Well wife got a newer car, 2005 Kia Spectra5 and of course I wanted to put a system in it. So since I couldn't find a buyer for my Alpine CDA-9835 that will be going in this week when the kit/harness arrive. I will be putting some Polk 6.5 coaxials in the doors for now, those are in her old car atm. Just this past weekend I worked a deal where I built a box for a single 12 and swapped that for a SA8 barely broken in. So today I decided to go ahead and build the box for the SA8. Also picked up a MTX4001 400W@2ohm mono amp for $60 from a friend of mine who owns a pawn shop in Merrit Island.

Here's a few pics of the box;

That's it for now, gotta pick up charcoal gray carpet for it, then h/u and wiring will probably be done this weekend.

wow what is the box specs? 1cubic net at 35-38hz?

it looks really nice though! carpet ftw! or maybe paint the box the color of the car?

crazy fast work dude and looking great too!!!

Looks great!

NICE !!!

Right around 1cuft and yes tuning is 35-37Hz range, I have been wicked busy doing boxes lately I have done 3 in the past 5 days, and each time I do one I am finding ways to go faster, and short cuts to save time as well as where I screwed up previously I don't make the same mistake twice. Just need a plunge router and circle jig then I can go even faster sub holes take me a little long because I go small then grind them out to perfect fit with a sanding disc on my air grinder. Overall time on this box was like 4 hours total minus breaks/lunch from raw wood cuts, to completed by myself. This includes sanding all rough area's, filling screw holes on the port with wood filler and sanding those down smooth. I can't wait to hear this little beast, cause it's just sooo cute! LOL

She's going to like it for sure, nice work!

Right around 1cuft and yes tuning is 35-37Hz range, I have been wicked busy doing boxes lately I have done 3 in the past 5 days, and each time I do one I am finding ways to go faster, and short cuts to save time as well as where I screwed up previously I don't make the same mistake twice. Just need a plunge router and circle jig then I can go even faster sub holes take me a little long because I go small then grind them out to perfect fit with a sanding disc on my air grinder. Overall time on this box was like 4 hours total minus breaks/lunch from raw wood cuts, to completed by myself. This includes sanding all rough area's, filling screw holes on the port with wood filler and sanding those down smooth. I can't wait to hear this little beast, cause it's just sooo cute! LOL

i got one sa 8 and the box is tuned around 37 on 1 cube and it's crazy how loud it is you should be very pleased.

Well got the carpet today, on the way I picked up my new plunge router and can't wait to use it, well I have a Jasper Jig on order should also be here this week. Anyway, so I got home and carpeted the box, then did a amp mount board mounted that to the side of the box and setup the MTX 4001 on it. So it's all ready just have to do the headunit and wiring this weekend. Here are the finished pics.

Again, cannot wait to hear this little monster in her car!

That's awesome man. I've been beggin my girlfriend to let me put my 15" nightshades in her car until I get my car lol she keeps saying no.

Build looks great man, fast work! Lets see some videos!

Video's gonna be a while, have to get the kit/harness in so I can do the headunit, then I have to do all the wiring. Ugh not looking forward to the work, but the results will be worth it.

SA 8s look real good nice build

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Nice - Clean build!

Working on the grill so she doesn't throw a bag into the sub in the hatch LOL.

Still working on the mounting.

Here is the finished grill, not 100% sure if I like it but hey it protects the 8 from flying grocery bags!

Looking nice. Grill guard looks like it will do the job

wow that grill looks like my polk mm grills but really custom looking with the awesome carpet job done on it

not a bad idea.. too bad it didnt have some type of viewing glass in the center so the sundown logo was visible lol. kinda hides the woofer, but totally understand its purpose. great work so far!

Nice box!

That's quite a bit of box for one SA8, let us know how it handles

Sounds really good with only 400watts on it right now, videos are uploading so I'll post again when they are done.

Nice little build there. The carpeting looks real nice.

Wow, that is a very clean looking box. Nice job.

Couple vids;