Custom trunk in progress
08-04-2004
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Custom trunk in progress
APRBoy can't be havin ALL the fun:
False floor with box:
False floor with box 2:
Once these were pink.....no longer!
See?
Needs a new home....
Where the HELL am I gonna put this....
False floor with box:
False floor with box 2:
Once these were pink.....no longer!
See?
Needs a new home....
Where the HELL am I gonna put this....
08-04-2004
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Rep Power: 345 That's for the stuff that gets really dirty, like the 'work on car' clothes. My actual laundry basket is an even gayer ivory colour.
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Rep Power: 345 I had to take off 2" of height from the original design and it STILL sits just about flush with the edge of the trunk. So yeah, I BARELY have room for it. My main dilemmas now are how to mount the amp on the side (no room in floor) and how to make the side sections sit on a slant. Anyone got ideas?
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so the way you've designed the box is that theres no way to make the amp sit flush with the sub, meaning you cant cut a hole on the side and build a comparment for it? if thats the case why not just take some mdf and build a 'C' shaped (like a rectangle with a short side missing) and just bring the two longer parts of the semi-rectangle down like triangles on an angle
but i think symmetry will look the best, so maybe build a similar section on the other side like a cd changer, and mount the two neons on the front and the back of the trunk
i have visions just cant put them in text
but i think symmetry will look the best, so maybe build a similar section on the other side like a cd changer, and mount the two neons on the front and the back of the trunk
i have visions just cant put them in text
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Rep Power: 345 Thanks. When my car is finally done I wanna be able to say that if I had to do it over again, I could do it all by myself.
08-05-2004
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Originally Posted by Pharoh
D00d...you have a pink laundry basket!!
but as I read that and relooked at the picture, I couldn't stop from laughing. Glad you are keeping your eye on the prize Pharoh 
As for Telly .. can't write out enough
Some people have got what it takes (ie patience and know-how), wish I had some
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Rep Power: 0 I agree with blackac...just use some MDF and make like a "C" shape with the bottom part of the "C" a little longer, but do both sides of the trunk, so put something else on the other side, if you don't have anything to put there, make the angle on the other side match or it will look kinda funny. Good luck!! Wish i had the patience for it!
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Rep Power: 345 Dude, I knew nothing when I started on this (my first import) car - I had to search for a DIY on putting on pedal covers! Just need to take a deep breath and jump on in.
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Rep Power: 0 Oh, and whatever you do, don't use plexiglass if you're gonna burry the amp on the side, that shiznit just gets all scratched up and is extremely high maintenance.
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Rep Power: 345 I've got lucite - scratch-resistant.
Still workin on side panel design...this is tough. But at least my gf will do the upholstering for me.
Still workin on side panel design...this is tough. But at least my gf will do the upholstering for me.
08-06-2004
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Rep Power: 345 OK so now my deck up and DIED on me today - slight vibrations turn the sound off....checked my wiring, it's not that, but when I turn the deck on, it makes a ticking noise now. Something's toast. FACK.
08-06-2004
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Originally Posted by TeLLy
OK so now my deck up and DIED on me today - slight vibrations turn the sound off....checked my wiring, it's not that, but when I turn the deck on, it makes a ticking noise now. Something's toast. FACK.
damn man, sorry to hear that. what's the backup plan?
08-08-2004
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Originally Posted by TeLLy
Didn't need to buy one after all. Story on Speedbump.info and on this site's Tech forum.
It was in the I.C.E. & Electrical forums. (Yes, I'm stalking you 
) Anyways, glad you figured out it was a cheap fuse and nothing too costly. Now get back to work on your trunk so you can then have more time to go and finish off the rest of your car Sorry, just I've basically given up on my car (as I haven't really done anything, but too many things look like they are needed to be done - so don't want to spend the money)... So I live vicariously through the work of others
08-09-2004
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Rep Power: 345 Sounds like EL-Sport, lol.
Yeah I found out yesterday that my amp is too big to fit in the side of the car, so it will have to be creatively mounted in another way. Which means my side "wings" will now be kinda nekkid looking. But at least all the wood has been cut. Just gotta mount it all up now.
Yeah I found out yesterday that my amp is too big to fit in the side of the car, so it will have to be creatively mounted in another way. Which means my side "wings" will now be kinda nekkid looking. But at least all the wood has been cut. Just gotta mount it all up now.
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Rep Power: 345 You two can fight to see who gets to live vicariously through me.
Tonight, one of you can vicariously drink Guinness and watch asian ****.
Tonight, one of you can vicariously drink Guinness and watch asian ****.
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Rep Power: 271 Since I'm neither a Guiness or Asian **** fan .. its all EL-Sport.Besides, I have too many other people to live vicariously through to stay with one
As for your amp not fitting .. how big is the sucker? :-x Can only guess that you are using up too much room from your custom flooring .. but damn. Good luck putting it all nicely together. I'm sure you'll still impress us
08-12-2004
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Gettin there - had to do some design changes on the fly, and of course you can see where my noobiness with upholstering and wood work, but I think it's lookin pretty good. And if you don't think so you can go straight to hell, LOL.
Gettin there - had to do some design changes on the fly, and of course you can see where my noobiness with upholstering and wood work, but I think it's lookin pretty good. And if you don't think so you can go straight to hell, LOL.
08-13-2004
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Rep Power: 271 Apart from the Modified by Telly part, it looks kick-***. Loved to see it installed now (pesky bugger(s) aren't we? )
(pesky bugger(s) aren't we? ) 
