Going hand in hand w/ my last post, the fact that the car is apart for the A/C install just wasn't enough "work" for me it seems.
I no sooner get the evaporator partially mounted, and it becomes painfully obvious that I'm gonna have to do something about hiding all of the mess that will accompany the main unit.
Just like an "addiction", putting that ugly little somb itch back there, and the fact that it displaced my subwoofer, forced me to consider doing some other things .....
All of this is 1/4" mdf held in place w/ 1x1" riveted alum angle and hot glue. The covering is red/black trunk mat.
I still have the filler neck to cover. It's made, but I didn't have time to get it covered by the time I decided to call it quits.
There is sawdust all over everything, so the reason the stuff looks dirty in the pics, is because it is. It's pretty much mocked up, but it all has to come back out to finish the A/C install.
The other problem that presented itself was what to do w/ the subwoofer. I did not want it taking up anymore of my now smaller trunk, so I had to get creative.
I built a small "truck box" type enclosure for mounting behind the front seats. I get one built, and place it behind my seat, and despite the fact that it is as small as I can get it, I still cant get my seat slid back far enough to accommodate my long ass legs ( I actually extended the seat tracks 2" last year)
*sigh* all for the sake of a stinkin' subwoofer
So, I give up on having two subs (one behind each seat) and decide to relocate the one I have built behind the passenger seat. It was at this time, that I, (do it twice Mike) decide to actually measure the enclosure I have built to determine how much internal volume the tiny truck box actually displaces. I check my owners manual for the sub, and it says that the ideal internal volume range for a sealed enclosure is between .5, and 1.4 cubic feet. I whip out my ruler, make the required measurements, plug in those figures, and divide them by 1728,..........................................................
.35 cu ft.
PHUCK ME ALL TO HELL.
So to compensate, I cut the other box down by 1.5"(so it'll fit behind my seat) and seal it completely closed. It's just a box. No woofer. I measure it, and it now displaces .3 cu ft. as well.
We do some simple math, add the two together, and I get .65 cu ft.
Perfecto Amigo.
All that's left is to tie the two together. So I get some 2.5" PVC and do just that.
Put that sucker in place, and it looks like I planned it that way.
Sall good.
I no sooner get the evaporator partially mounted, and it becomes painfully obvious that I'm gonna have to do something about hiding all of the mess that will accompany the main unit.
Just like an "addiction", putting that ugly little somb itch back there, and the fact that it displaced my subwoofer, forced me to consider doing some other things .....
All of this is 1/4" mdf held in place w/ 1x1" riveted alum angle and hot glue. The covering is red/black trunk mat.
I still have the filler neck to cover. It's made, but I didn't have time to get it covered by the time I decided to call it quits.
There is sawdust all over everything, so the reason the stuff looks dirty in the pics, is because it is. It's pretty much mocked up, but it all has to come back out to finish the A/C install.
The other problem that presented itself was what to do w/ the subwoofer. I did not want it taking up anymore of my now smaller trunk, so I had to get creative.
I built a small "truck box" type enclosure for mounting behind the front seats. I get one built, and place it behind my seat, and despite the fact that it is as small as I can get it, I still cant get my seat slid back far enough to accommodate my long ass legs ( I actually extended the seat tracks 2" last year)
*sigh* all for the sake of a stinkin' subwoofer
So, I give up on having two subs (one behind each seat) and decide to relocate the one I have built behind the passenger seat. It was at this time, that I, (do it twice Mike) decide to actually measure the enclosure I have built to determine how much internal volume the tiny truck box actually displaces. I check my owners manual for the sub, and it says that the ideal internal volume range for a sealed enclosure is between .5, and 1.4 cubic feet. I whip out my ruler, make the required measurements, plug in those figures, and divide them by 1728,..........................................................
.35 cu ft.
PHUCK ME ALL TO HELL.
So to compensate, I cut the other box down by 1.5"(so it'll fit behind my seat) and seal it completely closed. It's just a box. No woofer. I measure it, and it now displaces .3 cu ft. as well.
We do some simple math, add the two together, and I get .65 cu ft.
Perfecto Amigo.
All that's left is to tie the two together. So I get some 2.5" PVC and do just that.
Put that sucker in place, and it looks like I planned it that way.
Sall good.
Regardless of whether it's louder outside than it is inside, if it performs w/ out any sound anomalies (pops, or causes some residual weird ass resonance in the other box) I have what I want.
