mini cooper wall thread, version 2

[pimpedout97x 4]

temp baffle for 15s

Edited September 19, 2008 by pimpedout97x

[MikeyB 0]

Woot!

[pimpedout97x 4]

hood scoop is coming loose and the window clicks when i put it up...something is hitting metal on metal in the door..gotta be the window motor....not good.. lol

vids later

[pimpedout97x 4]

love the amp jake!!!!!

messy for now

dont have my 18s yet so i made some temporary baffles out of extra wood for some 15s im selling, had to test out the amp so i did this.

things broken/braking within the last 24 hours

hood scoop clip broke off

window motor on drivers door is now clicking randomly but still goes up and down. its gonna fail soon.

[bristabrock 0]

damn! haha, the coop is bangin

[pimpedout97x 4]

before

oh chit

will clean up the drip marks tomorow when its dry and safe to touch. chit is so messy and sticky and takes forever to get off your hands

thats all. we'll see how this helps that support bar from vibrating against the actual metal of the door itself. all that un supported area around the factory support bar ill through some deadening on tomorow after work.

[pimpedout97x 4]

didnt do much if anything at all. i think im just gonna have to get some braces welded in there...

i still gotta finish the outside of the door though where i only put a few pieces (last of the roll)

[pimpedout97x 4]

started with this. the trim panel isnt on in this pic yet.

foam ftw.

sun was out, but the best shot i could get of the underside of the box

pics of the trim panel installed later..my sister took the camera.

[pimpedout97x 4]

the other half of the beauty panel is cut, but i just gotta router out the hole and round it off. ill bondo the cut in the middle of

the subs before its covered in padding THEN vinyl (also will fill all screw holes)

ill do that tomorow.

i like how its coming out though.

[pimpedout97x 4]

this wire is the only access to my trunk. the power lock mechanism broke (ok, i broke it) so i use the manual release and i

didnt have anything to extend it at the moment, so i used speaker wire, and when i permantly put the floor of this wall in, i

forgot to extend it with something other than wire. its also tied on there in a double knot. if it ever comes undone, ill be

pulling a steve meade and breaking my rear window with an 18" sub)

the sub is only in my 2 screws, so yes, the gasket on the sub fits in the flush mount fine, its a tight fit but it fits.

[Tmax98 3]

how is the suspension doin with all that extra weight? j/w

[pimpedout97x 4]

the box alone, fine.

with those 15" BLs and the sundown 3000d, a little noticeable difference..

when i put 18s in and 2 3000ds, 2 100.2s, 1 100.4, 2-3 batts, 16 6.5s and 16 tweeters and alot of 1/0 wire

prally wont move. LOL

[Tmax98 3]

lol

what kind of electrical upgrade u goin to do?

[pimpedout97x 4]

just gonna keep the stock alt. im gonna get 2-3 of the biggest batts i can, and upgrade the wire from the stock alt to the batts with a few runs of 1/0.

reason for keeping stock alt:

1. very expensive to make one for my car, and its not going to be that much output anyways, just becuase of my car, they can make only like 180a ones.....for like upwards of 600$.................

2. even if i got a 300a alt, all my amps are still gonna draw more than 300a reguardless. why waste the money on one? unless they make like a 700-900a alt, theres no point. all its helping is charge the batts faster, and in reality, since the most i can get is a 180a alt on my car, its not worth 600+ dollars to gain 75amps more (stock is 105A)

so, in my mind, unless you do like steve meade and run 4 alts and it adds up to the amperage that your amps are drawing, then its not worth it IMO.

i mean sure itll help, but its not gonna make you NOT have current draw. its gonna happen, stock alt or HO alt, either way.

Edited September 28, 2008 by pimpedout97x

[pimpedout97x 4]

other side is cut out

didnt feel like changing the bit on the router

freebie (router table)

$25 for this

absolute worst piece of birch ive ever bought. same type and everything, wasent like this when i bought it, and it didnt get wet, but i guess just sitting in the garage (although the others didnt do this) it got messed up. oh well i still used it. just had alot of voids in it, but its just for a trim panel anyways.

horrible

[pimpedout97x 4]

first test fit, had to trim a little more

[pimpedout97x 4]

really like this pic

sorry robin

mafia style

[pimpedout97x 4]

took the suede off that top piece of wood by the headliner

made a new trim panel

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[bristabrock 0]

THE most bad ass mini cooper ive ever seen, ide even proudly drive that one around, and thats saying alot

[Tmax98 3]

one thing that can be said is that u use plenty of screws

[pimpedout97x 4]

this i know

i have one of those like 30lb buckets and no lie, it seems to never get any lighter...ill use the screws day by day by DAY, and the bucket is still at where it was when i started (or so it seems)

[Tmax98 3]

not hating or anything

but i think u could use less though

[pimpedout97x 4]

i know, lol

[pimpedout97x 4]

since i cant decide how i want the amp rack, i started working a little on the door panels. they arent going to be hard at all to make, since its just a flat panel, not 16 individual rings (i wanted a flat panel)

cut the hole for the door handle.

lol @ me in the relfection

cut out the passenger one

oh chit...