Another Log: Dual IDmax box: 3onDubs

[soul05 10+ year member]

how much did james charge you for that box 3ondubs?

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

how much did james charge you for that box 3ondubs?

$110. sshhhhhh

Thanks guys ... and girl for all the great comments. They really keep me going, building wise. Part of my threads' purpose are to encourage those to start building their own enclosures, seeing all the steps taken and all. or to pay me to build it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif Though it can be difficult, it's also fun and rewarding.

 

[3onDubs 10+ year member]

It's always nice when a builder documents the process and takes pictures along the way....it shows patience and a great appreciation to detail. Every step has to be finished and done right (people on the forums can be extremely critical). The fact that you put the pics up for everyone to critique shows the confidence and the quality of your build....Best $110 i'll ever spend... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsupwink.gif.129404938effda6ad9cca39e7f4b58a3.gif

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

I went out and bought the terminal cups just this morning and am waiting for it to cool down outside. Also it'll be a little bit harder to do since my router broke during the build (stupid bit broke and the rest won't want to come out).

 

[3onDubs 10+ year member]

I hate it when that happens....That happened to me with an air nibbler when i was cutting holes in my door metal to mount my speakers. The top snapped off and i was half way done with the last hole. I had to use tin snips and nearly pulled all the skin off my hand....sucked.

If it's too difficult to put the cups in, you can just drill a tiny hole for speaker wire to go through and then seal around the wire....i know that this box deserves nothing less than terminal cups, but im just saying if it's too difficult without the bit. (doesn't make a difference to me).

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

it shouldn't be too difficult. I just gotta use my jig saw now. The bit broke when i was doing the sub cutout and I finished it w/ my jig.

the thing about using the jig is that I have to cut a hole for it to start.

 

[soul05 10+ year member]

1 days work and a box is born..thats too crazy...im building 2 boxes right now with the same specs, but i just finished cutting all the wood right now haha. but then this is the first time im building (a) box(es). i just hope my quality will be as good. only problem so far is that my router doesnt come until friday. o well

always impressed by your work james

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

1 days work and a box is born..thats too crazy...im building 2 boxes right now with the same specs, but i just finished cutting all the wood right now haha. but then this is the first time im building (a) box(es). i just hope my quality will be as good. only problem so far is that my router doesnt come until friday. o wellalways impressed by your work james

same specs huh? that's cool, twins. That 3D sketchup is practically a free plan. good luck w/ the build, soul05.

 

[3onDubs 10+ year member]

Why the same specs soul? The reason i went with that specific slant is because that's the exact slant of my rear seats. The bottom depth of my trunk is exactly 7" more than the top depth. Is that how the trunk is that ur building it for? If not, you can easily change the dimensions so that the box itself is not so deep. Many trunks might not be able to accomodate the height and depth. You probably already know all of this, but im just saying.

 

[soul05 10+ year member]

my friend has 2 idq12s and is selling me one of them. im actually going down to LA next week to pick it up. So he asked me to build a box for him since I was going to build one for myself. My box is 1.5 cubic feet @ 28, and he said that would be ok, cuz itll just be twice the cuts. No biggie though, im getting the idq for 100, but after i give him the box, ill get it for around 60 or so.

my friend doesnt even have a car anymore, he totalled his a few years ago. but he did manage to take his subs and amp out a few days before. He'll probably buy a car, and the box will most likely fit that one too. its about 34x14x11.5. the area i wanted to put it in my trunk was 38x18..i wanted to use more trunk space so i made the depth small too.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

my friend has 2 idq12s and is selling me one of them. im actually going down to LA next week to pick it up. So he asked me to build a box for him since I was going to build one for myself. My box is 1.5 cubic feet @ 28, and he said that would be ok, cuz itll just be twice the cuts. No biggie though, im getting the idq for 100, but after i give him the box, ill get it for around 60 or so.
my friend doesnt even have a car anymore, he totalled his a few years ago. but he did manage to take his subs and amp out a few days before. He'll probably buy a car, and the box will most likely fit that one too. its about 34x14x11.5. the area i wanted to put it in my trunk was 38x18..i wanted to use more trunk space so i made the depth small too.

So is this box w/ the same specs for two IDQ's? If so, I think that's kind of big for IDQs. I suggest sealing them. I don't think porting IDQs will do them justice. With IDQs, keep them SQ. ...IMO of course.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

ok, if anyone cares, here are the terminals.

Since my router broke, kind of, I had my drill play his role. Bad acting skills IMO:

first I used a regular drill bit so the router bit (forgot the name) can fit it.

then I replace the drill bit w/ the router bit, which is made to cut side to side, instead of up-n-down like a drill bit. then I made these cuts so my jig saw can have room to do it's duty. yes i know... I don't know what i'm talking about but whatever works.

After the cuts, I applied some weather strips:

weather stripping:

the this:

walla:

I just remembered that he's gonna carpet or vinyl the box, but oh well, no air will now at the moment.

 

[3onDubs 10+ year member]

I'd say those are good acting skills....that turned out perfect imo.

I'm probably not going to carpet or vinyl the box...i think ill just leave it as is. I like way it looks and it wouldn't bother me to leave it.

---and you just called right now, so im going to stop talking about it already and go get it...lol.

 

[soul05 10+ year member]

So is this box w/ the same specs for two IDQ's? If so, I think that's kind of big for IDQs. I suggest sealing them. I don't think porting IDQs will do them justice. With IDQs, keep them SQ. ...IMO of course.
its for 1 idq...followed the specs on the id webpage. i was going to use a sealed box, but my friend whom im building the box for said that it sounded prety good in a ported box, so im like why not.

 

[ssj2xxgotenxx 10+ year member]

I wish James was my neighbor =)