impulseballer

ok well here's some updated pics. the box is layered thick and i added some lightweight body filler. I was gonna use rage gold but the supplier i went to wanted too much money lol and i didn't feel like waiting for it to come in the mail. so i had to go with the shitty bondo ultra premium ****. it's not great but wutev. my hands hurt like a bitch from sanding bc i didn't have my blocks with me so i only sanded a little bit. I have a ton more sanding to do before she'll look good but here's the pics as of right now.

blue06

looks good. Are you going to paint the box or are going to wrap it in vinyl? Would look sweet if you painted it. I recently started two fiberglass boxes for my subs. They're gonna go on the sides of the trunk. I only have two layers of fiberglass down so far but I just haven't had time to lay down a couple more.

JRANGER

looking good man, Ill be going and picking up some resin and stuff tonight to ge tback to mine tomorrow

impulseballer

i was originally gonna wrap it in CF but I think i'm just gonna wrap it in like a pleather look vinyl.

nice, yeah i'm prolly gonna do more sanding tomorrow and maybe primer then sand again to see if i have any low or high spots. i really wanna go back to my parents house nd sand away lol but the gf would kill me.

xspyder85x

keep it up, i really need to work on mine

impulseballer

what stage u in. post them pics.

impulseballer

did some more sanding but I'm definitely gonna have to add some more filler to take care of the low spots and dimples. got i hate waiting lol.

Bumpin Balt

If those are firing up at your rear deck, good luck taming the rattles! Rear firing subs will almost always sound better than upward firing subs. Upward firing subs cause strange airflow patterns that don't allow you to get the most impact out of your subs.

xspyder85x

no the side walls are molded into the trunk walls, look at the first posts and see how they go in

impulseballer

um ok thanks for the info professor. i did take that into consideration before I even started.

ahh someone who has been paying attention lol.

Bumpin Balt

My bad! I was in a shitty mood last night so I felt like being a know-it-all *****! I'm too lazy to attempt fiberglass, it just seems like way too much work to me! Good choice on the subs! I have a JL 10w6 in their patented high-output box (another reason why I haven't attempted a fiberglass enclosure!). It sounds amazing! You can't go wrong with JL subs!

impulseballer

thanks. yeah the fiberglass boxes are alot of work but like others have said before the feeling when it's done and the satisfaction of knowing you didn't have to pay the premium of a specialty shop to do it is so worth it in the end. i know everytime i show someone i can say yeah i did it all myself. also, JL is the ****. so i can't wait to finally get these things bumpin.

ted5986

looks like i have missed a bit of your progress. lookin good man. i have a question tho. What body filler are you using? Is that rage extreme or evercoat z grip? it may be the pic but it looks to be white. i dont know just wondering lol anyway keep up the work.....Work through the pain!!

impulseballer

dude u dont even want to know lol. the supplier I went to wanted a ridiculous price for rage gold and I just didn't have the funds. so in the long run i gave up and ended up getting bondo's ultimate lightweight filler. all in all it actually isn't that bad at all. i thinned it out a little more (if u want to call it a milk shake lol) with some resin and she went on real nice. the only problem is besides bondos way fast curing time the heat outside made me miss the green stage lol. so the sanding took a little bit but wutev. i just gotta add another thin coat to take care of some of the low spots then this bitch is getting her terminals and wrapped son!!!! ps the color was actually a light blue but it looks white in the pics.

-here's a good pic of the box after sanding that i forgot to put up

blue06

looks good can't wait to see the results

ted5986

i have to admit the bondo ultimate is not too bad. ihave some in my shed right now . but it dries oin no time. the autobodytoolmart.net has evercoat lightweight in a galloon for 13 bucks. anyway looking good

impulseballer

wow that's really cheap lol. i just didn't want to wait for an online order. I might grab some for my girls box etc. thanks for the info

Bumpin Balt

When are we going to see the thread "Impulse finally finishes his fiberglass build" , LOL!

xspyder85x

haha true

impulseballer

hopefully soon. i gotta wait till next paycheck bc im gonna get yelled at by the gf lol. all i gotta do is a little patch up body filler and then some sanding and then she's gettin wrapped. im probably gonna do a raised SS symbol in between the subs. would this look gawdy or wut?

EmperorJJ1

iTrader: (5)

that would be nice if you pulled it off

1gmfanatik

Hope it all works out well for ya. The only thing about building a custom box that I would be worried about is making sure the dimensions for the speakers were right on. Wouldn't want my speakers to sound like poo ya know

05REDROCKET

If anything that box would be too big for most subs, but I wouldrather build the box too big then too small!
Looks good so far impulse cant wait to see the end result!

blue06

the raised letttering will look good, great idea. Different is good.

JRANGER

u da man