Progress pics of my new project!

[ci5ic]

Started building an MDF floor for the hatch/back-seat area. This time, I built a wood frame for the MDF so that it would be nicely supported. Last time I didn't, and the weight of the battery made it sag really bad. Plus, this time it will all be secured to the car... These pics are after about 15 hours of working on it. Still have to make another "floor" for where the back-seat used to be, should be doing that tomorow. Turning out very nicely. Once I'm done building it, all the MDF will be covered in carpet, and it'll look fucking nice! I'm stoked.

[Ace$nyper]

oh man thats neato i might have to do that myself!

[1PhatCX]

looks good man!
cant wait to see it done, hope u finish this one in less than a month hehe

[optimuscivic]

looks good bro, keep us posted when you finish.

[91lxdreamer]

Hey Mike, thats lookin pretty pimp man, I want to do something similar for mine, but I dont have the time/money right now. Is it gonna be done before may?

[91civichatch2571]

looks cool and all, but whats your purpose for it? what happened to your custom sub enclosure?

[ci5ic]

Originally Posted by 91civichatch2571

looks cool and all, but whats your purpose for it? what happened to your custom sub enclosure?

It's purpose is so that the sub enclosure has a place to sit (where the back-seat used to be) and so that the back end of the car isn't stripped out and poopy looking. The sub enclosure project is in it's design stage at this point, and the fiberglass speaker pods for the back are on-going as well. I also need to finish the fiberglass speaker pods for the front doors too.

The rear speaker pods, the MDF floor, and the front speaker pods should all be done well before may, but the sub enclosure may take some time, so I can't say for certain when it will be done.

Did a bunch more work on the MDF floor project today, mostly working on the wood-frame above the back seat area. I'm hoping that if all goes well, it will all be done tomorrow (with the exception of the carpeting and some other trick-shit that I just came up with today).

Since I'm adding so much weight to the car, there's really no hope for it to race at all, but I still plan to drop the y8 in it, but that project may not get started until mid-summer or so. Wish I could get it done for may, but that's being extremely optimistic.

[91civichatch2571]

nice, sounds pretty sweet. Cant wait to see the progress pics, i know youll keep us informed. I definitly life your style though and think its awesome that you do all this shit yourself. keep it up my friend.

[ci5ic]

Originally Posted by 91civichatch2571

nice, sounds pretty sweet. Cant wait to see the progress pics, i know youll keep us informed. I definitly life your style though and think its awesome that you do all this shit yourself. keep it up my friend.

Thanks.

I decided a long time ago that it's alot cheaper to do everything myself than to have someone else do it, even if I have to buy new tools and stuff to do it, plus it's alot more satisfying knowing that I did it all, and nine times out of ten, I'm learning a new skill (e.g. fiberglass work) which can be usefull.

Unfortunately, the sub box is going to be held up because the amp-rack will be built in, and I don't know what amp I'll be using and I don't have the money to get one right now, but the amp rack is going to be designed around the amp, so I'm at an impass as far as that project is concerned. I would love to get a JL 500/1 if I can find a good deal.

[91lxdreamer]

Originally Posted by ci5ic

Thanks.

I would love to get a JL 500/1 if I can find a good deal.

How bout a Kenwood 1000 for a hundred bucks?

[lilol89crx]

how about a fried alpine mrv-1507 :P i was quoted 100 diag and possibly repair dependant on the damage.

[JESUS Y ADA]

Looks Good Hope When You Are Done You Post Some Pictures So We Can See What It Looks Like.

[ci5ic]

A few more progress pics... couldn't finish completely today, but about all I have left to do is make a template for the front floor area (above the back seat, and then cut it. Then just some carpeting and I'm done. Picked up some trunk liner today...

Finished up the front end of the wood frame and made the front piece:




re-routed the wiring for the battery... used some plastic grommets which will look nice with the carpeting:


And my absolute favorite piece that I did today:



So, it's ready for amp wiring... Turned out sweet.

[4G4D Store]

That looks awesome - I'm getting ready to redo mine, but haven't got the design completely figured out yet. But I'm planning on putting a few tools back there and a spare tire, just trying to make everything fit the way I want. Awesome work!!!

[slave]

Wow, thats impressive. I'm re-doing the boot enclosure of my rex with red vinyl. But your interior looks mad!