Help, can I cut this out. Storage box

Denz · 10-23-2009, 02:49 AM

I assume this piece of metal serves no structural importance?

It'll help a lot to be able to remove it. Im trying to shoehorn this thing in the car while still being able to get a small person in the passengers seat.

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Hopefully a box about this size will fit in.

Medusa · 10-23-2009, 02:51 AM

So you're putting a speakerbox behind the seat?

EMSpowered sells an awesome speaker box designed to fit behind the seat ON TOP of those storage boxes. I'm not an audio expert, I don't know speakers or anything though so I don't know if that speaker will fit in the EMSpowered box. IIRC, the box is designed for a shallow speaker. But you can buy the speakers for it also, all from EMSpowered.

Denz · 10-23-2009, 03:56 AM

Wow you got EMSPowered in there three times.
Thanks for the sugestion, im aware they sell them but for one im in New Zealand, two Ive built a few boxes before and three this bad boy wouldnt fit in there.

I never use the storage boxes but i'll be putting my cd changer in the drivers side box when this is done.

Just incase anyone is wondering I currently have an 8" Shallow but it just doesn't do the job I want so I looked around, the selection of 10" is very small and anything thats shallow is either expensive or a bit crud. I got this second hand for cheap so its all a bit of fun and games.

MR JAS · 10-23-2009, 04:04 AM

lol with the nz dollar so high importing a speaker box will prob cost less than a cheese burger

but as far as i have seen it holds no structural importance but if your drilling out the spot welds dont drill into the petrol tank

Denz · 10-23-2009, 04:30 AM

It doesnt even look like its welded, just that crazy Japanese glue **** that you see holding engine bays together.
I went to your store today to pick something up and I didnt get a chance to show you the sub.

Medusa · 10-23-2009, 04:48 AM

Sorry, I promise I'm not a subliminal EMSpowered saleman. *buy EMSpowered*

Just joking. I've just always heard the service there tends to be pretty good.

And I've helped build quite a few boxes, so I can completely understand needing something built to personal specifications.

And I don't ever use my storage boxes either. I'll be cutting them out, but for different purposes...I'm going to strip out my MR2 and do as much weight reduction as possible. When I get a second car I'll put a sound system in that though.

Denz · 10-23-2009, 04:53 AM

haha yeah, well if I was a little closer to EMS and Twosrus id happily use them. Toyota NZ rocks my sox tho, they always give really good deals and have everything I need.

Really tho the plastic weights nothing and the metal across I cant imagine wouldnt weigh more than a watch.

Medusa · 10-23-2009, 04:56 AM

Well when you start removing two or three pounds everywhere you can, it all adds up. Yeah, if the only thing I did was cut out those metal supports for the storage boxes it would be pretty useless, but I'm removing EVERYTHING I can. I want to take out the dash and fabricate my own custom dash from aluminum sheet, for christ's sake.

328FTW · 10-23-2009, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Denz

Really tho the plastic weights nothing and the metal across I cant imagine wouldnt weigh more than a watch.

We have a winner! That tinny box weighs all of nothing really. A small angle grinder will cut it out in a second. Just don't set the carpet on fire

328FTW · 10-23-2009, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Medusa

Well when you start removing two or three pounds everywhere you can, it all adds up. Yeah, if the only thing I did was cut out those metal supports for the storage boxes it would be pretty useless, but I'm removing EVERYTHING I can. I want to take out the dash and fabricate my own custom dash from aluminum sheet, for christ's sake.

In that case why have a dash? Just run a small cluster with nothing else like I do on my mkI

Bare is best man

Denz · 10-23-2009, 05:08 AM

^ When I get it all done I really do need to catch up with you, now that ive finished my degree.
Edit, and **** clusters, have a Redline Light and another WARNING light when oil,water etc temps go north.

Incase anyone is interested I am contemplating Fibre glassing the base to maximise space but mainly to make it fit perfectly then MDF the rest of it.

Medusa · 10-23-2009, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 328FTW

In that case why have a dash? Just run a small cluster with nothing else like I do on my mkI Bare is best man

I need my car to at least *look* somewhat legal. Remember, I live in the USA, not your your little island formed by a bunch of convicts.

That being said, I've been driving my friend's CRX lately and that thing is...a pile. The gauge cluster isn't connected because half the wires are cut and the car is 3/4 stripped already. The wheels rubbed in the wheelwells. You can completely drop the clutch, in first, from a dead standstill and the car would not die, thanks to the fact that *something* is wrong with the clutch...and the brakes...and the steering...and the suspension...and the wiring...and pretty much everything else.

Oh, and there is only one bolt holding each seat down. And one wood screw, screwed into the sheetmetal floor pan.

Yeah.

Goddamn Hondas.

328FTW · 10-23-2009, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Denz

^ When I get it all done I really do need to catch up with you, now that ive finished my degree.

Haha yeah things kept going downhill with me especially with the family deaths I had this year then I parked all my cars for a while and drove a ford laser as everything kinda just got overwheelming so yeah kinda just recluded away for a bit but I've got the 88 back on road now howling round the hamiltron at speed

If you are still eyeing the V6 swap I am in the same boat now I want to do a 3vzfe swap into my mkII so I might make a few mounts all in one go. We will see got to get it painted to a show finish first

328FTW · 10-23-2009, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Medusa

I need my car to at least *look* somewhat legal. Remember, I live in the USA, not your your little island formed by a bunch of convicts.

Hey hey settlers man settlers

Besides this here "convict desendant" owns. Who said anything about bowing to "the man" and pulling over anyway

Medusa · 10-23-2009, 05:30 AM

Our police use cars that can catch my MR2...for the time being.

I'm planning on a V6 (possibly turbo) or high-boost 3S-GTE swap in the relatively near future (year or so away). And I'll be using a Megasquirt EMS. I actually enjoy electrical work, so the Megasquirt should be pretty fun. I'll be shooting for a minimum 350 whp, but the higher the better. As long as I can run 91 octane and get 20mpg minimum, I'll be good.

Denz · 10-23-2009, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 328FTW

but I've got the 88 back on road now howling round the hamiltron at speed

If you are still eyeing the V6 swap I am in the same boat now I want to do a 3vzfe swap into my mkII so I might make a few mounts all in one go. We will see got to get it painted to a show finish first

haha I need to see that.
Its always a possibility, if you did it id be VERY keen to give a hand for a day or two, at the very least id know what was involved with it.

Edit: Medusa, just so you know your country will be buy the Convicts Cars soon for the police force (Re Badged Holdens from Australia)
And we are settlers just like America is haha

328FTW · 10-23-2009, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Denz

haha I need to see that.
Its always a possibility, if you did it id be VERY keen to give a hand for a day or two, at the very least id know what was involved with it.

Sweet as I've been mulling over what is involved and it's all very doable to just drop the 6 in the mount is the only real spanner in the works and I don't want to buy a 4v6 one that is not my style

The 88 is my daily so it's normally around hamilton except on weekends when I'm in pukekohe working on things. I leave on the 4th november for aussie for a little while just to get away from things but after that I'm going to be free enough, or before sometime as long as it's not on an exam day or anything but the 4th is coming up fast

Medusa · 10-23-2009, 05:45 AM

@Denz - The new Camaro is based off a Holden designed frame, isn't it?

I'm just giving you guys ****.

I was actually born in Australia, I've got dual citizenship.

Denz · 10-23-2009, 05:56 AM

^ who cares? lol id have a new holden or Camero any day of the week.
Thats unfortunate

Medusa · 10-23-2009, 06:02 AM

Honestly, I'd take my bone stock MR2 over a new Camaro. A '69, maybe not...Or rather, I'd take the new Camaro, sell it and get a ton of money, and then buy and work on a MKII MR2.

And I was only in Australia for 7 months after I was born. I was born in Adelaide, but we (my parents and I) lived about 500km north, in a little town called Woomera. (I love google maps.

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10-23-2009, 02:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Medusa HAY GUISE! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 752 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	So you're putting a speakerbox behind the seat? EMSpowered sells an awesome speaker box designed to fit behind the seat ON TOP of those storage boxes. I'm not an audio expert, I don't know speakers or anything though so I don't know if that speaker will fit in the EMSpowered box. IIRC, the box is designed for a shallow speaker. But you can buy the speakers for it also, all from EMSpowered.

10-23-2009, 03:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
Denz Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 487 Thanks: 2 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Wow you got EMSPowered in there three times. Thanks for the sugestion, im aware they sell them but for one im in New Zealand, two Ive built a few boxes before and three this bad boy wouldnt fit in there. I never use the storage boxes but i'll be putting my cd changer in the drivers side box when this is done. Just incase anyone is wondering I currently have an 8" Shallow but it just doesn't do the job I want so I looked around, the selection of 10" is very small and anything thats shallow is either expensive or a bit crud. I got this second hand for cheap so its all a bit of fun and games.

10-23-2009, 04:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
MR JAS Generous to a fault Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: hamilton new zealand Posts: 722 Thanks: 19 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	lol with the nz dollar so high importing a speaker box will prob cost less than a cheese burger but as far as i have seen it holds no structural importance but if your drilling out the spot welds dont drill into the petrol tank

10-23-2009, 04:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Denz Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 487 Thanks: 2 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	It doesnt even look like its welded, just that crazy Japanese glue **** that you see holding engine bays together. I went to your store today to pick something up and I didnt get a chance to show you the sub.

10-23-2009, 04:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Medusa HAY GUISE! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 752 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Sorry, I promise I'm not a subliminal EMSpowered saleman. buy EMSpowered Just joking. I've just always heard the service there tends to be pretty good. And I've helped build quite a few boxes, so I can completely understand needing something built to personal specifications. And I don't ever use my storage boxes either. I'll be cutting them out, but for different purposes...I'm going to strip out my MR2 and do as much weight reduction as possible. When I get a second car I'll put a sound system in that though.

10-23-2009, 04:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Denz Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 487 Thanks: 2 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	haha yeah, well if I was a little closer to EMS and Twosrus id happily use them. Toyota NZ rocks my sox tho, they always give really good deals and have everything I need. Really tho the plastic weights nothing and the metal across I cant imagine wouldnt weigh more than a watch.

10-23-2009, 04:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
Medusa HAY GUISE! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 752 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Well when you start removing two or three pounds everywhere you can, it all adds up. Yeah, if the only thing I did was cut out those metal supports for the storage boxes it would be pretty useless, but I'm removing EVERYTHING I can. I want to take out the dash and fabricate my own custom dash from aluminum sheet, for christ's sake.

10-23-2009, 05:08 AM	#11 (permalink)
Denz Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 487 Thanks: 2 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	^ When I get it all done I really do need to catch up with you, now that ive finished my degree. Edit, and **** clusters, have a Redline Light and another WARNING light when oil,water etc temps go north. Incase anyone is interested I am contemplating Fibre glassing the base to maximise space but mainly to make it fit perfectly then MDF the rest of it.

10-23-2009, 05:30 AM	#15 (permalink)
Medusa HAY GUISE! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 752 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Our police use cars that can catch my MR2...for the time being. I'm planning on a V6 (possibly turbo) or high-boost 3S-GTE swap in the relatively near future (year or so away). And I'll be using a Megasquirt EMS. I actually enjoy electrical work, so the Megasquirt should be pretty fun. I'll be shooting for a minimum 350 whp, but the higher the better. As long as I can run 91 octane and get 20mpg minimum, I'll be good.

10-23-2009, 05:45 AM	#18 (permalink)
Medusa HAY GUISE! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 752 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	@Denz - The new Camaro is based off a Holden designed frame, isn't it? I'm just giving you guys ****. I was actually born in Australia, I've got dual citizenship.

10-23-2009, 05:56 AM	#19 (permalink)
Denz Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Posts: 487 Thanks: 2 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	^ who cares? lol id have a new holden or Camero any day of the week. Thats unfortunate

10-23-2009, 06:02 AM	#20 (permalink)
Medusa HAY GUISE! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 752 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Honestly, I'd take my bone stock MR2 over a new Camaro. A '69, maybe not...Or rather, I'd take the new Camaro, sell it and get a ton of money, and then buy and work on a MKII MR2. And I was only in Australia for 7 months after I was born. I was born in Adelaide, but we (my parents and I) lived about 500km north, in a little town called Woomera. (I love google maps. )