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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 11:41:11 AM
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theonetrueapex
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I am very impressed. Congrats on your good looking box. I know you are going to enjoy it and the cargo room you saved!
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 11:46:22 AM
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Adding resin to the box is about as straight forward as painting with a brush. Your not technically doing any fiberglass mat or cloth application.
if all you are adding is the resin itself, no additional strength will be added. Rsin by itself is extremely brittle. When it is applied to FG cloth or matting, the resin melts the glass fibers together with is where the strength comes from. The only thing adding resin by itself will do is seal the enclosure from liquid and escaping air.
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 1:31:31 PM
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looks really nice. I love how you made the indent for the wheel well!
If you ever dont feel like carpeting look into Fleckstone. It comes in a spray can and just looks awesome on a box!
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 5:54:09 PM
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thanks everybody for all the comments. heres some pics of it installed. guess i could change the title of the thread to "finished"... although the orion isnt hooked up yet.
click for bigger pics
lol, this is what i had before... FAILURE!!!
< Message edited by otnietdehoooo -- 1/21/2008 6:19:34 PM >
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 6:13:43 PM
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Is it mounted to anything or is it heavy enough to not slide around when going around corners? Or does the carpet keep it in place?
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 6:20:06 PM
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its not mounted to anything... im trying to figure out a way to bolt it down so people cant run off with it. i think the friction from the carpet along with the weight is enough to hold it for now. i read something about using velcro to secure it to the floor
although, i just put it back in this afternoon so i havent really driven around a whole lot with them
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 6:43:34 PM
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old school orion ftw!
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 6:52:35 PM
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otnietdehoooo
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lol... after researching it, i discovered that it isnt a very recent amp. how old is it? Pat said it works fine and i trust him so it should still be good.
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 7:12:08 PM
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XBlazer01
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I cant see the model number on it.
What is it? The amp is pre DEI i believe. has the casing of the 2500D just smaller and blue
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 7:14:53 PM
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otnietdehoooo
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Cobalt series CS500.5
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 7:42:07 PM
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i cant find a production year anywhere :(
But I was reading the specs and thats def a quality amp there. 
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 10:38:06 PM
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its not mounted to anything... im trying to figure out a way to bolt it down so people cant run off with it.
You should definitely look into doing that. Just last Friday night my roomates Grand Cherokee was broken into. The guy busted out his front window, unlocked the doors, got in the back, and stole his kicker L7 with the amp on the box. All while we were upstairs. And we live right by campus, not even in a crime-y area!
edit...how do I make it show the user name I quoted in the quote box?
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RE: almost finished... - 1/21/2008 10:45:36 PM
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looks like a really clean build, 3/4's mdf right?
and anything sounds better than dual's...
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RE: almost finished... - 1/22/2008 8:57:15 AM
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looks like a really clean build, 3/4's mdf right?
and anything sounds better than dual's...
actually, i made the fatal mistake of using 5/8" particle board. stupid guy at lowes told me they dont carry MDF so i settled for particle board... turns out, PB is insufficient for woofer enclosures.
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its not mounted to anything... im trying to figure out a way to bolt it down so people cant run off with it.
You should definitely look into doing that. Just last Friday night my roomates Grand Cherokee was broken into. The guy busted out his front window, unlocked the doors, got in the back, and stole his kicker L7 with the amp on the box. All while we were upstairs. And we live right by campus, not even in a crime-y area!
edit...how do I make it show the user name I quoted in the quote box?
at the top of a post, where the edit button is, there is also a button that says "quote" if you click that, it will create a reply box that already has the quote tags in it. also you can write "ORIGINAL: quotee's username..." after the first quote tag
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RE: almost finished... - 1/22/2008 9:56:59 AM
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its not mounted to anything... im trying to figure out a way to bolt it down so people cant run off with it.
You should definitely look into doing that. Just last Friday night my roomates Grand Cherokee was broken into. The guy busted out his front window, unlocked the doors, got in the back, and stole his kicker L7 with the amp on the box. All while we were upstairs. And we live right by campus, not even in a crime-y area!
edit...how do I make it show the user name I quoted in the quote box?
Id be more worried about the missile waiting to happen than the stuff getting stolen. Id prefer my gear to get stolen over me getting into an accident and all of my gear decapitating me. bolt that stuff down quick!
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RE: almost finished... - 1/22/2008 10:01:33 AM
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otnietdehoooo
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what would be the best way to bolt it down? i was thinking some sort of bracket that bolts through to the frame but i dont want it to be permenantly attached. i was also thinking of some sort of steel cable so you can move the box around a little.
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RE: almost finished... - 1/22/2008 10:35:30 AM
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What about an L bracket attached to the box, with a large sized wing nut holding it to the body. Maybe mount on the back side so it can only be accessed with the rear seat folded down. That would probably be tricky enough for a theif not to get it, while still holding it down!
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