Build Logs

I'm starting fresh, with a whole new setup. the list of the things i'm going to go with: Deck: Pioneer 860MP, switching to Clarion Flipout Front Stage: undecided FS Amp: Xenon 200.4 Sub: 1 or 2 Cascade 18s Sub Amp: MA 5082HX, til i can find a nice 3k amp Electrical: -Alt: stock -Batts: Batcap 2000, need to order a few more -Wiring: Kicker 0/1, 4g, 8g & 12g Deadner: Rammat & EDead Misc: Fiberglassed Tweeters/Mids Fiberglassed Volt Meter If i decide to go with a 2 18s, they will be walled... this build might be slower than my last, but i want it perfect this time around... The Victim:

well as of right now i am goin to have 1 18in mj18 in my car in 3.3 sealed on a hifonics giving it 400 watts, in the front doors ill have to mach5 6 1/2's with stock tweets on the dash and stock speakers in the bac\k. i got the box for the 18 done today and the 6 1/2's ready to be mounted in the doors. will hopefully get a beauty panel to cover the box up in the back to clean up the look.here are some pics from today. ill probably upgrade the rear 6 1/2's to the mach5's down the road when i get some money.

I have finally decided to start on a new setup. 12" Sundown Nightshade Sundown 1500D on the way Rockford Punch 500x 6.5 Infinity Kappa Component set 6x9 Infinity Kappas 0 Gauge wiring 1 Kinetik 2400 on the way I have already dynamated the doors and the trunk lid. It started raining yesterday before I had a chance to take pics. My girl lost my camera somewhere, so I had to use my cell phone. It rained today too, so I decided to work on the box. Ported Box: 1.6 cbft tuned to 34hz The big piece of wood is part of the double baffle and to wall of the trunk. More pics coming soon!

Well I purchased this explorer the Monday 12-22-08. So I've had it a few weeks. The truck is dent free, interior is near perfect, very good find IMO. the only body issue it has is some rust on the rockers (hidden when the door is shut)--It'll be taken to the local shop to get those taken care of. Anyhow this is a fairly undecided build other than it'll fit in the MECA class S1 or S2, needs to do roughly 150-154db (headrest on the T/L) So far I have and think I'm installing: 1 Sundown 3000d, 2 Sundown Nightshade 12's D1 (however I plan on running a single 10" woofer and more power for the final setup--Need a company to get me a big beast of a 10 hint hint..) The HU is a…

mmk so the time has come for the teardown! as much as it hurts me to destroy my own work, i have to do it! Next year it will be MUCHHH better. so the first plan is to rebuild the box. the plan is to keep the back, bottom, and sides. but do away with the front. i will add about 10 inches or so to the top oof the box with a 1 1/2 baffle board with flushed FI SSD woofers. the batterys and MA Audio amps will be displayed on the front of the box and all flushed in..the box will be ported out the back and tuned to 33 hz for dailly. and there will be a romovable plate on the port to raise the frequency to around 44 for competitions. and finally the inside will be glassed. if yo…

My name is Kyle Golden, im 17, and this is my 1994 GMC Yukon. It was fully built by me at age 16. The only thing i did notdo completly by myself was the paint and prep. My parents bought the original vehicle for me for 2k before i even had my license. I had been installing for almost a year at that time and learned all of my knowledge from fiends at local shops, 10 years worth of CA&E magazines, and numerous online forums and tutorial sites. I began work on it in May of 2007 and started by complety gutting the entire vehicle. ever since i began lookin at pictures in CA&E when i was liek 5 i had always had a vision of MY system in my head. I had also been doi…

Hello everybody. Some of you on here know what my system consists of, but this is for the rest of the fellas. I have a 2007 Kia Sportage with 2 12" American Bass VFL Extreme DVC 2 ohm 1500 watt rms subs powered by 2 American Bass VFL-100.1 Amplifiers. My head unit is a JVC KD AR880 CD Receiver. I have a custom bult subwoofer enclosure built buy Derrick Haddock. My electrical consist of American Bass 0 gauge power and ground cable, G34 yellow top and Excide 35 amp hour gel-cell battery and unfortunately a stock 120 amp alternator with Big 3 completed. My mids and highs are still factory. This is my second enclosure in this suv. My First was a PWK Designs Compound Loading B…

here some pics of the fiberglass box me and a few other students are building in class....the box is for 3 8's....enjoy the pics

Hey guys... I have a build log over at CA.com as well but I'm really getting tired of the childish behavior of the mods around there (I got banned for "joining in '08" along with a bunch of other people) so I decided to come over here to SSA and show you guys what I've been up to the past couple months. At the time of this writing, my setup consists of the following: 2 15" Fi Q's (DVC 1ohm, wired to total load of 1 ohm) AQ2200D amp 7cuft ported box tuned @ 32Hz - designed by Chris at Fisher Customs, built by me Infinity 475a Reference amp running highs (soon-to-be IDCTX65CS comps, I just need to build the door pods for them. Running some Kenwoods up front for now) All Knu…

Ive been talking about this on SSA and ROE for awhile now..this build would have been done along time ago if it wasnt for me being in the Marine Corps.i hardly ever have time to work on my projects anymore...family comes first so when im home im spending time with them and not working on my truck...but over christmas i took some time to get something done... Equipment.... (2) IA DP 21's...Being shipped as we speak... (2) SAZ-1500D's...ran at .5 ohms each Middle slot,port forward,subs up internal...23.5x30x47.5 external...26.5x32.25x50.5 19.4 cubes gross port...30x8.5x11 long tuned to 36hz port displacement...1.75 sub and bracing diaplacement-.75 17 cubes net Other Equipme…

Hey guys, I did this over the summer and never uploaded it, just figured I would share... Me with it...

It's been a while since I posted anything on here, been kind of busy and on c.a.f. Had to get rid of the cx-7, turbo went out at 25k and mazda wouldnt warranty it, so I traded it for an 08 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab. Had a baby on 18 Dec, Samantha Anne, 8 lbs even 20.5 inches long and gorgeous! On to some pics, the build is still in progress, so excuse the mess: Samantha approves!

I realized I hadn't posted this on SSA so here it is. My car is a 1996 Chevy Lumina LS and is my daily driver. Everything is pretty much stock except for a few things- Excessive Amperage 200A alt Big 3 0g Optima yellowtop in front Northstar NSB 90 0g front to back As of a couple days ago I had a budget stereo. RF power 5 1/4 and 6x9 coaxials in the stock locations. A visonik 240xt to power them. I have 2 but only run 1 10" RF power HX2 sub in a 1.75 @33hz off of a DUB8001 amp. My HU is a premier p490ib with my 2G nano connected to it. But right now, I replaced the DUB amp with an RF T10001bd and gave my 6x9's away. Nothing looks really nice because its still temporary.. a…

What i got 94 Chevy K3500, Crew Cab, 4x4, Dually Detroit 6.5L Turbo Diesel, Borg-Warner GMX4 series turbo, DS4 injection pump (turned 40 over) 4-L80E Gear Star Automatic, New Process 241 HD tranfere case Corporate 14 bolt, 4.11, Eaton Locker Rear, Dana 60 Front, limited slip Heath Diesel Performance MAX-E-TORK GL4 Chip Full Banks Stinger System Delphi Performance injectors Turbo Master Boost controller K&N intake Dipaco PMD on SSDiesel FSD Heatsink #9 Fuel rate resistor 4" straight pipe exhaust End result 560.5 hp 1129 ft.-lbs of torque And a lot of smoke, alot... but enough performance stuff as the stereo goes, its been upgraded about every 2 weeks since ive owned it…

this winter break is givin me way to much time to think of new boxes to build. right now im tryin to make somethin that will give me trunk space. What ive come up with now is a box for 4 sundown E 8's and a blown 15" audiopulse axis top assembly as a passive radiator. the box is 32x16.75x10.5 external giving an interval volume of 2.42 ft^3. that gives the recommended .6cubes each for these subs. the cone mass is 390 grams which will tune the box to 29~30 hz. does this look good, any suggestions for improvement?

Ok Guys, Its been going on for a while, but I though it was time to put up some pictures. Just to let you guys know I dont have my own garage and most things have been imported. The problem is good gear are either redicilously exspensive or not availeble at all. First Ill start with my old setup then move on to the work in progress. Here she is in my garage. Below was how it was before. (no comments lol) It is far from perfect hence the change. It played fairly clean, and loud ..mind you it was a bit peaky though. Dont mind the words in the window. The pic was taken of our local forum after one of the meetups More pics coming soon...

So lets see how this goes. Dont have it all done now but more will be installed as time goes by and money comes into hand. 15" Mayhem with D1 gaps. AQ2200D Box in the first and second stage. Alpine CDA-9886(looked to cool like this to post a pic with the flash on) Im actually considering going back to my Panasonic CQ-7303U for the extra settings and motorized faceplate.

ok i only took a few pics, as i was in a rush to get it done before sun down. new sony deck i cant recall what number, mp3 ipod blue tooth mafaka 1 rf 1000 watt amp... nice small foot print for a 1k amp, 1 atomic quantum 15 2.5 cubed tuned @33 herz yeah you like that sexy belly iforgot to get a after shot, but you know its all pretty and coverd, fat man in a little truck? i mounted the amp on the back seat wall...... and then the box is mounted infrnt of the amp, to make for great trunk space while also hiding that high dollor amp. it was cold and exhaust was hot.. so the pics no so great. it really sounds great.. .nice set up..

well heres my build.... im trying to get my sound stage set up before i do anything else, but sub stage will consist of a Fi BL15 and a sundown saz-1500d. anyway sound stage consist of 8 whip audio mids and a pair or two of tweeters. not sure yet.... well here are some pics REAR DECK BUILD here some pics of the speakers.... thats where im at with that.... my head unit cars a 2005 dodge stratus... i will start on the door pods for 2 6"s on each door as soon as it gets warmer outside and i finish the rear deck, then itll be on to sub stage....

Crappy cell pics but will use a real camera when I start installing and building the box... waiting for the bl's. It's going in, Amp, Batteries, Wire,

here goes my first build log. I put it in already these are some quick pics on the cell phone will get pics of it tomorrow can't tonight the jackers are watching.

I decided to take out my big setup for a while because it takes alot of drivablilty out of my car, specially in the rain and the last few days ice. So this will be my setup for a bit until i get a better suspension for the back of my car. I got 4 of the E8's from the presale, for now ill be using two in two separate tline boxes. the lines are a little short due to space, but im goin to see how it sounds. Im also putting a line for both the front and back of each sub. so 4 total lines. If this doesnt satisfy me ill go back to a longer line for just one side of the sub. the center piece has to be removable so i can get the sub in the box too. this is also the first bo…

Been checking out some sick installs the members have done here and thought I'd share a few of mine... fairly simple in comparison to alot of the stuff done on this board. But it sounds good and hopefully looks good to most. Did this for a customer a long time ago... about a year and a half ago now. He still has it in his car and loves it. Also installed components sealed in door panel the way they are supposed to be, not in the door skin the way bmw did it. Much better mids out of those than factory. Let me know what you think... 0.98ft^3 sealed. Takes up VERY little trunk room.

guess ill start this log in case i run into problems or question. comments are welcome. equipment is already baught and on the way. front stage- pg rsd 6.5s component set. going to run it active till funds allow upgrade. also have a set of polk tweets i may try for fun. sub- AA arsenal 12" currently in a 2.2 net tuned to ~30hz. also have a sealed box laying around. i may eventually have one of fisher's hybrid horns boxes designed up for me to try out. goal is budget. i wont call this sq because it definitely isn't. its how i want it to hear. front stage amps- kicker kx250.2 on mids and kicker zx100.2 on tweets sub amp- kenwood excelon kac x10d in the mail- (these item…

aight so if u havent seen my thread on the other forums ill be happy to share here. 1987 Astro 12 15" mojos (new model) 8 Mojo 4kws (new model) 2 Memphis 125x4's (old and new model) Memphis mids and highs well pics.