Alright. It's been long enough. Time for a build again.

Discuss!

I just picked up this truck to get me by while I'm building my '77. This is a '96 Dodge, and it's really in pretty good shape. I like it a lot.... I might have to keep it.

Hybrid Audio L3v2, and L8v2 going in the doors.

Arc Audio KS amps - 1200 on the subs and 300 on the speakers.

(2) DD1508's in 2.2ft3 tuned to 34hz.


The box is first. I'm keeping it really simple, no molding into any trim or anything.




STP Gold deadener





3" PVC for ports. This box is tuned at the advice of Ray West - a serious SPL guy.





Gooped up good. I did put a brace in the middle, by the way.



Nice even glue dripping. I hate caulking the back seam, and on this box it would be impossible. I opted for a buttload of wood glue instead of gorilla.



This box is screwed along the side edges. This is the first box I've screwed together since I was 17 and got a compressor and nail gun.... I did it because I want to put a pretty large radius on the sides and not risk screwing up my honking router bit. Those puppies aren't cheap.

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Plaster for the shape. I'm sick of slaving away on bondo..... well actually I just had all day to tinker on 3 different things, so I figured I had the time to wait for plaster to dry and I could take advantage of it's ease of sanding. It's plenty tough for this job.





Seat all the way back



Scooted up where I actually drive this thing. I sit farther forward than usual because of the long clutch travel.






I'll finish her up after SEMA and start on the doors. I'm waiting for amps anyway.

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A shot of the little brace and the port propper-upper. I didn't take the time on the inside of the box I probably should have, but it will still sound good.

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I considered doing these end caps several different ways, with several different shapes, but here's what I did. I rounded all the edges, but kept the insert corners sharp. top and bottom of the box are 3/4" radius, sides are actually a 1-1/4" radius but not with the bit all the way down. I think it will look pretty cool.

I was also going to do the port insert later, but figured I'd just hog it out and fill it all up/in when the insert is removed. I'll level out the side with the ports quite a ways. It's coming along nicely but leaving my shop in the biggest cloud of dust I've had in a long time. Not since I was sanding plaster with my 8" rotary on the display.








The ridiculous cloud of dust.



I'm out of plaster, so I'm stalled until tomorrow. I don't give a crap if it's 'thanksgiving,' I'm working.

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Holy crap it's been insane here. I've been doing nearly full time sales work for the whole month, plus hours of the new site, many of which are for yet unseen features, and trying to help in the shop......

I had some issues with my plaster...... it's really not strong enough for a serious insert. I should have known better. I over compensated with duraglass, and kept a close eye on my 1-1/4" roundover bit...






I couldn't help it, had to shoot some primer. I'll get the last bit of filler on there and have it blocked out and wrapped up as soon as I can....

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I blasted them with Urethane primer today. I had some sitting around thickening up.... figured I'd use it to black out the box.

I'm not going to wrap it until I have the console built and the transitions figured out.

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I spent a couple hours and started on my doors

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Sealing up the doors.






Mat, cloth, mat, cloth, mat - 16.5 oz total.



I heard this works great for marking before you layup. I didn't need to mark these holes since they are pattern-cut, but I wanted to try it.

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