I just posted a small intro on the new members thread and said I was going to post my build so hear are a bunch of pictures to bring you up to speed. I was out of audio for a long minute until I found a bunch of videos on YT and it got me fired up again. The game had changed a lot since I was into it in the late nineties. Before all this madness began I had an alpine 6.5" comp set and a single 12". It has grown into somewhat of a monster now and it continues to get better...

Here is an outside pic to set this thing off. I am repainting it this summer. Matte black with a rhino lined roof lol

Old doors

new door build for a single 10"

Window controls molded into door panel

doors, IB for 2 18" and kickanels

WOW. Gonna be nuts!

Were not there yet so on with the pics...

HU and eq

doors in primer

door and kick installed and painted

Big 3 shots kicker hyperflex

wall build

3/4" mdf was laid over this and was glassed. There is close to 80 oz. of resin in the wall

but wait there's more lol...

Some drivers I have on hand 13 of these are in the car as we speak. The sony buyouts are for a home Line array project I haven't got around too yet.

Image dynamic horns

wall done still missing one sub at this point

wall finished and looking sexy as hell

a little power to drive it

Horns mounted under the dash

Cleaning up the amps wiring

They are mounted in the trunk.This is where it stands right now. I just added a rear channel of 6 4" and it really helped the front center image. I have plans to add an 8" to the doors and possibly build a new wall for 6 18" this fall so stay tuned.

WOW. Gonna be nuts!

It is getting there and should be pretty crazy if I can ever finish it and do some hardcore tuning.

Are those Dayton Audio 18"s?

Are those Dayton Audio 18"s?

Yes sir. They are great little subs. They are on 500 watts a piece and they sound great

Are those Dayton Audio 18"s?

Yes sir. They are great little subs. They are on 500 watts a piece and they sound great

Love it. I use Dayton in my home and car. Excellent value.

Are those Dayton Audio 18"s?

Yes sir. They are great little subs. They are on 500 watts a piece and they sound great

Love it. I use Dayton in my home and car. Excellent value.

for sure. It's hard to beat 125 bux a sub

Looks good man! I'm also a Dayton audio fan.

I've been following your build elsewhere.. good stuff man!!!

Nice wall. Not ported tho?

Nice wall. Not ported tho?

Not yet. I am going to try making some flared aeroports out of 4" pvc, modeling clay, and mdf for fun. Next week if possible. 4 of them 4.5" long will give me a tuning of around 35 hz according to their website. It would be nice to be in the 150 club. I still want to rebuild the wall this fall for 6 18" but in the meantime this will be a fun little project.

How do those horns sound? Build looks nice, seen it on another forum as well. Good job on the 10" in the door

How do those horns sound? Build looks nice, seen it on another forum as well. Good job on the 10" in the door

I love em' they have some nasty peaks in between 1-4k but I think they sound pretty great with just a small amount of eq. They are on 30 watts a piece. I only have like 50 rap tracks and just got introduced to decaf. I listen to a lot of trance, acoustic, rock, and they play that really well. If I can post a vid you can hear them playing. some nickle creek.

and some Dave and Cake

I decided to try my hand at making some homemade aeros. I went to their website and used their calculator. With 4 4.5" pieces of pvc I will get a final tuning of around 35 hz. I don't know how well it will work out but they have been fun to build so far. Here are a few pictures and a video to show how far I got today. I mentioned 3 different lengths in the vid but they are all 4 1/2". The wall is being rebuilt in a couple months anyway so if it doesn't turn out very good no biggie. My biggest worry is group delay.

I have since sanded the rough edges out that might cause any turbulence.

I thought a normal flair would be a little boring and a little small so I decided to switch it up a bit. I freely admit I am flying by the seat of my pants.

Here is the secondary piece I put over it. I am going to use some modeling clay and resin and fiberglass to smooth out the transitions.

A pic of both of them with some finish work need to be done.

...And the rubble pile. I hate mdf dust. I sneezed like crazy till I took a shower.

Video. You can see I switched gears half way through in favor of this idea. I could have edited it out but I am all about transparency when it comes to my build.

Enjoyed the vids!! Good to see someone working with some horns, sitting on two sets that I want to do something with. Watching the vid on your port designs I thought about a website I saw a while back. Thought you could give it a look if you havn't seen it, might give you a few ideas.

http://www.subwoofer-builder.com/flares-10mm.htm

Keep us posted on your progress.

I definitely would have tried something like that but alas no router. It's on my wish list.

Made a little headway today. I am having a lot of fun building these and may build a pair with square ports too. I cut the final design into the ports and laid some modeling clay into them. They need a ton more work but you can see where I'm headed. I will fiberglass them tomorrow assuming they are dry enough and paint them. Then I can cut the holes in the baffle, adjust the gain and we are ready to rock and roll.

It kinda makes me want to scrap the 6 18 sealed idea and do 4 with a common port and build something truly wicked. We'll have to see

I put a couple layers of matte and resin on the ports today. I am going to do the same to the back to reinforce them a little more. Once I do that I will sand the bejeezes out of them and hit them with some plastidip (black) I have to be honest; I am a little more than excited. Here is a pic of the glass action. I should have more tomorrow including a demo. Don't know if it will be louder by ear but should definitely move more air.

I likes the sealed design better. You don't see sealed walls much anymore. Good work either way. I'm tuned in.

I likes the sealed design better. You don't see sealed walls much anymore. Good work either way. I'm tuned in.

Thx. The car keeps going through different setups. Like 5 in the last two yrs. lol Now I am experimenting with walls. I would like to break 150 with this one before I rebuild it and I was closeish lol outlaw. I should get closer with the ported config. It's not a requirement before I rebuild but it would be nice. When I double the cone area and power I am hoping for 153's. Maybe a 148 or 49 sealed on the dash. Once that happens I am staring on my next project... My brothers 3000gt. That should be a lot easier to get loud :/

I definitely would have tried something like that but alas no router. It's on my wish list.

No router, that is a limiting factor. I like were you are going with the above pics and design. Looking forward to your thoughts once you get it setup.

Back with a video. I have the ports in and they keep impressing me. Here is a long ass video demoing a couple songs.

They perform better on dance and acoustic music too. Good attack and decay. The car is noticeably louder sealed which is a plus. I can't always drive with windows down. I know the ports are ugly. I could do some finish work on them but if they sounded bad I didn't want to waste the extra time. It was still a fun project.