Hey all, finally got round to putting in some sounds. Sub box not completely finished yet, but you get the idea. Got 6.5" Infinity Ref components in the fronts. I ended up cutting 12mm below the mounting face and glassing in a new MDF mounting spacer. Can take pics of that if anyone wants them. In the rears some 6" Infinity 2 ways on a 12mm MDF spacer. Pioneer Headunit, amp under drivers seat running a single 12" pioneer sub in custom box. So here goes.
The Beast

Sub Box


Doors

Amp, as viewed from behind the drivers seat.

Head Unit


I will post more when the box is complete. As you can see in one of the pics, the box is going to curve over the wheel arch. It's gluing at the mo. Will attach it and glass it in place. Hope some of you get some ideas. Cheers, Dan

 

Very nice work!!!

I am wodering how you are curving the wood to fit onto the bottom of the sub box?
Also how many RMS watts are you running in the sub?
Do you have am amp on the speakers?

 

looks good man.

 

It's called 'kurfing'. You put a whole lot of cuts on the back of the MDF, fill the cuts with a resin, bend around a former and let it set. Only running about 180RMS into the sub. Going for SQ, not SPL. And just the head deck on the speakers at the mo, but getting one which will go under the pass seat. Dan

 

Do you have any pics of the process? I have built a sub box before but not with curves, and to fit in my '82 pickup with no space in the cab it has to curve.

 

Just checked it and the glue was not hard enough so it moved. Damn, oh well. Now I can take some photos for ya. More practise I guess. Keep an eye on this. Dan

 

Looking forward to the pictures.

 

Looks good...Are you worried about the amp overheating underneath the seat? I thought about putting my amp there, but am worried it'll cook from poor circulation.

 

I put my ADS there and those get HOT but so far no thermal overload and has worked great! Plus only about half of all amp are under seats...

 

Many guys put there amp under the seat and don't have any trouble. Hope I don't. Just made the new curve and will up pics later. Cheers, Dan

 

If I do, I thought about getting one of those 12v computer cooling fans from radio shack and directing the airflow over the fins. Should cool it down. I'll probably put in under the seat, I don't want to clutter up the cargo compartment, and theives really can't see it either.

 

they sure found my amp there. word of advice secure it in some fashion. i figured it was well hidden but still managed to walk off. kiwi surf im inspired by your box design and now that im in the market might just try my hand at one. good work please put up alot of pictures of it

 

My wifes been getting on me about more volume. I was wondering, what did you do with the stock tweeters up front. I'd like to see some pics of the spacers you made for the front and rear. I've just been putting this off, and I think it's time. Just an amp and new speakers though. Where, "if you don't mind me asking" did you get the infinity comp. and 6.5's?

 

I'm gonna bolt it to the floor. I did that in my last car, put 4 bolts through the floor of the trunk and did the same with the box

 

Wow...your wife wants more volume? Where did you find a woman like that?

 

Yeah, those are rare.

 

No doubt huh? Everytime she drives it to work she's complaining about the stereo!

 

Looks nice! much inspiration for me!
Im goin to have to make a nice curve in my box here in a couple of weeks. custom, behind the seat of my std cab taco. its goin to be tight but I can make it work...just use the back wall of the cab for one wall of the box and that adds 3/4" of depth!

 

I'm in NZ so where I got the speakers won't help you much, but it was Paul Money HiFi. The wagon never had stock tweeters, hence the mounting. Now, on to the curve.
First, cut some grooves into the MDF about 3/4's of the thickness over the area to be curved.

Then after a light sand, fill grooves with and epoxy resin and filler, West Systems is what I used. Also, by having it bent open slightly it aids pushing the resin into the cuts.

Then I placed some plastic over the mould to keep the glue in place and put the MDF over the mould and clamp down.




Once the glue is dry, I will give it a light sand, and then glass it into place in the box. I will take some photos of the doors soon. Cheers, Dan

 

Has anybody else done a sub box behind the left rear panel? I saw one like last year on here and was just wondering?