Well I am about to begin one of my first fiberglass projects on my 79 El Camino SS. If anyone has ever had a El Camino they know the speakers are inside the dash. It still has the stock speakers that are spent and are useless IMO.
So I am about to start to attempt the fabrication of kicker panel pods for some 6.5"s. Does anyone have any tips to read up on or anything first? Any help or opinions are appreciated.

Thanks, Doug

 

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Figure out where you want them to go. Then tape down some plastic to protect the carpet etc. Then lay down a few layers of fg to form the back. Cut out some rings to mount the speakers in out of mdf, then position the speakers for best imaging. Keep the rings in place with some dowels and hot glue, wrap some felt from arond the pod enclosing the rings and then resin it. Add a layer or two of fg for strength and then bondo, sand and finish.

There's a lot of info out there (google)

 

Yeah i know all the basic things. I mean like certain tips/tricks you have found useful that are not usually put in the how-tos. Also how many layers of fiberglass do you think would be good? I know a good sub enclosure is about seven. So maybe four?

 

http://www.sounddomain.com
http://www.soundillusions.net
http://www.carsound.com
etc

search of some of those forums. there is tons of info on how to do it.

 

Kickpanels are some of the easiest things to make. Working with fiberglass makes it easy to correct any imperfections. If you have not worked with fiberglass before, then just do a simple project to test the waters of how it all works.
I never even put fiberglass mat or cloth on my kickpanels. As long as the material is absorbent enough and thick enough, you should be able to get away with just soaking the fleece or whatever in tons of resin. Just make sure it is soaked through to the back. Other than that, get out there and see what works and what doesn't. Experience is the only true way to learn some things. Good luck.