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Boot Install

Started by Bax · 27 Mar 2005 · 50 replies

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MCH11NArchived member
sweet, ive been meaning to do my boot since i got the car, its a mess but ive been too lazy. il copy your floor and change the rest to suit. what did you do for the back of the tailights? just stick the material on the metal?
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BaxArchived member
Yeah the material is just glued there at the moment, but I'm going to peel it off and run some velcro strips along, so if I need to get into it I can.. I'm thinking about making a pocket to sit somewhere to hold spares of stuff.
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USHArchived member
so how big is each inclosure for the subs?? roughly?? 1cub ft?? 1.5cub ft??
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BaxArchived member
F**ks me.. The measurements are there, and theres a partition in the middle. So... Anyone thats good at maths.
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USHArchived member
not me, thats y i asked... need it to b ATLEAST 1.5cub ft b4 i even think about trying to attempt it... come on maths ppl!! help me out here!!! lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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vl2-nvyArchived member
were the pics go Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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BaxArchived member
They are still there for me at the moment.
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MadVK308Archived member
I can see them fine... \ wtw looks good!
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FATVLTArchived member
hmm yeah im gunna do that in my vlt now with a little 8" twin sub box just 2 give the rest of my stereo a small thump
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SmiK_vLArchived member
hey mate, nice boot there, what did you use to hold the false floor down and the side wall?? cos the tank is in the way for screws...
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BaxArchived member
It's definately not screwed at all, if anything I think theres some selastic. But that'd be it in very small amounts, It's definately not going anywhere. Side wall is held with a small block thats drilled into the false floor. And then the sidewall goes into that side block on the bottom, and a hole in the bracket on the top left.
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MaZzAArchived member
how u go about the back of the taillights? is it just material or is there wood in there? and on the wheel arches in the corners is it just trimmed to size and glued there? thanks, mat
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BaxArchived member
Yeah mate just carpet glued over on both.. I'm going to try and do it a little different in the new car, and maybe velcro the carpet along the top over the lights. I'll try to avoid gluing them over the wheel archers but I think its the best way.
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MaZzAArchived member
sweet as thanks mate yeah im gunna velcro mine over the lights so thats it accessable and im gunna glue it over the arches cos i think it will sit better
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FRCED-6Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by whiplash well legally it has to be vented. the best way i could think of doing it was to put it in the tyre well and use some of the rear vents the vs/vr commys have behind the bumper and put em in the tyrewell. I was gonna do this myself but couldnt be bothered. If you are still thinking of doing it i have some 00gauge cable for the job from engine to boot. also have the connectors for the battery as well. buy a battery with the breather lines, like the ones in the mercedes cars, drill a small hole, or go through a grommet in the floor, simple Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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michael2427Archived member
or just buy a sealed battery
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AnthoArchived member
Fully self contained battery boxes aren't that dear. Thats what I intend to buy for my setup when I get around to it. Here are some pics of the box I made using Bax's measurements. I changed the design a little bit but the box is virtually the same. Just need to sand a few more mm off the ends to clear the rear shockies nicely lol thats what you get for mot measuring properly... Antho... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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MaZzAArchived member
nice work wat thinkness is the wood? 10mm?
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BaxArchived member
Looks like 20+
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PEAKN6Archived member
looks great mate, just wondering tho, if ya's were to put ur batteries on the boot behind the subbox or whatever how would u jumpstart the car if need be? i know my alternator is buggered and the battery goes flat once in a while.(have new alternator soon tho) also my mum had an au falcon (trader, lol. now has a vx) just bought a new battery before she sold it so she took it out just incase the new car had a buggered one in it. so i put one outta my vk in there and it didnt fit properly so we took out that plastic bit that the batt sits in and kept it so it would fit. any ways to get to the point this plastic holder thingy has a little hole in the side at the bottom and a CAI sorta set up goes in to it, could this be used as a breather if i relocated it to the boot?
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