onebadmonte

I know, huh.

If you're stoping in El Paso on the way over to this side of the Pecos River you're in charge of picking up Chico's Tacos for all of us. I'll take a double, fries, and a large Coke.

Ha! I was just in Hell Paso this past tuesday and wensday. Nothing but dust, 80's mini skirts and two-tone lipstick out there.

After a short hiatus I'm back. Up now, mounting the sub mounting rings. The recently modified sub is in position on the baffle to have the mounting locations transferred on to the baffle. With the mounting locations on the baffle it's time to drill out the mounting holes. Here is the sub mounted on the baffle. A close up of the mounted sub. I couldn't resist. Here is a preview of what the view will be like through the viewing slots.

I'm in. O_o

No, I'm mounting the subs with the cones pointing up.

Today I'm gonna try something new. !Video Update! Sit back and enjoy the presentation. No throwing popcorn and silence all phones. Thank you for your cooperation.

I'm gonna do a thin foam on the underside of the subs mounting flange. The box is going to be carpeted as well so it'll help sealing it up. Plus it's a ported box. It's got a big hole on it's side, how air tight does it need to be?

Looks awesome. Enjoy the rest of your vacation. Good to know I'm not the only one who grows a cheesey mustache on this forum.

Today I modify the mounting provisions of my subs. It might sound a little silly to do this, but I think something more than just a hand full of #10 wood screws should be used to mount these subs. Oh, and one other thing, I'm ditching the ugly rubber gasket. So here is the mounting flange and surround. The carnage, make him stop. Mounting provision cleaned up. Nice and tidey. Mounting hardware in place. Looking good.

i agree... but with hugo its all you will see....hes the kinda man that if its worth doing.. its worth doing correctly and perfectly. its amazing because he puts so much detail into things that will just be covered up! no one will ever see them.. but they are amazing in quality and craftsmanship .... even his commuter car is fucking nuts with not only sound.. but attention to detail. you can look at something simple and think.. hey not that hard.. looks simple enough.. but if you only knew the steps it would BLOW YOUR mind. i remember the first time i see the door pods in the cream puff. i think they are 8's... everything was painstaking cut PERRRRFECTLY, as to make it look like it belongs there some how.. but if you know hugo he takes it all in stride, never brags never boast just smiles........ your the man hugo!! Thanks for the exceptionally kind words fellas, especially BigJon. This is a great community to be a part of and to be able to hang out with some of the people I've met here like BigJon and SteveMead make it that much more special. Thanks guys, for all the support and advice, alot of this is in part because of you guys. Thanks. My hats of you to you all.

This is how Sean's caps started: That lookes more like it. I like that one.

ohhh shit, hugo we can roll out together convoy style let me know. this may have the workings to be " EPIC" Texas style Now your talkin'! Woot, woot! I've even got a nice trucker cap for the occasion. Plastic mesh in the back with woven straw front and bill. Definetly gonna be epic. I'll keep you guys posted. Thanks for the heads up Steve.

Dust caps look cool. I'm more impartial towards the Ascendant Audio Avalanche carbon dust caps and their non-glossy textured look and feel. These are a little too glossy for me. Either or congrats to Duran for his new venture. Good luck.

This isn't related to your sub issue, but you need more battery to support what you are doing with that amp. My rule of thumb is 100aH per 1000 watts for daily listening. In your case you're trying to pull almost 4K out of that AQ2200. I would say you would need about 400aH worth of batteries. The batteries act like a buffer between the amp and the alternator. No matter how big of an alt you have the dioeds cannot support an in rush of current through them to support 4K watts, they'll burn. Get more batteries. Good luck, and carry on.

Thanks fellas. I sure hope this box comes out as good as I envisioned it. The pressure is on now for sure. Next weekend, yes. Shoot me the show info maybe I can make it. Nothing better than rolling with the big dogs.

Up next, work on the plexiglass. The plexiglass is half inch thick. Since it's a small window opening I figure it'll be good. As for cutting the plexiglass I used the trusty ol' table saw. Once the glass was cut I laid out the mounting hole locations. I started the holes with a brad tip drill. Since my free hand drill isn't worth a damn I decided to try a guide to keep the holes straight. Here is a pic of the silly contraption I used. Once the holes were drilled I installed the threaded inserts. I'll be using 10-32 machine screws along the narrow edge and 1/4-20 bolts on the far end. To get the holes in the plexiglass I'll be match drilling the holes through the box panel. I mocked up the box side and clamp down the plexiglass. I first drilled a pilot hole using the insert in the panel as a guide. I was extra careful not to booger up any of the threads in the insert. To drill the actual through hole in the plexiglass I used my little ol' drill press. A tip for drilling plexiglass, use the fastest speed as possible. If not the drill will grab when it breaks through and make a mess of things. Here is a shot of the plexiglass test fit.

Will do. No, I picked mine up from Audiosavings when they were closing them out. Same price tho. Shipped even. Thanks fellas. More progress on the way this evening. Woot, woot!

Glad to hear the new box is working out for you. Those N2s are some sexy subs. Now go out there and make the world a better sounding place.

Happy birthday.

Thanks. You know me. I'm an old man so I've got to take my time and do it right. At my age there might not be a next time.

What's up everybody? Making a little progress today. Got all the wood cut and ready to go. Can you say forty-fives? How about some radius-us?...Radii? Time to double up the baffle. Oh no! Glue on the garage floor. Yes! It's not a build till something gets spilled. Thanks.

That's a big 10-4 on the request good buddy. Thanks for the compliment. Over and out.

No problem. It worked like a champ pushing the Double Deez. Glad to see your back. No worries this build is gonna be a litte shorter. The end is near.

I started working on cutting the windows on the front side panel. I opted to change up from the circular windows to a pair of verticle slots on each side of the panel. I laid out the hole locations on the panel. With holes cut in the panels as the ends of the slots I used a buddy's fancy little dremel router. Needless to say that was a big waste of time. Stupid thing wouldn't track straight worth a damn. I roughed out the slots with a jigsaw. After a bit of thinking I came up with using a router with bearing guided bit. I used another of the boxes panels as a guide with some sockets to pick up the tangent points of the slots. Here is the panel with the guide setup ready for the cut. The router ready for action. The first cut finished. I used the port brace as the guide for the opposite side since I needed a shorter piece. Here is a side shot of the setup just before the cut. Before starting the cut a quick verification that nothing is gonna hit. Last thing I want is to be caught off guard while handling a 20,000 rpm router. The finished slots. Thanks for looking.