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Been wanting to move 8" mid ranges into the spots where my two subwoofers are. I was told I'd get by...

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By sawing these plywood box sides so they're tapered, they should provide a flat surface for the fin...

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Position the speaker to get it into the best fit spot. Maybe you can make out the 5 spot welds, to ...

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Here I am using pilot holes and wire to gauge the depth I can recess into the quarter(actually did t...

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Now just drill some holes to let the jig saw blade in at the work.....

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and connect the dots with the jig saw. I kept the piece I cut out to re-use as the bottom of the rec...

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A fine hole to fill. My inner plastic wheel guards are off right now during the rear quarter replace...

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This ain't rocket science so break out your 2X4' metal brake and get cracking(bending).

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I did relief cuts every one inch all the way along both sides.

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Now just gently bend it and try it in the hole for fit and see how much excess you have to cut off.

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This ought to keep the water out, a nice bead of automotive seam sealer. Already sealed and undercoa...

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There it is in and sealed but yet to be painted and insulated for sound. Makes me wish I could weld...

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1993 hits | 71.79 KB | Posted: 10/18/04
Cut out the MDF covers and screwed them onto the plywood side walls or fit.

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Trial fitted the extra grey vinyl side cover after cutting out for the 8" round speaker that will be...

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Now that I'm sure it looks like it will work, I cut out the rear indent on my own correct colour sto...

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Here's my own vinyl wall back in and checked for fit. You may have to grind some of the MDF so the p...

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Cut out the speaker holes in the MDF and remounted it on the plywood walls.

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Fully 5" of recess and 9 1/2" of width for extra big magnet enclosures, like newer subs seem to have...

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Mock up speakers in place for a trial fitting. Plenty of depth and width clearance !

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Now I need to cut and router out the MDF cover frames, which I'll stretch speaker cloth over and us...

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Picked these up today so I can remove the speaker covers whenever needed, just like home speaker gri...

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Here's the hole sizes needed to be drilled. I figure I'll glue them into the MDF too, just tto be sa...

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I'm using this peel and stick 1/8" sound deadener that is almost identical to what Ford used in our ...

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I lined the indented woofer cutout with it.

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Next I used this peel and stick 1/4" foam rubber with a velour like ribbed covering that should soun...

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There's the inner quarter and indented woofer recess insulated and the plywood box sides screwed to ...

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You can see how this is going to be flush with the inner rear quarter vinyl trim walls, in spite of ...

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There's the old 10" woofer in place, just down the wall from one of the new 8" midranges (which cran...

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Time to finally make a cover for that sub, to finish it off and at least hide it a little from the c...

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I cut it to fit just inside the fine Corinthian vinyl wall's cut out. If it's still slightly too lar...

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Ran the piece through the router table to round the edges. Doesn't have to be pretty because it's be...