Ok guys, there seems to be a little interest in stealth box style sub enclosures for single woofer.
I would like to make them for you, but a few things have to happen.

1) I need a donor car. I do not own 3rd gen's anymore. So I have nothing to base a mold off of. I live in Hanover PA, which is about an hour south of Harrisburg PA and an hour north of Baltimore MD. I would need a thirdgen for at least a day, perhaps a whole weekend.

2) I need some demand. There is not much demand for my kickpanels, which is fine because I already had a design I could base off of. Sub enclosures though take a lot of materials and a good bit of time to make. If I could make them in batches, it would be a lot easier on me.

3) They are gonna cost a good bit. Kickpanels only need to be strong enough to withstand a kick now and then, a sub enclosure needs to withstand me jumping on it. Literally, if a sub enclosure can't withstand a lot of weight being put on it, then t will flex under the pressure of the bass and will not sound good. I do not do anything half-a$$ed, so if I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna do it right. Probably about $100 in materials alone, with another $200 in labor. These are just guesses though until I build one.

I'd love to do these, but I don't want to invest a few hundred $$ in fiberglass and only sell 1 or 2.

Mike

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I'd be in for it. Would it go in the driver's side rear hatch panel? This is the kind of thing I have been looking for for some time now.

Chris

 

were will the box be located? i'm interested and if it takes a little time fine i'm switching jobs so i need some time anyway. Hehe one guy to buy my kicks and possibly my box from.....sounds neat. let us know what you decide

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Yes, it will go in the driver side cubby hole. You will have to remove the little cardboard box, and replace the door with a grill.

mike

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I would be interested.

My only concern would be which speaker you are going to build it around. Since each sub needs a specific amount of air space I'd like it to match the driver I'll load it with. Something good like a JL Audio 10W6 or a Rockford Fosgate Power 10.

I'd also be interested in a box for the drivers side too (since you're gauging input and all).

Matt

 

I like to build the boxes as big as I can with the space I have to work with. That way i can always add mass inside to make it smaller for small box woofers. I would guess between .6 and .75 cu ft in the thirdgen corner. My last box I believe was .6, and it could have been a little bigger.

mike

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Mike,

Thanks for the info.

You may want to try and put this poll up on camaroz28.com as well. They have a dedicated third gen forum whose readers may also be interested.

Matt



[This message has been edited by Matt_91RSTPI (edited April 26, 2001).]

 

Isn't there any more interest in this?

Matt

 

I would spend 80-100 buycks for a stealth box to fit in the cubby hole for my pioneer 10's.... 1 or 2 I would do it because I have the battery mounted in the trunk so it would really help..

 

The materials alone would be near 80 to a hundred. We're looking at a week of labor per box (I like to let each layer of fiberglass cure overnight before adding the next).

sorry to say, but it will not be worth my time to do them for anything less than $300.

Matt,
Since you seem to have the most interest, just make a trip to PA and you can be the mold .

mike

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D@mn it, third-genners are cheap. I wish I was closer (I'm in CA) because this is exactly what I'm looking for. Please shoot me an e-mail if interest on this ever improves or you find a donor.

Matt