**Trunk Worklog** false floor, box, amps, waffle iron :P

[lotas 10+ year member]

Alright so starts the project log of my trunk. I am taking out the Honda cardboard "floor" and replacing it with a sheet of MDF, this sheet will be screwed into a couple 2x4s that will be bolted to the trunk.

I have to be able to access the spare tire so I cant make a false floor and put the amps flush in the floor, so Im building them on top of the floor.

Day 1 -

To Access the spare tire properly I had to make some sort of hinge system in the floor. So i traced the Honda cutout of the floor onto MDF, and cut it out with a Jigsaw. Then using cardboard as a guide to get an idea, I figured out where I needed to put the hinges to be able to get to the spare. You can see my incredible skills iwth the jigsaw in this pic //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif oh well, gotta learn somehow!

Here is a shot with the hinges in action:

And here is the soon to be floor of the trunk:

Next I started making the enclosure for the amps. The enclosure will hold a Kicker Kx 1200.1 and a JL 300/4. The Kicker is a huge amp so the enclosure takes up quite a bit of space. Its about 5" tall, and 24"/26" wide and long respectively. Here is the acrylic/plexiglass stuff that will go over the enclosure:

its not blue, its just covered in blue plastic //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

and here is the enclosure on the floor, test fitting the Kicker, the JL is still under my seat in the old install, haven't removed it yet.

That's Day 1, I will be doing as much as I can tomorrow, probably routing the holes for wiring tomorrow, do pretty much everything I can until I get the wire. Thanks for looking !

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[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

yay! its finally starting. to all those haters of the waffle iron, stay the f**k out and dont ruin it for the rest of us! good luck.

 

[lotas 10+ year member]

okay okay I might as well post Day 2 right now

 

[lotas 10+ year member]

yeah actually my fans arrived today, two stingers, they arent too loud, and they move quite a bit of air so that should be good.

Day 2 -

Today I started making my box. I believe it's somewhere around 1.2 ft^3, cant remember the exact number. Here's a couple of the cutouts, piece on the right is not going to be used.

felt very weird piecing this box together and then trying to imagine it holding a 55lb sub...

I also placed the JL where it will go, beneath the kicker and here's a pic of where the x-overs will go...what do you think, the screens on them or off?:

Next I sort of sketched where I need to drill for wiring to come through, im so accurate with my wiring diagrams :thumbsup :

close-up of the JL, it has a couple harsh scratches on the top, but its not an amp I plan on selling in the future so im not too worried

tomorrow I will probably put the box together and install the sub inside. some guy messed up my order so I cannot wire because my 2awg hasn't arrived yet. and nobody in town carries 2awg, just 4 and 1/0. I will also install the fans, bolt the 2x4's to the car, and maybe mount the false floor.

thanks for looking.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

wow, that JL is beat //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

sall good tho. i like the hinge. whats taht for again? because it does nto seem like youd be able to access that spare with that small hinge //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

oh well //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[cappy72 10+ year member]

I like the setup you working on...

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

looking great so far, keep up the pictures

 

[nosaj070 10+ year member]

Looks good, I'm planning a relatively similar, yet much smaller system early may...

 

[80INCHES 5,000+ posts]

yeah it llooks good so far

80

 

[EscaladeESV 10+ year member]

loooks great....i was wondering when you were starting the waffle iron project //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[lotas 10+ year member]

wow, that JL is beat //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif
sall good tho. i like the hinge. whats taht for again? because it does nto seem like youd be able to access that spare with that small hinge //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

oh well //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

yeah its for the spare tire. It better work becuase I put it in the same spot honda had the crease in the stock cardboard floor //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif (i know it works, ive tested oodles)

the spare tire is straight down, its not really centered in the middle of the trunk, so it only has to be opened a little bit.

anyways day 3 when I get home

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

oh **** really? mine is way the **** near the front. i might have to steal that idea some //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[lotas 10+ year member]

oh **** really? mine is way the **** near the front. i might have to steal that idea some //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

heck, i just adapted honda's technique so go for it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[lotas 10+ year member]

Waffle Time-

sorry never took pics of mounting, fleecing and more glassing, so heres the finished product:

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

nice job man.

i dont know why, but i fu(king love fiberglassing. its like totally creating something by yourself by scratch. then when you finish it, you have the ability to make it professional and look like whatever you're making is supposed to be there.

if you want, check out the fiberglass worklog i just did.

http://www.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=88105