I CHANGED MY MIND, Focal 33KX and my box front! - White Rider #23, Thunderbird project

[@billyfish6004]

8:45 The first Bernard to finish a project in Doug's shop.

[@Hippie459MN]

It doesn't matter what you did Doug, don't let this distract you from the fact that Hector is going to be running three Honda Civics with Spoon engines. And on top of that, he just went into Harry's and ordered three T66 turbos with NOS... and a Motec system and exhaust.

[@shakethaspot6301]

Kevin Morris hes a cop!! 😂😎

[@cheyofromdw4502]

Lmfaoooo 😂 have u seen the parody version of it where he orders turbo whistles nd shit

[@critical_unknown]

Harry, I need NOS.

[@l34052]

Somebody put in the wrench time!!

[@robsorgdrager8477]

Kevin Morris sup hippy!!!!

[@Thefabforums]

Hey Doug, not sure if you have perfected your box volume measurement...if you haven't, an easy way to get it is to fill the custom box with something like saw dust and then poor it out into something like a square cardboard box that will be easier to measure accurately.

[@Magluvin]

Believe it or not, styro peanuts come in Cu Ft measurements, like 1 cu ft per box. Used it on 2 large dual chamber enclosures that had no flat surfaces. Used the bendable foam panels used to make consoles and such and fiberglass both inside and outside. Worked well Mags

[@nopierce85]

That box is coming along nicely. Inspiring me to get off my ass and build the box I need to.

[@CarntSpel]

If you need to eliminate the port for the focal woofer you can reuse the port layers by just trimming them to match the unported layers. Will save a lot of wood and machining time on the router

[@RTM459]

Keano finally a response with some common sense

[@l34052]

To me this is the obvious solution.

[@BrandinDanesi]

Or be lazy and call it an internal brace just by moving the port layers to the middle.

[@ksmau]

Would look cool staggered like a frickn ribcage. Just cut another end without a port hole.

[@josedl9543]

Your daughter has some skills too Doug, she will take over one day as you did for your father. Great fam!

[@Frankiebonez337]

The chrome def goes better overall. If you throw some red stitching to outline the pumps on the trunk liner floor or something like that would help bring out those dope Neo magnets on the woofer motor. That motor looks so much nicer than the JL. That Focal is screaming to be mounted inverse, its gorgeous.

[@l34052]

I like a good sealed box, I like that tight punchy bass. I built my very first box recently, its sealed and nowhere near as fancy as this, it's a rectangular box covered in grey carpet but I didn't build it to be seen (thankfully😉). At 42L (including the driver displacement) it's the perfect size for the sub and it hits HARD, I'm more than happy with it.

[@brandidudley7309]

when the guy tripped coming out of the 7-11 I lost it I fell of the toilet!🤣

[@proffessasvids]

Just load some sheet work neatly into the flat edges of the internals of the port bru... Bringing down the vent area (for the same length), until you reach your desired tuning @ the volume you do have internally. Vent area is overrated lol. Keeping the smaller internal volume will force the sub to behave in the upper part of it's range. It'll sound more immediate. You'll get low end with the correct tuning regardless and the car interior will bring up the low end for you. A cab with a rising response will perform flat in a car interior. Anyway I thought you were going to wall her dude? xx

[@joeanady6873]

It doesn't matter what you did Doug! I have an idea for you, you should hook the LED's up to the trunk light switch, that way whenever you open the trunk to show off the pumps and box, the lights come on automatically for you.

[@chrissport1630]

The heat from the pumps is gonna warp the box DOUG!

[@rangersammy]

Could cause a spark!

[@unsaved013]

and ignite the fumes!

[@nathancrawford2620]

💥

[@joshuas1767]

I don’t care what those other audio channels say about you, you’re still a B+ in my book.

[@taylor_imaging]

At least a solid C lol

[@Vic_714]

@@taylor_imaging +

[@HumanGorillaHormone]

Great choice.in swapping woofers. Ive never been a fsn of the w7. It was overhyped even in 2001 or 2002 when it was.released...for a gazillion dollars local retail. Everyone "had a buddy" with 2 JL13w7s that shattered his back window. Everybody had that one friend. But then go to an actual spl conpetition and JLW7s were getting smoked by cheaper.woofers from day one. And nobody ever saw any glass actually break in person. Anyway with Dougs builds being major SQ oriented the W7 was never a bad choice but brands like Focal had woofers out there that are just amazing. I really hope in the next build that theres a more groundpounder based setup involved. Both bigger power...and more cone areas.

[@jmathis3]

Doug get a bunch of gallon jugs and then stuff them in there then use gallon zip lock bags to stuff the gaps. Use an imperial to metric conversion to convert 1 gal to 3.8 liter buy a 2 liter of soda, fill your sub with the soda. Subtract the remaining soda from the total initial volume of 2 litres. 3.8 times total gals plus ziplocks minus a sub full of soda and the conversion of litres to cubic cm to inches to the third power. I attended college physics...twice

[@mikejensen-fogt4662]

im sure you know this already because your a mastermind and all but I figured I would remind you lol... you can still use the sections you made for the ported layers, just fix a board to the CNC with screws so it cant move (I wouldn't trust the tape for this...) then cut a fixture in to it where the ported layer will sit inside, then clamp it down with some toggle / fixture clamps where you wont be machining. then make a quick program to cut the area where the ported section joins the regular profile. bam, out comes a sealed section, no need to make new layers...

[@btuhey]

Baby girl is too cute mang, got two of my own. They are awesome!

[@legendsofcaraudiobradnewso8424]

Always great watching your videos. Thank God you aren’t running that POS JL sub. Focal was an excellent choice. Beautiful and great sounding. Oh and that box is top notch man.

[@unknownuser200985]

actually according to the Focal spec sheet. your box is perfect for ported pending what FQ your turned to

[@kurupt8308]

Speaking of battery rack. In the F150 put the second battery in the bottom front of the radiator. Weld a support bar across the frame behind the bumper. It’s kind of hard to explain but I hope you get an idea of what I’m saying lol.

[@PHUSII]

Hi Doug. Thank you for the nice video! Keep them coming. My life depends on them. Hard enough to take a dump twice a week now..

[@junglefries333]

Need to get the o.g. guys back for another 'reunion' show. Introduce the new viewers to what drew us long time viewers in. 😎

[@Wood-Renovations]

Genuinely impressed by the cup tower

[@bryanzsuzsa5306]

I would like to take the time to point out all the defects in your new box , but i can't see any! You're a god damn genius Doug! you did it again but it doesn't matter what you did anyways

[@paulkieffer1189]

It definitely matters what you did Doug!!

[@1Qikthot]

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[@Outlaw7207]

Jerry M. Holy fucking shit Ive never laughed so fucking hard at a comment, well done my good sir

[@grimm681]

Ordering T-shirt, clicking to purchase {EXPLOSION!}

[@franktapia1818]

Nice job Doug👍

[@peterthomson6161]

You could use sheets of acrylic in between the plywood. Might look cool.

[@childofthewindspirit]

my shirt shipped out today, on the way to nz!

[@antariusb]

Now I can use that 13w7 for the acura build, have the port coming thru the rear deck

[@deemstyle]

If you’re going to buy a new woofer anyway, why not get one that will work with the ported box. The box design is way cool; kind of a shame to get rid of that port.

[@masterfabricator]

YOU STILL DON'T HAVE UR F150 BACK 😲😲😲😲

[@Adamas_83]

Eddie - Right!? He showed us it was just the bumper in that video, but my guess is he was actually calculating box volume by hand with an abacus on the way home one day and totaled the bitch.

[@jonbradshaw1933]

How long until you get these hats shipped out? Ordered a hat and a poster about a month ago. The poster showed up over a week ago but the hat still says its in pre-shipment

[@soundman_caraudio]

The new batch of hats just arrived to the shop yesterday!!! :)))

[@shakethaspot6301]

Jon Bradshaw Raffas mom is working as fast as she can bro!

[@onephattsi2]

SoundmanCA do you plan on doing fitteds?? I need a soundman hat. But I have a big ass melon, snapbacks looks dumb as shit on me. Haha Maybe a preorder for fitted so you aren't stuck with a bunch if sizes in stock.

[@jonbradshaw1933]

chris miller they are flex fits not snapbacks. I have a huge old head too. I got the L/XL flex fit. I'll update you on how it fits when it comes in

[@onephattsi2]

Jon Bradshaw l/xl flex's are usually TIGHT!.. lol I'm like a 7 7/8-8 fitted... I'm telling ya this is a big melon.

[@LambofGodgaming937]

What are you doing to seal the back? Saw a little light shining through each layer. Fiberglass?

[@bobyblaccc30]

You are an alien Dougie. You always talking about probing things.

[@readytoosnap7570]

just got my shirts in today and they do rock

[@jasonrooke11]

You do have some pretty dope ideas and designs but the one thing Mr. Fab kitchen has over you is he actually FINISHES projects bahaha . All jokes aside , I love your show

[@Jay-ot2tk]

You should set up your insert mounting screws for the focal and jl sub in case one blows and you have to change it out😉yw 👋🏻

[@regular_goof]

And yes, do a collab or challenge with Steve Meade !!!

[@MichaelHernandez138]

Good shit today Can't wait for the shirt to arrive

[@iammarkanthony1]

The chrome matches up with the hydraulics too.

[@caraudioetc]

Just use the flush trim bit to turn those port layers into standard layers. Only feel like I might need to say this cos I can imagine Doug jut buying a whole bunch of birch and cutting more layers.

[@d3115uxor]

astheticly speaking, the Focal woofer fits FAR BETTER to the theme! chrome matches pumps AND more pump clearance!

[@TheOneShirokage]

I know you’ve already made all that progress but you could use the same design and make it have more depth and accomplish the volumn you need with minimul size increase. Will just have to reposition your pumps a little.

[@Trapperjohn1000]

When Doug slid back into frame 😆😆😆😆😆

[@gregjohnson567]

That new piece you made is going to twist

[@TommyBlazeHD]

@8:45 just made my day. How precious is that?! *Wouldja look at dis... heeeehheheehe...* Ed Bassmaster voice...

[@sskaustralia]

Cant wait to watch you redo the whole box in Baltic Birch 😂

[@zildjianluver69]

I wish you would make a work shirt for sale. Like the thrasher shirt design, stiched on a heavier duty work shirt, with a pocket. Maybe have the sleeves ripped off for full thrasher effect.

[@MorphMixologyReptiles]

Just cuz I don't know, won't all the roundovers inside the box cause turbulence which will be audible? Just curious.

[@Frankiebonez337]

Doug's daughter gonna be like just like him when she grows up you can tell already with how she acts, especially in this episdoe :D LOL

[@JeffBrandt242]

Box looks awesome and small but if the math is correct 🤣. Love the new shirts.

[@audioassault5599]

Another great episode as always

[@2869may]

Your girl got skills.!

[@wadejacobus]

Are you sure you want to go sealed with the focal Doug? I remember when you substituted it in your f-150 6th order and it did pretty well.

[@kingcosworth2643]

Those 33KX's really don't perform well in ported boxes, they are extremely peaky

[@antariusb]

That’s a cool box....

[@danletter9357]

I'll second the wires vote. 13" daytons all the way

[@DeathLikeWebz]

Bruh wtf only Russell's family members have sealed box enclosures, ported all the way Doug!

[@deigocali619]

Dude I got to ja e that... WHAT!!!! SOUND

[@bigwhite206]

Is there a benefit of using an open air sub setup?

[@limited50scla]

8:50 I thought you were going to say, " have you heard of Godzilla?" 😂

[@spacemanrick2014]

Keep some of those port layers in there, they look cool in the box and add bracing?

[@BryanCooksey]

Doug, you have to do a ported enclosure! How else are the midgets supposed to get in and out of the disco?

[@JohnnyLightning716]

i think after this build you need to get that dash done on the mule! that shit is so dope i wanna see it done!!!

[@sandromoscati7380]

I don't get the subs nr / video, work quality ratio of this channel. You deserve at least a 10x subscribers. Keep it up 💪👌👍

[@DS-uq5ks]

Hey Doug! Are you going to leave the engine bay open on the Mule, or do you have plans to put a fiberglass lid on the top? I think that'd be cool.

[@psychodadandjfit3974]

Shiiiiiiitttttt, that basket will buff right out!

[@caccac8839]

Doug is to KZbin as Howard stern is to radio.

[@Guust_Flater]

😁 @16:36 The mule farted ! 😂😂

[@RafaGmod]

Can't you polish the back of the woofer? Or the material won't handle?

[@taylor_imaging]

I was at a big car meet outside of st louis and ran in to a guy with one of your shirts on! We talked shit about your string theory!

[@T-HobbiesG45]

Love your videos dude... Your next project you need to turbo the mule

[@moreaudio760]

It’s too bad ..the no sub didn’t work out for you Doug ...but that focal should be a more responsive sub for the acoustics of the thunder chicken

[@sjgoff]

When you said 1.37 cu ft I about sprayed coffee all over my screen!

[@1648jim]

This stuff is hilarious, subscribed.

[@96oldsachva]

Fill sub box with packing peanuts..as much as you can fit.. Then use an empty box and dump the peanuts in it and it should be easier to calculate volume

[@triniwarrior16]

HOLLY! your daughter got so big!

[@nobodysfavourite6953]

The box, THE BOX!

[@danielspencer1973]

Is there a CT sounds sub you could use?

[@cole3367]

Doug, you gotta do us big guys a favor and make the explosion shirts in bigger sizes than 3x. I'm out here trying to rep soundman and amplified looking like Tommy boy. Hook us up, brother.

[@b00573d]

I seem to recall some people being able to use packing peanuts to determine the volume of an enclosure...could you use that here?

[@RTM459]

b00573d he has done that before I think he does it different ways to try and show you can do it but his math was wrong on this one oh well

[@Krazie-Ivan]

maybe bring the rear cylinders up through the bottom of the box via stacked o-ring seals like we use on sportbike forks, so you can get enough volume? you'd have to start from scratch...but honestly...how f@ckin amazing would it be to see them lit *INSIDE* the box?

[@euphorikfay]

looking great

[@ksmau]

Doesn't CT sounds sponsor this show? Get another sub that'll work with the airspace or do 2 or 3 beefy little 8's! That would look sick next to the pumps!! 🔊🔊🔊

[@keenanhenson8343]

Hope your going to weld the racks in place

[@rantube104]

This episode was funny 😆

[@mongowantsitall]

So what about possibly just using a CT subwoofer ? That shit could be dope !

[@regular_goof]

😂 Best comedy show on the net.

[@workingclassperson2124]

So your going for SQ sealed box. Kool! Rip that lil mule more often maing-Rip IT!! Just orderd a 390 amp alt. ya c'mon DB you know you wanna throw some 100 spoke triple gold D'z and curb feelers. Bill.

[@joshhanson6777]

Put a jl 10" in it to compensate for the lack of air space.

[@davidinman5930]

Can an after-market system go in a Cadillac XTS 2014

[@hoganhogan952]

Glues not gonna hold, wood going to delaminate and the box is going to twist. Russel might be right on this one Doug. Could tarnish your perfect record.... Are you sure you want to risk it all?

[@racerinside4140]

You should make the trim piece out of steel and chrome plate it.

[@robsorgdrager8477]

So today I found myself with a bent strut in my hand and I was walking around the shop humping random things with it. It was hot here in MN and I was not aware of the random customer watching me do this so my reaction was to instantly drop the strut and ask , " ah can I help you?" .

[@drutang]

jus vinyl wrap the magnet on the focal with your logo!

[@rorythekid89]

nice abs homes

[@eddiedavid2926]

I guess the 13w7 is gonna go in the Acura?

[@msledd71]

Nice box the front kinda looks like a Chevy emblem

[@ridinsaved]

Morning Doug 👍