2 x Fi Q 18" Wall build in a Celica T23

[Dammed]

10. March 2010

What's already done:
Wires are pulled through the car ( 2 x 0 gauge cables, and 3 pairs of RCA's, all from Kicker)
The car is partially deadened with Dynamat Extreme
Infinity Kappa Perfect 6.1 is installed in the front.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Monteringen%20av%20hoyttalere%20og%20lyddemping/DSC00542.jpg
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(The passive Xover was moved into the car a couple days later)

What's bought:

Clarion DXZ788RUSB CD player
Soundstream REF4.920 (4x145W rms @ 4 ohm)
Hifonics XX Colossus II (3200W rms @ 2 ohm)
Two Fi Q 18" D2 (1000W rms)
180A Iraggi alternator with lifetime warranty
Two Stinger Voltage meters, one to measure the Voltage at the front battery and the other to measure to battery bank at the back
Hushmat deadening, to be used in the trunck and roof.
Kicker Speaker wires
Kicker 50mm2 power wires
Tsunami 180A Circuit Breakers
Tsunami Battery terminals
Stinger Battery isolator
Bag with Stinger 50mm2 ring terminals
Various Stinger wire adapters, 50mm2 --> 21mm2 og 21mm2 --> 8mm2
Ctek XS 25000, 25A smart battery charger

The Fi Q Subwoofers:
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The insides of the Colossus II:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/IMAG0025.jpg

Subwoofers that love big boxes:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/FiQ18tuning.jpg

What's left to buy:
NSB 75 and two NSB 125 batteries.
The a explaination on how you get two 18" in a vented enclosure in a small Celica... Well, I'm going to take out the rear seats and the enclosure is going to build so that the subs will be firing towards the front right behind the rear seats. The port will also be firing in the same direction, so that I get a nice breeze on warm summer days. :drink40:
The enclosure will be about 450-550liters which is about 16-20cu.ft.
There will be a plexi glass plate between the enclosure and the roof so that I will not be obstructing the view through the back window.
The amplifiers will be placed on top of the enclosure.
I'll also make two fiberglass covers that will go on the front baffle and the roof of the enclosure, they will hide cables and cover any small openings on the sides between the enclosure and the car, those will be covered in grey/black vinyl to match the interior of the car.
Clarion cd player will be running the fronts actively with the Soundstream amp.
And the Ctek charger will be installed in the car, but it will be easy accessible so that I can take it out of the car if I need to charge something else.

That's the plan, now we're waiting on the weather gods to turn up the heat.




13. April 2010

Then the work starts:

Deadened the trunk today, beautiful weather today, +13C and no clouds. :)

The CD player I'm using now, a real beauty:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP00333.jpg
The 1" MDF plates that's bought:
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The workshop and all the tools at school that I'll be using:
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got to have some music while you work:
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The trunk before:
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All the cables waiting patiently to be used:
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The room at my disposal:
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My baby:
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Got to eat to, dinner for my sister and me:
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The result:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP00354.jpg
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Lot's of deadening was used:
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The car stereo waiting to be used:
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18. April 2010:

Deadened the roof today:
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19. April 2010:

Made a cardboard model of the enclosure, using a Kinetik HC1800 as a dummy battery:
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21. April 2010:

Started making the floors (got to love to have professional tools at your disposable for free :wiggle: ):
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23. April 2010:

Motorshow at Fredrikstad started today. Here I met a very nice man that used to own the same car as I do, and through some talking he mentioned that I can have a fiberglass enclosure for free, since it's only taking up space in his garage. He had two Focal 13" subwoofer in it, I'll remove the front baffle and use the fiberglass mold in the bottom so that I can utilize the space from the wheel well:
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The polish job I did on the show:
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The stand vi had on the show (We won the best stand award ::headbang: ):
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0459.jpg

[GunGTS]

That polish job looks amazing, what polish did you use? can't wait to see how your trunk turns out.

[Dammed]

I used the Meguiars Deep Crystal 1. , 2. and 3. step products and did it with some good old elbow grease. Still has some swirls and other paint defects, so I will be going over the car once more with a machine and some Mirror Glaze cut cleaner. You can see the swirls on the picture of the roof.

[mrbarky]

Looks like a pretty crazy build, I'm a big fan of Fi. I had a pair of 12 inch ssd's in my old saturn and they were damn loud. Do you plan on competing?

[Dammed]

Yeah, when I was buying the 18" was only a couple of bucks more then the 15", so I thought why the hell not. Like they say, go big or go home. :naughty: I will be competing, but the build is made for daily use not for competing. :)

[Entranced]

yeesh! nice build dude, good luck! I would hope you'd be competing with them, my 2 10's @ 100A are plenty enough for my DD ears! haha.

[bman365]

Cool to see this..but I hate the idea of a walled enclosure.

As I have seen in other wall builds..you need to take in consideration the suspension in the rear...like switching some heavier springs in and actually being able to get to the rear strut from the inside (which looks like will be covered by your box). I know those subs weigh around 60 lb each so that will be a lot of weight back there.

Double baffle and plenty of horizontal/vertical support on the inside. Which hopefully you already have all that figured out.

[Dammed]

Thanks Entranced, I will be competing, but I will not travel all over the country to compete. So I will be putting up some results here after it's built.

bman365: I have actually figured out all of your concerns already. The box will be made so that I can access the rear struts from the inside, I will be purchasing Tein SS-P coilovers to compensate for the added weight.

The front baffle will be double layered resulting in a 2" mdf baffle. The subwoofers will be mounted using T-Nuts and bolts. I will be reinforcing the whole enclosure with threaded M20 rods. The enclosure will be secured to car using all of the rear seat belt mounts, that's 8 M10/M12, I will also use three bolts in the rear to secure the enclosure to the floor and I'll be using a rear strut bar to stiffen the rear suspension and to secure the enclosure on it.

So the build should be pretty secured. After all I don't want to be killed by the enclosure if I get into a accident.

I forgot to mention, the port will be exchangeable, so I will build a multiple ports so that they will vary from SQ to daily to SPL.

[bman365]

Eh..t-nuts are not my friend anymore..I like thread inserts. You don't have to worry about them stripping out the wood.

[Shizuma]

That's a LOT of sound deadening lol....looks good so far though.

[Dammed]

Thread inserts, something like this: LINK (http://www.yardleyproducts.com/sharp-sert_ultrasonic_inserts_flanged.php)? How do you stop them turning when you screw in the bolts?

thanks for the comments. :)

Some more pictures for you all:

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[nate23232323]

Damn i like where its going... im working on a similar project. i casted a mold over the spare tire while its in the car so i still have a tire if one blows but still utilizing sum space in the trunk. A++ u really look like u have sum great experience.. :D

looking forward to the final product

[Dammed]

Damn i like where its going... im working on a similar project. i casted a mold over the spare tire while its in the car so i still have a tire if one blows but still utilizing sum space in the trunk. A++ u really look like u have sum great experience..
Thanks mate.

How are you going to get the tire out? The enclosure will be pretty heavy if you're using the whole trunk space.

This is actually my first enclosure build. But I'm good with tools and wood so it should be doable. But it's going to be a challenge. :)

[nate23232323]

wut im doing is making the square that sits on the spare tire seperate from the floor... its gonna be like a puzzle sorta... im raising the floor about 4 inches to run flush with the enclosure. also im not taking the back seats out (this is my only vehicle and need all seats) and im gonna just make a frame that makes sortof a U shape that will sit on the actual trunk floor with blocks that come up 4 inches so i just lay the false floor on it and my 2 amps will mount under the floor (im still working on the design so far i have the enclosure casting)... i have high hopes tho

[nate23232323]

if my description wasnt good enough:gap:

http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/125/l_6ad06872c5964f7f9d39b173d3e2b132.png

[Dammed]

hmm, looks good. Looks kinda similar to the enclosure I used the bottom of.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0548.jpg

[Proximity]

Never seen such a huge build in a Celica. :D This is going to be awesome. Great choice on subs. Back when, I was thinking of doing 2 12" Qs in a sealed enclosure but now I'd rather spend on the money on performance. either way awesome stuff, can't wait for it to be done. You better get videos!

[Salincer]

Dude thats alot of work your putting into that celica. Im somewhat on the job of just CLEANING mine...so far i just washed it for 3 hours..today hopefully ill claybar it and then wax it.

But thats going to sound like a beast when its done....

[Soon2beriding]

nice pics

[bman365]

That's not the same kind of thread inserts I use. That kind is the barb type and you have to hammer it into the wood; the kind I use has fins that stick out the side and you can screw it into the wood (it has a spot for an allen/hex wrench). But yes it does look similar to that.

[Dammed]

Hmm, sounds good, I'll try and find something like that.

Update:

03 March 2010
The front baffle drawed in scale:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0584.jpg

New CD player:
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Annen farge:
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11 March 2010
Disassembling the suspension:
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12.05.10
The only sticker that will be on the car:
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13 March 2010
I started with the first walls today, it's actually starting to look like a enclosure!
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Carpenter skills :P :
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14 March 2010
Sandblasting:
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[02celica]

Great build but I hope your ready for how much slower the car will feel. I'm excited to see it finished.

[Dammed]

Yep, I know it's gonna be slow. But in the future there will be a turbo charged 2ZZ-GE engine under the hood.

I have taken a long break from the build because of the exams. But tomorrow I'll continue with the build. :)

Have a update for you all though:

22.05.10

I started to fill the gap between the fiberglass mold and my floor with some fiberglass. I used a method I learned from a forum buddy until I didn't have anymore resin for fiberglass. (Let the fiberglass soak in the resin before you put it on, much more messy but a lot easier to mold the fiberglass into place.) So I looked around at the schools workshop, and I found a big 20liters can with resin. The title said resin, and from my watching of hot rods on discovery channel I knew resin was something we call polyester which is used for fiberglass. So I smelled it, looked at the color and it looked good. So I mixed it up with my hardener and started working with. Feeling pretty good since I would be done tonight.

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Paint workshop at my school:
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Resin I thought was Polyester:
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The day after I was pretty busy with my colorful words that would have made a old fisherman blush. So I didn't take any pictures. Resin is a apparently a English word used for many different types of sh***, this turned out to be Epoxy... So it didn't dry pretty good. So I started taking of the fiberglass soaked in epoxy and then I rubbed the surface with acetone, to clean away the epoxy while many colorful words on English, Bosnian and Norwegian bounced off the walls. They say burned children learns best, and this kid here has learned his lesson. Never EVER use something you're not 110% sure what is. I have never had to clean something that's so hard to get rid off.

But after that wonderful experience, I went to Biltema (cheap place to get your hardware, something like Home Depot) to buy some correct Resin and I finished the sides:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0651.jpg
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After it was cured I went to the Concrete test lab to see if it's airtight:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0090.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0091.jpg

Hmm, apparently it isn't... The mold I got from a friend let water out like a bloody sieve. So I let it dry and then I laid two layers of fiberglass and a lot of resin to seal the bottom. That did the trick and now it's airtight like a can of beans. :)

Some pictures of how it looks inn the car:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0102.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0099.jpg

And here will a Carputer be placed to the autumn:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0101.jpg

Then some pictures of the Monster that will power my babies:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0085.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0084.jpg

Shopping trip for a barbecue party, all the essentials...
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0103.jpg

The biggest contender on the party:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0089.jpg

About a week ago I bought my batteries. I went for Stinger batteries, got them for the same price as Odyssey, so why not. I bought one SPP1200 and two SP2150 and I connected them to my Ctek XS25000 battery charger and have had them on maintenance charging for about a week now. A picture of them when I first got them:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0703.jpg

[nate23232323]

i say bye bye to yr windows... lol

[Proximity]

Any updates?

[lilmexicanoboi]

damn this is one CRAZY build! and i thought MY sub box was complex! fvck!

good luck with everything. looks like its gonna be blowing some eardrums soon. cant wait!

keep us updated :)

[Dammed]

Will update it later today. At work atm and photobucket is blocked here.

It's looking scary massive... I have made the frontbaffle and most of the sides, and I have bought some new tools as well. Among others a 2.1kW router that cuts through the 1" MDF like it's butter. :love:

[Dammed]

Started to make the sides:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0109.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0110.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0111.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0112.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0113.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0114.jpg

Loaded all the sides and some rests, and the coilovers:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0119.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0118.jpg

I placed all the sides to take a look at what I'm actually building:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0716.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0708.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0705.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0707.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0709.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0711.jpg

The place beneath the enclosure (the boxes are models of my batteries):
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0712.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0713.jpg

Bought some new tools:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0744.jpg

And I started up a router for the first time:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0721.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0722.jpg

The hole was round at least: ^^
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0723.jpg

Not perfect, this is the start and end, the rest was nice and round:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0726.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0727.jpg

I used a file to make the start/end nice and round. With some fabric it will not be noticeable:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0728.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0730.jpg

Looks kinda massive in the car...
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0731.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0733.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0734.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0735.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0736.jpg

Looks good with the sub in it's place:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0745.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0746.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0747.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0749.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0748.jpg

Got the windows tinted:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0737.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0738.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0739.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0740.jpg

New license plate:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0743.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1157.jpg

The carpark at home:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP0741.jpg

[bman365]

That looks like a plunge router, you shouldn't have the start and finish like that. Unless your center pivot hole is too big for the pin, then it should of been smooth at the start/finish.

Looks crazy though..I wouldn't ride with you.

[broderp]

EDIT, I just caught up on all the reading and pics....



I think your attention to detail and documentation is great, even the picture of dinner for you and your sister. :gap:

Is this just a show car or is this a DD? Not being able to see behind you is askin for trouble! Very nice job though. Wow.

[Dammed]

The problem was that I was using the router in midair. So when I came around to the end I noticed that if I completed the circle the router will fall down.. So I chose to cut a little bit to little then a bit to much, so when I came to the end I pulled the router towards the center.

Actually I will be able to see back. The enclosure believe it or not will not be blocking the review mirror. ;) (believe me, I have checked at least 20 times) I will close of the top with some glass. Plexi or regular, maybe even Lexan.

I have always believed in letting the pictures do the talking. :)

This is a DD. So it will be interesting the see how the car will handle with the extra weight and TRD coilovers on the rough Norwegian roads.

Thanks for the compliments. :)

[Dammed]

Bought a new cd player, a Pioneer RS-D7RII, DEQ-P90 and RS-P50. I'll be using the DEQ-P90. :)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1166.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1169.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1170.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1171.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1172.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1173.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1174.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1175.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1177.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1178.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1180.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1182.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1183.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1184.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1186.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1188.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1189.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1190.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1191.jpg

[lamboceliGTS]

It's coming together nicely.

Whats the total cost of this?

[Dammed]

hmm, to much... I think it's somewhere around 70.000NOK, around 10.500$/7500

[lilmexicanoboi]

[quote=Dammed;5124319]hmm, to much... I think it's somewhere around 70.000NOK, around 10.500$/7500

[Dammed]

Started on my fiberglass mold around the cd player:

Taped up the console:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0058.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0059.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0060.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0061.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0062.jpg


Done with the fiberglass, so now it's speed drying. So I started up my Defa fan. Think I laid about 7-8 layers, should be more then enough:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0063.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0064.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0065-1.jpg

Now it's dried up, I removed some of the tape before I remembered to take som pictures:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0071.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0072-1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0073-1.jpg

And then my new part is out of the console:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0076-1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0077-1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0078-1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0080.jpg


Now I left the part to fully cure, before I start cutting holes for the cd player and my Stinger Volt meters and applying the body filler, I'll smooth out the edges on top and bottom and make the front a little bit flatter.

I had to use the console in my car right a way, but it shouldn't twist while curing, it was pretty dry.

I think the result was ok, could have been better, but I'm satisfied, since I only used tape and since it's my first part from scratch.

[Muirner]

Wow! Great work! Thanks for shwoing how you did the fiberglassing. i cant wait to see how this turns out... Your going to blow your eardrums out lol

[lamboceliGTS]

Very nice work!!!

[Dammed]

Thanks guys. And my ears are already blown. :gap:

Started with the body filling:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0082-1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0083-1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0084-1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0085-1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0086.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0087.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0088.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0089-1.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0090-1.jpg

I forgot to take a picture or two, but I smoothed the body filling out before I left it to dry. It looked a lot more even. I'm going to do it once more to fill the small cracks, and then it should be good for painting. :)

[Proximity]

So what is the latest? :D

[Dammed]

Exams

Have to focus on my school work atm and with a part time job, I really don't have any time to work on my car. :(

But I will continue when the exams are done and christmas break starts. :)

[Dammed]

I haven't done much because I had exams and a big vacation, and the fact is that the enclosure can't be installed before the coilovers are on the car, and they have to be painted and after that the snow have to be gone, and they have to be installed after the car has passed the MOT since I have 0 papers on them.

But I have made a couple of changes to the equipment that will be going into the car:

I sold the ODR player and I will buy a Pioneer P88RS-II (P800PRS) or a Alpine 9887R and a Carputer.

Carputer is bought and it's this ASUS mini netbook:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1594.jpg

Small thing:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1596.jpg

The Asus is upgraded with 2gb ram and a car charger came with it, and there's still 1 year of warranty left. :)

Have bought/ordered: Lilliput 8" widescreen touchscreen, EFO mini keyboard and mouse, Crucial C300 64GB SSD that will replace the HDD in the Asus, Creative USB soundcard that will give me 2 RCA outputs, a USB HUB that will give me 10 USB ports and one Iomega 2TB external HDD.

Later I will order Garmin Mobile PC, and a couple of DC-DC converters for the external drive and soundcard.

The external HDD has a alu enclosure, which makes it really solid, and the HDD remains pretty cool.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1597.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1602.jpg

Efo keyboard, is a small wireless keyboard with lights behind the buttons and a netbook mouse. It works pretty good, I tried it at a 4m distance and it works flawlessly.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1603.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1606.jpg

I'm going to try different OS on the netbook to achieve the quickest boot as possible, it will probably be a Ubuntu based OS.

The netbook and the external drive will be placed in the glove compartment, and I will use a VGA connection with the screen and the sound signal will from the Creativ sound card through RCA cables to the AUX input of the cd player.

The fiberglass mold I made will not be used. I'm gonna make a new mold, from bottom to top: cd player, touchscreen, stinger volt meters, and the clock at top.

I have disassembled the screen so that I can't a nice smooth custom look with the fiberglass mold. And then I checked if the screen is still working. And then I but the bezel together with all the srews, so that I do not loose any screws. ^^

The Bezel:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1592.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1591.jpg

The screen is made of one big circuit board, one smaller which contains the buttons and the screen itself.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1584.jpg

Pretty slim:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1585.jpg

And the screen is still working as it should: :D
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1589.jpg

I'll see how to mount it, I'll probably just press fit the screen on the fiberglass mold as it was in the bezel and mount the circuit boards on a metal plate that I will weld in between the cd players mounts

[Dammed]

Yesterday I tried out many Linux distroes, among others: Mint, Arch, Fedora (KPE and LXDE), Kubuntu and Easy Peasy on my SSD I found out that my netbook won't start quick enough for my taste. :/

So I put the SSD into my Desktop, returned the 160GB HDD into my netbook and installed XP on it. Voila, starts allmost as quick as the fastest Distro and much easier to configure and use. I'll just put the netbook on standby, with a total of 240Ah it should not be a problem.


I tried out my USB HUB and my soundcard today, and the most difficult thing was trying to find 10 different usb items to hook up to my HUB... hehe
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1612.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1613.jpg

And I adjusted the screen resolution a bit and tweaked the options on the screen, now everything is much clearer and a little bit bigger, so it's quite easy to use. Even going through windows is not a problem.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1618.jpg

And I'm quite happy that everything worked on through the HUB, even the touch screen and sound card. :)

[StrikerFury]

You crazy!

[Dammed]

Nah, my mother had me tested. :gap:

[lamboceliGTS]

You people in Norway are crazy ahah!

[Proximity]

Have bought/ordered: Lilliput 8" widescreen touchscreen, EFO mini keyboard and mouse, Crucial C300 64GB SSD that will replace the HDD in the Asus, Creative USB soundcard that will give me 2 RCA outputs, a USB HUB that will give me 10 USB ports and one Iomega 2TB external HDD.

That's all going into your car?

[Dammed]

That's all going into your car?
That was the plan, but I changed my mind, and put the SSD into my desktop. The rest is going into my car.

[Dammed]

Started to make the frame for the screen:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0241.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0242.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0243.jpg

Made a hole for the screen:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0244.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0245.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0246.jpg

Removed the box in the glove compartment:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0247.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0248.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0249.jpg

Glued together the frame and fastened it in work bench:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0250.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0251.jpg

The frame fits perfectly:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0252.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0253.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0254.jpg

The holes in the sides area little to big so that there will be no pressure on the cables:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0255.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0256.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0257.jpg

I cut away a little of the top and bottom on the frame and testet it in the console:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0258.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0259.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0260.jpg

I made a piece of MDF that the volt meters will be mounted on and where there will be a hole for the external dvd drive:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0261.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0262.jpg

Then I glued the frame with a little glue, to check out how it fits in the car:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0263.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0264.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0265.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0266.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0267.jpg

Looks pretty good, the frame is a little to thick, so I will sandpaper it down:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0268.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0269.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0270.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0271.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0272.jpg

I will move the frame a little bit up, because it's to tight for the cd player:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0273.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0274.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0275.jpg

So since I had to move the frame u, I had to remove it from the console, and this glue was really strong. Much better then what I was used to, so it caused this to happen:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0277.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0278.jpg

So I removed the top from the frame and glued in a new piece, now it's under pressure and I'm taking a break from the work. :)

[trdmsprts27]

You people in Norway are crazy ahah!

x2

[Dammed]

The new top piece looks good:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0279.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0280.jpg

Made the whole frame about as thick as the screen:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0281.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0283.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0284.jpg

Fitted the frame to the console:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0285.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0286.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0287.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0288.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0289.jpg

And it looks pretty good in the car:
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0290.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMAG0291.jpg

I'll power up the screen tomorrow to see if the angle is good and if's everything looks fine I'll starts with the glassfiber molding. :)

Bought today some matte black paint and primer, so got everything to finish the console. ^^

[bman365]

If you don't angle the screen down, you may get a lot of glare.

[Dammed]

Yep, I know, that's why I'm gonna test it tomorrow before I continue.

[Dammed]

Started up the screen today:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1631.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1629.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/DamirMedic/Bilstereo/Celica%20Prosjektet/IMGP1632.jpg

The angle was a bit to big so the screen lost to much sharpness, so I'll change the angle so that the screen will be closer to 90 degrees. But totherwise everything looks very good. :)