35K JPG image Shown here is a view of the hatch area prior to laying the fiberglass shell of the subwoofer enclosure. This particular vehicle is equiped with t-tops which led to the removal of the t-top storage racks In this photo you can see that the mounting bolts were covered to prevent the fiberglass from forming around them and locking the shell into place.
42K JPG image Shown here is a view of the hatch area after laying a plastic drop cloth and having laid a layer of fiberglass into the storage well.
39K JPG image Shown here is a view of the subwoofer enclosure shell after laying 2-3 layers of fiberglass and trimming the top edges.
29K JPG image Shown here is the process of measuring the final volume of the subwoofer enclosure. Packing peanuts were used to fill the enclosure via a pre-determined volume box used as a 'measuring cup'. Final enclosure volume was calculated to be approximatly 1.56 cubic feet.
32K JPG image Shown here is a view of the subwoofers wire termination, all connections were soldered and heatshrunk. Pollyfill was added to the encolsure.
38K JPG image Shown here is a view of the grill construction. Wire mesh was cut to fit countersunk holes in a piece of 1/2" wood.
62K JPG image Shown here is a view of the back of the sub grill. The metal mesh was painted to match the car, black formica was used for a clean look after the grill cloth was attached.
30K JPG image Shown here is A picture of the trim ring over the subs. 1/4" wood was cut to allow the gaskets and screws holding the subs in place to be concealed. The ring was painted to match the car.

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