rodd1s' ex-turbo Lanos [1349 sleeper in the making]

[Rodd1s]

so i finished the fibreglassing part of the build today, but then again i ran out of daylight and warmth to do anymore. so i thought i'd do a test fit...




this coming week im gona be at university, so maybe next weekend i'll get a chance to filler and smooth evrything. then after that im not gona be at home for 2 weeks... so the next stage might take a bit longer than expected.

[Rodd1s]

no comments on the boot build then? i know its not finished, but hey!

[buddha102]

well u did a good job, but it looks not so great lol

hope it will come together soon

[Rodd1s]

and here's the finished(ish) product...

[buddha102]

i know u did ur best and took out lot of time, but wont it be eaiser just to set them like 45 degree angle and let them sit on the trunk?

[Big Jeff]

i know u did ur best and took out lot of time, but wont it be eaiser just to set them like 45 degree angle and let them sit on the trunk?

i would of done the same, but also have my amp in the middle cover with a sheet of clear pastic

[Rodd1s]

i know u did ur best and took out lot of time, but wont it be eaiser just to set them like 45 degree angle and let them sit on the trunk?

lol, the whole idea of this was to challenge whether it would work - hanging the subs off the rear seats - and it does!

all i wanted to find out really was whether the fibreglass would be able to support the weight, and with the subs not on the boot floor the spare wheel is accessible if need be.

i havnt yet finished it though, the surface is still very rough because i didnt have enough filler to cover it completely or even get a thick enough layer on one side to smoothe it properly.

still to come:
-finish smoothing the fibreglass box
-do a better paint job
-make "plinth" for amplifier to sit on between subs (or hide it)

possible future addition:
-3rd 8" subwoofer in between the 2 12" subs

possible further future alterations:
(the way this box is made it can be inverted so that the subs face into the car instead of the boot.)
(the edges of the box that hold it into place can be cut off so that the box sits on the boot floor.)
if i do decide to have it sitting on the boot floor i'll make it so that it replaces all the plastic trim in the boot, eg: it'll take up the entirety of the boot - but i need the space, for now.

because of how its made i can always sell it on, because it'll fit pretty much any other car with similar boot dimensions. chances are i'll get rid of it in the next 6 months and then start over again. (a friend of mine with a honda civic is very interested in either me making a boot build for him having seen mine - or i could just change mine to suit his car and sell it to him lol) i'm sure it can proble fit behind other cars' rear seats like it does in mine aswell.... and its probly a world first having subs hanging off the rear seats - so who wouldnt wana buy it?

and to further elaborate on a reply to buddha's remark... whats the fun in doing something if it's easy?

[Rodd1s]

got a similar idea off countless other car forums and thought i'd adapt it to my own ideas...




i did consider taking pictures as i was doing it, but finished it befor i had a chance lol.
the main part of it is a simple rubber strip i got off ebay (cos no diy store round here seemed to stock anything similar) measuring 2500mmx50mmx3mm. - which had to be shortened to matched the bumper, altho i cut off about an inch too much cos i didnt measure a single thing, i did evrything by eye.
to this i attached mini right-angled brackets (that came with an old meccano set) using pop-rivets.
i used a 12v soldering iron (one that plugs in the cig lighter) to make a kind of centre punch for each bracket along the lip underneath the bumper to give the screws an easy start.

heres some other examples:
http://www.superhonda.com/forum/2825360-post45.html
http://www.superhonda.com/forum/2798549-post15.html
http://www.clubwrx.net/forums/1469302-post1.html
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showpost.php? ... ostcount=1
http://www.superhonda.com/forum/2873866-post80.html
http://forums.maxima.org/2479324-post23.html
http://www.honda-tech.com/showpost.php? ... stcount=36


you all know you love ghetto mods!

[Rodd1s]

oh and... here's a little video/sound clip of my exhaust... quality's not great as i took it on my fone, and didnt rev past 3000rpm cos i was in a rather busy public area. will get another clip at some point with the whole rev range lol : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pO8Vhi86EQ

[jidasas]

I like the idea of hanging the subs like that. I know my 2 twelves weighed so much in a box that the little trunk shelf thing over the spare tire simply caved in...had to replace it with plywood.

Jimmy

[Rodd1s]

I like the idea of hanging the subs like that. I know my 2 twelves weighed so much in a box that the little trunk shelf thing over the spare tire simply caved in...had to replace it with plywood.

Jimmy

same here, ive still got my original fibreboard boot floor, but its broken in 2 or 3 places.

[daewoomofo]

ive been useing a 3/4inch peice of plywood for years, sub boxes are hell for the cheap lil thing they put in there

[Rodd1s]

2 more pics of the new lip i forgot to add:

[buddha102]

nice rims, + the lip might do it on my car too

[RSZT4]

x2 on the rims! i really like them, they complement the car quite nice.