Another NEW BUILD of mine 
pics!!!!
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1251 Registered: Aug-06 | this is where i got tonight. its very cold out and i didnt feel like going back out to cut the circles with the router. so tommrow i shall do that and finish her up. Plans(inverted color showed up better)  Terminal cups i am thinking of using  1.25" dowel for bracing  Circle jig test  all of the peices that fit between the top and bottom  the top and bottom  Progress as of tonight(front baffel is not connected yet just balanced)   should be done with construction tommrow then i will mostlikely try to cover her with vinal. any tips or instructions on doing so? |
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Silver Member Username: Kyle_lowePost Number: 823 Registered: Apr-06 | cant help ya there sorry how cold is it though? |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1253 Registered: Aug-06 | when i did al my cuts it was about 20. when the time came to cut the holes it was about 11. |
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Gold Member Username: ShortysetniesRock Vegas, NC US Post Number: 2158 Registered: Mar-06 | lookin good. Whats going in it? |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1255 Registered: Aug-06 | pair of 12" sx's |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 8047 Registered: Jun-04 | you can use the terminal cups but you dont need too ...I like the idea of just wires through the box now (not through the port ever thats just lazy and looks bad)... no small connections to mess with that way... plus you dont have to spend money on buying terminal cups |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 6946 Registered: Jul-06 | Terminal cups suck  |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA Post Number: 18466 Registered: Oct-05 | i like terminal cups. very convinient. i have the banana plugs too. lol. |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 6951 Registered: Jul-06 | Terminal cups add resistance on the line and sometimes they leak. I would never use them. Nothing beats a direct wire connection. |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA Post Number: 18467 Registered: Oct-05 | true that rob. but i used a terminal cup on my new box for convinience. i used that foam tape stuff and lined it before i installed it. also since i am only running 1000wrms i felt that it was ok. when i used to run more power, i would just run the cables straight. |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1259 Registered: Aug-06 | these cups already have foam gaskets and will also be gorilla glued and caulked the ensure no leaks. only reason im considering them is cus i got them for free . turns out i know someone who works at the stereo shop lol. |
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Silver Member Username: Surferdude9371Im BTL Bumpin Post Number: 686 Registered: Mar-07 | looking good so far man where do you live that its so cold? |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1260 Registered: Aug-06 | lol lovely old Rochester NY. home of kodak. im almost done btw. pics up of the finished product soon |
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Silver Member Username: Surferdude9371Im BTL Bumpin Post Number: 687 Registered: Mar-07 | wow didnt know it got that cold there. cant wait to see finished box |
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Bronze Member Username: LeapoldstotchPost Number: 57 Registered: Nov-07 | dang looks like its going nicely. I wanna make a ported box for my 2 kicker cvrs but idk were to start. Ill have to find some plans first i guess. and how to tune it and what not |
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Gold Member Username: Livin_loudCOD4 Addict Post Number: 2222 Registered: Jan-06 | "wow didnt know it got that cold there." Ny is known for having sh!tty winters. its like f*cking Canada up here. the build looks to be coming along nicely Mark. |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA Post Number: 18506 Registered: Oct-05 | you guys should move out here. the weather is awesome. lol. well except for today. it rained a little in the morning so the temperature is in the upper 50s. |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1263 Registered: Aug-06 | im actually done with the construction. i just gotta sand it, paint in the port and then cover it all up. ill post pics in a minuite |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1264 Registered: Aug-06 | Here they are. let me know what you think. Home made circle jig works awesome    see what i mean 1.25" dowel braces     port came up an 1/8" short but that only equates to 1.5 sqin small. i still got 61 inches of port  SX's have a nice large home now!  |
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Gold Member Username: ShortysetniesRock Vegas, NC US Post Number: 2163 Registered: Mar-06 | looks good mang. congrats |
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Silver Member Username: Nickyp0219Post Number: 681 Registered: Jun-06 | very very very veryyyy nicce mark... good work bud, can't wait to see a vid of these babies... I like mine, but you got twins |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 4598 Registered: Nov-05 | on the terminal cup thing.. anytime ive used them after i put them in and soldered on the wires.. i fiberglassed right over it.. wires won't come off and it won't leak or become a weak spot in the box.. just a lotta trouble vs just using bolts or running wires direct box looks looks good tho.. what amp will be powering them |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin4 10 Pioneer... Post Number: 13176 Registered: Jul-05 | good job man - bet its quite heavy what amp u going to use ... |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 13928 Registered: Jun-06 | Nice! Great workmanship. It looks like a reverse pair of B(.)(.)Bs. Lol. |
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Silver Member Username: Kingandsons07Lincoln, Nebraska U.S.A Post Number: 705 Registered: Feb-07 | box looks sick |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1266 Registered: Aug-06 | it weighs in at about a full sheet of mdf maybe slightly more. i am using an american bass xd 2000 for power. |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 4601 Registered: Nov-05 | nice, i remember powering two SXs with a SS6500d |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1268 Registered: Aug-06 | what color should i paint my port? gloss or flat black? still havent decided which to go with yet, carpet or vinyl, what do you think will look better where can i get nice stuff of either? |
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Silver Member Username: BonhamdNorthern, Michigan USA Post Number: 387 Registered: Nov-07 | very nice mark |
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Gold Member Username: FrkkevinResonant Engineering..., Fort Worth... Email Post Number: 4602 Registered: Nov-05 | i like to use semi-gloss out of the can and brush it on.. covers better than spray paint.. looks better |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1269 Registered: Aug-06 | i only have gloss black from a can. will that be ok you think or look stupid. |
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Gold Member Username: Livin_loudCOD4 Addict Post Number: 2224 Registered: Jan-06 | wow. nice job man. very impressive. that is definitely going to bang hard. Chad, upper 50's here is like t-shirt and shorts weather lol, though i wouldn't mind living out west. |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1270 Registered: Aug-06 | just mounted my new soung magus cp91 amp to the underside of my decklid and wow running wires in the cold couldnt be more of a b1tch! came out looking great but it was deffinately a pain in the azz. big three is going to be very interesting . once i get everything up and running and put my car back together i will take pics of my whole system and install and take some vids and post em up in a new thread. then once i get my alt and big three done i can finally let you guys hear MY secret song lol. everything is finally coming along. I should have all the audio components installed tommrow. alt and big 3 should be done in a few weeks or maybe months the way school has been lately but it should deffinately be totally completed in mid april when i get off from school agian. |
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Bronze Member Username: LeapoldstotchPost Number: 66 Registered: Nov-07 | ports can be as simple as that? were is a good site that can make blueprints/measurements for me? |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1271 Registered: Aug-06 | i didnt use this but a lot of ppl do i guess http://www.subwoofertools.com/forum/ported-box.asp |
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Platinum Member Username: Rovin4 10 Pioneer... Post Number: 13184 Registered: Jul-05 | flat black in a port looks better than gloss or semigloss IMO .... |
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Gold Member Username: MendonmafiaUSA Post Number: 1274 Registered: Aug-06 | guess i gotta go buy some flat black in a can then. |
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