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18" CE28N Limited Edition w/ Polished Lip.
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There's no CD player, but it hooks up via USB to an iPod for 24-Bit DAC.
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Front 6-1/2" Momo speakers.
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False floor with Audio Control EQ and 3 Polk Momo Amps under custom cut plexiglass (thanks Josh!)
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Freshly detailed.
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Another shot of the wheels.
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Old Amp setup.
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Mmmm... Brembo.
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This is what the stock door panels look like. I thought I'd take a picture, because everyone always asks " What did they look like before" ?
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The top part of the door panel is removed and stuck back onto the door. Then, fiberglass resin is soaked into fiberglass mat and placed all over the existing panel. This way I can be sure that the door panel has a strong base and will not warp.
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Spacer rings made out of MDF are positioned where the speakers will be. Once the position is set, fiberglass enforced body filler holds it in place (the green).
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Thin grill cloth is then cut and stretched over the MDF rings. I used small staples around the MDF to keep the cloth tight. Hot glue keeps the cloth connected to the rest of the door.
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Instead of cutting the holes out immediately, I used tape to cover the areas I didn't want to fiberglass. Fiberglass resin is then soaked into the cloth.
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I put duraglass filler to make the door rock-hard. Now I can safely remove the door panel from the car - It ain't warpin' now!
Yeah, I know this is the back door. But I forgot to take the picture of the front. Back off!
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After I was sure that the doors would not warp, I took them off the car and applied light weight body filler and sanded each panel down until it was smooth.
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The next step is wrapping the new door panels in carbon fiber. The first step of this agonizing process is to lay the carbon fiber weave over the door panel and soak it with epoxy resin. Constant attention was given to the curved ends of the door panel until the resin started to cure (carbon fiber likes NOT to bend).
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Here are some pics I took when I was initially planning out the trunk. I used skeleton parts to get an idea of how I wanted the final product to look.
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