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Old Mar 24, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mandos
Not going to be an unveiling of a done product...but aiming at a lot of actual "viewable" progress.

Me sanding doesn't really do much for you guys I imagine
Are you bringing it to the meet on Sunday? I want to see this thing.
Old Mar 24, 2006 | 08:16 PM
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Mandos, not to take away from the topic of this post, but I just bought 2 EU700s for the rear of my tC. I have polk dB6500s in the doors. I will be running 100W rms to each of them, and 183W @ 2ohms to the rear EU700s. I am hoping to eliminate the need to have the huge box in the rear. Will this sound good? I don't want boomy bass, but still like to feel a little bit of it.
Old Mar 24, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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Wait for OneLiterPeter's review. He's got a pair in a nice little box that he seems very happy with back there
Old Mar 24, 2006 | 09:08 PM
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10-4... Pic's and a review are forthcoming.
Old Mar 24, 2006 | 09:19 PM
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this is awesome cant wait to see more progress.
Old Mar 28, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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First completely permanent modification to the tC that kills resale:





No more attaching the spare...I'm beginning to think I need more cutting...
Old Mar 28, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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^^ LOL!

Well, there's always walking.

Also, what did we tell you about eating corn in the trunk of your car!

Can't wait to see the results :D
Old Mar 28, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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LOL...not corn...great stuff. Was...modifying something else
Old Mar 28, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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What do you guys think about JL audio 12" w1v2 subs?
Old Mar 28, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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^^ they do well with sealed boxes... don't use JL's box design in the manual for the ported though, makes the tuning somewhere around 42Hz
Old Mar 28, 2006 | 10:05 PM
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Any suggestions on removing the area in blue and dropping it down to the rest of the spare tire wells height?

Obviously can't pull that one off w/ a dremel
Old Mar 28, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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A hammer?

hehe, that or you may want to get a cutting torch and a welder. that would probably get you a cleaner modification.
Old Mar 28, 2006 | 10:19 PM
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Got bored last night and tried that one....figured it'd be easier than cutting/welding. Doesn't really dent too easily...or maybe having 1/8" of eDead that I'm hitting diffuses the strike enough.
Old Mar 28, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by pkg
A hammer?

hehe, that or you may want to get a cutting torch and a welder. that would probably get you a cleaner modification.
I like the hammer option better

All any MAN needs in his toolbox is a hammer and duck tape.

Hammer to take it apart, duck tape to put it back togethor.
Old Mar 28, 2006 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick06tC
Originally Posted by pkg
A hammer?

hehe, that or you may want to get a cutting torch and a welder. that would probably get you a cleaner modification.
I like the hammer option better
haha i second that!
Old Mar 28, 2006 | 11:29 PM
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isn't the gas tank under there? O Well if you have some left over cut the eDead out and go at it again with the hammer
Old Mar 29, 2006 | 12:45 AM
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Gas tank is definitely not under there...it's empty
Old Mar 29, 2006 | 02:04 AM
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cutting torch and weld a new piece of sheet metal in. DONT USE THE HAMMER. It will look like ****!!!!!!
Old Mar 29, 2006 | 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by PghtC
cutting torch and weld a new piece of sheet metal in. DONT USE THE HAMMER. It will look like ****!!!!!!
Gave it a whack just to see if it would work.

It won't.

Can't evenly invert the dimple in the metal.

Plus, measured for the horizontal brace...it'd intersect the speaker anyway.

Time to figure out how to functionally invert the speakers
Old Mar 29, 2006 | 04:21 AM
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