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Based on a few pics I saw of an amp rack built on 1/4" ABS I am looking for more ideas on how to set this up on the rear wall of my screw cab. Currently I am planning on making a few bends to the plastic.
First bend should be at the bottom to allow me to use the seat bolts as anchor points. The second/third bends I am going to try to create where I can cut a slot in the rear wall cover and bolt the rack to the rear wall allowing the rear wall cover to hide the bolts attaching the upper portion of the rack.
That being said, I am probably going to ruin it...hahahaha we shall see.
Not ABS but 1/4 MDF with some 1/2” slats behind the rack for some airflow from the vents behind the rack. With the rear sliding window motor hanging down in the middle I really tried to fit it all on the drivers side rear wall. If I was redoing it I would have done a rack with everything spaced out across the whole rear wall for aesthetics...
Nice thread! Im just now starting on my audio system so this is something I too will be doing. I've seen the ABS amp racks and like then alot. I think I will also use 1/4 MDF and various other materials. Will be using rivnuts so its more modular and easy to remove/reinstall.
wish i could add into this more. i only have a single amp that is about 10x8 so no need for a rack. here are a couple shots i have from some old builds for the same car. the first one used a pair of the first gen pdx amps.
next version used the jbl ms series amps and a ms-8 with a custom built 8" sub. i was feeling a bit lazy so i essentially duplicated the same amp rack, just for 3 instead of 2, but i did glass the dsp and sub into the corners.
I decided early on that I would not use my rear wall as a pin cushion so I attached my components with velcro. To be clear, my needs are simple. I have a powered, enclosed, sub so no need for an external amp for that speaker. I have a 4 channel amp that covers the four speakers in the doors and I have a DSP of which I'm currently correcting a error made in speaker selection. I like the idea of using velcro so that I can move the components around on the wall for any number or reasons. I've already had to do it once and it paid off. Not having to deal with screws and there propensity to strip out the holes they occupy, I've eliminated the need to use them. This may not be the answer for some of you because the other examples put up on this board seem to be pretty heavy duty. Using velcro is just another alternative. So far, I've only had the need to drill one hole and that was for the ground straps.
I used Velcro in my smart car and Rockford amp.....heat from amp has let the Velcro come off.....
That's unfortunate. In my pic, I used a spare 'office desk' shelf and mounted my amp to it using threads certs and screws. Velcro on the back side of the 'shelf'.
04-06-2019, 01:12 AM
Amp racks....let see them!
