A Suburban A Warhorse and a Pair of SMDeez

[onebadmonte 235]

love the way you work hugo, always so on point... never any short cuts. and always a excellent execution !!!

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.

show pics of the warhorse

[16K 159]

hehe very nice !!

cant wait to see this finished

you better post vids

[REVpuggie 23]

looks good !

[CHRIS 323 12]

nice subs and did you buy the warhorse off RAY or knowledge ?? they were selling one brand new for $1100 ???

[coobies5 43]

Looking great Hugo!

[onebadmonte 235]

hehe very nice !!

cant wait to see this finished

you better post vids

Will do.

nice subs and did you buy the warhorse off RAY or knowledge ?? they were selling one brand new for $1100 ???

No, I picked mine up from Audiosavings when they were closing them out. Same price tho. Shipped even.

looks good !

Looking great Hugo!

Thanks fellas.

More progress on the way this evening. Woot, woot!

[CHRIS 323 12]

hehe very nice !!

cant wait to see this finished

you better post vids

Will do.

nice subs and did you buy the warhorse off RAY or knowledge ?? they were selling one brand new for $1100 ???

No, I picked mine up from Audiosavings when they were closing them out. Same price tho. Shipped even.

looks good !

Looking great Hugo!

Thanks fellas.

More progress on the way this evening. Woot, woot!

hell yea thats a deal right thorre lol

[onebadmonte 235]

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.

[hondakilla98 29]

Very nice attention to detail. This is going to be a sweet box when it's finished.

[sefugi 166]

Never get tired of seeing your projects. Well thought out and great attention to detail. Looking forward to seeing this enclosure come together!!

[stevemead08 752]

Hugo, its gonna be ready by next weekend? There's a show here. I'll have the Camaro and Jon will have the Lincoln

[onebadmonte 235]

Very nice attention to detail. This is going to be a sweet box when it's finished.

Never get tired of seeing your projects. Well thought out and great attention to detail. Looking forward to seeing this enclosure come together!!

Thanks fellas. I sure hope this box comes out as good as I envisioned it. The pressure is on now for sure.

Hugo, its gonna be ready by next weekend? There's a show here. I'll have the Camaro and Jon will have the Lincoln

Next weekend, yes. Shoot me the show info maybe I can make it. Nothing better than rolling with the big dogs.

[Ohjay 116]

Looking great as usual, keep it up mistah.

[stevemead08 752]

Bullydog show

FunPlex Facility

13700 Beechnut Street

Houston, TX 77083

9-5

[jonbearsmt 919]

Bullydog show

FunPlex Facility

13700 Beechnut Street

Houston, TX 77083

9-5

ohhh shit, hugo we can roll out together convoy style let me know.

this may have the workings to be " EPIC" Texas style

Edited April 20, 2012 by bigjon

[onebadmonte 235]

Bullydog show

FunPlex Facility

13700 Beechnut Street

Houston, TX 77083

9-5

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.

[outhopu 70]

This will be very nice. I love detailed quality builds and they are far and few between. Keep up the good work.

[jonbearsmt 919]

This will be very nice. I love detailed quality builds and they are far and few between. Keep up the good work.

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!!

[Sencheezy 689]

You da man hugo!!

[onebadmonte 235]

This will be very nice. I love detailed quality builds and they are far and few between. Keep up the good work.

This will be very nice. I love detailed quality builds and they are far and few between. Keep up the good work.

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!!

You da 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.

[onebadmonte 235]

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.

[CHRIS 323 12]

OUCH!!!

[jonbearsmt 919]

whatcha gonna do for a gasket?

[onebadmonte 235]

whatcha gonna do for a gasket?

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?

[stevemead08 752]

get this thing bumpin!