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Like so... just for reference sake...
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As if the woody wagon doesn't weigh enough already...
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Today is catch up on the drivers side day!
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Shwing.
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Just got 1/2 MDF, spray on plastidip for the baffles, and 3 lbs of black modeling clay... it was all they had.
And chick-fil-a to congratulate myself for palling all my classes.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/woot.gif.aaa6090e619a97b6090d16dd863c5a69.gif
And chick-fil-a to congratulate myself for palling all my classes.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/woot.gif.aaa6090e619a97b6090d16dd863c5a69.gif
who cares if you do well in school, at least your car sounds good.
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Keh-tarl C... Keh-tarl V
I'm not even captioning this time.... It's bed time...
So I started out the day intending to get the drivers side caught up with the passenger side... to no avail... I did get the front layer down, and a little bit of the back layer, but no cigar, I couldn't help myself. I decided to re-do my baffles since the old 3/4" one's were too thick on the passenger side which severely limited the frequencies I could throw at that driver. I picked up a small sheet of 1/2 MDF, I was considering birch... but for a peice this small... why bother... I also got some plastidip in a spraycan... which is kindof like a rubberized undercoat... except maybe thinner... bottom line, something to coat the MDF in to help protect it from a little moisture... Then I headed over to the crafts store and got 3 pounds of modeling clay.
After my little shopping spree I got down to work, re-working my baffles, once I had them cut I sprayed them and deadened the drivers door, came back 1/2 hour later, flip, spray, deaden, repeat... I had decided not to even bother trying to fit a peice of plexi around the linkages and actuator, I could have spent a whole day getting that to work and in the end there still would have been large gaps, so I covered the large holes with foam backed deadener (so as not to let it stick to the actuator/rods) then where it was not feesable to go over the rods anymore, I put some split loom around them with enough to cover their whole movement. Then I just applied mat under and over the split loom, rods still slide freely, and no more huge gaping hole near my ear. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
For door latch lever/handle/thing I cut a third out of a piece of split loom and stuck it in the middle of a hand sized piece of mat. I then snaked my hand up behind the lever and stuck the mat on there from behind, with the rod and end of the lever inside of the split loom. After that I filled the loom with grease so it would slide a little more freely. Final stpe for that area was to stuff it with foam trimmings.
Then I mounted the baffle with about 1/4 to 1/2 inch of clay behind it. next step was to screw it in an find the right spacing so the back cleared the window, but the front had plenty of room to move. Once that was finished I soldered the wires, mounted the speakers, and piled the rest of the clay around the baffle (More mass loading).
After that it was button everything up. I'd go into more detail, but it's late, so if you have any specific questions I'll gladly answer them. The spray adhesive is VSS brand, Raamaudio sells it on their website, and it's better than the other spray adhesives I've used before... only time will really tell though....
I do have to say... though I may be jumping the gun here... this already sounds PHENOMENAL.... like... almost as good as my headphones... which is pretty **** good... We'll see how bringing the other side into the mix shakes things up. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
OH! Something important. I use foam tape completely around the perimeter of the plastic panel... well... I traced the panel onto the metal door and covered that line with the foam tape.... Worked REALLY well, no squeaks or vibrations there at all... first time in the 5 years I've had a caprice... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
Okay... bed... must go to bed...
I'm not even captioning this time.... It's bed time...
So I started out the day intending to get the drivers side caught up with the passenger side... to no avail... I did get the front layer down, and a little bit of the back layer, but no cigar, I couldn't help myself. I decided to re-do my baffles since the old 3/4" one's were too thick on the passenger side which severely limited the frequencies I could throw at that driver. I picked up a small sheet of 1/2 MDF, I was considering birch... but for a peice this small... why bother... I also got some plastidip in a spraycan... which is kindof like a rubberized undercoat... except maybe thinner... bottom line, something to coat the MDF in to help protect it from a little moisture... Then I headed over to the crafts store and got 3 pounds of modeling clay.
After my little shopping spree I got down to work, re-working my baffles, once I had them cut I sprayed them and deadened the drivers door, came back 1/2 hour later, flip, spray, deaden, repeat... I had decided not to even bother trying to fit a peice of plexi around the linkages and actuator, I could have spent a whole day getting that to work and in the end there still would have been large gaps, so I covered the large holes with foam backed deadener (so as not to let it stick to the actuator/rods) then where it was not feesable to go over the rods anymore, I put some split loom around them with enough to cover their whole movement. Then I just applied mat under and over the split loom, rods still slide freely, and no more huge gaping hole near my ear. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
For door latch lever/handle/thing I cut a third out of a piece of split loom and stuck it in the middle of a hand sized piece of mat. I then snaked my hand up behind the lever and stuck the mat on there from behind, with the rod and end of the lever inside of the split loom. After that I filled the loom with grease so it would slide a little more freely. Final stpe for that area was to stuff it with foam trimmings.
Then I mounted the baffle with about 1/4 to 1/2 inch of clay behind it. next step was to screw it in an find the right spacing so the back cleared the window, but the front had plenty of room to move. Once that was finished I soldered the wires, mounted the speakers, and piled the rest of the clay around the baffle (More mass loading).
After that it was button everything up. I'd go into more detail, but it's late, so if you have any specific questions I'll gladly answer them. The spray adhesive is VSS brand, Raamaudio sells it on their website, and it's better than the other spray adhesives I've used before... only time will really tell though....
I do have to say... though I may be jumping the gun here... this already sounds PHENOMENAL.... like... almost as good as my headphones... which is pretty **** good... We'll see how bringing the other side into the mix shakes things up. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
OH! Something important. I use foam tape completely around the perimeter of the plastic panel... well... I traced the panel onto the metal door and covered that line with the foam tape.... Worked REALLY well, no squeaks or vibrations there at all... first time in the 5 years I've had a caprice... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
Okay... bed... must go to bed...
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ngsm13
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You send pics to Dave Almost? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif... tell him this is how you really install poly's + xt25's in teh wag!!!! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
I'm picking up all the glassing supplies today... call me asap... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
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I'm picking up all the glassing supplies today... call me asap... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
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He sold his wagon a few months ago.
//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifThe polys actually seem too bass heavy... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
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