Hey I did this about a month ago but decided to post the process here in case it helped anyone start their own project. Some people from AF will recognize it.

This is the process I went thought in building my Amplifier rack from scratch, using fiberglass.

This is fitting the wood template into the area the amp rack will sit.


This is the fleece stretched out and ready to apply the resin onto.


This is the first layer of fleece with the resin on it.


And with the second layer done.


Here it is pulled out and drying before i cut it.


Here it is cut to size and ready for the bondo job to make it the right shape and look smooth.


Starting the bondo process. (This takes forever) only need it to look good if you’re going to paint or vinyl. If you do carpet then it doesn’t have to look perfect.


Ok sanding is done and the primer is on, ready to paint. Just checking clearances before painting.


And here we have it painted and the amps mounted. Still a little finish work to be done but looking good.


I have more pictures of the process but don’t want to make this too big. This is probably already a killer for those on dialup.

If you have any questions let me know.

 

thta looks good, pretty good nice job

 

looks very nice. i'm considering doing this to my car.

do you have any pictures from the trunk??

 

Looks real nice!!! I want to do this to my trunk after I install my turbo and have time

 

nice job

 

Nice job, can't wait to fiberglass now...

-Rage

 

Yeah I have some from the trunk side..

This is pre resin.


And this is post resin while drying.


Hope that helps.

Next is the sub boxes, but I haven’t quite figured where I want them yet.

 

ok now i have another questions for you..how did you attatch this whole thing to your car??

and can you explain the process you used fo rthe middle of that amp rack. it looks like a separate piece of cloth..is it??

 

Actually its not "attached" at all. Its so custom fit that it doesn’t budge unless I want it too. If you notice in the first pic there is a big metal hump on the bottom, I built the rack around it and thus it holds it in place. I have to kind of bend down the top to get it out.

As for question 2

What I did is take the piece of wood (pic1) and cover it in the fleece first underneath and then on top of the board. so there are two layers of fleece, completely wrapping around the wood. in the indent for the amps the two pieces are right next to each other. When you add the resin it glues the two layers together.
I used a automatic staple gun to tack it down before resigning it.
does that make sense?





[Modified by B00M3R, 6:33 AM 9/20/2002]

 

thanks. that pretty much explains everything. aren't you worried about your amps overheating when you put your seats up??

 

Actualy yes, in the original design i was going to build in 3" computer fans in the shelf on top. This I soon found out would not work well in the design so instead what i did, and you cant tell from the front, when i cut out the holes for running the cables in (speaker and power) i made them really big and if you look at the side of the amps there are heat disapation holes in the chasis.

heres a pic of a amp.


Heres a pic of the hole in the back.


So far i have never had a problem. But if/when I do i will just add a 3" computer fan blowing into one of these holes.