hours with the car

plus i never been there (only Germany and Belgium).

if you're there this summer we'll arrange a meet

sir Ramos, thakyou for the advice. i never thought about vaseline. it's something i'll do for sure next time i need to glass bolts.

[Godsmack 360]

I will let u know when the time comes man.

We may have some stuff to do when I get there neways LOL

J

[Adrian_D 520]

installed and running.

still have some tweaking to do (fill, deaden the fiberglass and put a finish on it) but i'm rather pleased.

[///M5 2,833]

[mrray13 30]

nice sir!!

now, pictures of packages sent to you!!

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Mino 2]

nice build log... cutting up all those pieces of deadner mustve taken forever awesome work... cant wait to see the final product

[Adrian_D 520]

nice sir!!

now, pictures of packages sent to you!!

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

thanks for the comments

there will be some pics of the spl project

along with the surf boards

[Lord Baccus 1]

Great build !!! any pics of the finished boxx ?

what kind of cloth is that your using for the FG ?

[Adrian_D 520]

Box is not finished yet. Not sure i'm going to finish it because i got another of those plastic panels for free so i'm going to build a new box this summer.

No idea on the cloth

[Adrian_D 520]

I'm baaaaaack

Time to finish sound deadening the floor and build an enclosure for the Rl-i.

The back panel of the enclosure is almost complete. Doesn't sit perfect on the plastic panel . The top sagged but it's already cut and ready for a repair. No pics of the enclosure...yet. At least it's better than my first box.

Picked up the sound deadening today and as soon as I'm done with the fiberglass, I'm going to finish the floor.

[Adrian_D 520]

The floor is done

The roof still needs to be deadened...

Current progress of the enclosure :

[Acidburn 10]

looks like a good start, keep the pics coming

[Adrian_D 520]

Will post more pics tomorrow

It bugs me a bit that it doesn't sit flush on the plastic (4th pic from my last post)

[Acidburn 10]

can you build it up with filler or something?

[Adrian_D 520]

I'm probably going to build it up with something...maybe fiberglass...

[tezin87 0]

I just read through the whole build and it looks great. You definitely did an awesome job with the fiberglass, keep up the good work!

[ramos 2]

Looking good mr. adrian. Looks like you pulled the mold out before the glass had fully cured. It tends to warp

Easy way to make it flush is to tape the area back up. except this time only tape up the plastic around the edge of your mold. THen set your mold back in on the tape. Now you can go crazy with some reinforced filler and fill in the gap between your mold and the tape. Let the filler cure fully and pull it out. Viola you just matched that shape perfectly with next to no effort at all

[Adrian_D 520]

Thank you sir ! I appreciate the comments

I forgot to mention I added too much hardener to the mixture and in a corner it got really hot and even smoked. Scared me and I had to pull it out

Nothing done today except measuring the volume. Ended up at around 0.56cf. With some fill it should be good for the RL-i10