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[fritosaregood 0]

I just got done with a temp box,

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/i...showtopic=27944

Now Im gonna start a build log of the rest of my car. hopefully ill finish it this summer.

Right now im starting of with new door panels. each door will have 2 7in daytons and 1 morel tweeter.

Started off with doorpanels for a junkyard

cut of parts i didnt want

Put some cloth to flatten out the basic shape

now to mount the baffle

before sandin, i played it baby poweder...prevents the itchin

Delivery today!! Ring terminals

I even got a sticker this time

and another delivery the same day

Tweeters and switches

now to start on the tweeters

deaden the inside of the door panel. idk if your suppose to do that. ill be doin the doors too

thats wat ive got done so far it the past three days. Ive also ordered the vinyl to cover the doors, and more power wire for later

[Adrian_D 520]

Love the FG work. Keep the pics coming !

Does the baby powder really help with reducing the itching ?

[- Nickelz N Dimez - 0]

Looks great..

[tech2332 3]

Nice job. What car is this going in?

[bobonit 5]

So do you cover the area you are going to sand with Baby Powder? Or do you put baby powder on your skin?

Edit: Nevermind, read on fiberglassforums to rub it on your arms. I'll try that today.

Edited May 22, 2009 by bobonit

[tech2332 3]

Yea it's to help for the itching when sanding fiberglass.

[///M5 2,833]

Are you going to be bolting the baffle to the door somehow? That is an awful lot of mass an output potential to be on the door card...

[fritosaregood 0]

Its going in an accord

For mounting it. ive had door panels that were heavy before that held good with the factory clips. But if it doesnt hold ill have to find another way.

A question thought. How is everyone else gettin bigger speaker wire into their doors. Im havin touble findin a way. the harness that go the to door already doesnt have any extra room around it, and is hard to get too, unless i take my door off.

baby powder helps alot for me. i make sure to get inbetween my fingers too. unless i were gloves.

bobonit, Did you notice my cheese grater.haha

[bobonit 5]

bobonit, Did you notice my cheese grater.haha

No I didn't, just scrolled up and saw it, way cool. That would have saved me about 1/2 hour this morning. I just kicked up a shit load of turquoise colored dust with my 5" sanding disc !!!

[bobonit 5]

Fritosaregood, I got a question for you. Is it just the reinforced filler that is real thick like that? I mean, when I apply the Rage Extreme, does it go on smoother or am I going to be doing the same routine, spread - grate - sand...

I've never done this before, so its all new to me.

[fritosaregood 0]

Fritosaregood, I got a question for you. Is it just the reinforced filler that is real thick like that? I mean, when I apply the Rage Extreme, does it go on smoother or am I going to be doing the same routine, spread - grate - sand...

I've never done this before, so its all new to me.

What i use is sometimes called kitty hair, Its like a jelly resin with long or short strand of fiberglass mixed in. the way i learned was fiberglass, kitty hair, body filler, but i just use kitty hair last most of the time.

ive never used rage though, just bondo brand stuff from walmart. the bondo should be thicker, ive heard of ppl thinning it out with somethin, but i cant remember wat.

The way i apply it is spread, grate, spread, grate, sand. before I apply the filler i sand down the fiberglass. i also sand down the fiberglass inbetween sessions, but for door panels i do it all the layers at once.

Did that answer you? i kinda just rambled on

[bobonit 5]

Fritosaregood, I got a question for you. Is it just the reinforced filler that is real thick like that? I mean, when I apply the Rage Extreme, does it go on smoother or am I going to be doing the same routine, spread - grate - sand...

I've never done this before, so its all new to me.

What i use is sometimes called kitty hair, Its like a jelly resin with long or short strand of fiberglass mixed in. the way i learned was fiberglass, kitty hair, body filler, but i just use kitty hair last most of the time.

ive never used rage though, just bondo brand stuff from walmart. the bondo should be thicker, ive heard of ppl thinning it out with somethin, but i cant remember wat.

The way i apply it is spread, grate, spread, grate, sand. before I apply the filler i sand down the fiberglass. i also sand down the fiberglass inbetween sessions, but for door panels i do it all the layers at once.

Did that answer you? i kinda just rambled on

No rambling at all. I got the point clearly, thanks. The Everglass is like a cookie dough consistency, hard to spread evenly, but my sanding disc took it down real quick. I could see the cheese grater working real good with it. I already have the Rage, so I'll see how that works as a last layer.

Thanks again.

[fritosaregood 0]

i finished up the parts for the tweeters. but dont have any pics of that now

im still waitin for vinyl too.

I did get a delivery of wire, 50 ft of ground, 25 ft of red power, and 15 ft of blue power. and 500 ft of 18 gauge yellow

my dad took home a 1000 ft spool of 18 gauge speaker wire that im going to use with the yellow to wire up lights and relays.

i also started running 14 gauge speaker wire to my doors. kinda sucked, i had to take off my tire, part of the inner fender things and drill though the doop and add some rubber grommets. and it started to rain while i was doin it.

then the other door

Ive usually been gettin tons of my work done on tuesdays, but when i took the wheels off i saw that i need new brakes. so thats gettin done tomorrow.

[fritosaregood 0]

not too much done today. it was 5:00 before i got my car back from gettin the brakes fixed

i finished runnin all the speaker wire and put in the crossovers. then i started on the centerconsole and dash. i also cleaned off the doors to get ready for deadening

Sutherlands had a dollar isle with paint brushes

not sure wat im gonna do with the console right now, but i want to have a cover over it to hide my zune.

[fritosaregood 0]

Got the drive door deadened today. did the inside part then the outerpart, then i put on the door panel so i could have music again. i should get the other one done tomorrow.

[lithium 358]

very nice install

[///M5 2,833]

You are going to need WAY more than just the clips. I'd plan for it before doing your finish work.

[fritosaregood 0]

You are going to need WAY more than just the clips. I'd plan for it before doing your finish work.

i agree now that ive feel how heavy this thing is. Do you have any pics of ppl that have added bolts. and is it easy to hide them?

[///M5 2,833]

You are going to need WAY more than just the clips. I'd plan for it before doing your finish work.

i agree now that ive feel how heavy this thing is. Do you have any pics of ppl that have added bolts. and is it easy to hide them?

No, most people attach the drivers to the metal part of the door and build a skin with glass to hide them. In your case it will be extra tough as you want to seal them to the door while being completely decoupled.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Great glass work so far!