Brett_the_Vandal

Pops is an electrician. Lol. he could probably just pic some up off the job site for free. and thanks for all the advice guys. What you guys think of the amp set up??

Seems promising. I'll look into it. And see which route is easier or most cost effective. Thanks for the advice!

I would so do something like you did on your battery. But i have the stock Ford battery terminals. Which are posts, not screw on style. I if i got a GM battery that fit in my truck i could do that. But with this battery i've have to make somethin that could clamp onto the post. which i'm too lazy to do. Since i could just buy a terminal from a company. Just easier that way. lol. Great way of doing things though.

I was gonna put the stock wires in the 4 gauge input. but it i couldn't get it to fit. so i put it in the 1/0 input. And i still have the top screw thing. And how would i go about making my own??

The Terminals are better than the stock ones. Lol. But They just dont have enough spots for 1/0 wire. only one. And that one is used for all the stock wires. I'm gonna be buyin new ones eventually. Maybe from StreetWires. or from KnuKoncepts again. But get the one with like 4 1/0 slots. But that things a lil pricey.

Juss tryina get some attention back. Everyone lost interest after it took me forever to post. lol.

With no further ado. Updatess!!! So tonight i didn't do much but i did somethin I've been wantin to do since i put the lil guy in the back seat. Move my amp. but first. I did the Negative battery terminal. So. Pics. FTW! Good bye trusty old Ford terminal: Hello fancy new KnuKonceptz terminal: So i didnt take a lot of pics. But i had to relocate my ground to the passenger side and route my positive and my remote wires to the passenger side also. So heres the pics. Its not much. But i like it. and the zip ties are by no means permanint. I'm going to buy some stand offs. and some plastic washers and screws soon. To mount it right. I also have to figure out a way to mount my remote bass knob. Since i have like no where to put it. And the adjustablilty and access to the bass on my HU stinks. I'm hoping to sell this HU sometime. Its a Lightly used Clarion CZ-409 Just isn't for me. Great HU though. I just prefer a knob, some buttons, and CD player built in. And since i was in a pic takin mood. Heres some eye candy for you fine Gents. Let me know what you guys think of everything!! I love to hear your opinions and suggestions!!!

So I realize i havent updated in a while. wanted to let you guys know that i havent gotten any work done on the truck. Vacations and such gettin in the way. I have gotten some ideas and such though since i last posted. and i still have to wire in the voltmeter with the relay and tune it to the amps voltage. And relocate the amp and mount it down where i finally figure out it flows well at. And i need to figure out where to get some carpet for the box. that needs to get taken care of soon. And i need more than 2 screws holding it in the box. lol. thanks for bein patient guys! I know the build went a lil cold. but a lot of hold ups. And having to recone the sub again makes lose motivation to get the rest of the work done. even though i can still do stuff to it. And I'm gonna try to get up and take a vid of the lil guy doin work tomorow. but we'll see how that goes. I always end up sleeping super late then going straight to work. lol.

Tease... :wackit: :wackit: Lets get some action vids puuuuhleeeaaassseeee!!!

Also. I want some sort of small cover like thing for my sub. That i could put on it while i go into a store or to work and such. I've been tossing my hoodie over the lil guy to keep the sun off of him and to keep peepers from seein what exactly i got in there. If anyone makes something like this that'd be greaaat. if not. I'll be sure to keep my hoodie with me all the time. lol.

Thanks for the encouragement guys!! You guys are the best! And I'm hopefully gonna wake up early...ish. tomorrow and get a lil work done before i have to go to work. I've had the sub and amp in for a while now. Sounds pretty darn good. But when its at low volume you can hear the coil rubbing. Nick from FI said its fine to keep beatin the sub as it wont mess up the motor. I just expect a big ass mess to clean up for the next recone. Its cool though. I cant afford the Recone right now so i'll just wait a bit while i finish up the install. I plan on wrapping the box in some grey carpet that matches my truck eventually. And mounting the amp. If i can i'm gonna do that tomorrow and i hope you guys like what i got in store for that.

We NEED vids btw. I'm in love with that amp!!!

Now i know its been a bit since i've posted. and I've got a bit of work done. I'll start from the beginning. I beat it into my head finally to take lots of pics for you guys. Know you love the piccutres!! cuzz Now for zeh pictures. For starters. Heres some pics of the ring terminals and my volt meter: Cause you gotta bench test everything before it goes in the truck. 2 AAA batteries in a lil holder wired straight into it. Now for the cutting and placing in my dash. Love my dremel. Bit chaaange!! Now since i ordered one with just 2 wires coming off it. I also bought a relay that i'll be wiring into an ignition on wire so it'll turn on and off with the car. And read the voltage from the 4gauge positive wire and a ground under the dash. Now. The alt wire of the big 3 since that's all i've had time to do: Some huge ass crimpers my dad uses at work should get the job done. They have a die to crimp stuff bigger than 4/0 The finished wire. And lastly. In place. Well that's all for now guys. Lemme know what you think. I'll get more done when i get the chance. Shits been busy lately.

Just got done reading all 11 pages of this build. All i have to say is MOOAAAARRRRRRR!!!! This is the kick in the ass i needed to post on my build. which i haven't in some time. Even though I've been doin work and takin pics for you guys.

and i thought you were gonna point out the jankity of my "Work Bench Test"?? lmfao.

Possibly the most awkward 3 minutes of my life. lmfao. If i'd known of this vid. Would have put boom boom pow. Then some disclaimer. lol. Thanks for all the encouragement guys! And Reelfish All credit for the design of that box goes to HardRock. He designed the box. And cut it out. I just put it together. Shout out to my Brah HardRock!!

Another update!! Twice in one dayy?! A Machine! for Starters. Some wiring. So i knew I was gonna need some sort of false floor. So i made these lil foot things. Which arent even attached to the box. Its just sittin on them. And it hasn't moved more than a half an inch. Got the box in finally. Fits back there perfectly. Even though this box was designed for HardRocks Grand Am. lol. And one from out the lil slider. Damn that was a close fit. But we're good! and thats it for now. Stay tuned! still have to do the big 3. Waiting on ring terminals. And gonna throw in a nice lil voltmeter i picked up off ebay for a good price.

I didnt wanna leave it sittin there with twist/tape. lol. And Thanks!

Updates updates updates!!! Now I know i've been keepin you guys waitin quite a while. So for starters pics of the recone as it was happening. After that i got trapped in my garage by a rain storm and didnt have my camera. So next we have after i got the recone in and done. Ready for soldering. My baby. Ready to go. Style shot. Next I finally decided i'd solder my whole wiring harness for the HU. (Clarion FZ409) After many many wires. Done. Head Unit back in. Off. On. After all that I started Runnin wires. Now i know i didnt take a million pics like i wanted to. lol. But heres what i got. in order of how they went. So Good buy old stock Ford Battery Terminal. Hello new KnuKonceptz Battery terminal. 4gauge wire in place. Right through the supplied Grommet which i thought was gonna be a bitch. lol. Actually quite easy to use. And Boom Wires in Muh Cab!! Already had the RCA's and the Remote wire in place earlier. Forgot to snap some shots of it goin in. Now Me and HardRock decided to Rig up this lil "bench test". Aaand. A Vid after the break. jeez these things take forever to upload. http://s1127.photobucket.com/albums/l631/chintow1/Pt%202/?action=view&current=DSCN0414.mp4 And thats all for now. Ill have more soon. Thanks for bein tuned in. Oh. An one more thing. yes. the sub has coil rock. You can perfectly hear the coil rubbing on the motor. But. FI said itd be fine to bump it as it til i get the new ReCone in. So its goin in for a while on low power.

Only goal is bass guys. lol. I have decent speakers from factory. And go by ear on the mids and highs. Kinda broke right now. And i'm really iffy on the recone. First one. In the pit of my gut I feel like i fucked something up and its not gonna work. But idk. Its my first recone. and first time feelin a fresh coned sub. So idk how its supposed to feel. Know its gonna be tight for a while til break in. But we'll see. May get hardrock over tomorrow sometime to test the sub and amp in his car since I havent gotten the wires put in. And sorry for the lack of pics in this update. I went to my garage to do the removal of the old CA and to glue on the new cone. Then got trapped by a massive down pour out of nowhere. Then I was finished. Then worked on my 4wheeler which is finally running after like a year. lol. Thanks for the support guys!!!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeoooooowwwww Updates!!!! So some stuff came in today. Pretty exciting. Wooo Big box of FI goodies. 2 Shirts, Recone, and a bunch of stickers. Green Dustcap FTW! Everything all lined up pretty. So now that i've got the amp in. I'll make sure that I open this bitch up nice and slow for you guys. lol. Who knows what it is???? Woo! AQ!! Ooooooh Fancy. Woo! bass knob! Started the Recone of the big guy. Didnt really take a lot of pics at this point. Got into the moment and forgot to take them. moment. And thats all for the night. Stay tuned for more!!

Lol. Glad you're tuned in. You're gonna be helpin me brah!

I love the Q already heard it when it was installed in HardRock's car before it blew. Now I'm waiting on the Ups guy to get here to update again. I got this on lock.. lol. Saw this guy and had to use him. And again thanks for the support!!

Updatesssss!!! Wooooo! Love that progress. So last night i mocked up the box. Thought it necessary. Here's some pics. Aaaand lastly. Style shot. FTW. tonight I jumped in and started building the box. Forgot to take pics during the better part of the build. But i stopped for the night while the baffles glued together. So I snapped a pic for you guys. Here it is: Thanks for all the support! More tomorrow.

Come on man. Can't Ruin the surprise. She comes in tomorrow.