No room!

[MacLeod]

Ive looked and measured and figured and thought and there is just no way I can fit a .66 box under my seat and keep my amps mounted the way they are. :(

In fact Im doubtful I can come up with .5! I was looking at the JL Audio Stealthbox for my truck and it extends halfway down to the middle of the seat which is just unacceptable.

I want to keep my amps mounted like they are for several reasons. 1- for cooling, 2- if I mount them back any further they will be touching the underside of the seat which is not good and 3- so I can still have storage above the amps for tools ect.

This mean I may have to stick with an 8" sub which I didnt want to do cause I bought this amp specifically to power the MM2104 and now Im gonng have to find an 8 thatll handle 350-400 watts and still sound good.

Hmmm, its not wonder you dont see a whole lot of pickup trucks in car stereo competitions.

:(

[MacLeod]

This is my current sub box.

[MacLeod]

This is the hole I need to fit it in.

[MacLeod]

And this is how I need to keep my amps mounted.

Pay no attention to the lack of wire management. This is the "in progress" stage and once I get my sub box made I can make my amp rack and route my wires properly.

[neomagus00]

you don't think that creative fiberglassing can give you close to enough space? even .55 and a buttload of poly would sound better than an 8"

[MacLeod]

oops.

[MacLeod]

Originally posted by neomagus00
you don't think that creative fiberglassing can give you close to enough space? even .55 and a buttload of poly would sound better than an 8"

I dont know how to 'glass and I dont want to pay my local shop $500 for a custom box.

Maybe a Kicker L5. I dunno. It screws me up cause my amp was picked for the Polk now Ive not only got to find a sub thatll fit but also one that will match my amp. Thats whay you get for putting the cart before the horse I guess.

I guess I should just build a box as big as I can and then figure out the interior volume and then go from there.

[neomagus00]

i dunno, the reason i mentioned glass is because it'll squeeze every last cubic inch out of there. you've seen the link to chris's tutorials (if you haven't it'll shortly be on my new page :D), have you read through them? someone of your constructive caliber could surely attempt it :) (no joke, for once).

[MacLeod]

I was thinking about trying to 'glass. I really want to go with the Polk cause I dig their SQ and I want to go represent'n (a little hip hop lingo there) our Club here so Im desperate.

I havent read Chris' tutorial. Gotta linky?

I have looked up some info on the internet but cant find anything real instructive for what Im needing.

[neomagus00]

i do seem to have a link (http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/proj/main/), yes. i rather like his site, it's easy to follow but still easy to see how to generalise it to your own needs.

and mac? no more ghetto lingo for you, it frightens me.

[LittleCar_w/12s]

Mac, Glassing is not hard. The most rudamentary and crude enclosure should do fine at least until you tire of the imperfections. Get ya some mat at a boat shop and go to town. Not that expensive to give it a try. If you like it, then go on and add more glass (and $) to it for reinforcing, or scrap the shell and try again.

[exalted512]

fiberglass it!!!
its not that hard and if you have any questions you have a few people here who have done it before.
i can even type out instructions if you want me to.
-Cody

[AustinKP]

Originally posted by MacLeod
I was thinking about trying to 'glass. I really want to go with the Polk cause I dig their SQ and I want to go represent'n (a little hip hop lingo there) our Club here so Im desperate.

I havent read Chris' tutorial. Gotta linky?

I have looked up some info on the internet but cant find anything real instructive for what Im needing. y'know, before I tried glassing, I was pretty scared to try. Specially cause I didn't want to mess up my car's resale value since I would be cutting door panels unrepairably. If my glassing didn't look great, i'd have been screwed. Anyway, what you saw of my door panels was my very first experience ever at fiberglassing and I think it turned out great. Just read a few tutorials to get the gist of it, and jump in and do it! It's a lot of fun actually, seeing what you yourself have created.
-AUstin

[neomagus00]

hey austin, do you want me to put up a couple pics of your new work to go along with what i've already got?

[MacLeod]

OK. I think you guys have talked me into it after all youre not really a car audio enthusiast til ya 'glass!

Plus this is going to be an external box thats not going to be attatched to the truck other than just laying in that hole so if it looks like crap I can just throw it in the trash and be done with it.

OK, now where do I go to get the stuff? Home Depot or Lowes carry it?

[neomagus00]

yeah, probably, but boat stores are probably cheaper for the same stuff. cept brushes, not sure if they carry those, and you'll want a few.

[MacLeod]

Hmmm, nothing on Home Depot or Lowes' webiste. Ill look into them more this weekend. Cant go tomorrow as Doom 3 is finally out for Xbox!!! Ill be way to busy!

Yahoo!! Im psyched!

A man's gotta have his priorities!! :D

[neomagus00]

oh, i totally get that... i'm purposefully NOT buying Gran Turismo 4 until finals are over, or else i would definately fail, badly!

[AustinKP]

Originally posted by neomagus00
hey austin, do you want me to put up a couple pics of your new work to go along with what i've already got? I've got webspace at school that I just throw everything now. You can certainly put my pics up on your site if you want, but don't do it just for me.
-Austin

[neomagus00]

i've still got plenty of space, so send away, if you desire

[exalted512]

Originally posted by MacLeod
OK. I think you guys have talked me into it after all youre not really a car audio enthusiast til ya 'glass!

Plus this is going to be an external box thats not going to be attatched to the truck other than just laying in that hole so if it looks like crap I can just throw it in the trash and be done with it.

OK, now where do I go to get the stuff? Home Depot or Lowes carry it?
i got all my stuff at home depot. they have the best brushes to use as well. they stay together great and theyre extremely cheap.
im glad you decided to go with glass. its pretty easy.
this way you really can make a box with only 4 wood sides;)
-Cody

[audiobliss]

After looking at the pictures, it's obvious to me how to fix this problem, real easy......just enlarge the second picture and, viola!! lol


In all seriousness, though, I think you ought to try fibergalssing. From what I've read and from reading Austin's informative thread a while back on when he glassed the MM6 mids in his (umm......forgot what it was) car, it doesn't appear to be too hard. And since it's under the back seat in a pick-up, I'd say it's the perfect spot for a first try. Besides, I'd love to see you make an all Polk (well, at least speaker-wise) system. I know you'd like one, too.

AustinKP - Where are those pics? I'd love to see 'em again.

[spwuinmk67]

Come on Mac, join the crew, it's not hard. Whats nice about doing it under the seat is it can hide all the boo-boos. Give it a shot, whats the worst that can happen?

[exalted512]

he could mix the resin too hot and light a fire in his truck, thus the truck goes up in a huge ball of flames and lights his gas tank on fire which in turn blows up and sends flaming shrouds of metal and random truck crap through the neighborhood lighting his apartments on fire which are really close to other buildings which in turn light on fire...
but other than that...
-Cody

[audiobliss]

Ahh, like we said.........nothin' to worry about....

[AustinKP]

Originally posted by audiobliss
AustinKP - Where are those pics? I'd love to see 'em again. Matthew 7:8
http://www.et.byu.edu/~austinkp/tte229/tte229notebook.html

Mac - those wouldn't be Monster Cable RCA's you're using there, would they?

-Austin

[AustinKP]

Originally posted by exalted512
he could mix the resin too hot and light a fire in his truck, thus the truck goes up in a huge ball of flames and lights his gas tank on fire which in turn blows up and sends flaming shrouds of metal and random truck crap through the neighborhood lighting his apartments on fire which are really close to other buildings which in turn light on fire...
but other than that...
-Cody And that's funny :)
BTW, it's Shards, not shrouds of metal...
-Austin

[exalted512]

yea well, you say potato, i say who cares...
-Cody

[MacLeod]

Originally posted by AustinKP

Mac - those wouldn't be Monster Cable RCA's you're using there, would they?

-Austin

Yes they are.

Moster Standard cable. 20' ft shielded for $15. Cant beat that.

[AustinKP]

but you have to stick it to "The Man"! Monster is the man!

[exalted512]

A friend I trust has some $140 Stinger expert series RCAs. he says he cant tell the difference than the knukonceptz ones he had which were like $12...
-Cody

[neomagus00]

i have Stinger Experts, and it sounded like a new system after i replaced my midline planet audio rcas.

austin - For everyone that asks, recieves...? and i forgot how good those pods look, that is definately on the top of my to-do list.

[MacLeod]

I know Monster is the devil but I bought these things back in early '03 before this stink came about.

I will eventually get some Streetwires ZN3's once I get my system online.

[AustinKP]

Originally posted by neomagus00
austin - For everyone that asks, recieves...? and i forgot how good those pods look, that is definately on the top of my to-do list. You are correct. did you know that, or did you look it up? I knew it, but couldn't remember where it was found. I had to search for the reference. It just popped in my head when he asked where the pics were.
Thanks for the compliment. But I thought securing your HU was at the top of the to-do list?
-Austin

[neomagus00]

damn! fine, i have 2 concurrent lists, happy? :D

and i cheated, yes, out of curiosity :p.

[AustinKP]

Originally posted by neomagus00
and i cheated, yes, out of curiosity You didn't cheat. You did exactly what I made you do... TOOL! :p