As we all know money does not grow on trees and boxed subs cost a mint . I would like to know if anyone has done a home job on a box ( ported or not ) and if it worked. Any info would be good as would full specs and pic.

I'm planning on making my own sub box for my upcoming stereo too. One thing that might be worth checking out is the on Car Audio Australia Sub Box Calculator (http://www.caraudioaustralia.com/bassteq/caacalc/caacalc.exe)

Type in ur sub and it gives u specs. A few decent tutorials over at CCA aswel.

But yeah im interested to hear anyones experinces or tips and tricks too :D

:D :D :D

lots of glue, nails, screws, hours and friends... but damn its good...

definately a much better result than a pre-fab box

i did this setup for Cypher VR-X

check the link!!

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3721&highlight=pile+scrap

All the details are there - if you want more - ask me

Manual

50L ported custom box built to house a Alpine type-r (yet to be bought... soon, still a crap old clarion). it looks the goods (even tho its still not carpeted), and definately sounds the goods, it sounds atleast a thousand times better then the prefab box i bought it in.

best suggestions i can give is google for "winisd beta", go to bunnings etc and ask if they have any 16/18/20mm packing cover sheets (doing this my whole box only cost me $23 instead of bout $70-80. as much as ppl say not to... be very generous with the screws, its a couple of cents for the extra screws but its worth alot to know the box is as strong as u could make it. plenty of silicon/liquid nails/what ever in joins and along them to seal. i used half a tube of liquid nails building and half a tube of silicon sealing... the only leaks i have are the ports and its suposed to leak there :D

i went to a lot of trouble with my box to make it the best i could... i was planing ahead and ppl that have seen my box can see it was a labour of love... double thickness front and back, recessed sub mounting for future lighting mods and a smooth finish, i have amp mounting points, everything for clean cable installs (havent cleaned it up yet tho).

This was the first box i'd built, infact it was the first major stereo install i'd done, i've had strangers on the street see and hear it and offer me whatever i want to build them setups that sound half as good.

ur avatar says ur from brisvegas and rocky... next time ur up here let me know and u can have a look. Ohh is this justin or one of his mates????


Tim

Yeah hi Tim it is me Justin. Thanks for that bit of info, and to those scratching there heads as to Tims stereo, IT GOES OFF. More so than any i've heard out side a pro sound comp. Should be back in town a little over a month from now for some stuff. Keep that old sub if it still works i'll grab it of u. 8)

liquid nails :roll: , as long as it holds, the screws are only there to hold the box until the box drys. But yes use loads of silicon to seal the box even if it is ported!! Definately have a BBQ with some mates and make this box.. its something fun to do when you are bored :D

minimise the right angles!

The fewer the better from memory, this is the single most common piece of advice i've heard when people ask about making a sub-box....

i made this couple weeks ago, plenty of screws, and liquid nails in the joins. To top it off once the liquid nails dried i got some of that Black Sound Deadner stuff (same stuff they use to spray the underneath of cars with) and got an old brush and went around all the joins on the inside, no air is gettin outta that baby.
It's a 1.25ft sealed box, and it sounds better than when i had my 2 12's in 2 1.75ft ported boxes.
I can post measurements if anyone wants them.

btw, the pic is of the unfinished box...it's still not carpeted, probably wont bother.