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dohc v6
07-14-2005, 08:35 AM
i want to learn how to do this. i see on the car shows that the do alot of fiberglassing. can anybody point me in the way to go. i want to spruce up my speaker in the trunk. may be add a little plastic
GnatGoSplat
07-14-2005, 08:40 AM
Moved to the proper forum.

Here's a good one.
http://web.njit.edu/~cas1383/proj/main/
cutlass1991
07-14-2005, 10:27 AM
http://www.the12volt.com Has a good fiberglass section.

It really isn't that hard, but it is very time consuming. I made a fiberglass enclosure for a single 12" in the spare tire wheel well of my cutlass sedan. It was my first time, and it turned out pretty well. Anyone can do it, you just have to be willing to make a mess and give up a couple days of time.
1990lumina
07-15-2005, 05:51 PM
I made a fiberglass enclosure for a single 12" in the spare tire wheel well of my cutlass sedan


Post some pics !!
Garrett Powered
07-25-2005, 01:06 PM
W-bodies are the perfect cars for fiberglass wheel well enclosures. It leaves so much room in the trunk. I built mine and then had to put 5 plates of MDF so that the bottom of the magnet would clear. I just used about 500 wood screws and wood glue in between the layers. The 1000 watts at full volume cant even distort or vibrate the enclosure. You can put your hand on the box right next to the speaker and it feels totaly dead.

Also the front door speaker mounts can be fiberglassed for sealed 4" midrange enclosures. I never thought I could get that much sound without modifying the stock appearance.
jeremy
07-25-2005, 01:28 PM
W-bodies are the perfect cars for fiberglass wheel well enclosures



just make sure you trunk doesn't leak.....I have seen WAY too many w-bodies with sitting water in the spare tire area for me to ever think about installing a sub there.
Prospeeder
07-25-2005, 01:34 PM
Nothin a Black garbage sack and some duct tape couldnt fix/prevent :o
jeremy
07-25-2005, 01:35 PM
Nothin a Black garbage sack and some duct tape couldnt fix/prevent :o

or you could properly seal the trunk
Prospeeder
07-25-2005, 01:40 PM
yea,new weather striping goes a long ways
GnatGoSplat
07-25-2005, 01:41 PM
W-bodies are the perfect cars for fiberglass wheel well enclosures



just make sure you trunk doesn't leak.....I have seen WAY too many w-bodies with sitting water in the spare tire area for me to ever think about installing a sub there.

Also better get runflats!
Prospeeder
07-25-2005, 01:45 PM
why runflats?
GnatGoSplat
07-25-2005, 01:48 PM
Cuz if you have a flat and no spare, driving on the rim is not recommended.
jeremy
07-25-2005, 01:56 PM
driving on the rim is not recommended.

I had to explain that to my wife once......
GnatGoSplat
07-25-2005, 02:22 PM
driving on the rim is not recommended.

I had to explain that to my wife once......

:lol2:
It's the fact I had to explain it to Prospeeder that worries me... :wink:
Prospeeder
07-25-2005, 03:11 PM
OH i get it, he wanted to put his woofer in the spare tire area, and u said make sure u have run flats, alright, i get it, i know not to drive on the rim :roll:
Garrett Powered
07-25-2005, 04:48 PM
My speaker doubles as a tire 8) I just bolt it up, the bass gets me home :lol:
Prospeeder
07-25-2005, 05:36 PM
oh well, if u do get a flat, call tripple A, lol
z34_nut
07-25-2005, 05:45 PM
honestly, I got AAA, so running around w/o a spare doesn't bother me.
Garrett Powered
07-25-2005, 06:37 PM
I had to get AAA + because I went over the 3 tow limit :oops: member since 1995.
GnatGoSplat
07-25-2005, 06:47 PM
Don't you have to subscribe to AAA?
Garrett Powered
07-25-2005, 07:08 PM
Yes, it is not free. My dad gets it for us for christmas every year 8) family discount or something.
z34_nut
07-25-2005, 08:32 PM
Don't you have to subscribe to AAA?

yeah you do, but I've used it more then once, and its been worth eery-penny so far. Its better then getting stranded in the middle of no-where.
slick
07-26-2005, 12:06 AM
Don't you have to subscribe to AAA?

yeah you do, but I've used it more then once, and its been worth eery-penny so far. Its better then getting stranded in the middle of no-where.

Couldn't agree more. It's not all the expensive expecially with all the benefits that you recieve.
GnatGoSplat
07-26-2005, 12:25 AM
That's what I thought, I got their "free trial" mailer once, but tossed it. My Cutlass has only needed towed once in 11yrs, and that only cost $35. For me it would have to be < 27-cents/month to be worth it. Haven't needed to get the 94 towed yet in the last 3yrs. I guess my W's treat me better than other peoples' do.
Garrett Powered
07-26-2005, 02:55 AM
do you guys buy your resin by the gallon and glass off the roll. It is way cheap. Well, less than Bondo.
stockgp
07-27-2005, 04:28 PM
i buy resin by the gallon. there aren't any places around here that i know of that sell cloth off of a roll. all i can find is cloth or mat by the sheet at wally world or lowe's
19Cutlass94
07-27-2005, 04:40 PM
yeah, up at NAPA we have that resign by the gallon for like 20 bucks, as well as fiberglass repair kits and such. But Im sure I could find more, if I actully tried to.
Prospeeder
07-27-2005, 05:34 PM
walmart sells cloth, there on big rolls, and u just take as much as u need
stockgp
07-27-2005, 05:54 PM
my local wal marts sell cloth that can be used for fiberglass, but no actual fiberglass mat or cloth
Prospeeder
07-27-2005, 06:07 PM
we have a SUPER Wal*Mart, lol
stockgp
07-27-2005, 06:20 PM
we do too. same story as our regular wal mart