[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='93672' date='Nov 24 2007, 10:13 AM']I did it with a Trace H122SMX (2x10) Combo.
Took all the gubbins out of the enclosure;
Speakers, Horn, Crossover, wires, Amp, the lot.
Peeled back the carper, lay it face down and ran a jigsaw through the side sections holding the "amp" onto the combo.
Sanded them flush. Stretched the original carpet back over the new "top" of the "cab", cut to size and re-glued it.
Filled the original hole for the speaker cable.
Routed a space for a new connection plate on the rear, wired it up and sealed it off (so the jack socket doesn't "breathe" like a port for the enclosure)
MADE my own sleeve for the head in 12mm MDF, carpeted it, slotted the head in (make sure you accurately mark/drill where the securing bolts go!)
You might get a sleeve out there, but the SMX I have is the same width as the cabinet, so 3" or 4" wider than a 19" rack mounter. I reckon the Ashdown might be the same..
Cost?
The new back panel for the "cab"
A small sub enclosure to seal off the new jack socket
8 screws
Wood glue
Carpet
4 rubber feet
A fold out handle (sprung loaded) I actually got a Penn Fabrications one identical to the ones left on the "new" cab
A sheet of MDF I already had.
One trip to Maplin. Less than £35.
One afternoon's work.
Result?
5 years later it still works.
Everyone likes it better than the originals (it's the same width as the cabs, not narrower)
Fits in the boot of a Punto without lowering the rear seat or cracking the rear screen!
I can use the new head with my Trace 1x15 or 4x10 or bastardised 2x10 or any 2 together.
Worth the effort.
Happy cannibalising, but take it easy and be careful![/quote]
Tis true that the Amp section is wider than a standard rack at 57cm as opposed to 48cm so the Maplin sleeve is sadly a no go.
Don't think my carpentry skills run to cabinet sleeve making so it looks like a ebay job.
Now that ABM's are made in China I can't see them giving/selling me a sleeve.
R