Dept of interior.......................Subwoofer, stereo,, dash, console, seats, carpet........etc..... |
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Dept of interior.......................Subwoofer, stereo,, dash, console, seats, carpet........etc..... |
East coaster |
Sep 1 2006, 01:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
With the car running and the outside looking done, it was time to turn attention to the inside. I made an 8" subwoofer enclosure out of the passenger foot rest foam chunk. I wanted something that would not intrude on passenger space and this seemed like a logical location. The end result is barely seen if you don't look for it, in fact you can't even see it when in the drivers seat.
First I added urethane foam to the area that I wanted to house the driver and after it set I shaped it to fit the 8" driver and achieve the look I wanted. Once it looked like what I wanted, I glassed it up and then hogged out all the foam to leave a fiberglass enclosure that perfectly replaces the original foam piece. Here's the roughed foam plug: Here's the enclosure after gassing and removing the foam. Before glassing I carved a 1/2" recessed area in the front section to create a flange to flush mount a piece of 1/2" MDF for an acess panel. |
East coaster |
Sep 2 2006, 01:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,687 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
Mike, The subwoofer enclosure just takes the place of the stock foam footrest piece. Since it's actually molded from one, it fits in without any type of fasteners just like the stock piece.
My pedals are from "Ultimate Pedals". The dead pedal isn't mounted yet in the pictures. I noticed after seeing the pics that the dead pedal looks all crooked and I didn't want anyone to think this is how it fits. I mounted it yesterday and it fits well. The pedals are of good quality and include rubber pad inserts for the holes. I didn't put the rubber pads on, but wanted to have them in case the pedals were slippery. I never had metal pedals before and didn't realize how well the gripped. I was worried about wet shoes and it doesn't seem like a problem so I never put the pads on. I used to have a sub like "Wilchek" posted and it worked great, but it seemed to freak people out when they sat in the passenger seat. I had a very strong grill over it and told them they could put their feet on it without harm, but ...... |
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