Movable Car Audio Display

[Big E 4]

We were given a project in my business management class -- make a business. I decided on doing a car audio shop. I got all the work on the business done early, so I figured I'd go above-and-beyond and build a movable car audio display to show off a bit Here's the build log:

I went to Lowes and got two sheets of 3/4" MDF, and had them cut it to spec.

(The pictures are quite big if you click 'em... 56K'ers be warned!)

The bottom being screwed on:

The screws are in!:

Counter-sunk ftw:

I'll be filling those screw holes with some sort of putty so I can later paint the whole cabinet.

The top's on!:

The one problem about working with yourself and not having corner clamps is that it's hard to keep the wood in place; go-go duct tape:

Ok, the shelving part is finished!:

('07 Hyundai Veracruz in the background )

Time to hinge the big-ass MDF door:

And for tomorrow:

Wheels:

OEM speakers from my '98 Lumina:

Kenwood deck:

The battery, amp, and sub are still at my friend's house. I should finish the building tomorrow and start painting it. This is the logo I came up with for the business:

Let me know what you think

Edited April 7, 2007 by Big E

[mrray13 30]

looking good. can't wait to see her finished. one question, why OEM speakers? no extra aftermarkets lying around?

second topic deleted per your request...

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Big E 4]

Aye, no aftermarket laying around. I'll throw my kicker grills on them just to make 'em prettier

[Big E 4]

Besides paint, and putting the amp and sub in, it's done!

Wheels are on:

I originally had one big MDF door and two hinges...boy was that a bad idea. As soon as I lifted the cabinet back up, the hinges buckled... I cut the door in half and threw four hinges on each side. Now they're nice and stable Doors are on:

Speaker templates:

Speaker & H.U. holes:

As you can see, I made a nice little frame to make the H.U. look prettier

Wiring it up:

As you can see, the negative terminal was still connected?! That was removed quite quickly; no harm done.

Wires all hooked up:

It's finished! (and it works!):

I puttied every one of the 89 screw holes on this thing so there would be no flaws in the paint. I also puttied around the frame i made for the H.U., as well as every single line where two pieces of MDF meets. I'm extremely happy with how it turned out.

Cosmetic work tomorrow (painting, zip tieing the wires in place).

Edited April 6, 2007 by Big E

[Big E 4]

Prepped for paint:

Logo's jigged out:

Paint's on:

Logo painted:

Finished!:

The last things to do are put the subs and amp in. I'll put those up later today/tomorrow.

Edited April 8, 2007 by Big E

[Big E 4]

Sub is in:

That's it for this build log