and....here, we .....GO

 

LMAO! Dude you're awesome...

Can you let us know how much the material costs?

 

yessirrr

 

well I think I may have damaged my sub but I don't know for sure yet. I took my car to the local audio shop and he said there's an air leak in my box which I don't feel. He said it dosent sound damaged and I should give it a week to break in.

 

 

well..heres the backing...its like 35 or less degrees here in my town,so i had to use my heat gun to regulate the temp,because i dont have a heated garage,so i hope it dosent get brittle from getting too hot...i will find out,but i think ill be ok,i have to let it cure inside the house where my dad keeps the house at a brisk 85 degrees all year round.


if all goes will i will try to finish it by friday.

 

It's not 35 degrees in San Diego.

Looks like the project is starting to take form.

 

Lookin good Marti...

How thick does the resin have to be? Anyone?

 

its like 45 actually,i thought it was colder but i just checked on my iphone (if its accurate)


i got the sub sounding decent again,im thinking it was just a small air leak in my wood box...i will be working on the glass box all week (however long it takes)

i wanna be done before i go visit family in TX this weekend.

 

thanks trew, i did 4 layers or fiberglass matt with a layer of resin between each...i think its thick enough..i will prob do the same for the top portion.

 

WELLLLL...its just about done..i did a test run and it sounds GREAT...now i see why everyone wants travis' box..

anyway,its kinda ugly looking right now cause it was a first for me..so i have some shaping to do on the outside and then ill be able to carpet it. it wont be AS nice as uncald4's box,but its not real bad....ill post pics later.

 

good luck dude. cant wait till its done

 

ready for carpet....like i said before...its not quite as nice at uncald4's boxes,but it DEFINATLY did the job..it sounds amazing,and dosent look half bad.

not too bad for my first fiberglass box.. i def would never do it again unless i HAD to.

also,someone asked how much it cost in total...i spent about 40$ for this whole process,but many hours.

 

Doesnt look to bad, my first fiberglass job we will not talk about.

 

^lol...

i lost tension in the upper right corner,so i lost that curve..so instead,i decided to round it off to contour with the sub,so it looks like that kind of on purpose.

 

carpet + test fit...ready to install.

 

WELLLL..i got everything installed...and i found out,i have a tear in the sub going along the whole inner edge...its not all the way through...but u can see in this macro im posting...i also found out,im an idiot and didnt buy thru a JL dealer,so when it comes time to replace this sub,im out $279

 

 

i have to figure out what im going to do with my amp,i havnt decided what i want to do or where i want to mount it...so thats why its still just sittin there for now. and i need to vacuum the trunk.

 

mount it uptop under the rear speakers maybe?

 

 

u should just hang it up lol. if you dont want it to show lol

 

well thats the thing,i havent decided if i wanna make it hidden or showing.

 

Well... I think you've got some really talented hands. I think it turned out great. Is the sound really that much better? Do you think you got the inside volume close to what JL recommends?

This accomplishment is very inspiring, but I don't have the patience for something like this. I think I'm gonna just give Travis a call.

 

haha ^ i recommend calling him rather than making your own,if u dont mind the extra spending.

i got the dimensions pretty dead on.

im just worried about this tear around the rim of the sub...

 

nice job

hows it sound compared to standard enclosures?
(by a reputable company of course)

 

very nice

 

i wouldnt know..ive never had a pre-made box other than the ones that were just huge boxes...this is my first nice system. all my other cars just had frankenstien systems.

 

heres my temp solution for the amp. i just screwed it in.

 

Looks good, should build some sort of amp rack against the side by the sub to mount the amp will look alot cleaner. But looks good no doubt.

 

^thats what im thinkin.. thanks

 

Very nice, that little tear could become a problem in the long run, and if thier is way to much bass it will become overstressed, i wouldn't go more then half just be on the safe side.

 

Contact JL about the cost of replacing the surround for the sub might be able to have it done for less then 50.00 plus shipping....

 

^if thats the case i probly will...i dont run the shit out of the sub...it must have happened when i had the old setup i was messing with cause thats when it sounded like shit and it started having a rattly noise..but now it sounds perfect..so i think ill be ok for a while.

 

oh! I got an idea. if you want it showing why dont you build a small amp rack on the other side for the amp an have a plexiglass cover on it to just show the amps an not the wires?