Amp rack

Black96LT · 08-05-2008, 05:42 PM

I'm still about a week or two away from doing my amp rack but I'm looking for some ideas for the back of my 96 Blazer. I still need to be able to haul luggage etc. I was thinking about do a false floor. Anyone ever do one of these in the back of their Blazer?

juddspaintballs · 08-05-2008, 09:56 PM

as soon as i get a new engine i plan on doing a false floor in my 96 jimmy (blazer for all intents and purposes) for exactly those reasons.

i'm about a month away from that

Phontain · 08-06-2008, 01:23 AM

What does your engine have to do with building a false floor?! Slacker.

juddspaintballs · 08-06-2008, 02:08 AM

engine is dead so the jimmy is at my parents' house in the back yard. my apartment's managing company likes to tow vehicles that don't move after a couple weeks. my parents live an hour away from me...so it's hard to build a false floor from an hour away. and it's also hard to transport my table saw on the back of the bike over to their house.

plus, i can't really listen to my music with a dead engine (and a drained battery that i'll probably just replace).

aaronajb1981 · 08-06-2008, 09:49 AM

To keep cargo space, false floor like stated, or build a custom rack on the side behind the wheel well if there is space. You could also build a custom box on the other side.

I have also seen amps custom flush mounted in the tailgate also.

mklett33 · 08-06-2008, 02:50 PM

I would say shoot for mounting on the tailgait. I have only seen this a few times and it always looks so clean when done right

Black96LT · 08-07-2008, 03:49 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by juddspaintballs

as soon as i get a new engine i plan on doing a false floor in my 96 jimmy (blazer for all intents and purposes) for exactly those reasons.

i'm about a month away from that

How do you plan on doing yours? False floor with sub box on top? What kind of wood for false floor?

aaronajb1981 · 08-07-2008, 08:14 AM

Just build up the floor of the truck the depth that you need for speakers. build your box in this area, make an amp rack with it. and then make a trim panel to go along the contour of the sides and front and back. If you dont have any subs i would look into a shallow mount sub, JL make a nice one.

blazeondubz · 08-07-2008, 10:38 PM

Dirty and half finished but u get the idea....

PandaS10 · 08-08-2008, 12:34 PM

^ sick. i want a sundown sae1000d so bad....

juddspaintballs · 08-10-2008, 09:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Black96LT

How do you plan on doing yours? False floor with sub box on top? What kind of wood for false floor?

yeah, i'm going to raise the floor in the back a good 3-4" so all my crap fits underneath of it. the false floor will take the contour of the wheel wells and the entire rear end (be sure to measure the contour at the raised position since the wheel wells curve). then i'll secure my box on top of the floor. for materials, i'll probably just use basic plywood and carpet over it so the false floor really does look stock.

08-05-2008, 05:42 PM	#1
Black96LT Registered User Age: 32 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 37 Location: User is: OffLine	Amp rack I'm still about a week or two away from doing my amp rack but I'm looking for some ideas for the back of my 96 Blazer. I still need to be able to haul luggage etc. I was thinking about do a false floor. Anyone ever do one of these in the back of their Blazer?
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08-05-2008, 09:56 PM	#2
juddspaintballs JED Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,837 Location: Reisterstown, MD User is: OffLine	Re: Amp rack as soon as i get a new engine i plan on doing a false floor in my 96 jimmy (blazer for all intents and purposes) for exactly those reasons. i'm about a month away from that
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08-06-2008, 01:23 AM	#3
Phontain Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,107 Location: So-Cal User is: Online	Re: Amp rack What does your engine have to do with building a false floor?! Slacker.
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08-06-2008, 02:08 AM	#4
juddspaintballs JED Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,837 Location: Reisterstown, MD User is: OffLine	Re: Amp rack engine is dead so the jimmy is at my parents' house in the back yard. my apartment's managing company likes to tow vehicles that don't move after a couple weeks. my parents live an hour away from me...so it's hard to build a false floor from an hour away. and it's also hard to transport my table saw on the back of the bike over to their house. plus, i can't really listen to my music with a dead engine (and a drained battery that i'll probably just replace).
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08-06-2008, 09:49 AM	#5
aaronajb1981 Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 375 Location: Minneapolis, MN User is: OffLine	Re: Amp rack To keep cargo space, false floor like stated, or build a custom rack on the side behind the wheel well if there is space. You could also build a custom box on the other side. I have also seen amps custom flush mounted in the tailgate also.
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08-06-2008, 02:50 PM	#6
mklett33 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 18 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Amp rack I would say shoot for mounting on the tailgait. I have only seen this a few times and it always looks so clean when done right
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08-07-2008, 03:49 AM	#7
Black96LT Registered User Age: 32 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 37 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Amp rack Quote: Originally Posted by juddspaintballs as soon as i get a new engine i plan on doing a false floor in my 96 jimmy (blazer for all intents and purposes) for exactly those reasons. i'm about a month away from that How do you plan on doing yours? False floor with sub box on top? What kind of wood for false floor?
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08-07-2008, 08:14 AM	#8
aaronajb1981 Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 375 Location: Minneapolis, MN User is: OffLine	Re: Amp rack Just build up the floor of the truck the depth that you need for speakers. build your box in this area, make an amp rack with it. and then make a trim panel to go along the contour of the sides and front and back. If you dont have any subs i would look into a shallow mount sub, JL make a nice one.
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08-07-2008, 10:38 PM	#9
blazeondubz Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 175 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Amp rack Dirty and half finished but u get the idea....
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08-08-2008, 12:34 PM	#10
PandaS10 Panda s10 driving mofo. Age: 19 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,582 Location: Birmingham/Anniston Al. User is: OffLine	Re: Amp rack ^ sick. i want a sundown sae1000d so bad....
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08-10-2008, 09:47 AM	#11
juddspaintballs JED Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,837 Location: Reisterstown, MD User is: OffLine	Re: Amp rack Quote: Originally Posted by Black96LT How do you plan on doing yours? False floor with sub box on top? What kind of wood for false floor? yeah, i'm going to raise the floor in the back a good 3-4" so all my crap fits underneath of it. the false floor will take the contour of the wheel wells and the entire rear end (be sure to measure the contour at the raised position since the wheel wells curve). then i'll secure my box on top of the floor. for materials, i'll probably just use basic plywood and carpet over it so the false floor really does look stock.
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