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post #61 of 393
12/22/09 at 10:49am
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Quick off topic question. You mentioned you had aluminum from making wheel tubs for what??

Oh, just my little rice burner...

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post #62 of 393
12/22/09 at 2:34pm
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So, for the reflectors; I don't need to worry about angling those, right?
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post #63 of 393
12/22/09 at 2:36pm
Na. Just get 'em close to even if you can. They are more for support than sound.


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post #64 of 393
12/22/09 at 3:05pm
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Na. Just get 'em close to even if you can. They are more for support than sound.


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Right on! Hopefully I can get Panel 7-8 w/braces done late tonight when I get home.
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post #65 of 393
12/22/09 at 3:08pm
They help out with 100Hz and up, but most will have this thing crossed 80Hz and below.


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post #66 of 393
12/22/09 at 5:01pm
Nice car, i could high jack this thread and turn it into car and turbo talk haha. Ive been searching for a 93 rx-7 so i cant transplant an LS1 into it. but cant seem to find one for a reasonable price.

Well if we were in a race youd be beating me. I just got home from work and now the wife wants some alone time i guess the kids drove her nuts so im still stuck on panel 6. But i told her tomorrow im locking myself in the garage and am going to make some substantial progress if not finish it.
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post #67 of 393
12/22/09 at 5:07pm
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Nice car, i could high jack this thread and turn it into car and turbo talk haha. Ive been searching for a 93 rx-7 so i cant transplant an LS1 into it. but cant seem to find one for a reasonable price.

Well if we were in a race youd be beating me. I just got home from work and now the wife wants some alone time i guess the kids drove her nuts so im still stuck on panel 6. But i told her tomorrow im locking myself in the garage and am going to make some substantial progress if not finish it.

Car/Turbo talk is fine with me. 3rd gen's are fun, LS1 is ideal if you don't have someone locally who can keep your 13B tuned up.

I owned/built this 3rd gen before my current old clunker.

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post #68 of 393
12/22/09 at 5:23pm
Ahh man that is beautiful. Yea i dont know of any one here locally that even works on rotary engines much less can properly tune anything haha. Id go LS1 so i could build and do all mods myself.
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post #69 of 393
12/22/09 at 10:53pm
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Got panel 7 w/braces finished tonight.
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post #70 of 393
12/23/09 at 6:33am
Man! You're on your final steps! Way to go!



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post #71 of 393
12/23/09 at 8:07am
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Man! You're on your final steps! Way to go!



dbl

Right, and then I'll start all over on number 2 !
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post #72 of 393
12/23/09 at 11:54am
Alright i got the jump on you its seems haha. How are you handling the family in town? Mine arrives tonight so i am trying to get as much as possible done today. But i am about to have to go to work maybe ill take off haha. Im going to bug you till i see some pics might as well just post them haha.
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post #73 of 393
12/23/09 at 12:23pm
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Family arrived monday. They're really crampin my style if you know what I mean. After today, I have 12 days off so I'll be able to get alot of work done.

Tell you what, I'll post some pictures right before I seal up the last 36x36 panel!

Hoping to get all panels done tonight, so that all I have to do tommorow is seal up the final side panel. We'll see, depends how much I drink tonight !
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post #74 of 393
12/23/09 at 2:01pm
Thats my plans for today just finish it all except the final side panel. And tomorrow my father in law and brother in law will be here to help me cap it up. I think it would be easier to be able to just straight lift it in and out of place with multiple sets of hands. That way you dont have worry about the PL getting pushed out of the way and not making a good seal.
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post #75 of 393
12/23/09 at 2:33pm
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Thats my plans for today just finish it all except the final side panel. And tomorrow my father in law and brother in law will be here to help me cap it up. I think it would be easier to be able to just straight lift it in and out of place with multiple sets of hands. That way you dont have worry about the PL getting pushed out of the way and not making a good seal.

Working alone run the PL, put a few 1/4 to 1/2 inch dowels around the perimeter, put the side in place and align it. Then remove the dowels one by one to drop the side in place without sliding the adhesive off.
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post #76 of 393
12/24/09 at 9:26am
Did you drink too much haha? Ive got no excuse except i got really lazy after eating dinner and spending time with the family i never went back out. But i only have the last panel and braces left to cut and install. Question for you though. Are you building two of these no matter what? Or are you going to fire this thing up and see if its enough?
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post #77 of 393
12/24/09 at 11:41am
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Oh, just my little rice burner...


Looks like you shortened the diffy and put in some tubs to fit those 9 inch slicks... put a big block Chevy in that sucker and make some smoke!!!

What does it do in the quarter?
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post #78 of 393
12/24/09 at 1:26pm
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Did you drink too much haha? Ive got no excuse except i got really lazy after eating dinner and spending time with the family i never went back out. But i only have the last panel and braces left to cut and install. Question for you though. Are you building two of these no matter what? Or are you going to fire this thing up and see if its enough?

It's finished! I just need to make the mounts for the access panel. The top almost caused me to have a nervous breakdown. 3-4 screws missed their mark. I put a crap load of PL on it, I hope it sealed!

I'll be way too busy tommorow to start the second one, but I'll run and pick up more plywood saturday and start all over again.
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post #79 of 393
12/24/09 at 2:19pm
Thats awesome. Ive got about an hour or two left on mine but its cold and snowing and i just cant get motivated to get out in my freezing garage to fnish it. Excuse Excuses haha
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post #80 of 393
12/24/09 at 2:55pm
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Somewhat finished the first one. I just need to put the finishing touches on the access panel, bondo everything and hit it with duratex.

Starting the next one on saturday. This thing is a monster.









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post #81 of 393
12/24/09 at 3:33pm
It looks great man. Are you going to paint inside the mouth? Oh yea what method did you use to mark the side panel?
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post #82 of 393
12/24/09 at 3:52pm
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It looks great man. Are you going to paint inside the mouth? Oh yea what method did you use to mark the side panel?

Yeah, I'll paint the inside when I decide which finish to put on the outside.

I put a screw in each 4 corners. Then, did as much tracing as I could through the inside of the mouth, then turned it over and did as much tracing as I could through the access panel and subwoofer hole. The rest can be done with a measuring tape. Marking the lines was easier than I thought.

will talk later, wife is yelling
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post #83 of 393
12/24/09 at 6:37pm
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Yeah, I'll paint the inside when I decide which finish to put on the outside.

I put a screw in each 4 corners. Then, did as much tracing as I could through the inside of the mouth, then turned it over and did as much tracing as I could through the access panel and subwoofer hole. The rest can be done with a measuring tape. Marking the lines was easier than I thought.

will talk later, wife is yelling

HAHA thats classic. I cant tell you how many times ive been on here and my wife's like what the heck do you think your doing? Well ive got mine done except the side panel. Look forward to seeing your finished product.
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post #84 of 393
12/24/09 at 7:11pm
WAY TO GO!!! That looks great! Can't wait to hear you impressions.


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post #85 of 393
12/24/09 at 8:46pm
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Two questions.

1.Are you guys using the scrap plywood to make your access panel mounts?

2.When breaking drivers in, where can I download the MP3 for that?
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post #86 of 393
12/24/09 at 8:55pm
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When breaking drivers in, where can I download the MP3 for that?

Realm of Excursion

Just become a free member, and then your "free" to download those mp3s.
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post #87 of 393
12/24/09 at 9:05pm
Im going to use my scrap for that. But i got a question for you. I asked you in my thread but i figured you see it here first. You said your panels were warped also how did you get the final side on? Did you line up the top two corners and then just muscle the bottom into place? Im worried if i do that the screws might crack out of the wood. But i am overly paranoid sometimes.
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post #88 of 393
12/24/09 at 9:24pm
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Im going to use my scrap for that. But i got a question for you. I asked you in my thread but i figured you see it here first. You said your panels were warped also how did you get the final side on? Did you line up the top two corners and then just muscle the bottom into place? Im worried if i do that the screws might crack out of the wood. But i am overly paranoid sometimes.

Yeah, I cut out a perfect 36x36 square for the final side peice but when I laid it on my box, I realized that my box wasn't perfectly square. So, now I have a little overhang and underhang. Nothing a little trimming and bondo won't fix.

My suggestion, cut the side peice a little large. Lay it on top, screw down all four corners, then do all your inside and outside tracing, then trim the leftovers later.
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post #89 of 393
12/24/09 at 9:26pm
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Im going to use my scrap for that. But i got a question for you. I asked you in my thread but i figured you see it here first. You said your panels were warped also how did you get the final side on? Did you line up the top two corners and then just muscle the bottom into place? Im worried if i do that the screws might crack out of the wood. But i am overly paranoid sometimes.

I have 12 bar clamps you can use just PM me
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post #90 of 393
12/24/09 at 9:28pm
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Realm of Excursion

Just become a free member, and then your "free" to download those mp3s.

Alright, I downloaded all 30 test tones. Which one should I use to break this suckers in?
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