damn dude, lookin good. glad to see another mini using RE! i have a 12" xxx for mine, not sure when im gonna get it put in, but hell, i should do what your doing! lol

cant wait to see the finished result. what are you using for mids/highs? HU?

 

I'll be running the new Pioneer Premiere seperates 6 3/4" TS-C720PRS and class D PRS-D4100F 4 x 75watt amp for it all, bridged to 300 watts to the subs and 75 to each front. I'll be leavign the rears run off the deck or even disconnected. They are way to close to the front seats.

 

ya, i may sell my 6x9s i got for the rear, thats one less amp i have to run, and i probably wont even hear them. no one ever sits in the back either.

 

Glad to see some activity on this thread...can't wait to see finished pictures.

 

me either.

i actually sold my 12" re xxx, im getting a 12" mt now, off 2500w rms....gonna be INSANE in the mini.

 

any update?

 

We want final Pics!

 

x2!!!!

 

Well then damnit, you'll have to wait.

LOL

I've been busy so I haven't got much done on it. I plan on trying to get a lot done during this week.

I know.

I'm a slow person.

 

haha so am i lol

 

leave the japanese vehicles alone and go back to the mini.

 

No no. That's all done and already delivered to a happy customer. The wife and I are in the middle of buying a business and all the research and due diligence is time consuming.

 

tell her its important that you finish your install on the mini

 

ahha...well that is expected if you are buying a business...we can wait, but not forever.

 

Ok, here are a few up date pics. So far I've done a coat of filler mixed with resin, sanded that, repeated, put down a guide coat of filler primer, snaded most of that down. I'll have to do some more filler coats in a few areas and then guide coat it again. At this point my right arm is ready to fall of because I have to do most of the sanding by hand because of the angle and curves and the small area. So I'll see how much I can do by next week.

 

WOW!!! I just want to know how much that will rattle. But thats AWSOME!!

 

lol wait til i get my system in, its gonna rattle like crazy. i bet itll be one of the loudest mini's around...

 

Man I have got to give you props for this. Most people would not be this involved in making a speaker box. They would do this about have the way that you have taken it. This is going to be one of the best boxes around. I love the concept and the way it will finish. I am a little worried about rattling, but it is so rigid how could it? Well I am glad to see pics of the box's progess can't wait to see it finished.

 

ya im deff lovin how this is turning out. looks sexy

 

Greg,

I'm new here, but I've been a MINI enthusiast since their debut, and a car audio enthusiast for many years prior to that. I'll be purchasing 2 new MINI's at the end of the year (one for me and one for my wife). Your sub enclosure is easily one of the nicest I've ever seen in any make or model. I've got a question. With some modification of your ring positioning, do you think your enclosure would handle two subs with the specifications of:

Diameter: 8 in
Mounting Depth: 4.63 in
Reccomended airspace: 0.57 cu. ft.
Optimum Power Handling: 170W

I'd like to use 2 10's, but I realize due to space constraints 2 8's make more sense. Hope to see those finished pics! I know it's gonna be sweet!

 

The subs would have to be lowered quite a bit. Currently I have about .65-.7 cu. ft. total after compensating for the sub baskets. I'm running a pair of RE Audio 8s in mine, they only take .3-.35 cu. ft. per sub so they will just work with the airspace I have.

And as for this week's update. I did more sanding and I plan on doing more sanding tomorrow.

I hate sanding!!

 

WE WANT PICTURES!!!!

 

More pics Greg S...more pics.

 

No more pics at present. It pretty much looks just like the previous pics with a little less primer and more filler. This is the tedious stage of sanding, filling, snading, filling, primering and repeat.

 

Great to hear back. I can't wait until it is done whenever it may be.