Hi everyone-I'm thinking of gutting out a pumpkin and make it into a boombox!
It's easy to put lights in a pumpkin but what about speakers-well I have some extra small computer speakers that I have taken out of their boxes(psarcophogous)and am going to install them but now for an amp-this should be interesting!
I have all the parts I need but maybe a few led's but I might really try to make this work.
I'll keep you guys informed!
Have a super weekend-Ghettoboom777.

USE CAUTION !!!

dont forget -- the liquid pumkin will carry current

Hi Ira-I'll be using 12 volts only.
As far as the amp and tuner-I think I might just use a small boombox and run external speakers but that just may be to easy.
The lights and speakers are the easy part.
I haven't truly figured out the tuner amp.
I have one of those miniboom boxes-I could embed it into the top of the pumpkin on the side but again that's to easy.
This should be fun.
It makes you think and keeps me busy for halloween.
I just bought about 40 lbs. of candy this week!
I'll keep you informed and thanks about the info-No 120 on this pumpkin!
Have a super weekend-Ghettoboom777.

when you get the lights running -- it will be be great for the pictures

like you could make a DISCOLITE !!
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and -----please dont think that 12 volts is so safe !! be careful anyway

Hi Ira-Only d or c cells(4 pack container like in back of a cheap boombox-plastic holder that holds like 4d or c cells.)-no problem!
I keep everything electrical taped but moisture is a concern but if you tape the connections up good it should be no problem!
Thanks for your advice on this-It might just have good acoustics or maybe do much dampening!!
This will be fun!
Have a great one-Ghettoboom777.

someone is going all out for Halloween,cool idea,hope it works!

Will this be a one piece or a three piece?
One pumpkin or three pumpkins?

Simple solution:


Paint an egg orange.



Rock On.

that would be the best just paint the egg green i mean orange

That's not to bad of an idea but I'm not sure I want the egg in the pumpkin for a pumpkin egg collaboration.
I think I'll need too big of pumpkin for that.

By the way I had an egg fall on the floor last night right after I fixed it all up .
It's a Lennox Sound am-fm-c.d./casst. box that I had just taken apart and cleaned up the cassette mechanisms-fun for practice and it was only 1.00!! Works mint now!
But I heard a thump and the poor egg got a dented speaker grill so I just put the paperclip and pulled it straigth and fixed it by putting it in around the front of the grill and it fixed almost mint again so I saved the egg!
Oh well-I think with that mixture I would get a corroded and spoiled egg.
I have to go-I'll let you know-I'm picking up my pumpkin today and starting in on it tonight.
Have a great one-G hettoboom777.

It's coming along nicely!
I have it carved.and I have a speaker for the right ear-have to do the left ear next!.
I also have a car turn signal bulb with socket going into the bottom middle of the pumpkin.
Now I'm thinking that room is an issue so I will wire it from a super powerful Oritron boombox that's a 3 piece so I can run true stereo in this thing.
I'll have it finished ny tonight!
I'll take photos also.
I'm putting christmas lights in the eyes and nose as I don't have any readilly available led's.
I'll let you know how it comes out!
Have a great Halloween-Ghettoboom777.

Hi-It works!
I have a 12v car turn signal bulb W/socket (1157)dual element going into the bottom of the pumpkin.
I also have a 12v emblem light or side marker light (smaller) 1194 type going into the left eye opening.I have 4 brighness settings-single element or both elements on and 2amp or 6amp output of the Battery charger that I'm using for power.
I use the 2 amp fo now,

The speakers are hooked up to the boombox also-sound o.k. The speakers are the ears!
I'll be playing Whodini's "Haunted House Of Rock" tomorrow night.
I'll post photos asap.
Happy Halloween-Ghettoboom777.

at this point -- it may look even better than a discolite -- nice going --

pictures are an immediate must

put the biggest sub you can fit into it, seal it real good and than pump in about 200 watts, instant pumpkin pie!!

Hi-when it's all done with then it's M-80 time!!
I have to paint the bulb in the eye red yet but it'a all good!
I'll be taking the photos tomorrow night when it's in it's glory!!
Have a super & carazy Halloween-Ghettoboom777.

yup -- if you decide to go that ahardbody route
then dont even try for pictures -- you will NEED a video camera with a 1,000 click setting --

and then you will have the greatest BOOOOOOMbox video of all times!!

Hi Ira-These are my 2004' Pumpkin Blow-Up photos.
This pumpkin was about 50-60 lbs.!!
It was so cool!!
I hope you like these!
Ghettoboom777.


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You killed Mr. Pumpkin.