mazda mp5 install

[Bfowler]

and....if i had some more funds for this project...their MLV looks awesome

[Juice0723]

yeah I know. I just got cld tiles though. Should be fine for my car. It's already quiet. Since it's a 2009 caliber srt4. I'm going big in it. No one is going to have this kind of system in their caliber. 4K rms I'm going to be running.

[Mfowler]

As detailed and sequential as these photos are, It was quite an experience watching, first hand, Brian rip out the interior like an 11-year-old boy on his first encounter with a clothed Barbie Doll. This was an impressive install my brotha.

[Francious70]

Ahhh the homsar. I love it. Lol

[tonym]

nice work.... this is how I wanted my install done....some how I ended up with a few pics of a stock Jeep ....then a few more with every thing installed...NOTHING in between...

VERY NICE WORK

only thing missing is timestamp on them pictures

[Mfowler]

Ahhh the homsar. I love it. Lol

Ha, yeah. As if the matching username wasn't enough, I figured I'd go full throttle. *Charlie's Angels 2*

[Bfowler]

i know you guys have been loosing sleep waiting for the progress of the box heres what i got so far. i built a wood frame that counters to the floor line. i can also mount a normal baffle to it when i'm done. messing with rings and finishing the front fiberglass isnt something i love doing.

you will notice the little wood block in the back. that is so i can bolt the box in. it lines up and the bolts threads into a factory nut where the factory jack used to mount. (now it lives on top of the spare tire becasue there is extra clearance from my false floor.

pics

[Bfowler]

moar!

[joerg]

Looks like everything is coming along very nice here! I always stunned seing u guy´s working with that thing called fibreglass.

[ttocs]

glass is nice when you do not have to sand it....

[Bfowler]

yeah, sanding glass is the bane of my existence. unfortunately there has still been a ton of sanding. forgot to mention (but you probibly figured it out from the pics) i filled the air bubbles and dents in the back smooth with bondo, then resined over it all. the i removed a ton more of the tape since the pics too. pic 608 is more recent then the 2 below it. you can also see i layed more cloth to make sure the fiberglass bonded to the frame in the back too

[gridracer]

Hey Brian instead of using bondo try some rage gold it sands way easier and overall is a wy better product.

[Bfowler]

i totally plan on doing that! i have heard nothing but good things. im using the last of my bondo now, and dont plan on ever going back.

[Bfowler]

finally some time to work on the box!

its functionally done, now i just have to make it look pretty

[stipud]

That's a nice box for your GIRLFRIEND'S CAR. Say how is your 'Speed 6's install coming along?

[Bfowler]

non existent! i'm back on the "i should sell it before i have to replace shit" kick this week.

i'm at 73k, and thinking about the bill for struts/springs/ball joints/bushings is making me sad. fuck its fun to drive though

[ttocs]

looks good!

[Bfowler]

a few more updates. its taking shape now. my phone died and i lost a few of the pics. but i'm at least making progess on the box and cooling rack, you can see the foam i used to span the gaps between the box and the contours of the interior panels. i then went over those with body filler and will be painting them.

[Bfowler]

oh, and for added fun, i found some older pics of the nastiness i found when taking the interior apart from the previous owner! needless to say, the car smelled way better after i cleaned everything...and took out the prehistoric (mozzarella) sting cheese

[Bfowler]

I FINALLY FINISHED IT! just a shade under 2 years

pretty stocked about how it came out. the box looks very nice in there

I added some cooling fans for the XS2500 since it was getting a bit hot under the new false floor. once the floor is mounted, it creates a duct for the fans right across the heat sink

[Bfowler]

box bolted in place and all the trim panels back on.