bye bye back seat

[Stone]

You can't really generalize how much enclosure volume subs need...different brands require different volumes. A typical Pioneer 10" sub requires 0.6 cubic feet of volume in a bandpass box, and between 1.0 and 1.2 cubic feet in a sealed enclosure. So you've gotta make it for whatever sub you end up with to maximize the sound. A bead of silicone along the seams on the inside of the box would be great.

Yes, Rockford Fosgate makes some pretty nice subs...they have several lines from cheaper to competition quality. The Punch seems to be a fairly decent buy...I ran two of those in my Corolla in high school, and they thumped real hard (800W RMS going through them from my amp). I then "upgraded" to a 15" MTX running 1000W through with an Epicenter, and that REALLY thumped. People could hear it coming well over a block away. Probably explains something about my hearing loss.

I have a tame system in my BJ74 right now...just something to give me the full range of sound to my music. I have an Alpine Flex5 amp and a Phoenix Gold 10" sub in a sealed box. Not really pleased with the Phoenix Gold sub, so I'll probably end up replacing it with something else. I want my old JL Audio sub back from my brother...but I don't think he'll give it up.

 

[wesintl]

Awesome it looks really good Norm. How high is the box and did you use 3/4 ?

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Good thing I kept all my reno tools, out comes the Delta Uni saw(Norm Abrams of this old houses shop saw).

Biscuit jointer, I like the screws but prefer biscuits for strength.

Looking good.,

Rob

 

[bj70_guy]

Awesome it looks really good Norm. How high is the box and did you use 3/4 ?

Thanks, it's a combination of 3/4" and 1/2". I can't remember exactly how high it is - I think it's 11" or so.

 

[Blue Bandit]

oops from Sport Trucks it was more like $430 for the 7" and $550 for the 12" (inside height)...


BTW tuffy prices are US$423 (item 58) and $453 (item 63) ...and they fit '40s
http://www.tuffyproducts.com/trunk/trunk.html

 

[bj70_guy]

I can't believe it took 2.5 months to get back to this project...

anyway, it's in. Just have a few final things to finish up - a few more tie downs, the mounts for the hi-lift and the hold downs for the CO2 bottle, but this is basically it.

 

[bj70_guy]

dividers in

 

[bj70_guy]

drawer slides seem plenty skookum...

 

[Stone]

Hi Norm...can't see the last few pics for some reason.

By the way, don't you think that a lot of people would be interested in your project in the International Tech Forum? That's where most of the 70 series owners hang out. Let me know if you want me to move it.

Cheers,
Stone

Aahh...finally loaded up for me. Looks good. You going to lay carpet on it at all?

 

[bj70_guy]

Sure, move it if you think ITF is a better spot for it.

I'm going to look for a nice thin rubber mat to lay on the top. Princess auto used to sell a good sized one for cheap, but I don't think they have it anymore.

 

[Stone]

Okay Norm...I'll move it over to International Tech. There might be some other 70 series owners thinking about doing the same thing.

 

[wesintl]

WOW.. sweet I forgot about the thread in the bc forum.

 

[crustyBJ60]

right click ...save...right click...save

looks good, think'n about something similar for the 60. great ideas and thanks for taking the time to post up.

crusty