hey guys

planning to build a sub box.... going to put it in the rear hatch area well...

i have two 8" Kicker Comp Vr

I am not doing the bottum well.... the last drop where it has two sides for the wheel wells.. im making the bottum of the box level with those wells.

Well i am going tomorrow to put my supports in to the bottum well and prepping my build with cardboard, plastic, and aluminum foil.

my question....

how thick should I go around it? and the lid?

 

alright well

doesn't matter anymore

i just bought off ebay 300 sq. feet of fiberglass matt for 30$ and a gallon of resin for 20$

then prolly another gallon will come from wal mart for 28.99$

so..... just going to put layers on until i run out of something

i'll post pictures if anyone is interested and i can find my digital camera

 

Must have missed your original post. Sorry about that.

Thickness is subjective to personal preference, your design, and what subs/power you're going to be using.

The weakest part of a fiberglass box is a long flat wall. These are the most prone to flex. The more curves the better. I plan on building some ribs into by box with either MDF strips or dowels to strengthen the box. The only side I'm going to do is on is the side closest to the hump.

Post pictures!

 

jus bought the gallon of resin and toggle switch today



bid on fiberglass ends 2morro

going to lay down plastic and aluminum foil sunday and take a pic

and on the lid im going to cut a peice of ply wood or mdf... then fiberglass the edges so i get a completely flat surface.....

then make a faceplate out of thin plywood, foam, and vinyl

 

the color makes it look outa place but overall its out of the way and comfortable to grab when im behind the wheel :-)

expecting the fiberglass soon

 

What is the toggle switch for?

 

I've got some progress to report on the events leading up to my box. I've got 3 yards of fleece (way overkill for the top but this way I have extra for future projects) and 120 pounds of assorted mat/cloth. I still need my 5 gallons of uscomposits.com resin, brushes, foil, tape, etc.

Still too cold to really do much so I'm buying random things when I find them at a good price. It probably won't be another two or three months until I start my box

I'm guessing the toggle will be for a neon or something along those lines

 

question about box . should we use kitty hair to fill in bigger crevices or could we just use more fiberglass mat ? would it make big difference ?

 

uhm

i am not HUGE on fiberglass myself....

i am using just matting myself... i know the kitty hair is ALOT easier to work with...other than that i dont know the pros and cons

oh and by the way

all 30 lbs. of my matting came in!!

so

prepping my hatch this weekend

hopefully next weekend i'll be glassin my *** off