MOSSGREENMACHINE
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Minnesota
So I have grown out of the "piss your neighbors off" car stereo age and got rid of my subs, amps, and everything related to that when I bought my XJ about a month ago. After driving around for a month with just the Craptory radio and speakers, I decided that I still really enjoy sound quality and missed my last setup. So all the Craptory stuff went to the trash and new goodies went in, door speakers, head unit etc. I didn't want to sacrafice the whole hatch area for a sub enclosure and knowing that some of those pre-made "pods" sound like garbage I devised my own plan. Here are some pics of the enclosure in stages from start to finish, I hope this will encourage others to "think outside the pod"
The challenge:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0679.jpg
The template I made from cardboard to get the shape I wanted:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0680.jpg
The backboard of the enclosure 3/4" MDF cut like template
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0681.jpg
Now here is where it gets fun, I lined the pocket with aluminum foil and held it together with blue painters tape so the fiberglass wouldn't stick to the pocket:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0682.jpg
Next I put the backboard back into place:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0683.jpg
Next I layed the fiberglass into the pocket, overlaping the backboard as I went around the pocket. I left the top of the pocket open because it kept falling down, so I let the glass set up a little removed the enclosure from the XJ and finished laying the glass for the top on the bench:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0684.jpg
Then I attached the front panel to the back panel. I came up with an external width of 5 1/2" which means 4" internal width:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0685.jpg
After that I needed to match the contour of the wheel well from the back board to the front panel, so I came up with the idea of using 1/8" X 1/2" aluminum bar stock for the bracing of the contour:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0696.jpg
Pic of the contour glassed:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0697.jpg
The finished product:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0698.jpg
The internal volume ended up being .88 and that was perfect for a 10" Kicker CompVR sub, the external dimensions are 25" X 16" an total cost of materials was around $40, cost of sub was around $60. the sealed enclosure sounds great with no rattles and hardly takes any space in my hatch.
The challenge:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0679.jpg
The template I made from cardboard to get the shape I wanted:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0680.jpg
The backboard of the enclosure 3/4" MDF cut like template
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0681.jpg
Now here is where it gets fun, I lined the pocket with aluminum foil and held it together with blue painters tape so the fiberglass wouldn't stick to the pocket:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0682.jpg
Next I put the backboard back into place:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0683.jpg
Next I layed the fiberglass into the pocket, overlaping the backboard as I went around the pocket. I left the top of the pocket open because it kept falling down, so I let the glass set up a little removed the enclosure from the XJ and finished laying the glass for the top on the bench:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0684.jpg
Then I attached the front panel to the back panel. I came up with an external width of 5 1/2" which means 4" internal width:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0685.jpg
After that I needed to match the contour of the wheel well from the back board to the front panel, so I came up with the idea of using 1/8" X 1/2" aluminum bar stock for the bracing of the contour:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0696.jpg
Pic of the contour glassed:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0697.jpg
The finished product:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q81/jeffseim/100_0698.jpg
The internal volume ended up being .88 and that was perfect for a 10" Kicker CompVR sub, the external dimensions are 25" X 16" an total cost of materials was around $40, cost of sub was around $60. the sealed enclosure sounds great with no rattles and hardly takes any space in my hatch.
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