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This build started a few months after I threw together the first one (in another thread.) This one is all about false floor strategy. Building a false floor in a Tribute / Escape / Mariner of the '08+ vintage is pretty easy, as long as you don't have the Hybrid model. The "gas guzzlers" have a plastic spacer in place of the battery, and that space is very nice for making the perfect false floor.
This build took me a long, long time. I recall (not so fondly) the smell of curing fiberglass for days at a time. I did it in the winter, which isn't smart when working on fiberglass. Be mindful that Vegas winter isn't nearly as harsh as other places, but it still gets "chilly" at times.
Once the factory spacer came out, I deadened the whole trunk head to toe. I had already deadened the doors and strategic areas beforehand, so at this point the car was "dead" and you could definitely tell a difference.
Here's the buildup...be mindful that I suck sometimes at grabbing the camera and taking shots...primarily because when my hands are covered in sawdust and fiberglass junk, I don't like damaging my expensive camera. So, some things are "skipped" in pictures.
We start w/ a blank slate:
Deadening added (too much, in retrospect), and the beginning of a false floor frame.
Amp rack started.
I suck at fiberglassing cleanly. Gets the job done though.
My hands were dirty most the time here, so all I have are pics of the finished box in place.
This is the solution! A false floor w/ a bit of rise above the subs, and a very slight angle on the amp rack board to look as stealth as possible.
This build took me a long, long time. I recall (not so fondly) the smell of curing fiberglass for days at a time. I did it in the winter, which isn't smart when working on fiberglass. Be mindful that Vegas winter isn't nearly as harsh as other places, but it still gets "chilly" at times.
Once the factory spacer came out, I deadened the whole trunk head to toe. I had already deadened the doors and strategic areas beforehand, so at this point the car was "dead" and you could definitely tell a difference.
Here's the buildup...be mindful that I suck sometimes at grabbing the camera and taking shots...primarily because when my hands are covered in sawdust and fiberglass junk, I don't like damaging my expensive camera. So, some things are "skipped" in pictures.
We start w/ a blank slate:
Deadening added (too much, in retrospect), and the beginning of a false floor frame.
Amp rack started.



I suck at fiberglassing cleanly. Gets the job done though.
My hands were dirty most the time here, so all I have are pics of the finished box in place.

This is the solution! A false floor w/ a bit of rise above the subs, and a very slight angle on the amp rack board to look as stealth as possible.



