Sealed box for Dual 12" GCONs to fit in my 2011 Charger Hemi

[joemosfet 0]

I just ordered a pair of GCON 12" D4 to be powered by a couple of 800W RMS amps. While waiting, I figured I'd build a box to fit in my trunk.

After deciding I wanted to go with a sealed box to save room on space and measuring the insides of my trunk, I sat down with google sketchup and this is what I came up with.

It will be cut from a sheet of 48"x96"x3/4" MDF, wood glued, and then wrapped in trunk-matching carpet.

Let me know what you think!

[Shogen 325]

damn someone might be at pro status??? lol

looks great!

[ricksi30 923]

Looks great! Not your first time using sketchup eh?

[///M5 2,833]

YES. Someone who finally flush mounts

[StreetLegal 119]

Nice work on sketchup.

[joemosfet 0]

Hey, thanks all for the support!

Looks great! Not your first time using sketchup eh?

Heh, actually, I picked up sketchup just for this. It took me a few hours and a few attempts, but I think I got it down. It makes modeling pretty easy.

[Tirefryr 1,742]

YES. Someone who finally flush mounts

I've been flush mounting for 13 years.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Great work on the box, air space looks right. Which amps are planning to use?

[joemosfet 0]

Great work on the box, air space looks right. Which amps are planning to use?

Great, thanks!

I have a pair of Infinity Kappa One amps 800RMS @ 2 ohms each.

I have an oscilloscope to test the actual power output (and adjust crossovers, etc), and on a high-impedance load, i was actually able to get around 40Vpp before the amps start clipping (on a 100hz sine wave). Now, with a 2 ohm load, I'm sure the thermal shutdown circuits will kick in before hitting this voltage, but hopefully I'll still get around 700-750 watts on a 2 ohm load.

I've got a 1.6 farad cap (yeah, yeah, i know), and am running 0/1 awg wires from the battery to the distribution, and then 2 awg to the amps.

Edited July 14, 2012 by joemosfet

[Sencheezy 689]

damn nice bro!!

Now where's my lay out you said you would hook me up!

[joemosfet 0]

damn nice bro!!

Now where's my lay out you said you would hook me up!

Thanks!

Your design is done, meet me in the chat

Edited July 16, 2012 by joemosfet

[joemosfet 0]

Finished building the box for now - all assembled and glued. I might add dowels or screws later.

Here are the build pics:

Here's the circle jig I made for my router to cut the holes:

I then rounded the inner edge of the outer board for aesthetics.

And then painted the areas black in case any cuts in the carpet show through.

Perfect fit!

[Tirefryr 1,742]

Looks great!

[Shogen 325]

looks great! Very quick work!

[StreetLegal 119]

Nice work mann !!

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Looking good from here.

[joemosfet 0]

Carpeted the box today!

Ready with some glue:

Mask up the holes so we don't get a bunch of spray adhesive inside.

The first seam:

A more complicated side seam:

And all done up:

Do the same for the otherside, and prep the speaker hole:

Apply some glue and press it all down:

Repeat for the other side, and all done!

[StreetLegal 119]

Good carpeting skills there bro.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Looks really nice. Can't wait to see the finished install.

[KyleBrown 121]

really nice work

[Sencheezy 689]

Damn that was nice!

[joemosfet 0]

Mounted the amps.

For now, I've decided to not use the 1.6 farad cap.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Looking good.

[joemosfet 0]

Wooo, UPS claims a 50 LB package will be delivered tomorrow. Now I'm excited.

[ssh 924]

Nice gear, and nice skills.

For what it's worth, I've used a few of those kappa models, and loved them.

Edited August 16, 2012 by stefanhinote