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**simplicityinsound** · 11-05-2009

some build pics of the rack, sorry didnt get more, i started it before going down to LA for regionals and finished it after i came back, and sorta forgot my camera in my bookbag for a few days lol...

so here is the initial mold, about 7 layers of cloth:

once that was trimmed to the desired shape, i molded in a bottom plate for the sub.

so here is the entire back mold:

then the baffles, dividers and supports were attached:

then fleece was pulled over the entire thing:

to ensure that it was the proper shape when cured, i attached this first to the panel inside the car, and then applied resin, this way, when the resin cured, it would ensure that the proper shape and countours of remain and not be flexed out of shape due to the force of the fleece and the drying process:

then the structure was removed, sanded a bit, and i skipped a few pics here...where i went in through the back and heavily reinforced the inside walls of the structure.

the subbox portion, whcih came out to be right under .5 cubfeet, got 9 layers of 3/4 oz mat, and also half a gallon of chopped strand/resin mixture poured into it to ensure its solid and air tight. while the non load bearing amp rack walls received about half a gallon each of duraglass/resin and chop strand/resin. at the end of hte day, they wwere quite solid. and then some sound proofing went into it and also on the back wall of the stock panel to whcih this is attached.

sorry agai nfor lack of pics, just have to trust me on it hehe, the thing is quite solid...i sat on it a few times taking a break from working lol

then it was carpted and installed...again...no more pics...

anyway, i just came back from the airport after delivering the car back down to LA. my fourth 5 hour drive in 3 weeks woot!

for the relatively modest amplification and tuning, it sounds pretty darn good. can it benefit from more tuning capabilities? sure...but i think its a pretty solid little SQ system. stage is nice and high and quite wide, center image is okay, midbass impact is quite good...not much true subbass beyond a certain volume and freq but that was never the point anyway

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11-05-2009	#4
simplicityinsound Supporting Vendor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 32 Posts: 1,922 12V Company: Simplicity In Sound Position: owner iTrader: (0)	Re: Simple little SQ set up for a 2000 Land Cruiser some build pics of the rack, sorry didnt get more, i started it before going down to LA for regionals and finished it after i came back, and sorta forgot my camera in my bookbag for a few days lol... so here is the initial mold, about 7 layers of cloth: once that was trimmed to the desired shape, i molded in a bottom plate for the sub. so here is the entire back mold: then the baffles, dividers and supports were attached: then fleece was pulled over the entire thing: to ensure that it was the proper shape when cured, i attached this first to the panel inside the car, and then applied resin, this way, when the resin cured, it would ensure that the proper shape and countours of remain and not be flexed out of shape due to the force of the fleece and the drying process: then the structure was removed, sanded a bit, and i skipped a few pics here...where i went in through the back and heavily reinforced the inside walls of the structure. the subbox portion, whcih came out to be right under .5 cubfeet, got 9 layers of 3/4 oz mat, and also half a gallon of chopped strand/resin mixture poured into it to ensure its solid and air tight. while the non load bearing amp rack walls received about half a gallon each of duraglass/resin and chop strand/resin. at the end of hte day, they wwere quite solid. and then some sound proofing went into it and also on the back wall of the stock panel to whcih this is attached. sorry agai nfor lack of pics, just have to trust me on it hehe, the thing is quite solid...i sat on it a few times taking a break from working lol then it was carpted and installed...again...no more pics... anyway, i just came back from the airport after delivering the car back down to LA. my fourth 5 hour drive in 3 weeks woot! for the relatively modest amplification and tuning, it sounds pretty darn good. can it benefit from more tuning capabilities? sure...but i think its a pretty solid little SQ system. stage is nice and high and quite wide, center image is okay, midbass impact is quite good...not much true subbass beyond a certain volume and freq but that was never the point anyway b
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