sanded rear bumper and primed with a flex additive....

 

Alpine 12"


I know its not top o the line but it'll do.
Have a Rockville 750 rms amp coming in soon.
Pulling the spare tire and using the cavity for the sub.

 

 

Perfect wedding cake topper!

 

So I'm going to test the sub in a box before i cut the carpet in the cargo area. Last night I was sprucing up a 1.3 cf box I recieved with a car. Wasn't bad just the edges of the carpet material was loose at 2 of the seams.

After working on the gray material that is commonly used on sub boxes I wondered what the ingredients are that make this stuff, I'm sure hair is one of the major ones, lol.

 

rear bumper impact insert was melted over the tail pipe section.? so after thinking about the situation i made a mold for the back on the insert out of plastic pipe covering we use on chiller piping. 2- 3.5"x4" patches duct taped on. use a little great stuff and will carve out with a hacksaw blade tomorrow. it'll work like a charm!
;)

 

Shaped the foam and sealed it to help keep water out.
Worked out great.

 

Compact for now.



Simple hookups

Going to test it in MzFiT to see how it hits

 

Also added a bag of poly material inside the box.

There's a utube video of the rockville with a bunch of kicker speakers, and it was tearing it up!
Check it out :

 

Break in period

 

 

 

Very clean job Mike. Sons been too busy to finish his Right hand drive Civic but will post pictures when I can. Just waiting for him to get further along.

 

hey Glenn
ya its a fun time with this one. It's just starting to look like a car again its alot to sort out and detail but with every one I do these days it gets easier and more extensive which rhymes with expensive lol.
Id like to really expand my painting techniques on the next one I tell ya watching the videos of other people's projects is inspiring. and there are so many new paint types, its like looking for fasteners at Home Depot .... overwhelming! ha ha.
we are getting a lot of rain so I have to put off painting the last parts which is disappointing, but I can start on the sound system.

post up some pix of your son's work its so easy now with a cell phone to start a thread and add pix.
well best to you and your son.
remember its all about what you see in your mind's eye in the beginning and what the end result is and how close the 2 meet.
Big Mike
:D

 

I hear you about the paint. They have this water base paint which dries fast and then the clear coat. Seen in on Wheeler Dealer during their CVCC episode. Should be easy to work with.

I see your under a Tropical storm advisory. We are in a drought again and finally got cooler.

He has been taking pictures during the rebuild but has not worked on it in a few months. The car is welded together but no interior and has to paint it too.

 

The seats are way nicer than the stockers.
Some one is going to buy a realy nice 5th gen civic.

 

 

Cleaned headliner and glass, wow was it drirty.


Cleaned jambs of over spray from painting and bodywork.


Passenger's door after cleaning. Turned out good.

 

 

Sealed a trunk too



Roasted marshmallows!



It's been a good day!