Nissan Frontier Installation
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Steps 1 & 2:
Schmitt wanted swooping arches to match the truck's large fender
flares, so he started bending plastic dowels into place to see
how his theme might look. With the first wire frame in place, he
then built a wood mock-up to get a more realistic vision of the
box dimensions. Note the opposite arches. |
Steps 3:
The rest of the RTTI crew liked what they saw, so the design
was a go and an identical piece was fabricated. |
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Steps 4 & 5:
Here Schmitt removed the arches and attached the actual
enclosure to a back panel. Hugging the rear wall, the panel would
need to provide an extremely strong foundation for all that bass
to cling to. The arches were then re-attached and plans began for
the neon that would be sandwiched between each "arm." The
gap in the middle is for the enclosure's port. |
Step 6 & 7:
RTTI's director Mark Fukuda gets dirty, building up the center
sections so they'll have a smooth contour. (Pic 7) The rewards
of his labor: the arches are looking good, with the hollow
center channels covered with metal mesh to let the neon glow through. |
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Step 8 & 9:
Schmitt adds side and trim pieces to integrate the look of
the box and rear support piece. Next step: Mondo Bondo, baby... |
Step 10:
After a test-fit, the entire panel stops at the paint booth.
Hours go into the red, black, silver and brushed-metal effects
in the paint scheme. |
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Step 11:
Schmitt mounted a piece of aluminum to the top arch so that
the side screws will go in secure and stay tight when the bass
kicks. The lower piece has a piece of half-inch Plexi on top and
bottom, which the neon will run between. |
Step 12 & 13:
The finished product. The center vent section actually comes
all the way out to the front of the box. Pieces of Plexi between
the arms of each center arch form a wall of sorts and give the
vent the length it needs to function. |
