R33 Boot Install - Custom Wood Floor Panel?

[Birds]

Story thus far: I'm putting my stereo system back in my R33 GTS-T, but I've never had the sub box bolted down in the boot. It's pretty heavy, so it always just sat there and didn't move about too much unless I took fast corners in my car. This was handy in case I ever needed to take the box out, but I would like to do a proper install this time, with sub box bolted down to the boot floor.

Now the standard piece of wood / carpet underlay that comes with the car, has turned to shit over time (read: bent) and is too thin to bolt a sub box to. It's also too flimsy to support itself without the spare tyre sitting in the well supporting it.

Just curious if anyone has fashioned up a piece of wood, to level out the boot in their R33, making the boot floor perfectly flat for the purposes of installing a sub box, and how you went about doing it (what did you use as a template, type of wood, thickness etc.)?

[HEKT1K]

Just use the existing floor bit as a template, but maybe go a tiny bit smaller everywhere to account for thicker wood not being able to bend into the spot.

You could get rid of your spare tyre (I would rather walk home than drive on that thing... looks like an absolute nightmare) and somehow secure the wood to the floor

[blk94r33]

I've done it, quite easy once you remove the factory trim.

Bit difficult to explain, but I have 2 pieces of 18mm MDF cut-out and screwed/glued to the left and right sides of the boot floor, sits perfect around the wheel arch/fuel filler neck "intrusion". This gives me a straight edge over-lapping the wheel well hole, under this ledge another 2 strips of MDF protrude about 15mm out either side, and support the big square panel that covers the spare wheel. So long as you use the same thickness material, the center panel is supported on the middle by the spare wheel.

Best bet for a template is cardboard, not box style ribbed cardboard, but the good thick stuff used for posters etc. Cut your material a tad bigger then trim to size accordingly.

Any help?

Edited July 5, 2011 by blk94r33

[drunkn snail]

there was recently a thread in the cosmetic section (i think) that showed how to install a sub into the false wall next to the battery. maybe look into that, as you will have boot space aswell. unless ur sub is too big

[drunkn snail]

found it http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/369842-r33-boot-install-for-subwoofer-tutorial/

[WYTSKY]

remind me to show you mine next time I see you... have done it + hinges and factory boot carpet ontop

[Miguelone]

I made a false floor for my old Prelude.

Used the factory carpet and traced around it on 2 pieces of mdf.

Cut it outand test fit, marked any spots that wouldn't clear and took off little bitsat a time till it all fit nicely.

Haven't looked in my Skyline boot in a little while but with the Prelude the tyre sat up a bit into the boot so I used some mdf cutoffs and stacked them to bring it up to the same height then liquid nails & actual nails them on as little feet.