Steve's door pod build
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2281 Registered: Mar-07 | I took off the door panel last night and also had to cut up my door a little. Then I removed the factory grill for more space.  Today I put the door back on and started laying down the tape and foil. I couldn't get any effin tape to stick to my door for some reason. I used this different kind of duct tape and that seemed to work. Then I put the painters tape over that.  Then I put down some chopped mat...  More pics later....  Suggestions and tips are welcome.  |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 4612 Registered: Jan-06 | That is some rough matting! Polo.. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2282 Registered: Mar-07 | It's 1 1/2oz chopped mat from uscomposites and yea its kinda messy lol and its not a very good pic. I forgot to say that this is my first time fiberglassing*** |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2283 Registered: Mar-07 | After I applied a few layers of mat, I waited a little over an hour and it was definitely hard enough. Then I popped it out and trimmed the excess off. I can't believe how hard it was to get the excess fiberglass off. I learned that its not a good idea to go too much over where your cut off point is lol. I still need to tweak the over all shape of the mold to get it the way I want.     Wasted resin...   I only did the drivers side door today. I still have a lot of work I gotta do. I wont be able to do anything tomorrow because of graduation crap. Thursday I'll start the passenger side door fo sho. |
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Gold Member Username: Philly306James Carrol is the re... Post Number: 1127 Registered: Apr-07 | Good job man. Keep it up that looks great. |
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Gold Member Username: Tatonka-[Team Audib... Post Number: 1819 Registered: Mar-07 | Good work, Steve! I know exactly what you are going through lol |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 846 Registered: Oct-07 | do mine next. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2285 Registered: Mar-07 | Today I decided to start up the other door. Here it is all taped up...  Here it is after 2 layers...  |
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Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 21303 Registered: Oct-05 | looking good steve. can i get a pic of the door panel without the pod on there? i want to do my door panels too and i am trying to get as much ideals as possible. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2286 Registered: Mar-07 | here you go chad...  |
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Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 21304 Registered: Oct-05 | thanks. its a bit similiar to mine. you just gave me good idea here. lol. thanks again man. mad props. you da man. www.steveisthebest.com |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2287 Registered: Mar-07 | lol thanks, no problem |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 850 Registered: Oct-07 | ready to graduate? |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2288 Registered: Mar-07 | Yea, I'm getting ready. btw how did you do that chad? lol |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 851 Registered: Oct-07 | ahaha. yeah that site is tight. |
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Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 21308 Registered: Oct-05 | |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 853 Registered: Oct-07 | we're done steve |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2291 Registered: Mar-07 | Alright so I woke up early today so I could get to work on my pods. I also picked up a new camera. 7.2mp Anyways heres how far I got today...     |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2292 Registered: Mar-07 |     |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2293 Registered: Mar-07 |     |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2294 Registered: Mar-07 |     |
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Silver Member Username: Wolf_houndPhoenix, AZ Post Number: 631 Registered: Sep-05 | Great job steve came out great for your first time glassin |
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Gold Member Username: Van_manBoston South, MA Post Number: 4039 Registered: Mar-06 | looks good . Dont forget to wear a mask when sanding that stuff. I like to use a belt sander w/50grit to do all the trimming to size and rough sanding. makes short work of it. I get the impression from your third pic, U use a hacksaw. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2297 Registered: Mar-07 | Yea, when I first took the mold out of the door, I used a hack saw to get it down to the line and then i used this sanding block piece to sand it down to the line. I'm not sure what its called but its more like a metal hand file. It worked great though. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2298 Registered: Mar-07 | I just got done wrapping the drivers side and the pics are uploading. I wasn't really sure how to start wrapping them so i started on one end and it wasn't going too well. So after I failed the first time, I tried starting from the ring and working my way out. It worked a lot easier for me that way. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2299 Registered: Mar-07 | Alright so heres the drivers side door wrapped up. I think it turned out pretty good...   |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 869 Registered: Oct-07 | always spending money... |
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Gold Member Username: JnoelAIM= j69noel, KY Post Number: 1087 Registered: May-07 | daymn man this looks pretty good for a first time job.... |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2300 Registered: Mar-07 | Alright, so I got the other pod wrapped and after the rain finally stopped I drenched both of them in resin. They took close to 12oz each. I'm starting to run low on resin.. Heres the pics:     |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2301 Registered: Mar-07 |   |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 872 Registered: Oct-07 | that looks really cool steve. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2302 Registered: Mar-07 | Thanks homie. |
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Silver Member Username: GibsonguyStorrs, CT USA Post Number: 185 Registered: May-08 | i cant wait to see the finished product. i would love to do some fiberglassing this summer. it's just so expensive though. |
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Gold Member Username: JoebruceTC Sounds/DLS Post Number: 2155 Registered: May-04 | Lookin good brotha!!!! |
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Gold Member Username: JoebruceTC Sounds/DLS Post Number: 2156 Registered: May-04 | Jus wondering though,it looks like where you have the tweet mounted its pointing towards the dash. May just be the pic but how does it sound like that? Did you think about mounting the tweet in the pods you made? |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 873 Registered: Oct-07 | his tweeters move in the mounting bracket he his so he can point them wherever he wants, but i don't believe he points them at the dash. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2303 Registered: Mar-07 | Yea, Those are the tweeter locations. Like snow said they move where I want. I point them towards the rear view mirror. They arnt on an angle towards the dash, I think thats just the angle of the pic. I've listened to them up by the a pillars and they don't blend right when up there. |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rI compensate... Post Number: 8243 Registered: Jul-06 | Isn't it great when things start coming together Steve? Oh and your idea of angling the tweeters towards the windshield is recommended by many. The sound reflects off of the windshield to give you good imaging but it depends on the vehicle of course. Keep up the great work man, it's looking real good already. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2304 Registered: Mar-07 | Thanks, Rob. I know people recommend it that way but like you said it depends on the vehicle and it doesn't sound right to me with my car. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2305 Registered: Mar-07 | When I got back from work, I started on the pods right away. After I got done cutting off all the excess fleece on the back, I sanded down all the bumps on the surface to make it somewhat smooth. Then I opened up the body filler(bondo). It was my first time ever using any type of body filler so after I got a feel for it, It was kinda fun. I still have a lot of sanding to do. I only did the filler on one of the pods because the mosquitos were bitting me up and it was getting dark. I don't have work tomorrow so I'll be working on them all day until I feel they're ready for vinyl(which I still need to order).    |
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Gold Member Username: JakeyplaysbassSt. Louis, MO / ASU Post Number: 2857 Registered: Jul-05 | Very impressive. |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan1315 Mag USA Post Number: 9868 Registered: Jul-06 | Damn. Great job Steve. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2306 Registered: Mar-07 | Thanks a lot guys. I just got done with the other pod, and I need to get some primer. I'll have more pics up in a little while. Should have it all done by the end of the day except for the vinyl. |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 884 Registered: Oct-07 | steve, im gonna have to come and listen to these. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2307 Registered: Mar-07 | Well everyone, I finally finished up just a little while ago. I've been working on these literally all day long. Words cannot describe how happy I am with these. There is SOOO much more mid bass its awesome. In some songs I thought I had my sub on real low, but it wasn't even on. I finally had a chance to give these some real power. They are so fucking loud its crazy. For the first time ever, I actually can't wait until I'm off to work so I can listen to them. I want to give a thank you to Phil for helping me with all the supplies I needed and tips. A thank you to Nick V for giving me pointers and suggestions to make sure that my pods don't fall apart:P and another thank you to BernyMac for all the tips. And now for the pics(I can only post so much at a time or else they dont load, IDK why lol): After I sanded it down as smooth as I thought I would need it, I sprayed it with some primer   Getting ready to wrap them  I put some fleece on first just for padding.  |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2308 Registered: Mar-07 | Finished passenger pod While I was at the fabric store, I came across some velvet. I gave it some thought and said what the hell I guess I could try it. When I was playing around with it, I really didn't like the way the velvet looked in the car. So I decided to use the back of it instead. It was more of a flat black and I think it looked alot better. I really liked how it turned out. I'm not sure if i want vinyl anymore.     |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2309 Registered: Mar-07 |     |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2310 Registered: Mar-07 |    Thats all. |
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Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodia Post Number: 4059 Registered: Sep-04 | good job steven. doors look awesome |
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Gold Member Username: Philly306James Carrol is the re... Post Number: 1135 Registered: Apr-07 | That looks professional man. Wow. Excellent job! |
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Gold Member Username: Naledge503LowDownForum.com Post Number: 3917 Registered: Jun-06 | Great job man. Very nice indeed. |
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Gold Member Username: The_image_dynamicSan Diego, California Post Number: 4113 Registered: Dec-06 | Steve FTMFW! |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2312 Registered: Mar-07 | Thanks a lot guys. Heres a video I found in one of my files. I guess my computer uploaded it with the pics too. It's nothing much... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56WU_-3YKE4 |
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Gold Member Username: Philly306James Carrol is the re... Post Number: 1137 Registered: Apr-07 | Nice man. i just wish cameras could pick up SQ better |
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