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willnordacgreen1211 04-07-2011 12:14 PM

cleaning up the engine bay a bit, removed all the insulation from the firewall and fenderwells, also removed the air pump and pressure washed/ partially degreased the engine pay. looks alot better IMO

WE3RX7 04-14-2011 09:25 PM

Finished putting in the seat, relocating the OBD2 port and just waiting on tires :) Only have 100 miles on the clutch/flywheel so I need to do some breaking in...

willnordacgreen1211 04-24-2011 01:55 AM

New exedy stage 1 organic clutch kit put in today with the help of my local RCC friends along with the racing beat SS clutch line.

LunchboxCritter 05-23-2011 04:39 PM

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/100_3319.jpg

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/100_3322.jpg

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/100_3320.jpg

WE3RX7 05-23-2011 08:17 PM

Turned out pretty good...

Gregory Casimir 05-24-2011 12:32 PM

nice i need to learn how to do that type of work

LunchboxCritter 05-26-2011 10:45 AM

Thanks guys. This was my first ever fiberglass box. I think it turned out pretty nice.

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/100_3383.jpg

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/100_3380.jpg

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/100_3378.jpg

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/100_3377.jpg

rx7 vinnie 05-26-2011 11:22 AM

Looks good man, you need to mass produce and
Make millions.

willnordacgreen1211 05-28-2011 01:45 AM

^ x2

TitaniumTT 05-28-2011 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LunchboxCritter (Post 149971)
Thanks guys. This was my first ever fiberglass box. I think it turned out pretty nice.

[IMG]http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll384/LunchboxCritter/RX8%20Subwoofer%20Enclosure/100_33
[IMG]http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll384/LunchboxCritter/RX8%20Subwoofer%20Enclosure/100_33
[IMG]http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll384/LunchboxCritter/RX8%20Subwoofer%20Enclosure/100_33
[IMG]http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/ll384/LunchboxCritter/RX8%20Subwoofer%20Enclosure/100_33

That's your first ever fiberglass box? DAMN! That's impressive. VERY nice work! And this is coming from a OCD guy who's spent too much time working with fiberglass.

LunchboxCritter 05-30-2011 03:05 PM

Thank You. Yes this was my first fiberglass box, and second ever experience with glass. I'm quite proud. I hope to do my door panels (in my rx7) similar to yours.

I actually did buy the things needed to make a mold so I could reproduce the enclosure. I spent alot of time looking at it near completion, and decided it would be more work than I was willing to do in order to prep it to mold ready condition. It is undercut behind where I would want to put the parting line, so I chose to go ahead and carpet the box and be done with it. I did not think the cost/benefit was in favor of producing copies.

4080 has already sold several of these type of enclosures for the RX8 (before going out of business), so the market demand had pretty much been filled. In a few years that might change as the 1st gen. RX8's become less valuable and more of the younger crowd can afford them.

speedjunkie 06-10-2011 09:34 AM

Yeah that turned out REALLY well, especially considering being your first one. Looks like you've been doing this kind of work for a while. So, how does it sound?

LunchboxCritter 01-17-2012 03:21 PM

Thanks Guys!

Update: Finally got the wiring for the install and integrated the steering wheel controls to the head unit. Here is my amp mounting solution.

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/DSCN0222.jpg

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/DSCN0221.jpg

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/DSCN0226.jpg

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/DSCN0228.jpg

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/DSCN0234.jpg

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/DSCN0232.jpg

http://i313.photobucket.com/albums/l...e/DSCN0231.jpg

Yes those are Slurpee straws used as spacers. :)

It sounds good. The sub has not yet broken in, but it's still performing very well.

speedjunkie 01-17-2012 05:32 PM

That's pretty cool, easy to get to the controls for adjustment. Nice addition of the Slurpee straws too lol.

Pilgrim 03-01-2012 03:08 PM

Very nice. Back in my youth I did a lot of customer car stereo work but that was when everyone built speaker boxes out of incredibly heavy particle board.


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