How to install 2-tier amps?

[FJF 10+ year member]

Hi, folks. I need to install and mount a pair of Zapco AG350s in 2 tiers - one amp on top of another - due to a lack of space. I'm not really sure how to go about it. I've seen pics of similar installs. Of course, I can't find any when I actually need them. It seemed like the amps were separated by short pieces of plastic tubing, when stacked, and that could work for me.

Does anyone have a 2-tier amp install and can you please post a pic?

How would you guys recommend installing the amps, given the nature of the project?

Where would I find the tubing, for a lack of a better word, that could be used to separate the amps in a 2-tier arrangement?

Thanks!

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[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

You could just build a rack out of MDF, or something similar...

 

[Michael Savage 10+ year member]

I've seen people use long bolts with nuts to hold the top amp in place.

 

[gotparts90 10+ year member]

I made a rack but threaded rod with nuts would work also. I would post a pick of my lil rack but the wiring is ugly

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

PM mlstrass. This is his trunk. He had some fans behind them to keep them cool too.

 

[smoka 10+ year member]

Check out your local ace hardware, they have plenty of options. In the pic above it looks like he used some coupling nuts.

But there are alot of different options....

 

[DEdwards 10+ year member]

and

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

That's epic.

 

[DEdwards 10+ year member]

that's old... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

that has to be the ugliest carpet i have ever seen.

 

[FJF 10+ year member]

Thanks for all the helpful replies, guys. I'm going to head over to Home Depot in the morning to see what I can find. I appreciate the pics, as well. Please post more if you have them.

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

that has to be the ugliest carpet i have ever seen.

It's just for the Wow factor.

 

[nineball 10+ year member]

it worked. i said "Wow, that carpet is ugly!"

 

[FJF 10+ year member]

Update: I stopped at Home Depot and found a clean way to mount the amps. The amps will be separated by spacers. As the Zapcos have mounting ears on their sides, I'm going to use long screws to install one directly above the other.

 

[91Chevy 10+ year member]

Sweet. Post pics when you're done.