I have been away for a few days, although I have been working when I can. Since I used only one layer of fiberglass inside the truck, it made it easier to pull it out. After you pull it out, peal off all the tape you can. Now that it is out, I can reinforce it with more layers. So you can see I have started my second layer of fiberglass on the inside of my box. I will say this, I wish I had used the blue painters tape! I used the cheaper regular masking tape and that proved to be a mess! I have sticky crap all over everything! The cheap tape and Texas heat don't mix. I used Goo Gone to get the sticky off of my window and off of the interior of my Hummer, so its' all good now, just wish I didn't have to mess with it. I would have spent the extra money to keep from doing that. In the pictures you will see that Painted the back side a green primer (it is just what I had) just to cover the sticky mess. It worked and you will never see it anyway.

In the pictures you will see there is more tape and tin foil. That is covering the spots I missed while it was in the window. Now that it is out, you will be able to see the thin spots and anywhere you missed. Cover the back side with tin foil to seal the spots and add your second layer of fiberglass. You will need 3 or 4 layers total. You want a strong air tight box, so build it up now while you can. After you start to put in the speaker rings, it will be hard to back fill the weak spots. I have built the rings and after I pull them out off the clamps I will post pics of them.

Das Rollende Tier - German for "The Rolling Beast"

My brother has come up with the best name for my H3. He has a knack of creating intuitive names for almost everything. He has dubbed it, Das Rollende Tier. And that is German for "the rolling beast". I think I like it.....sounds, ominous. He is working on an emblem for it too. Can't wait to see that!
I sure hope everything works out the way I plan. It is going to take a lot of work to get everything done, but I like doing it. I want to put in a new stereo with a GPS navigation, DVD head rests for the twins, put on a leveling kit on the front end. ( more on that later ) That will bring the front up almost 2 inches to be level with the back. I don't know why, but GM made the ass end higher than the front on it and a couple of other trucks. I have seen other Hummers with the lift, wow what a difference. I will put a "how to" on here about that also when I get it installed.
Yesterday was my birthday so I spent my time with family and friends and did not work on my truck. And today it is raining, so I doubt I will get to work on it today either. I hope to get a lot done over the weekend. After I get my box done on the driver side, I still have to do it on the passenger side too. It certainly is a labor of love.

DO NOT USE YOUR WIFE'S...

OK, after putting on all your safety gear, take a deep breath and lets get started. I used two 3x9 sheets mat. I had cut mine into strips about 3 to 4 inches wide and 6 to 8 long. I also had cut the other one into 6x6 squares. !! WARNING!! DO NOT USE YOUR WIFE'S, MOTHER'S, GIRLFRIEND'S, OR GRANDMOTHERS SCISSORS!! You will be in really big trouble. They will be dulled beyond use after cutting the fiberglass.

Mix your resin and hardener per the instructions and get started. Take your cheap 99 cent, 1.5 inch wide paint brush from the hardware store and cut the bristles in half so that they give under pressure but don't flow like a wet paint brush. This will help be able to "push" the fiberglass where you want it as you apply it. brush on a layer of resin on your project, apply the fiberglass, and add more resin on top of the fiberglass. If it still looks white and you can see the woven fibers, you have not sued enough resin. It must be soaked in resin. Then make sure it is laying flat on your project. Don't use so much that it is running all over the place like a melting candle, but don't be stingy either.

Prep only takes a minute.....resin lasts forever.

This is where the fun begins. As you can see I have masked off the sheet metal and the glass. I have used tinfoil in some spots to reinforce some of the corners. I cannot stress enough how important it is to cover your work space. Fiberglass resin drips, runs, is sticky, and will get EVERYWHERE. Wear your rubber gloves, respirator, and safety glasses at all times.

My 2006 H3 project, the beginning.

I have created this blog to document my first custom fit fiberglass speaker box for my H3. I have done a lot of research on the Internet on how to accomplish this and have viewed hundreds of pictures and YouTube videos of really good boxes. I have taken my queue from these professionals and so far I have not found any boxes like my design. This is a work in progress so you will be able to follow along with my progress and see how things are going. At this point I do not know exactly how it is going to turn out.
I have a great idea in my mind and I hope it comes out that way. I have drawn several pictures of my plan and think it will be very functional. I wanted to make a sub box that would not get in the way. I have had lots of MDF sub boxes over the years and they are all very heavy, bulky, and inevitably get in the way. Seeing how this is a hummer and how much my family and I love to go camping, I have filled the back to the top with gear before. So, I have decided to to install the subs in the far back window wells.
These windows are really deep and I cannot see out of them anyway. Unless I turn all the way around in the driver seat and look past the kids and the headrests. I have always used my mirrors anyway after driving my huge full size conversion van. All the windows had blinds pulled down all the time. I could not even see out the rear view mirror. So I have learned to use my mirror exclusively.
Here are a few pictures of my progress this far. I am happy with how it is turning out so far, but if anything goes wrong, I will share it here.

This is the driver side of the hummer where the first box will be going.

Here you can see where both boxes will be going.

This is what it looks like before I start masking. I have taken off the plastic housing so that I can get a fit that will be able to be screwed to the sheet metal and not through the plastic if I ever need to reinstall the original window treatments.