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<blockquote data-quote="just call me KeV" data-source="post: 8801553" data-attributes="member: 656095"><p>So I'm back with a few more photos. I made a mistake but rather than hide it I figured I would show you today then return later with the repair. In my haste and after about 6hrs working non stop on the car I made a mistake; albeit just an asthetic one. I drilled the holes so the alignment of the subwoofers is incorrect. I was so wiped I didn't even notice until I looked at the drivers mounted. </p><p> It's not a big deal and a quick fix so I'll eat my crow and fix it tomorrow. You guys know me I post everything. Total transparency boys...In any case I want to run the wiring closer to the upper center section of the baffle hence the orientation. I have some grommets on order so that the wiring will travel through to keep everything clean. </p><p>Why did I mount the drivers now? I just wanted to see what they would look like. It also felt as a landmark was acheived. The fact is though were still miles from me wrapping this monstrosity.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]40784[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As you can see there is a significant amount of the rear deck area that is taped off. There is also wooden dowels that have been glued to the baffle. This is the beginning of me filling the gaps before I glass them. Whenever I have a glassing project I like to get all the projects that far that way I can do them all at once. Since I was working on the doors I figured two for one. </p><p> From the pictures you can see there is a gap inbetween the dowels. This was deliberate. I am building a brace that willl go from the baffle to the ceiling/roof. Kind of like a stripper pole. Looking from the trunk there will be another brace so It appears to run through the entire car. I know it's hard to wrap the idea around your head but when I make some more gains in the fab department it will begin to make sense. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]40786[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]40790[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]40791[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p> Ahhh... the doors. I had a hell of a time with keeping the tape from delamanating in this damn heat. Despite cleaning the door panels beforehand. It's also been a bit of time using fiberglass (10 years-ish) so I mixed a couple batches with too much catalyst/activator and they cured before I could use them. Frustrating..</p><p>Neverless the first layer has been applied and I can fill the other harder to reach gaps once I remove them. This will give me a chance to retape the doors after some further modification. I also need to cut the holes for the doors and remove some of the sheetmetal to accomadate (sp?) those huge motors on the midbass. I'll take some pictures of this modification as well. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]40792[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Even though I have made my fair share of mistakes and I am pretty happy with how everything is shaping up. I'll be working on the car all this weekend so we should be able to make a big push and I'll have more content to share. I need to speed the process up though I may have a new engineering gig soon and I'm already hearing talk of Canada and the Philipines.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="just call me KeV, post: 8801553, member: 656095"] So I'm back with a few more photos. I made a mistake but rather than hide it I figured I would show you today then return later with the repair. In my haste and after about 6hrs working non stop on the car I made a mistake; albeit just an asthetic one. I drilled the holes so the alignment of the subwoofers is incorrect. I was so wiped I didn't even notice until I looked at the drivers mounted. It's not a big deal and a quick fix so I'll eat my crow and fix it tomorrow. You guys know me I post everything. Total transparency boys...In any case I want to run the wiring closer to the upper center section of the baffle hence the orientation. I have some grommets on order so that the wiring will travel through to keep everything clean. Why did I mount the drivers now? I just wanted to see what they would look like. It also felt as a landmark was acheived. The fact is though were still miles from me wrapping this monstrosity. [ATTACH type="full"]40784[/ATTACH] As you can see there is a significant amount of the rear deck area that is taped off. There is also wooden dowels that have been glued to the baffle. This is the beginning of me filling the gaps before I glass them. Whenever I have a glassing project I like to get all the projects that far that way I can do them all at once. Since I was working on the doors I figured two for one. From the pictures you can see there is a gap inbetween the dowels. This was deliberate. I am building a brace that willl go from the baffle to the ceiling/roof. Kind of like a stripper pole. Looking from the trunk there will be another brace so It appears to run through the entire car. I know it's hard to wrap the idea around your head but when I make some more gains in the fab department it will begin to make sense. [ATTACH type="full"]40786[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]40790[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]40791[/ATTACH] Ahhh... the doors. I had a hell of a time with keeping the tape from delamanating in this damn heat. Despite cleaning the door panels beforehand. It's also been a bit of time using fiberglass (10 years-ish) so I mixed a couple batches with too much catalyst/activator and they cured before I could use them. Frustrating.. Neverless the first layer has been applied and I can fill the other harder to reach gaps once I remove them. This will give me a chance to retape the doors after some further modification. I also need to cut the holes for the doors and remove some of the sheetmetal to accomadate (sp?) those huge motors on the midbass. I'll take some pictures of this modification as well. [ATTACH type="full"]40792[/ATTACH] Even though I have made my fair share of mistakes and I am pretty happy with how everything is shaping up. I'll be working on the car all this weekend so we should be able to make a big push and I'll have more content to share. I need to speed the process up though I may have a new engineering gig soon and I'm already hearing talk of Canada and the Philipines. [/QUOTE]
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