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16plates said:
Just sat and read through this whole topic - you're bonkers!
ICE like this is not something i've ever been interested in but i loved catching up with this - will keep my eye out for future updates
As my Mrs says it keeps me out of trouble, the only things i had to agree to is if i am using fibreglass or bodyfiller the clothes i am wearing have to go straight in the washer when i have finished and if i am working in the garage the side door to the garden has to be open so she can see me from the house (2 reasons for this, 1. if i injur myself with power tools help is quick to be got and 2 as a long term sufferer of depression who has tried to gas himself before my Mrs insists the garage needs to be vented at all times)ICE like this is not something i've ever been interested in but i loved catching up with this - will keep my eye out for future updates
So the latest updates, not a massive amount but some got done
some more fibreglass on the pillars now they are aimed
Filler
more filler
After getting it smooth, started trimming
Finished trimming
A bit more work needing to be done as the speaker holes are a bit snug and a bit of the trimming at the bottom is a bit rough but it wont be seen when they are fitted
some more fibreglass on the pillars now they are aimed
Filler
more filler
After getting it smooth, started trimming
Finished trimming
A bit more work needing to be done as the speaker holes are a bit snug and a bit of the trimming at the bottom is a bit rough but it wont be seen when they are fitted
So updates - not much has happened and not much will for a while
Unfortunatly over the weekend my garage got broken into - thankfully they did not nick much but due to the damage done to the door i can get get my car in and out until that is fixed
It feels like one step forward 2 steps back with this project sometimes
Unfortunatly over the weekend my garage got broken into - thankfully they did not nick much but due to the damage done to the door i can get get my car in and out until that is fixed
It feels like one step forward 2 steps back with this project sometimes
The Nur said:
Bloody hell, tough luck mate. What sort of stuff did they have away?
I got all excited when I saw this thread pop up
Hope it all gets sorted for you.
They only got a couple of hand tools, its more the damage done to the garage, to force the door open as it is an up and over style the door was bent, the frame has been bent and pulled away from the garage itself, the motor mech shoved back/unknown if it still works and the supporting arms that hold the door are all bent so the only way I could secure it was to basically fix the door inplace solidly.I got all excited when I saw this thread pop up
Hope it all gets sorted for you.This means until i get the door replaced the only access i have to the garage is a small side door so I cant really work on the car
drophead said:
99Chimaera said:
just daft, a good car spoilt, you would been better to get a van.
I'm sure petrol heads everywhere are currently mourning the loss of the rare beast that is a diesel Ford estate.I get told that ive ruined the car quite often but its a mondeo estate they are 10 a penny and as i said before its still my daily driver
Ok so i got a new door on the garage so i can start using my garage again, sadly i did not have a massive amount of time to work on the car, so throw on the retro fusion hoodie
So after a bit of soldering and finessing i got one side apillar in
I know it does not look much but we all know what its like when a project has been running for a while and you have had a break from it you need to get back into it slowly
And i know it looks a bit box like but that is more due to the weird angle i too the photo. Im hoping tomorrow to get the other apillar in, the passenger doorcard on and some time sat working out sub enclosure sizes
So after a bit of soldering and finessing i got one side apillar in
I know it does not look much but we all know what its like when a project has been running for a while and you have had a break from it you need to get back into it slowly
And i know it looks a bit box like but that is more due to the weird angle i too the photo. Im hoping tomorrow to get the other apillar in, the passenger doorcard on and some time sat working out sub enclosure sizes
Shaw Tarse said:
samuelellis said:
mybrainhurts said:
Do you think you're going to finish this before you die...? 
probably not, i will probably be handing my grand-kids a half finished project at this rate
Again not a massive amount done but i got the drivers side pillar in
This was far harder than it should have been as i had to take a lot more trim than i intended out to run the cables for the speakers down under the dash
on the upside i did manage to get a billy bargain of an amp for the a-pillars, picked this up last night, surprised myself when it came up on the market as these are quite rare. This now means that my entire front end uses audio system twister amps, shame i cant put them all in a row but the two that run the front doors are massive so i wont have space
This was far harder than it should have been as i had to take a lot more trim than i intended out to run the cables for the speakers down under the dash
on the upside i did manage to get a billy bargain of an amp for the a-pillars, picked this up last night, surprised myself when it came up on the market as these are quite rare. This now means that my entire front end uses audio system twister amps, shame i cant put them all in a row but the two that run the front doors are massive so i wont have space
richtea78 said:
Massive? I used to have 2 Pheonix Gold M100s. They were massive 
Well the amps for the driver and passenger door are massive enough to stop me putting the pair of them and the smaller one i just bought in a row
That is the amp for the drivers door, its brother is behind the other window on the passenger side. The small one for the pillars i bought is going to have to go in the boot
Not a massive amount done today but i got one door in and wired to the amp as a test
TBH im not all that happy with my trimming skills but nothing stopping me trying to build another set later on when i have refined my skills, just for people who do not know the mids in the door are two 10inch Ground zero PA mids and the apillar has two ground zero SQ full range drivers in them
Im waiting for some glue to dry on the drivers side so i can get that doorcard in and then i can look at trying to work out where to mount the processors and run wiring. Annoyingly i accidentally trod on the windowswitch so i have to wait for another to come from e-bay
THEN i might be able to look at the sub box
TBH im not all that happy with my trimming skills but nothing stopping me trying to build another set later on when i have refined my skills, just for people who do not know the mids in the door are two 10inch Ground zero PA mids and the apillar has two ground zero SQ full range drivers in them
Im waiting for some glue to dry on the drivers side so i can get that doorcard in and then i can look at trying to work out where to mount the processors and run wiring. Annoyingly i accidentally trod on the windowswitch so i have to wait for another to come from e-bay
THEN i might be able to look at the sub box
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