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fourgivn1
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3/19/2002
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This may be a dumb question, but....I am guessing that building a quality CC box to sit under the rear seats HAS to be cheaper than a) modifying the rear speaker positions to hold a pair of 8's, or b) buying a Stealthbox. (A Thunderform won't fit my truck.)
Has anyone built a QUALITY box that sits under their rear seats in their Club Cab? If I know I can build a good one, or have one built, I won't hesitate to do so, but I don't just want to shove a box under the seats. By quality I mean that if I pull out the factory tray, I'd be carpeting the floor, not leaving any unsightly gaps, etc. Any help would be appreciated.
Current mods: A MUFFLER. That's it. (For now.)
Future mods: Tonneau cover
Underdrive pulleys
Removal of clutch fan
K&N FIPK
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Bluethunder
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3/19/2002
10:42:47
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Ive seen em around somewhere..it can and has been done...youll probably have to raise up the back seats a few inches and mount the subs facing foward rather than upward..If i find any pics or links Ill send em along
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R/Truck
Dodge Dakota
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3/19/2002
11:14:50
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If your interested in building a fiberglass enclosure I can help you out. Just give me a shout.
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DaveR
Dodge Dakota
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3/19/2002
13:37:08
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I made a plate that fit instead of the cover of the toolbox. I used on 8" in it so I could still use the seat. After awhile I grew tired of that and made a new plate for two 8" facing motor up. I had to remove that side of the seat, but it turned out pretty good. I used silicone and screws to hold it all down. The area of the box cam out to be about 1.73 cubic feet, so it was more than enough room for my two subs and because of the added room the walls were ridged enough.
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fourgivn1
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3/19/2002
13:43:00
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Thanks for your help guys...if ya got any other ideas keep 'em coming. :)
Current mods: A MUFFLER. That's it. (For now.)
Future mods: Tonneau cover
Underdrive pulleys
Removal of clutch fan
K&N FIPK
17" rims
And much, much more...
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Bluethunder
Dodge Dakota
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3/19/2002
15:56:43
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Dave,
I did that same thing...had 2 JBL 8" subs in there, but then decided to go for the thunderform...for the price..that project was well worth it, it just wasnt the sound I was looking for
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DaveR
Dodge Dakota
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3/19/2002
16:08:07
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Thunderform doesn't make a box for my 94'. It is a bit more interesting building a box from scratch. I am in the process of building a box that replaces ateast one side of the underseat space. It will consist of one base horn and one sealed 8" motor up. Hopefully I can get off this lazy streak and get some work done on it.
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Anthony
Dodge Dakota
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3/19/2002
18:26:27
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Hey Fourgivn1,
I did exactly that, the MTX Thunderform enclosure is a rip off. So I ended up building my own system for 1/4 of the price.
Go to my site to see more, www.geocities.com/intense79/
Anthony
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fourgivn1
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3/19/2002
19:42:16
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I already went there and am impressed. Also getting help from another guy and will probably start work on it w/in the month. :)
Current mods: A MUFFLER. That's it. (For now.)
Future mods: Tonneau cover
Underdrive pulleys
Removal of clutch fan
K&N FIPK
17" rims
And much, much more...
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Bluethunder
Dodge Dakota
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3/20/2002
09:03:49
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No offense Anthony, but Ive been following your progress with your assorted boxes and seems to me, that by now it prolly would have been cheaper for u to buy a T-form..:)
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Anthony
Dodge Dakota
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3/20/2002
19:11:36
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Non taken Bluethunder,
Everything that took to build these boxes, was free. MDF, Paint, Glue, Screws, all free, I deal with alot of contruction trades.
I paid no one to do the work, I did everything myself. So the labour is free, and I enjoyed every second of it.
Anthony
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kurt
Dodge Dakota
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3/20/2002
22:43:54
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hey guys if you want i can send you a pic of the box a guy sent me that he bought off of ebay and it is awsome. just give me your email addresses and ill send them if you want. kurt
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2002
04:30:11
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can people still sit back there if u put a box under the seat?
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Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2002
11:17:55
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Kurt- send me a pic Jimmortgage@hotmail.com so I can see what your talking about. Is it that one with all the Rockford stuff?
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Joe
Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2002
13:19:39
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Hey if you get a chance can you send me a copy or that box... Thanks
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kurt
Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2002
16:15:52
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hello yes that is the box with rockford fosgate stuff in it. its a very nice setup. would love to have it in my dak but just dont have the money for the box. mabe when i get a new job ill be able to get one like it built or something. kurt
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Michael
Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2002
22:16:49
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This is for Anthony.
I got an R/T dakota for mybirthday and was wondering if you could possibly make me a box like that or have the pieces shipped or get me the dimensions or something. I love that dang box in the back of your truck, it is bad!!
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canadiandak
Dodge Dakota
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3/22/2002
21:41:34
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Anthony
Do you still have the dimension's for your sub-box? I want to build myself one but since I use my backseat daily (and don't really want to pull the tool tray out, take measurments, and then put it all back together while I build the box) I need to build a box before I remove anything.
If you still have the dimesnsion's could you possibly post them here or e-mail them to me:
canadiandak@yahoo.com
thx
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dodgeee-O
Dodge Dakota
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3/23/2002
16:50:58
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Anthony sent me the dimensions a while ago. The measurements are 45" wide X 11.5" length X 6.5" depth, the center cutout is 9" wide. Each chamber is about .65 cu.in, and he used 5/8" MDF board.
I am going to build a box like his for my two infinity perfect 10's with my JBL 1200W amp in between them. I haven't taken the tray out yet to find out exact measurements but i'm planning on building two boxes each about 16" wide by 15" long and 7" deep using 3/4" MDF. From their I plan on running a board inbetween them for my amp to sit on. Like I said this is my plan and I have no idea if it'll work! Does anyone have any pics of what their back seat looks like with no tool tray (like when they took it out to install their thunderform) if so please send me them. warrenwhitmore@shaw.ca thanks, dodgeee-O.
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canadiandak
Dodge Dakota
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3/23/2002
17:56:22
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Thanks dodgeee-O,
Go to anthony's site and you will find this picture
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Hope that's what you where looking for
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Anthony
Dodge Dakota
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3/23/2002
22:05:57
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Sorry Canadiandak, for not answering your post sooner, Dodgeee-O pretty much covered the info. If you have anymore question email me.
Dodgeee-O, You can check out this pic on my site. http://www.geocities.com/intense79/before_new_system.jpg
here's another one of a Dakota interior total stripped.
Later guys,
Anthony
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matt
Dodge Dakota
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4/17/2002
01:53:19
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Just had a sweeeeet box made to replace my rear seats and people can still sit on it. it sits up a bit higher than the seat did and there was quite a loss in head room but a huge gain in leg room. it is charcoal grey to match my interior.
it has (2) 10" concept EX subs firing upward and is a total of 1.4 cu. ft. sealed. on the top inbetween the subs is my amp (concept CCD-800 mono) and a scoche EFX 1 farad capacitor. there are carpeted panels which fit snugly on top to conceal the whole thing. it all cost $1200 canadian and the install was free because it took a while for the shop to get it done. its not as loud as the 2 15s i had before but it hammers pretty good and it looks awesome + i have a back seat again :) i'll post some pics someday when i get my own computer and figure out how.
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Dodge Dakota
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4/17/2002
11:11:26
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Matt-
Sounds great, send us some pics!
Does the back seat have any cushion?
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SS_Dakota
Dodge Dakota
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4/17/2002
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Anthony, great work.. i will probably use you dimensions to make my own box... thanx!
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cheeko
Dodge Dakota
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4/17/2002
15:52:27
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Anthony, box looks great, but just wondering, how much will you have to lift the seats to make them work with the hinges? How did you do the bottom of the box? Did you use fibreglass like some of the other home made boxes, I am leary of doing that myself. If not, do you know the sizes of board you used for the changing form of the floorpan?
Thanks
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Anthony
Dodge Dakota
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4/17/2002
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Hey SS_Dakota and Cheeko
Check your emails I sent you both a picture of the sub box with all of the dimension, and also a picture on how to make the rear seats still fold.
Any questions email me,
Anthony
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conig
Dodge Dakota
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4/16/2003
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hey anthoney you think I could send me the pics you sent the above individuals? I built a box based on the demensions you have on your site only I made it 12 inches deep. and I can't figure out how to get the seat brackets to work. I'm thinking of trying to fiderglass the bottom to try and gain some more mounting depth, If I could get 7inches deep the box would be perfect for my 2 12's.
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Anthony
Dodge Dakota
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4/16/2003
18:54:37
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Wow Conig you brought a post back to life after a year to the exact date. LOL!!
I don't remember which pic I emailed them. The pic with the dimensions is on my site. But the one with the hinges I don't know which it is??
You can't use the factory hinges, because they just wont work with the height of the box. Unless you pre fab something up.
Anthony
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conig
Dodge Dakota
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4/17/2003
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I was looking for a post of the hinges, I've built the box as an amprack but can't figure out how to hinge the seats. lol heck if its not too hard send me the pics you didn't put on your site. bu mainly just the hinges.
I didn't even notice that about the date. whoops
all help is apprecited
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jp343
Dodge Dakota
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4/17/2003
12:32:18
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I see that someone turned the tool box in to a speaker box by replacing the plastic cover with MDF. I'm thinking if doing the same going with a 8" mtx and a punch 40. just wondering what it sounded like? I'm not look for thundering bass but do want some bass? Any information would be great.
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