Just finished up my box

[arsonbob 10+ year member]

Just finished my first box tonight.

Now onto the carpet and layer of black paint.

The angles of the top pieces and sides of the middle section were a pain in the ass to say the least. But it all turned out pretty nice, sanded it up and it's ready to get some carpet now. My amp will be going in the center section, two kicker comp 12" subs in the sides. I made it to fit over the left wheel well of a ford explorer, the notch on the side of the box is so that it has a cleaner fit into the side panel. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

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[arsonbob 10+ year member]

And yes, that is saw dust and shavings inside of the box, it will be vacuumed out shortly.

 

[SUB_URBAN 10+ year member]

thats pretty **** good.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

For a first, that is pretty da*n good.

 

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

get the CVR's

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

paint it in rhino liner.

 

[arsonbob 10+ year member]

paint it in rhino liner.

You know... me and my friend actually thought about doing that when we finished it up earlier tonight. Is that actually productive and does it turn out nicely?

 

[arsonbob 10+ year member]

get the CVR's

I got these for very cheap, so I'll stay with them for awhile unless they are absolutely too weak, then i'll upgrade to something bigger and better.

 

[arsonbob 10+ year member]

Thanks for the positive feedback.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

very nice box man. great 1st time... imagine your next boxes.

those look like radio shack terminals.

 

[arsonbob 10+ year member]

very nice box man. great 1st time... imagine your next boxes.

those look like radio shack terminals.

Yeah I got raped and payed $10.75 for 'em, and I had to wait in line for 5 minutes to pay (one person in front of me). Thanks though, I was just reading one of your work logs, you have some great work, I would have gone to you if I had noticed you were a local box builder before this, but i'm content with my box now.

I am seriously leaning towards rhino liner right now, I really don't want to carpet the box, I have this gut feeling I'll make it sloppy. Any feedback or info I can get on that would be great. Thanks everyone.

 

[SkwurlyFab 10+ year member]

That's a sick box, looks like you put a lot of time into it gettin all the angles right and makin it fit over the wheel well. I was gonna do that on my first box, but decided to just do the traditional rectangle since all I had to cut the pieces was a circular saw. did you have a table saw?

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

just looking at the box, i know there was a lot of time spent on just the design itself.

 

[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

I have building boxes for years, and the other day my homeboy called me to come look at the box he built:laugh: , his first. I was impressed, he works construction, just never used his skills untill I made hie relize.

 

[irnotfob 10+ year member]

nice box indeed riverside represent!

 

[arsonbob 10+ year member]

ahhh triple posttttt

 

[arsonbob 10+ year member]

That's a sick box, looks like you put a lot of time into it gettin all the angles right and makin it fit over the wheel well. I was gonna do that on my first box, but decided to just do the traditional rectangle since all I had to cut the pieces was a circular saw. did you have a table saw?

Nope, cirucular saw, jig saw, sawszall to get the slots for the terminal cups, and a belt sander. It was fun to say the least. Calm and steady worked out well for me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[arsonbob 10+ year member]

That's a sick box, looks like you put a lot of time into it gettin all the angles right and makin it fit over the wheel well. I was gonna do that on my first box, but decided to just do the traditional rectangle since all I had to cut the pieces was a circular saw. did you have a table saw?

Nope, cirucular saw, jig saw, sawszall to get the slots for the terminal cups, and a belt sander. It was fun to say the least. Calm and steady worked out well for me. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[arsonbob 10+ year member]

Oh **** triple post...

 

[arsonbob 10+ year member]

just looking at the box, i know there was a lot of time spent on just the design itself.

Probably 6 hours fideling with sketch up for my first time, and about 8 more building the box itself. It was well worth it to me though. I'm happy with the final product. The design was actually really easy, just doing the math after adding in the 3/4 mdf was a pain in the butt.