LADES Street MAX 3-4 Build Log

[jeremiah 10+ year member]

how big are the hols? thy lock like there 18"?

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

how big are the hols? thy lock like there 18"?

Well, ya besides the fact that he mentioned they were 18" holes several times I think u might be correct.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

oh my...

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

how big are the hols? thy lock like there 18"?

noob! if you wanna get all technical the holes diameter are probably like 16.75" lolz

 

[2000LaDe 10+ year member]

actually they are 16.5" to get all "technical" LOL

subs basket is the same as the DD 6 spoke which the cutout is 16.5" the 4 spoke is 16.75". i figured it would be better to cut too small than too big.

might do a lil more work on the port when i wake up. need to make it smaller cuz 695sq in right now is a BIT MUCH for daily use.

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

Brad & Jessica = fegz.

They BOTH fit in that wall? lol.

 

[J31Rob 5,000+ posts]

btw, I'm going to sit in your wall.. full tilt.

 

[2000LaDe 10+ year member]

dude u could fit 4 people in my wall.

 

[2000LaDe 10+ year member]

alright today i modified my baffle and started puttin it together.

pics...

 

[2000LaDe 10+ year member]

keep in mind i still have 4 more layers of baffle to attach.

 

[btlking 10+ year member]

i hope those 4 more layers are going on the front because if not that front mdf baffle is screwed

 

[2000LaDe 10+ year member]

i hope those 4 more layers are going on the front because if not that front mdf baffle is screwed

lol of course its gonna be on the front haha. im not your typical nub here.

 

[bchandler 10+ year member]

Why'd you do that?

By the way, I noticed for those two vertical plank braces on the back wall (visible from the back of the van), you had them oriented "flat". They will provide much more structural strength from the same piece of wood by orienting them "tall." For example, if using 2x4s, attach the 1.5" sides to the panel you are bracing. Imagine laying a plank of wood across two sawhorses and standing on it. If you lay it flat, you are going to get a lot of flex. But if you orient it vertically you will get much less. Another example would be trying to bend a butterknife holding it flat and holding it along the axis 90 degrees from flat (along the "thick" plane of the knife). This is why rafters in houses, I beams, buttresses, and such are oriented in this manner; it is effectively getting the bracing value of the thicker side of the material for the weight of half (or much less) what a square shaped cross sectional piece would get.

If you're going to be adding many sheets of MDF to the back wall anyway, though, I wouldn't worry too much about it. You could always add an "X" to each internal wall, especially the sides which seem thin in comparison to the front and back though. Don't know how that would affect the box performance besides lowering volume a bit, but structurally it would add a lot of strength.

 

[slab 10+ year member]

this is the 1st time ive checked out this build thread. its pretty nice.

im interested in why you cut out the middle section of the inner baffles.

solid work though

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

this is the 1st time ive checked out this build thread. its pretty nice.im interested in why you cut out the middle section of the inner baffles.

solid work though

yeah I was a little baffled (excuse the pun) by that too. I mean, im sure it will work and all //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif