CROCODILE INTERIOR.. "PICS "

[meade916]

a little bit of "kitty hair" and a quick knock down.......now its starting to look like how i imagined it would



Hey look, NO MORE SCREW HOLES

[meade916]

here is how it will look if your walking up on it from far away....



that'l do it for this weekend......more to come as it happens!

[meade916]

May seem like the same ol' stuff but its the little things that kill you on time. I spent most of the day sanding the rear peice and fastening the box to the "shroud" that sits in front of it. It took time to seal the cabin from the rear of the truck as well. After that i turned the system on to see how it sounded finally completely sealed off and i noticed the box was flexing in the area of that front "chamber" where all the subs were facing. Well everything i planned had to be put on hold while i fiberglassed the entire top with 3 layers of this super thick mat i usually use. Now its very strong.


First things first, had to use these 20ga steel brackets i made at work to hold the shroud firmly against the box. I planned on just screwing it to the front but i couldnt even get my angle drill in there so i had to improvise.



Time to start sealing it all off.....damn wires in the way



A little strip of foam stuffed into a crevice and dynamatted over

[meade916]

i suspected the grooves i carved to run wires thru had contributed to the box flex. They are only 1/4" deep but it had to be a weak spot. I decided to "kitty hair" all the grooves solid and encapsulate the wires into the box for good.......

[meade916]

Time to roll out the glass.......gonna make this badboy solid.

[meade916]

even got my girl into the mix....here is the top piece for the box that will be wrapped in suede since wrapping the box itself isnt an option any more. Its 1/2" particle board rounded off with a router. Came out nice and you cant see any of the glass underneith now.

[meade916]

So in the end, all that work and it looks like i didnt do much.........im tellin' ya its the little things like this that take forever. At least its all gonna be proper when done and not half assed! Cant wait for some suede in back and call it done!

[Boombotz]

Meade, You are very talented and do amazing work.


Onbagz, Lade looks awesome. I would love to see it in person.

[meade916]

thanks Boom......i appreciate that! Here is todays work.

I found a spot for the rear view cam.......well i made the spot i found anyway There was a gap between the back window and the shroud that needed to be taken care of so i decided to handle both these tasks at the same time.

Here is an old pic to show where the gap used to be.




Here is the process, one piece at a time......I started off with 1/4" masonite

[meade916]

looks like a great spot for the rear view cam!

[meade916]

[meade916]

time for some zzzzzz's and some more sanding tomorrow.....

[phrog]

I hate people that come here and bash other peoples stuff, if you dont like it dont say anything, if you like it then feel free to say so. I think that its bad-ass, I probably would not do it to my own car, because its not my style, but it is cool anyway, and I understand that quality costs money, yes he could have had it done cheeper, but why would a guy with the line-up of vehicles he has (and therfore the large investment) do anything half-assed, screw the critics, your ride is most worthy.

[sknz5]

for real that is tight man, keep the updates comin. I love it!!!!

[meade916]

thanks guys.......



heres todays work. I cant wait to go to my real job tomorrow so i can have a brake!

a little sanding and now its about ready for suede.






now its time to "trim out" the box at the front and sides.