AAAAAAA's 2005 nissan altima 3.5 5.1 MS8-massive audio build
09-08-2010, 01:16 PM
#1
AAAAAAA's 2005 nissan altima 3.5 5.1 MS8-massive audio build
I have been playing around with the ms8 and a center channel, now it's time to go full out and make it look good... well hopefully.
Some of you may have remember me giving a lot of crap to massive audio and their bogus CEA RMS ratings on their amps. Eventually a rep form massive said :Can you PM me your info or email to sales@massiveaudio.com I would love to make you a believer of our products!!! And so I was put in touch with a great guy and here we are now
List of equipment:
-2 x massive audio CK5 stage 3 (5 1\4 comps)
-massive audio CK6 stage 3 (6 1\2 comps)
-2 x massive audio SW10's (Subwoofer 10inch)
-2 x massive audio NX5 (small foot print 5 channel)
-JBL MS8
-Pioneer double din
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First up the door, the hole seems to small so I traced out how big I wanted the hole
And then I used my scrowling sabre saw with metal blade to cut it out
NExt up is the the wodden ring. I didn't cover it with resin and I regret that. I ended up putting 2 so that the peerless 830883 would fit. What a deep sucka. Although now it is the massive ck6 woofer in there that's not pictured.
I had to cut up part of the interior door pannel as to much of it was sticking out not allowing the speaker with dual rings to fit. I used clear coaking to secure it in place. It won't squeak, looks stock and it is both secure enough and easy enogh to remove if required. It is not as strong as stock though.
Some of you may have remember me giving a lot of crap to massive audio and their bogus CEA RMS ratings on their amps. Eventually a rep form massive said :Can you PM me your info or email to sales@massiveaudio.com I would love to make you a believer of our products!!! And so I was put in touch with a great guy and here we are now
List of equipment:
-2 x massive audio CK5 stage 3 (5 1\4 comps)
-massive audio CK6 stage 3 (6 1\2 comps)
-2 x massive audio SW10's (Subwoofer 10inch)
-2 x massive audio NX5 (small foot print 5 channel)
-JBL MS8
-Pioneer double din
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First up the door, the hole seems to small so I traced out how big I wanted the hole
And then I used my scrowling sabre saw with metal blade to cut it out
NExt up is the the wodden ring. I didn't cover it with resin and I regret that. I ended up putting 2 so that the peerless 830883 would fit. What a deep sucka. Although now it is the massive ck6 woofer in there that's not pictured.
I had to cut up part of the interior door pannel as to much of it was sticking out not allowing the speaker with dual rings to fit. I used clear coaking to secure it in place. It won't squeak, looks stock and it is both secure enough and easy enogh to remove if required. It is not as strong as stock though.
09-08-2010, 01:16 PM
#2
Up Next are kick pannels. I made these a wile ago but have since revisited them. They use to be for 6 1\2 but I added another ring and changed it to 5 1\4. Since I have a baby I also did not want to stink up the car with resin smell but wanted sealed back kick pannels.
Here is how I did it.
Not pictured, I took my plastic kick pannels and a precut speaker ring. I rapped that plastic pannel in press and seal (Resin doesn't eat through it) and then used non-drying modeling clay to hold my ring in place. I could they angle the ring as I wanted with the clay. I made sure the glove box could open and such and then I rapped it tight with stretchy cloth. To secure the back, I used none other then paper clips of various sizes and strength. I used resin and then was able to peal off my mold from the stock grill.
I get a perfect copy of the stock kick pannel without destroying my kick and stinking up the car. Perfect!
Since the back is so accessible I then put mat and resin inside the pod instead of outside saving me a lot of sanding and bondo. All the exterior needs is quick sanding to get it nice. To bad I can't find my pics of the process.
I do have a few pics of how I managed to seal them.
I did the reverse this time around, I took my new pod and stretched flmaterial over the back and used paper clips to keep it tight in the front.
You can see all the clips holing the material tight.
Here is how it looks like from the back.
So to make the back I used ...
Yep, plain old paper mache! And it works grrrreat!
I put lots of layers... maybe 5 -10 and with it still goey I raped the back with plastic bags and put them in the kicks with pressue on them so it would take the shape of where it needs to go.
Perfectly fitting kicks without getting any resin stink in the car
After the paper mache I of coursed plastered then with resin to make sure mold and water can't get to them. I then used a conbinsation of matt\resin and some bondo long strand fill to strengthen the interior. It does the job, I can stand on them.
Here they are after adding the ring for them to accept 5 1\4's and I got some propell nuts so that I could screw in and out as I want. What a god send these things are.
Here is how I did it.
Not pictured, I took my plastic kick pannels and a precut speaker ring. I rapped that plastic pannel in press and seal (Resin doesn't eat through it) and then used non-drying modeling clay to hold my ring in place. I could they angle the ring as I wanted with the clay. I made sure the glove box could open and such and then I rapped it tight with stretchy cloth. To secure the back, I used none other then paper clips of various sizes and strength. I used resin and then was able to peal off my mold from the stock grill.
I get a perfect copy of the stock kick pannel without destroying my kick and stinking up the car. Perfect!
Since the back is so accessible I then put mat and resin inside the pod instead of outside saving me a lot of sanding and bondo. All the exterior needs is quick sanding to get it nice. To bad I can't find my pics of the process.
I do have a few pics of how I managed to seal them.
I did the reverse this time around, I took my new pod and stretched flmaterial over the back and used paper clips to keep it tight in the front.
You can see all the clips holing the material tight.
Here is how it looks like from the back.
So to make the back I used ...
Yep, plain old paper mache! And it works grrrreat!
I put lots of layers... maybe 5 -10 and with it still goey I raped the back with plastic bags and put them in the kicks with pressue on them so it would take the shape of where it needs to go.
Perfectly fitting kicks without getting any resin stink in the car
After the paper mache I of coursed plastered then with resin to make sure mold and water can't get to them. I then used a conbinsation of matt\resin and some bondo long strand fill to strengthen the interior. It does the job, I can stand on them.
Here they are after adding the ring for them to accept 5 1\4's and I got some propell nuts so that I could screw in and out as I want. What a god send these things are.
09-08-2010, 01:17 PM
#3
And now continuing onto the center channel. The altima is perfect for this.
The massive comps come with a tweeter adapter then you usually screw onto the frame of the speaker but that didn't work to well since I am mounting the speaker behind the wooden ring. The adapter can usually be used for upright mounting, but I used t inside the speaker ring.
Of course more propell nuts.
I was glad that I tapped up the entire pannel before using some bondo
Ruff
Much nicer but still varying pin holes
Not sure how to finish it. I am considering sanding the panel down completely and painting it some metalic blue like the car...but that might be to much. I am opened to suggestions.
The massive comps come with a tweeter adapter then you usually screw onto the frame of the speaker but that didn't work to well since I am mounting the speaker behind the wooden ring. The adapter can usually be used for upright mounting, but I used t inside the speaker ring.
Of course more propell nuts.
I was glad that I tapped up the entire pannel before using some bondo
Ruff
Much nicer but still varying pin holes
Not sure how to finish it. I am considering sanding the panel down completely and painting it some metalic blue like the car...but that might be to much. I am opened to suggestions.
