mini cooper wall thread, version 2

[pimpedout97x 4]

thanks guys!

M5, idk why, just becuase, lol.

[pimpedout97x 4]

port is officially liquid nailed, tite bond 2'd, and screwed in. its not coming out

ever

went a little crazy on the foam,

how i screwed the top of the port to the roof, from inside the port.

was a BITCH

[Tmax98 3]

i thought u planned on being able to take this bad boy out of there eventually?

[pimpedout97x 4]

yea, that plan kind of went out the window long ago

[ramos 2]

yea, that plan kind of went out the window long ago

Good to see you have finally come to reality

[Lord Baccus 1]

D@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

i am digging this thread...

oh ya what does idk mean ???

not good @ short hand typing

id guess ( idk = i dont know ??? )

[quakecitystudio 0]

I have a question. Why did you start building the wall without removing the plastic panels in the rear? I would figure that you would create new ones or modify the existing ones for a clean, almost factory look, even though that could be misleading.

[Adrian_D 520]

Nice work man !

This time it looks like a solid build.

[pimpedout97x 4]

thanks, i appreciate the kind words. heres where its getting a little complicated, but this didnt come out too bad.

did a little bit today

tomorow im gonna glass the entire rest of the box, but i wanted to get it glassed up in the corners first, let it harden (which is hard as a rock now) then tomorow ill put a 2nd layer over that while i coat the rest of the box.

foamed it up first

then taped it up. i used a special anti-Darrell solution. this is an inside joke between me and robin, about a fat dude that works at my job (robin used to work there)

and finally, glassed

[pimpedout97x 4]

baffle = on for good.

braced it, and the port. the 2x4 really helped the bottom of the port.

and the gaps that need to be sealed up with wood first, then glassed over.

and the pics you all have been waiting for

[pimpedout97x 4]

kicker 1/0, and kicker 4awg wire FTW

the blue is getting swapped for matching black/gray. he gave me blue on accident.

went from these gaps on the sides

to this

trim panel will cover all this. had to cut it like this to get it past the B pilliars, unfortunately

sub is hella close to the top of the port.

[pimpedout97x 4]

havent done **** for the last couple days lol

i lined the box with mat, im prally gonna go resin it now, sun is starting to go down, i hate working in the sun... lol

little bit of resin

started to rain, gonna go out and finish the rest of the matted area now, before it rains again

[mrray13 30]

different build, that's for sure, lol. can't wait to see the finished product though. this thing has no choice but to be loud.

overall, looking good VJ.

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Adrian_D 520]

I think it would help to add some pieces of rope across the flat surfaces

[Tmax98 3]

how does ur car smell

[pimpedout97x 4]

very bad...

[QuestionMan 0]

i've been following this for awhile, and i just wanted to say it looks awesome. Can't wait to see some vids (i doubt any camera will do it justice though, lol). Wish i had the tools and skills to do that.

[Tmax98 3]

any updates?

[pimpedout97x 4]

dyed some more things today.

wanted to cover these in suede, but it came down to buying $27/yard suede, and having my upholstery guy cover them (lots of stiching, due to the shape) vs. a can of dye for $9, so i dyed them.

the piece next to it is primered (even with the primer it looked like it did before i primed it anyways)

the flash makes it look shinier than it really is

painted.

[pimpedout97x 4]

carpet was really clean under there lol

im redoing the entire carpet though to black

random pieces

painted

all pieces in the house so they dont get messed up til i finish it all

[RAD 0]

Been watching this build for a little while now, and its sick (in a good way!)

[pimpedout97x 4]

once this drys, i will put a few coats of flat black over it, so itll look somewhat like this (couldnt get a good pic)

[Tmax98 3]

lookin good man

[ABXX49 20]

Sweet build man! That thing is going to be insanely loud.

[pimpedout97x 4]

thanks.

i painted black over the port, it looks OK....not sure if im liking the flat that i used, i have a can of gloss i might shoot a little area with gloss black and see how it looks... i sort of like the gloss anyways becuase it looks "wet" since its got the gloss to it. the flat sort of looks cheap now that i painted over the texture.