shika805 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Just the like the title say, just wanted to share what me and a buddy are working on. For the past week we've been working on a custom enclosure for a 12 inch sub located in the spare wheel compartment. New 6x9in speaker locations, also utilizing the air vents on the dash to fit 3.5in speakers for a new look to the interior. Also during this past week i've been working on the install on my new gauge faces i got from speed hut. just wanted to share what i've been working on, i have to give a lot of credit to Hybridz for giving me some awesome ideas! thanks guys! enjoy the photos! here is the template that we made to fit the enclosure for the sub in the spare wheel comparetment. doing a nice test fit. nice and snug, as you can we made a bezel to lift the sub about another inch to get clearance. placed where the amp would be, just to see how everything looked my buddy laying some sound deadening material we got at home depot. utilized the rear back tool compartments to place new 6x9 speakers got to work on my dash... before the result! here is the gauge install i worked on! had to return one of the gauge faces due to defect. hope your guys enjoyed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan1 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 awesome work. Please post a few pictures of your speedhut gauges once they are installed in the car. I'd love to see a day / night comparison. Also we would love to hear a sound clip from you new system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan1 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I more question for ya: Did you paint the Dash and interior vinyl using the Dupli-Color vinyl and fabric paint (Gloss black)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shika805 Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 ^yes sir i did... i used krylon wrinkle finish, let it fry for about 24 hrs and then sprayed an adhesion promoter for the vinyl paint... so far it seems to work really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan1 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Kool I am planning to spray my dash with Dupli-color undercoating and the interior vinyl's with Gloss black vinyl spray. How may cans of Vinyl spray paint did you need to do the interior? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 I've been contemplating the same subwoofer setup as you and am wondering how you mounted the plate. Is it simply a friction fit or are there supports below the plate? How are you keeping it in place? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBang Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 That's a beautiful repair on the dash if it holds. I have similar issues with my dash, maybe I'll give that a shot for repairing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Window and roofing Butyl tape for sound deadening.. interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shika805 Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 thanks guys... concerning the sub install, i placed "L" brackets to support the MDF board for the sub. I used self tapering screws to secure them in place. I used Loctite all purpose caulking and black silicone to make an air tight space. I made sure that adhesive caulking glued for 24 hours before placing the silicone to fill the gaps. So far so good! and yes it is widow and roofing Butyl tape... Underneath i had my car lined with a light weight beding material for the interior when it was at the body shop, for added sound insulation. oh yeah i also had to remove the center mount for the spare wheel to fit the sub also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Don't place the sub in there for a couple of days to let the fumes dissipate. You don't want them loosening the glue on the cone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shika805 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 oh definitely... the sub is still no where close to be installed. while in the mean time... check what i did with the dash? 3.5 speaker in the air vents... not that bad i think, perfect fit also! with flash without flash what do you guys think??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmanco Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Very resourceful - I'll be curious to hear what you think of it the sound once it's all installed. I have thought about where to mount speakers in the front, but hated the thought of loosing the little bit of ventilation there is in the cabin by mounting speakers in the vents. You live in SB - gets warm in the summer - what are your plans for ventilation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shika805 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 what i was thinking of doing is fabricating the front air vents to be adjustable to passenger and driver. in the photo i posted is an example of the vent i wanted to use... its from a 91 rx7, i think i can make it fit. a long with that i wanted to make a vent from under the dash to point upwards but concealed but still dont what to do about that??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Look great. I used my driver side vent for a gauge pod.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 The later Z's, like my '75 have individual adjustable vents in the center. Perhaps using one of those pieces would be an easier swap for you? Btw the speakers look fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globerunner513 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shika805 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 yeah! i was thinking of that too... i drive a rx7 daily so i have parts just laying around, i'm gonna take some measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turborust Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 The speaker installs and the dash repair looks fantastic! What is sprayed on the interior of the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shika805 Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 vinyl and fabric paint by duplicolor, used an adhesion promoter before laying it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurai Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Very clean dash repair and awesome job with the dash and speakers.....very nice love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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