Got me a rat rod!

[scoobydoo2u]

recent purchase! It's a 1973 super beetle. build pics are sure to come if any one is interested.
(Cell phone pic below, to see the other pre build non cellphone pics click [ame="http://s166.photobucket.com/albums/u120/scoobydoo2u/73%20superbug%20rat%20rod/"]73 superbug rat rod pictures by scoobydoo2u - Photobucket[/ame])

I am looking to build a speaker enclosure, but it is going to be a kinda odd shape. I want it to fit the contour of the inside back. I have 3 speakers (I think they are 10" I'm not sure on exact size or spec at the moment I'll have to check that.) they are in pre built store bought enclosures, but I am looking for something a little different. These speakers sound great and do have power so my question is basically, how important is the exact enclosure size and shape? I am seeing calculators and complicated measurements and that would be fine, but like I said, odd shapes.

 

[slowngreen]

Congrats on the rig/project! Those are kinda popular where I'm at. Several of them running around completly slammed, black with stock chrome hub caps and roof racks.

 

[HPIguy]

Very cool, congrats man.

 

[scoobydoo2u]

Congrats on the rig/project! Those are kinda popular where I'm at. Several of them running around completly slammed, black with stock chrome hub caps and roof racks.

I never have liked the look of beetles, but as soon as I seen this one I loved it. It kinda reminds me of a old coupe Click me
I have decided to keep the outside ratty, but still paint up some things. Not because its cheaper, but It's a rat rod and it's gonna stay that way! I will slowly fix up the inside a little bit as I go along, not too much to be done to it.

Today I finished up the headers. I Sandblasted and painted with high temp paint, flat black of coarse! Installed the radio and it fit perfect with the stock plastic trim piece. Picking up my gaskets at auto zone tomorrow, then the exhaust goes back on the bug at idle to bake that paint onto the pipes.

Couple more small things in the works for tomorrow. Ill try to keep updated.

 

[flm_savage]

please tell me that's the before pictures of the audio.

 

[HPI-Killer]

please tell me that's the before pictures of the audio.

Lol either way it still makes some bump, but yeah those are lookin kinda vintage & hope thats the before pictures

 

[WoodiE]

MTX!!! OMG I had no idea those things were still around.

 

[Metalhead Matt]

I'd throw 1 modern 10" sub in one of those boxes and shelf the other two boxes. Clean up the spider web a little. Sony Explodes hit like a 5 year old anyways. I had those same exact boxes at one time. They were from about '91. I stuffed an $80 punch in one of them and bypassed the horn and cross-over; just ran the sub. It sounded better than I thought it would. This was in my '83 Chevy 4x4. I ran that punch sub with an old 360 watt punch amp. Then just ran Polk plate speakers in the dash and two cheap pioneer 3 way 6x9's behind the seat(just off of the receiver). It sounded great for being a cobbled-together, cheap system. I still have the deck. 10 year old Pioneer that looks a lot like yours. Just a few ideas for ya.

 

[scoobydoo2u]

I'm for sure not an audiophile, but these speakers sound amazing for me. They are going to be cleaned up and maybe put in a different enclosure and of course the wires are just laying in the open now. I will say that this setup hits hard and will go a lot louder then I will ever want. I like it..:depress:

 

[moe7404]

just dont tell your accountant its an investment.