Fear
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as ive sold my other door builds well selling next wee(sad day) but needed to be doen to help sell the car, so i needed some new ones so made a start last night:
first cut the speaker grille thing out and then made a ring and a couple of struts for it:
then i stretched some fabric round it and then resined it:
then i mixed some fibrefill up and spread it inside the fabric and abit on the outside:
quick trial fit:
as far as ive got so far but only spent 2 hours on them last night and an hor today so happy with the progress, a long way to go yet tho
was abit bored so decided to make a post sorry if its boring
[Edited on 31-10-2005 by Fear]
[Edited on 15-11-2005 by Fear]
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woodywoods12345
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looks awesum! How much did the mdf n fibre glass etc cost?
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stubs
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Lookin good fella! What you gonna do about the staples?... it would have been easier either glueing the cloth down, or better still, putting a rebate on the outer edge of your speaker ring.  Not that it makes much difference to the final result (and judging by your last efforts, they should be very good!).. just makes it easier to build.
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mwg
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That looks good. I could get as far as doing all the MDF but I haven't a clue when it comes to fibreglass 
You could make a fair bit of money on the side making pods for people if you have the time
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RKS
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looking good matey!
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chumbly_warner
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Nice 1 mate, old door cards were really nice, so lets hope these look as good. R u going to be spraying these silver like the last 1s?
Are you hiding the crossover? Where r u going to mount the tweeter?
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Fear
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im gonna be spraying them silver yeh so lots of sanding to do yet 
They havnt cost me anything yet, i had the wood let over from something else aswell as the fibrefill, but im getting a new tub of fibrefill and a new tube of filler tomorrow for £20 so £20 then what ever it costs to paint!
Stubs the staples will be removed and the fabric cut back to the level of the ring then filler over the top flat so it will be like my other ones which i did the same with and they sit pretty flat!
was quite funny i put loads of harder in the fibrefil as i wanted it to go off quick and anyone who has used it will know it gets hot, well mine was steaming
get the filler and that 2moro, but wont have anytime till next week now to do them, but on early shifts next week so will have a good 2-3 hours a day next week so hopefully get them ready for painting by the end of the week!
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AdiSRI
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doesnt it make the door mega heavy using loads of fibrefill?
I made a consious effort not to use any fibrefill on mine, i have a pack but didnt use any.
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Fear
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it makes it heavier yeh but not a great deal IMO and the strength which can b made very quickly and very easily is much better than resin and mat and easier to use!
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Wrighty
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would you make me some if i payed you
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Fear
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im gonna serioulsy think about it, BUT first im gonna see how long it takes me to finish these then if its a resonable amount of time then i would think about it yeh!
How much are a set worth in primer(sprayed by the body shop and rubbed down ready to spray)?
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Wrighty
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£1
nah seriously no idea matey
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M2RTY
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use foam instead of cloth, gives it extra strength and is lighter then fibreglas too so they dont weigh as much, and i use mat instead of paste, its cleaner and more controlable
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Fear
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i didnt wanna use foam as one i didnt have any and no experience of it and to me i just dont think it will be strong enough, although it probably is!
Yes they weigh abit more this way but at least i know they are strong you can hit fibrefill with a hammer and it wont even dent!
ive used mat before and found fibrefill to be alot easier to apply as i can put it inside the build to give strength rather than having to lay ontop with mat!
Oh well different people different preferences i spose!
did my old builds this way and they turned out alrite!
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Fear
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UPDATE:
got both the builds fibrefille dinside and outside were neaded and rubbed down and shaped roughly ready for filler:
so applied the first layer of filler:
rubbed one down:
didnt get chance to do the other one but managed to get another layer of filler on the rubbed down one:
shapes getting there and pretty happy with the progress as only spent about 4-5 hours in total on them now!
oh and tested out a mug my missus got me for my birthday back in april its big fooker but kept me goin:
bar in mind the speakers holes are for 6.5inch speakers
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Wrighty
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awesome,i might av a go at this myself
what do you need sam?
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Fear
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Door pockets,
Small bit of MDF to make rings,
Glue Gun, screws or something to attach the rings to the pockets,
small bit of cotton type material,
Staples and staples gun,
Fibreglass resin and hardner,
Fibrefill and hardner,
Filler and hardner,
40, 80 and 240 grit paper, and 800 for primer if needed.
Thats what you need for my way of doing things some do it otherways!
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chumbly_warner
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Nice 1 mate, glad 2 see they are coming along really nicely
Thats a big mug, tea has to be the best drink
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loo_goblin
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looking good
the tea looks very tempting
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Fear
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Im well impressed with how quickly they are coming along, so easy as its not un known teritory now
And the Tea definatly helped me keep sanding
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loo_goblin
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get a DA sander
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Wrighty
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right iv got some spare door pockets so im going to give this a go!
how big did you cut the mdf rings sam? im goin to put 17cm comps up front so will the ring will need to be like 16-18cm diameter?
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Fear
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if you have the speakers, measure
i think the 17cm is the outside edge of the speaker, but might need abit more for the suround!
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stripes1976
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have you got shares in dynamat or what?
looking good mate!!!!
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