Build Logs

Where to start, we are doing a wall in this van for promotional use @ shows and events. System will consist of the following. (6) SSA ICON 15D2s (3) JBL GTO 1200II (temp. until power upgrade) Box Deminsions Volume: 12.9ft^3 before displacement per box (two seperate boxes) Port Area: 180in^2 port are (360in^2 in total) Tuned @ 35hz On to the pics of the build so far, we're pulling an all nighter tonight so hopefully we'll have it playing by sun-up.

Started a new box today. For a new customer. 1995 Tahoe, very clean truck, i'll get pics of the truck when I get a chance. Box stats are as follows: Volume: 7.2 ft^3 Port Area: 111in^2 Tune: 32.4hz Subs: (2) SSA ICON 15D2s I'll get some pics of the truck tomorrow.

Ok building a small box here...here's the specs. Volume: 14.4ft^3 Port : 187in^2 Tune: 31 hz

alright so well I've been at this since Saturday morning and well i decided i would start up my build log tonight. i have some progress already going so i feel I'm at a pacing start. i got 2 weeks to accomplish as much as i can as I'm on vacation from work. yeah, it's kind of weird to take a vacation and work on your car. lawl. i have no where to go really and i usually take vacations to get a lot of work done. like when i did my fiberglassing. took 3 weeks and wao did those days go fast! anyways. my new rebuild will consist of, Components: Phoenix Gold RSD 6.5(new) Comp Amp: Profile AP1040 Alternator: Iraggi 200amp(Ordering soon) Deadener: 60sqft Elemental Designs Edead …

Hi guys. Want to share with you some pictures of my car. This is my 2007 Mazda CX-7 that I'm building to compete in USACi SQ shows in Mexico and the USA. I'm part of Team Hybrids, the competition branch of Hybrid Audio Technologies founded by Scott Buwalda that sells some of the best speakers in the world. This is my CX-7. The Head Unit is an Alpine W205. The music travels to the back via a fiber optic cable and also via Ai-Net cable, where it's processed in an Alpine H701, and sent to five JL Audio amplifiers hidden under a false floor. Power distro blocks. The front stage is handled by a HAT Legatia L831-3 set. The L8's are on the doors, the L3's on the kick pa…

for those of you that didnt see in the other thread, i took the first one out. i really wasn't happy with it once i thought about it. this one, already with the false floor, is coming out alot better. the floor is 2 layers thick. the first layer is bolted with 1/2" x 2.5" bolts in the rear, and up front its tite bonded, and screwed to those 2x4's u see under there. the 2x4's themselves are also bolted to the body with the same bolts. none-the-less, its very sturdy, and not gonna budge. the 2nd layer is self explanatory, its to make is 100% level (to cover the bolt heads used to bolt the first layer down) and to clarify, the cuts i made on the rear cross-member, to get tho…

Here are some pics of my current car. I bought it with 11 miles on it in Tampa. An 01' Nissan maxima. It was stock for the first 3 years of its life. I seem to have lost the pictures of the homecoming. These from the following year will have to do. In the woods.

Runing the Knukoncept 1/0 tool of mass destruction joe, playing with the subs more goodies.... getting started looking good, side plate last thing. time for electrical upgrades....LoadBoss 230A Old and busted vs. new hotness I gotta fit that in there...? view from below and above finishing up on box #1, final sanding.... almost done... sand up the putty spots. good enough for me.... time to wire them up... getting thirsty. I'll post some more "finished" pics in a bit.

im building a ported box for my blaupunkt 12inch vw1200 sub. it is powered by a audiobahn a8002t amp. it is in a sealed 1.25 cu ft. box but i am looking to build a 1.98 cu ft ported box. so i have alot of questions. first off any of you like blaupunkt? how big should the slotted port be (1 or 2 inches)? also i plan on painting the box first with a oil based primer and then with a automotive paint since i have alot of a sky blue paint left. also i plan on putting the sub to the very right of the box and have the left side of the box ported. also i have no idea on how to tune fequencies if someone could explain more in detail for me. i will post pictures soon. should come …

i know, its been a while, but i was help up by my interior guy, he was covering the back side interior panels, and i couldnt put the box in, until i got those back...but i got them back, and heres what ive done in the last week or so. mrray came over to the Mini forum, so i figured ill just start posting here again all the pics. this is copied and pasted from my other threads, i will start updating this thread on the regular though, until its done. pics starting in post 2. PS- if u dont like what you see, please press back on your browser. dont crap up this thread please. im learning as i go too, as this is my first wall build by myself 100%...the one in my explorer was b…

I have finally began to piece together the equipment for my next install. Being away at school makes it difficult to work on things, so slowly but surely it will get done. I'll try to keep this thread updated as I go along. To begin, the vehicle will be a 2002 Ford Explorer. The equipment that I am installing: Two 12" Fi Qs Orion 2500D Orion 8004 AudioControl EQX I began by tearing the entire out so I could lay this down:Two rolls of RAAMmat BXT and 9 yards of Ensolite. Here is how the truck looked originally: I began in the back and worked my way up front. In some photos you will see I used Spray Foam to fill in some of the space in the panels. I then l…

Just a few starting pics on the new build. Please tell me what you all think. This is the future home of 2 bl 18's. I have 2 mtx 7801d's. 1 per sub for power right now until i can get bigger amps.

I've had some equipment laying around for over 2 years, and my wife wants a little bit of bass. I figure I may as well make the most of what I have, which chances are will be more than she'll ever use anyway. Her car: Chevy Malibu Equipment: Alpine 9885 Alpine Type-X 12 D4 Hifonics 2006d Enclosure: ~1.5ft net tuned to 36hz with 24sqin of port. She wants a little bass, and plenty of room to put groceries. Also no wires or equipment hanging out like most drop in installs. This is really temporary until she gets a new car some time this year. The equipment: Of course I had to draw up some plans and it starts at the kitchen table: A MS Paint drawing of what I'm going for…

I Already have the woofer/amp/batteries/wire end setup will be: 1 15" Audiopulse LMS Ultra 1 American Bass VFL 200.1 (rated 3k+ rms at 1 ohm) 2 Exide Orbital Deep cycle batteries Box undecided right now but will be built this weekend 125 Sq Ft RAAMaudio BXT 5 Yards RAAMaudio Ensolite All KnuConceptz 1/0 and RCA's 200 Amp EA Alt Heres the ish i have now in the closet All the wire and what not just got here from Knuconceptz and i have to say this wire is amazing those are 300 amp fuses and the inline fuse holders seem to be very nice, overall their a great company all my deadening material will be here Monday and my Alternator is on the way also from EA

It's finally time to re-do some things. Should be selling some stuff this weekend, which means I'm going to buy some plywood and build some diffrent enclosures for the mains (also put the HDS tweeters to use). Porting the ca18's should bring out a bit more mid-bass Since the Rl-i is going in the car because of space limitations and I've always wanted an 18, I'm going to replace it with an xxx. I've already started the box for it...here is where I am now : 1 inch mdf, undecided wether to flush mount it or not (baffle is going to be double). Still need a couple more braces and a magnet support after seeing how fragile is the basket, more precisely the mounting lip. ]

Almost forgot to post the build over here lol. Started the build on sunday. Anyhow, on to the pics. The design: started construction on the box. it's going to be a little smaller than initially planned at 2.1 cu ft. it's really my first enclosure with kerf'ed panels. i reallllllly need to get some big clamps. that would have made things MUCH easier. yes i'm using screws just to mess with Don :gapteeth: no clamps, so i had to ghetto rig it somehow. it works. a tiny crack started to form. i put some glue on it. seems to help it from spreading. starting to kerf the other port piece... waiting to get bent into shape. a few days went by. sub came. got myself a clamp …

Here goes to the start of deadening my 02 Z71. Lots of deadening going in. 155 Sq ft. Raammat 5 or 6 Yards Ensolite 5 gallons and 1 quart of Spectrum GM's way of trying to stop you from removing the rear bolts on the front seats an 11mm 12 point did the trick. Also the front nuts on the front seat are removable with 15mm 12 point. Carpet is not so clean lol When I saw this clip for the first time I thought "I'll come at you like a spider monkey!" The rear light needs to be removed before dropping the headliner to disconnect the light More pics to come

sorry been awhile been workin my ass of,,thought you guys would get a kick out of this,,,the pics are about a month old,,,cars at detail now,,and getting ready to hit the streets ........Stereo........... Atomic 1600.1 Atomic Trinity 504 3 Atomic Quantum 10s Kenwood DDX712 ........Suspension.......... 8-GC Extreme 1/2 inch valves 4 LRD-80 Air cylinders 2 Viar 360c Compressors 1 7 gallon Air tank AirBox Wireless Controller Ingalls Engineering Adjustable Cambers Was a fun install,,in a strange way kinda sad its done.......sigh...go figure

okay got the HU in. the stock jbl speakers are running off HU power so im getting the scosche thingamabobber that will let me use the aftermarket amp. when i have time, ill be hookin them up to a usamps md43 with lots of headroom. HU wired up and installed. [update 03-07-08] Added some videos Ipod control: Color demo: ------------------------------------- Initial review - equip: Alpine 9887 + iPod directly connectged, stock jbl speakers, amp defeated. Some things that might hinder the performance: - of course under powering with 18wrms each speaker <--------NO MORE! 03-05-07 - right front speaker was rattling. replacement paid for will hopefully be on its wa…

Had a birthday last week an with that money i ordered an DC Sounds 18" LVL 4 with a LVL5 coil. Sub will be pushed by a Sundown 1500. Box is 6.5 cubes@32hz with 91sq.in of port area. Another great design by 90accordman. Sub should be here sometime this week. This is my first 18 so im anxious to get it an see what its like. Now onto the pics:

After forever the build is finally coming together. I have an Adcom GTP-450 pre-amp with a GFA-535L for power (60W @ 8). I'm going to do the build using a combination of MDF and Oak. The neighbors shop setup More pics to come soon

Building a box for Godsmacks 4 10D2's. Going into a 1996 Acura Integra. Specs: 5.228ft^3 internal volume 134in^2 of port area Tunded @ 39.8hz

alright so i currently have the rl-p in 3 cubes sealed. sounds sweet, just not that great of lows and just a tad under how much output i wish to have. i am currently writing up 2 box plans 1 of which i will choose and build tomorrow. they are as follows. 4 cubes at 30hz with 55.5 square inched of port area 3.5 cubes at 28.5hz with 40 square inches of port area. see any problems with the designs or favor one over the other? opinions? this build is in a hatch and it will be sub up port back. double baffled and 45's at the all corners if i can help it (limited tools here) also if interested, to see what im dealing with, check out my gallery for unfinished pics of the curren…

Alright so i'm going to buy an 18" fi bl before summer, but i want the plans for the setup before i buy. My box is 31"H 35"W and only 17"H, and will have a 3" port going along the 31"H, tuned to ~30hz. The sub will be on the same side of the box as the port, is that a problem? The only thing i could think of is that, im taking up 2 seats in my quad cab dodge ram for this, and because of the seat it will be set at an angle. Will the sub perform right, and what should i do, if anything, to my box since it will have the strain of an 18" sub on it. The only way i could get around this would be if i put it in the bottom corner opposite the port.. how does where i put the sub …

Here is all the boxes i have built for me and for other friends. 2cf @ 31Hz - kicker cvr 12 (this was my first setup ), Helix w12 competition, earthquake tremorx 12 2cf @ 33Hz - Helix w12 competition, alpine typer 1222D 2cf closed - soundstream T4-15 3.4cf @ 34Hz with 1st port and 3.5 @ 44Hz with 2nd port - soundstream T4-15 4cf @ 33Hz with 1st port and 3.8cf @ 43Hz with 2nd port - soundstream T5-15 2cf @ 34Hz - for rockford fostgate rfp-1212 (old model) 2cf @ 32Hz - Alpine typer 1222d (this setup i have now and i did 139.9db @ 39Hz) 4cf @ 35Hz - rockford fostgate T2 15D2 (i built this box a few days ago) other fotos: