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Thanks Denim.....I just wish I had more time to work on it. I only get a couple of days out of the week and every other weekend because of other commitments, but she's coming along slowly but surely. Right now I'm trying to finalize the angle of the front of the box so that it looks "right." I drew several angles on the side and I'm trying to decide which one looks best. I tried to take a picture of the lines so I could post them up here and see what you guy's opinions were, but they didn't show up on the camera. My next thought was electrical tape, but I was running out of daylight so I figured I would wait until the weekend and see if I can squeeze out a few minutes to tape it up and snap a picture. I appreciate the comments, especially the ones who remember the old school stuff.

Here's some more for ya....

I know you guys like pics so here ya go....

Got a little work done over the weekend.... The box looked a little long, so I made a brace......

Tuned in for wall build.....

For the people who remember the Blues speakers....they are in the process of being brought back to market if anyone is interested.

I think I bought a pair of RX-7 seats from a guy close to there. I remember it was just outside of KC, but that's been quite a while ago and I've slept since then. Maybe when I get this thing done we can meet up and compare vehicles. Those audioques should blow the roof of your ride.....I heard a couple of cars/trucks with those down here and they get stupid loud. Violent is the word that comes to mind. Good luck with your build.....looking forward to hearing it one day.

I'm just south of Springfield in Ozark. Where are you?

And now some shots of the speakers..... The mids/highs.....this is a picture of the 8-tweet set that's going in the MGB, since the 6.5's are already in the truck. The sub...... Another shot....just look at that pretty face! That's all I have for now.... I have to make new mounting rings for the mids and mold the tweeters into the a-pillars so I'll try to get pictures of that as I get those things done. I won't be able to work on it until the weekend, so I won't have any more pics for a few days, but sometimes you have to live life you know?

Didn't get to do much last night, but I did get some pics of what's going in the truck. As you can see, it's sort of an old school build. No fancy DSP, time alignment, yada yada....just simple cd player, preamp, crossover, amplifier, speaker. The extra 2.2HV is for the pics, the 1752 heatsink is being refinished and the circuit board is sitting on a shelf at the moment. Anyway....on with the pics! This is the signal path...... Start here...... Then go here....... Then here........ Another shot of the LP sweetness....... That's all for electronics.....just a KISS system.....nothing fancy..... More to come!

And just in case anyone wonders what is under the car cover, it's a 1980 MGB LE hence the name SQ_MGB......It's getting redone after the truck. I'll try to get pics of that after I financially recover from this build.

Building the port.....I cut it to angle up to get the sub as low as possible between the seats......

It may take awhile to do the build.....this is a shot out my kitchen window.....Anyone know how to resize these pics so they aren't so BIG???? All I have is an iPhone for a camera.

I am currently using a modified 1752/2202 (whatever you want to call it, same amp) with a feedback circuit and so far I like that one the best. I have used a 2.2HV on it, but my favorite so far is the 1752 with the feedback. I'm presently rebuilding my truck to house one ISOKIT forward firing to see how that works. If it doesn't, I guess I'm back to the drawing board. Randle is using a 5002 on a pair of them at 8ohm if I remember right, with a 2.2HV on the front 6.5's and tweets. He has much more battery than I have so he can get the bigger amps in there. I listened to it at Christmas when I went back to visit and they will hammer for 15 year old woofers. I just can't get over how LOW that thing goes, but I think he's tuned around 22-24Hz if I remember right, so it should play low. I'm not saying these will outperform one of the new superwoofers in SPL by any means, but they get loud enough for me. Hell, one of them in my regular cab is more than enough for any music I play. Glad you enjoy them and you did steal that pair for $200! Wish I could run up on something like that. What size box did you run yours in? My console is going to be right at 1.65 cu. ft. net with a port 1.5x11.75x45 which should put me around 23Hz tuning give or take a bit. It won't be an SPL monster, but it should drop pretty low. If I can ever get this darn snow to co-operate so I can work on it, I'll try to take pictures of the build, but being from Mississippi transplanted to Missouri I'm still trying to get used to the white stuff. I can build the box in the garage, but I'm not walking out in that crap, dragging a box with me and trying to install it in the driveway with snow blowing up my butt. Call me a wuss. At least I'm warm inside.

No problem Jay-cee. I guess I mis-read you. It's hard to tell tone in text (at least for me anyway). I forgot Randle works nights so I'll have to wait until the morning when he calls me back for the scoop on what the judge actually said. I agree with you about getting beat in an SQ only show by either equipment choice or if someone washed their vehicle, but that is what I was told. His truck does sound really good. If you ever get a chance to sit down in it and really listen to it, I think you'll be very surprised. Oh yeah, and he's running two of the above posted subwoofer tubes (ISOKITS) behind the seat in a blow through. It gets plenty loud and LOW for this 43 year old. Is it a ground pounder and can be heard 4 miles away....NO.....not at all, but does it play EVERY note and play it well? You bet your butt it does. I just wish I had the guts to cut the back wall of my regular cab and put both of mine in there like his, but for now, I'll have to settle for a single one in a console. Oh yeah, good luck with your build, I only got through the first couple of pages, but it looks pretty interesting to me.

Just going by what I was told Jay-cee....I didn't hear the judge first hand. From what I remember from the late 80's early 90's, these were car shows and clean cars always did better than not so clean cars so it made sense to me. But then again, what the heck do I know right? I have sent him a text and will confirm if a judge did in fact say that or not and let you know if it's that big a deal. I just think it's funny that it takes another $40,000-$50,000 dollars+ to beat a simple $5,000 system in a beater work truck, but that's just me. I've heard that truck and it sounds DAMN GOOD for the equipment that's in it. Most of it was at least 10-15 years old at finals, and with the new stuff in it, it'll be even better. But like I said, opinions are like @$$holes and everyone has one so if you want to call BS, fine by me. Listen to the truck yourself at a show and then let us know what you think.

I not only remember them, I still use them. I am currently rebuilding the console in my truck to house one forward firing towards the dash as an experiment. I also have a truck box "trisobaric" that is fairly rare, along with drivers to make several triso's still in their original shipping boxes. Ray at linearpower.com is bringing these back. I heard the prototypes over Christmas and they are sweeeeeet. He has 6.5's running FULL RANGE, no crossover high or low and they definately get the job done. The new tweeters are also very nice. One of the smoothest tweets out there, if not the smoothest period. New woofers (8" and up) are supposed to have a butyl rubber surround, and a rubber gasket like most new woofers today instead of the old cork around the edge. Not sure of pricing, but I'm sure he can tell you what they will go for. If you've never heard these before, Randle from Mississippi went to USAC finals in Tulsa with a $5,000 system in a beater work truck and it took a $40-50,000 system to beat him for 3rd in SQ I believe by just a couple of points. Word I got was the judge told him if he had washed his truck, he would have finished one place higher. I know opinions are like @$$holes, and everyone has one, but they sound pretty darn good to me. If you're into SQ, they are definately worth a listen.