porkchop

we missed ya bro! chop

X2!!!

thanks for the support steve! we owe you! chop

shit seems to be getting better.........

well, i was thinking work might get a little wierd due to the weather being so extrem..... have been under 40 hours for the past 5 weeks.... one week, it took 6 days to get 30.5 hours.... trying hard for the family, but it is a challenge to even speak to those pricks... you see, the company has seperate sides, the other side, 57 hours is about a norm for a week... my last check, 58 hours for two weeks of work.... today, my son and i lernd we have no work for at least two to three weeks.... none.... thank you very little! the money that some of you have heard me mention, is like a week or so away.... so i have this ship totally crash and burn.... for now after this period is clear.... i will go back to ironwork.... back to where pride is as high as we work and the pay scale to back it... it has been a rough ride, in the end, my sacrifice will have bettered all members of my family.... currently though, i feel like a failure, broke, and humbled.... i found myself praying hard today, praying to have the strength to get over this last obstacle.... i busted my ass for this company, only to be thrown to the wolves, no regards to me or my kin....just a complete "pull the rug out from under us" approach. i really would like to show them the old chop..... let my east side roots come out..... they deserve to get a ass kicking for sure. it is a real bitch to come home and say i have no way to feed you for three weeks, if it was any different, if that money was not there, around the corner.... i would do whatever it took to make the differance...only negative comes to mind.... but iw ould not see them do without! audio has alot of lofty goals and begs of day dreaming..... it helps to step away from reality. not sure where that comes into play... but it did give me my closest brother, who encourages me to push on.... i have to openly thank chuck for always being involved with us, he gives me drive when needed most, his prayers often carry me through. i love him for all that he is. we as a team/family , IAK, are blessed to have him for sure. we will indeed step out of this, Regina and Samantha both in college, i am sure we are in the right direction , ironwork..... i hate being on the road, away from home... but if that is where the money is.... then that is what i will do... this company i work for currently, landscaping, has really made me understand that without morals and values.... the economy will continue to struggle... when even the small town approach they are capable of having is destroyed with greed, no concern for their workers..... this is by far a suicide mission for them.... sorry so long, ........ just venting....... so i decided to pawn some of my older gear today, gather what cash i could to attempt to hold ground for two more weeks.... wow, what a challenge..... no pawn shop knows this "sundown" brand..... most would not loan and the highest was $40 per amp.... saz1500D the pierce sub.... 15" got another $100...... so after paying out $20 in gas to find the highest pawn shop, i pawned away $1400 bucks of audio for $160 bucks... this will have to carry us seven for almost two weeks and keep gas in the ride for school..... not to cool i have some other odd jobs i am going to chase, and a 9 hour check coming in two weeks ..... the company i work for is self claimed an "high end, estate management company" hmmmmmm, cant even manage thier employees job security. sorry for the long rant.... it helps to spill it out.... keep your prayers up for us, as we ride this one out.... chop

yes sir, i thought i pointed out the work that was being done due to that trade..... sorry if i failed to communicate that... thank you again for sure! i in fact, still have work pending, touch up and shading, from that trade.... he was having a party for the labor day wekend, so i stopped in for the IAK logo.... i have fill in work on both forearms and touch up of the "laugh now, cry later clowns", the work looks good indeed, until i exspose it to way too much sun.... if i ever get to a higher caliber of artist, i will surely keep it more concelled..... no worries, arms are filling up any how.... always wanted a nice piece on the ribs.... your machine was running for almost three days straight with this current party..... he uses it almost exclusivly, since our initial meeting, i was the first to get ink by it.... will have to look into another one soon! thanks again, chop oh, there is pics in the off topic thread of the work....

IAK!

and the award for the most random visit is yours sir....lol lol chop

Wow....chill out and get a girl..... And yeah it should be fun, what else should it be? It certainly isn't life or death. If your trying to make a statement than simply don't buy from them or post about your bad experience but what he wants to do with the company is completely up to him. not cool at all to make your first post negative, especially towards this man, he is a very good bro of mine..... it would be best to leave your lil coments to yourself like that.... it will not earn you a ounce of respect here.... SSA is built on customer service.... the products and companies hosted here have this reputation as well.... a statement, yes, he is trying to make one indeed....... in fact, i beleive he done quite well.... taking a big responsbility means to step up to the plate, not to be smaller or uncertain. I am looking for a considerable size install of deadener soon.... the money i will spend is enough to consider all factors, customer service being high on the list, if the new owners of Second Skin hear their potential customers out, and listen to healthy critisim such as Godsmack offered, then they will surely only benefit from it! Chop

hmmmmmm.......... well , um..... i guess i will see who shows up.... big plans for a big weekend..... lowrider canceled, but we will still be sticking to the rest of the activities.... hope to see some turn out.. chop

wondering what it means to be a part of IAK..... standing on the outside looking in.... have i hazed my view of what it is, is there nothing here? tell me, what should i be doing, what should i add.... is the concept of each one of us is IAK..... we each make it a whole.... is that not accurate or self-motivating to encourage participation and kin-ship? how do strangers bond into brothers without engagement..... simple hello to complex theory does my intentions for IAk shine through? in your words, where is the strength here.... what is the weakness? stood back, chop

welcomed for sure! big fellar then , huh!

reading your post..... imo, you got a little work to do yet....homework , let's say. notice all the threads covering each of these features you listed above..... they help, once read to form a opinion, as well as give direction, many folks have ask , answered, discussed, and argued each.... mostly in a helpful fashion. read this little skits, if you will, and determine wether there is some appeal to any or all of it, if so, and you still have questions zero in on that area. you have to study! imo, looks like your power for that 12" could be upgraded some yet, as well as your electrical, the enclosure..... is your trunk sealed off from the cabin? i am not sure what the back looks like, but getting the sound wave into the cabin is key for sure.... some options usually are rear seats that fold down or ski slots.... sometimes a little custoum work is needed for the rear deck to be ported. "i dont know which is the right way to go and be the loudest by retaing some nice sound quality but being able to get LOW" this is a question that suggest you should be studying these attributes as well..... a few commas and a little thought would clean it right up. determine what loud is to you, what is impressive to you, have you heard someone play a 65 hz. test tone at 155 db? not really too impressive, imo.... have you heard a test tone of 30 hz. played at 155 db., this, imo, is alot more impressive. even though it is just a tone, it still has more authority to me... so, you see, you gotta let folks know you what your after.... tell em' your chasing mid 30hz. tuning and would love to see a 145db plus out of it..... they will br more able to help you then... hope i helped you out some.... this forum has soooooooo many articles and links to read up on, i attempt to study up each time, even if it is just reveiw..... by making your audio a true hoby, doing all the work involved, it makes it even more rewarding. chop

cool , that is probably like 30 yrs. in your actuall time involved creating this, you guys are truly devoted and it shows! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! !!!!!!!

banging, whats up bro! hey, with out any numbers or science at all...... GO BIG!!!! ALWAYS!!! Whatever your current electrical is, try to find it's weakest link, upgrade that and so on, until it is 100% bullet proof! then , you will not have to ask at all, you can say , IAK! seriously, look at all the serious installs out there.... the electrical is always huge, beefy and very complete. without looking at your build log, i am not sure of what all you have, but i am willing to bet there is room for upgrades some where. I will be running 2 3500's soon, and this will be my exact approach. hope that might help some until you get the answer you are looking for. chop

well..... dryest, hottest.... around here, like in forever, record breaking type weather... and, it is the one year i am not ironworking.... instead, of all things, landscaping, ftl! i say this to say, i have the next 5 days off, holiday weekend for sure.... so, looks like i should be able to catch up on some things for sure hove and friends are a maybe.... alton is most likely holding off.... have not heard from anyone else... keeping a open ear out till then dam car show people! chop

at my skill level.... it is moderate..... there is plenty of room for me to get in there.... that is usually my hold back, sorta got big paws. not sure exactly what is involved, there is many sites w/ the info to do it... just a matter of when i get ready, hit the web, sorta how we approach alot of it... i will do the performance part of the build.... but the wheel and tires, suspesion mods, andpaint will be on hold. ( this will be an obvious second, when i share my full plans) have you looked at the bigger motors w/ the upgraded intakes and etc. ? i have seen some of these 350s in the wagons pulling a easy 13/14 sec. ! that is a 2 ton bullett bro! our old 85 buick regal had a 455 rocket bored over 30 in it, turbo tranny, 3" exhaust, 411 rear end.... higher end carb( cannot remeber name) completly upgraded throughout... would love to be that fast again..... lol, we sold it because gas was going up to $1.50 a gallon and seemed like it might even be higher!!! lol .......... not really , sorta brings a tear...

good lord.... he is a handsom devil for sure!!! lmao @ the pose matching the gal in your sig..... funny stuff right there now. i will have to get lil man's pic updated soon, perhaps this weekend at his birthday party we will get some good ones.

as this build shapes up...... i will look forward to sharing pics with ya..... for sure bro! thx chop

okay..... you guys want to see xcons...hmmmmm okay ! easy enough, huh! stay tuned for 4 xcons walled in a caprice with two 3500's to let em' sing!!!! now are we in the right direction!!! IAK !!!