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Old Nov 9, 2011 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by m_fuller79
who made the shell for your speaker enclosure btw? looks pretty wicked man. props
Thanks. I made it myself, and it was my first experience with fiberglass, so I see every imperfection, but it get's a lot of attention and compliments. Has a 10 and 2 12's in it.

I think I paid around $100 for someone to stitch up the upholstery. I just had the factory cloth modified to fit the cutout, rather start from scratch and redo all the seats. I'd do it different if I did it again but this was a fun experiment. Good luck!
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 12:23 AM
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Decided to cut the seat down myself. first experience with anything like this but I think its coming together nicely.
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 07:40 AM
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Looks really good, keep it up! Also can't wait to see what you put between them. FYI I welded on some braces on the back inside corners going down to the studs for the seatbelts and the front inside corners going into the console to hold up the center of the seat.
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Old Nov 10, 2011 | 09:09 AM
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Thanks man. That part still n planning stage. Had 2 12s originally under the seat. I'm thinking 2 12s n the middle now and 10s under the seat. Gonna hafta try my hand at the Fiberglas thing I guess. Ha. U think somethin like rhino lining the outside of the box would have a negative effect on sound quality?
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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 07:25 AM
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I don't think it will affect the sound quality, but I'm no accoustical engineer. I have a whole lot of bondo on mine since it was my first fiberglass experience. Sounds great, but there is a few small cracks in the bondo from crankin up the subs Something textured like bedliner will help hide a lot of the minor imperfections if you're not particularly experienced with it either, and it's more durable than paint.
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Old Nov 11, 2011 | 09:36 AM
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very little info on this and looks like you had to take a diff approach with the nnbs but will be sweet when your finished. heres what turned out of mine
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...ew-cab-483500/
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 03:12 AM
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the box is still a little rough, but nothin a little cosemetic work wont cure. with some touch-up work and the other seat back in place I think it'll turn out just fine.
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Old Nov 16, 2011 | 11:49 AM
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Looks cool and loud. I like it.
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Old Nov 17, 2011 | 12:52 AM
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thanks bro. it is def loud. a work in progress no doubt but seem to make a lil headway every day. doin some interior work most recently. cant wait to get it back in. never put much thought into all this beforehand, but one thing keeps leading to another (and another, etc.....). still have even bigger plans in mind yet to come.
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