Fiberglass/Audio Project

[OM3GA]

Not a huge audio into 240 fan but that is nice clean work.

I can appreciate that.

to the bass.

[motoman399]

I may even throw Zapco in there.

zapco FTW lol

hey so you didnt answer my question.. do they make something else that maybe you spray in as a mold release or like wax or something?

[FolkertSX]

Toby,So using a 4 channel crunch amp to power one sub and 2 speakers would be unnacceptable right? how about using a 2 channel crunch amp to power 2 subs? thanks

[Broadfield]

zapco FTW lol

hey so you didnt answer my question.. do they make something else that maybe you spray in as a mold release or like wax or something?

Sorry, I missed that question. Depending on the job, I will use anything from Visqueen, foil, masking tape etc. A lot of bigger jobs require the use of all of them in one way or another. On a job that doesn't need to be absolutely perfect on the backside, I will use Visqueen. Resin will literally fall right off of it. And you can get it in different thicknesses. However, it doesn't mold into areas as good as foil/tape. I really like the Visqueen when doing more of a horizontal lay.... like in a spare tire well etc.

[motoman399]

thanks, i figured you did. i searched for visqueen but came up empty handed. can you shed some light on that?

[motoman399]

also how would a sub configuration sound if they were in the back facing forward like this\ / \............../

you know kinda a 45* angle or so (dots being the back of the car)would that cancel out the sound quality?
Modified by motoman399 at 5:57 PM 2/24/2010

[zerepdivad]

I do the 4 channel to 1 sub and 2 speakers a lot for cheap customers.

Run the speakers off the front 2 channels, and then run the sub bridged off of the rears. obviously no lower than a 4 ohm mono load for most 4 channels.

[Broadfield]

thanks, i figured you did. i searched for visqueen but came up empty handed. can you shed some light on that?

Search for Visqueen plastic You can get it at Home Depot type places.

also how would a sub configuration sound if they were in the back facing forward like this\ / \............../

you know kinda a 45* angle or so (dots being the back of the car)would that cancel out the sound quality?

That would be perfectly fine. I have done a ton of vehicles that way with great results. I have built around a thousand custom enclosures in my time, in every imaginable configuration you can dream up.

[Broadfield]

Toby,So using a 4 channel crunch amp to power one sub and 2 speakers would be unnacceptable right? how about using a 2 channel crunch amp to power 2 subs? thanks

It really comes down to how much sub-bass you want. For a purist, that would be perfectly fine i.e. same amount of power to your subs and highs. If you want to pound though, you are going to want at least 5-10 times as much power to your subs compared to your highs..... assuming the subs can handle the power.

[motoman399]

thank you sir. i thought it would be ok but just thought i would check. i think 2 8's or 10's will sound crisp in my s14

[Broadfield]

The 8's won't give you much low extension, but maybe you don't care. I will say that I have done some pretty damn impressive 8" setups though! They even surprised a veteran installer like myself. It usually just depends on what will fit the install or how much space you are willing to give up.

[DruidAT]

Broadfield, have you ever used gelcoat to make moldings? How well does it work? I planned in using it to make a few interior pieces but I've never worked with any gelcoat before.

[motoman399]

i had one 8" mtx that i bought from the pawn shop for $40 bucks and a truck box off ebay that was also mtx and it sounded pretty good. surprised the hell out of me. im not looking for the loudest system on the block. just a something that sounds good and wont blow my ear drums. im kinda over the super bass thing. plus the s14 doesnt have much of a trunk and i dont want to take away more room.

i was thinking like two solobaric kicker 8's, with my zapco 500.1. i think it would sound decent. any input?

[Broadfield]

Sure, but you have to use a mold to use gelcoat. Which means you would have to make a plug first, then a mold off of that..... a lot of work depending on what you are doing. Molds are only used if you are going to make duplicate parts. So in your case you would simply make the part out of glass then paint it... done!

[Broadfield]

If anyone has questions about product, please feel free to email me. I don't want to dirty up FolkertSX's thread by talking business. But I'll talk glassn' all day long

[mrgreeneyes]

Yeah, Toby, i was generalizing a LOT, but thats what 90+% of people need to know as basics, cus lets face it, the people who have to ask, arent looking at that high end stuff anyways....

[FolkertSX]

If anyone has questions about product, please feel free to email me. I don't want to dirty up FolkertSX's thread by talking business. But I'll talk glassn' all day long

Thanks Toby, I was thinking the same thing. I'm sure theres hundreds of questions people have for you. haha.

I do the 4 channel to 1 sub and 2 speakers a lot for cheap customers.

Run the speakers off the front 2 channels, and then run the sub bridged off of the rears. obviously no lower than a 4 ohm mono load for most 4 channels.

Thanks for the help! Does anyone else have any opinions on this setup?

[Aoshi1]

Man that looks sick, you sure do have a career niched out for you there. Awesome work. I am sure you are up to your eyeballs in commision requests now, lolz...

[troyw]

nice job man im really not a fan of systems my last 3 cars didnt even have a radio in it but you did an awsome job

[motoman399]

i might have missed it but how much time did it take you?

[FolkertSX]

Man that looks sick, you sure do have a career niched out for you there. Awesome work. I am sure you are up to your eyeballs in commision requests now, lolz...

well im only 16 so not really. im trying to get a fun job but no one seems to be hiring

i might have missed it but how much time did it take you?

i would say about 40+ hours. This was my first time ever doing something like this before though. I'm making another thing similiar that should go alot quicker. ill keep this thread updated

[Aoshi1]

Well, I am sure if you pimp yourself out with this awesome fab job, you will be just fine moneywise. people around here pay top dollar for custom fab work.

[motoman399]

well im only 16 so not really. im trying to get a fun job but no one seems to be hiring

i would say about 40+ hours. This was my first time ever doing something like this before though. I'm making another thing similiar that should go alot quicker. ill keep this thread updated

only 16 and making that kind of stuff by yourself. props to you my friend!

did you paint it yourself too? im guessing its automotive paint and not rattle can right?

[FolkertSX]

Well, I am sure if you pimp yourself out with this awesome fab job, you will be just fine moneywise. people around here pay top dollar for custom fab work.

yea it will def help me out job wise. I still don't think they would let me do custom jobs, but they do know i have the ability too and the interest too so i could work at a place a year or so and move up from there.

only 16 and making that kind of stuff by yourself. props to you my friend!

did you paint it yourself too? im guessing its automotive paint and not rattle can right?

thanks. It's really not that tough, you just need a lot of time and a ton of patience. Other then that its just basic wood working skills, fiberglass and bondo. and no its not automotive paint. its automotive paint out of a spray can though. haha. but yea, right now its very cold here in chicago so i didn't want to pay for paint, set up a booth, and bring out my compressor and gun just to paint in crappy conditions. I'll probably pull everything out in spring if the paints not holding up. Honestly though it looks fine now and it should hold up so we'll see

[FolkertSX]

so my brother had this idea to make a wood floor trunk. usually i think his ideas are stupid just like i thought this idea was. but then i thought about it and decided to give it try. i was going to to just black carpet but thats boring. this is def not anything ordinary. it was pretty easy to make. just went to menards and got a big sheet, cut to size and painted the cracks white to give it that marine look. some of you may hate it, but i thought id just give it a try. idk looks kinda cool i can always recover it if i get sick of itall the dirty grey carpet will be covered in black to flow with everything too. next is making a amp rack similiar to the sub box to match it

[s13tomf31691]

i like it, a lot lol..nice job, i built a fiberglass enclosure for a saturn vue that had two 12" subs two 10'' subs and a 7'' tv screen...when it was finished it weighed a tonnn , it was for and automotive aftermarket accessories class i was takign in highschool..it came out pretty good but fiberglass resin on your skin is probably the worst thing i have ever encountered haha

[keith0486]

wow very different idea with the wood but im not going to lie it looks kinda good i give your brother props on this 1.