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Tom Slick
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MAY 06, 10:56 AM
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man-ol-man, where can i find a small piece of MDF to do this upgrade
i've been to both home improvement stores and the smallest sheet i could find was 2ftx4ft
way more than i'll ever need. anybody have a scrap piece laying around?
thanks
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Tom Slick
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MAY 06, 10:57 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Just a tad off topic (but definitely related), would someone be so kind as to post the dimensions of the factory subwoofer tube. Mine has always been missing from my '86 GT. I'd like to make a replacement one up from PVC tubing.
I found these dimensions posted in an old thread, but it's not very clear where the measurements were actually made from.
I've included an image here that I found in an old thread. Keeping in mind where exactly I've indicated in the picture, could someone please tell me the measurement of both "A" and "B". Thanks.
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measurement A is 9.5 inches
measuremetn B is 2.5 inches
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fierosound
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MAY 06, 11:07 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Tom Slick:
i've been to both home improvement stores and the smallest sheet i could find was 2ftx4ft
way more than i'll ever need. anybody have a scrap piece laying around?
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You could use a solid heavy wood (nothing light like pine, spruce or balsa wood  )
Just don't use plywood. The plys can start to separate and you'll hear a buzz that you'll never be able to find.
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Tom Slick
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MAY 06, 11:53 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierosound:
You could use a solid heavy wood (nothing light like pine, spruce or balsa wood )
Just don't use plywood. The plys can start to separate and you'll hear a buzz that you'll never be able to find.
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thanks...
how about the thickness of the wood?
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Patrick
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MAY 06, 03:31 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Tom Slick:
measurement A is 9.5 inches
measuremetn B is 2.5 inches
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Thanks Tom !
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fierosound
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MAY 07, 12:54 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Tom Slick:
how about the thickness of the wood? |
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High end speaker cabinets used to be made from 5/8" thick Maple, Cherry, Birch etc.
A board would probably cost more than the MDF you were looking at.
...somebody has to buy a MDF sheet, cut them into 1 foot squares (or whatever) and sell off the pieces.[This message has been edited by fierosound (edited 05-07-2012).]
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Tom Slick
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JUN 04, 11:20 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierosound:
High end speaker cabinets used to be made from 5/8" thick Maple, Cherry, Birch etc.
A board would probably cost more than the MDF you were looking at.
...somebody has to buy a MDF sheet, cut them into 1 foot squares (or whatever) and sell off the pieces.
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Well my first attempt with MDF was NOT successful. i had the MDF all ready to go and drilled the pilot holes like mention before then when i went to screw in the screws the MDF split. Argh! I was pissed i spent a lot of time getting the MDF to the right size and it all go to sh!t in a flash.
So i learned from my mistake i did not want to go thru that again so i bought a piece of oak plank from the local building store. after spending hours getting to fit in the sub enclosure i finally had success. YAY!
i am now rock'n the TB sub and it is freaking awesome! so much better than the RD sub i had in there before.
thanks...
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carbon
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JUN 10, 09:19 PM
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Exactly what happened to me Tom... after all that time shaping the damn thing to the hole... live and learn I guess.
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fierosound
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JUN 11, 08:38 PM
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E.Furgal
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JUN 12, 02:46 AM
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