porkchop

not sure exactly when, thinking the 25th, i will recieve a 120lb. package.....

if you chose to skip the second vid, go back, watch it.... frickin hilarious.... that should be pinned... lol thanks for a good laugh... chop

okay, first of all, i am a big fan.... second, i refused to look at this build log because i knew i would be in fail mode... but steve(ratleboxIAk) told me give it a look..... great, i did then i went out back a set mine on fire! dude, you are so over the top..... i am not sure even how to approach starting to create builds like this.... great work for sure... chop

thanks fellas..... these sundown amps are fricking power horses for sure.... I have decent expectations from this set-up.... the wmd2's will perform quite well for what i want... the dang ol' box designs just keep changing on me.... i wish i would keep it simple, lol i think if i can get a lower 30hz. range of music to be prooduced at around the upper 140's, i will be happy.... uh, let's say 32hz. @ 148 db. = that would be nice. i know i should have more, but i am still doubting my electrical right now.... another D5100 would be sweet... wish i could use the aeros, i love the look..... but not enough surface area to install them without having the ports partially blocked.... playing with a drop in slot port, removable, still really close numbers, but i believe it will be subs and port firing up.... not sure of central port or go with driver side.... oh, took out radiator today, will hunt a few leads tomorrow after church for another one.

here is the subs finished..... i will try to get a few of the tear out on here.... then it will be build time... and some pics when they get here, should be mid week. gotta get some pics of amps and battery up too. chop

few more pics from the sub's build log.... i like this pic alot couple shots of the cone, surround, finished dust cap....

not sure i understand your question..... the wording would suggest i considered something else, other than these , i only have looked at mach5's, but that was a year ago. i bought my first Pierce sub, it was a recone, used, from a guy off of the other two forums that i was on alot.... it was a WMD2r15 , it was hella nice imo, i pawned it off during tight times this winter.... i thought i would get it back out and do another box, tuned lower but found a sweet deal to have these built for me, by Pierce, they have taken very good care of me from the begining. Audio has no true top end, just how much you can spend is the limit , it's seems. from the installs i have done, the equipment i have heard, these hold their own, and cost less doing it. so , why i chose this brand, customer service, price, previous use, and over all impression of qaulity and performance. also they look pretty kick ass too!

the 18"s will have the black carbon fiber dust caps....they would of colored them to match too, but iliked the black... it is the one on the right here they are going together....

well last night after everyone went to bed, I pulled out Regina's present, as i was laying behind her.... i slide it over her shoulder and tickled her ear with it.... every time she tried to get a hold of it, i would pull it back away from her, being a big tease... i knew she would want it, so i let her get all anxious for it..... finally i let her hold it, but would not let her look to see what it was... i made her guess at what it was i got her, lol, she figured it out right on the first guess.... A CHECK!!!! been a while since i had a little extra cash, so it was a nice surprise. the fella i am working with will be gone for two weeks, so he cashed me out for friday's pay..... it is not much, but we wil be able to get some extra, much needed, stuff for the house..... thanks alot for the birthday wishes..... just a little history or fyi.... Regina and i have been together since i was 11 yrs. old. We had our first child, Samantha, when i was only 16, we was told then, we would never make it together, we got married, asap, before our graduation even, and yes that was a big one for us, the first to graduate in either family for several generatios our wedding was on Valentines day, we have celebrated 17 yrs. of anniversaries. We are the proud parents of three daughter, Samantha, Kimberly, and Krystina.... we have our son-in-law, who i say it took me 19 yrs. to have a boy, we love him like our own. and there is Alex William, our beautiful grandson, he is truly a heaven sent.... i had to work all day yesterday, so we will do some celebrating today, perhaps she will take me out to lunch with some of her birthday money!

lol, sounds good to me, i have had similar symptoms with my ankle twitching when the light turns green, lol be safe on the ride bro, and you are always in our prayers..... hey, have you ever posted up any pics of the ride on ssa yet?

i wish, hard pressed to round up any material just yet........ here is a couple of shots of the baskets, they are powder coated .... even though i like them alot, this was not a speacial color request per say.... they had them at the shop, so i asked to use them instead of black, because they already had them, i had no additional charge for the color treatment, ftw! here they are attacted to the motors..... personally, i love the way six spoke baskets look on larger drivers like this......

the Pierce brothers hooked me up with some good build pics of my subs,

This is how the Dakota looks currently, there is a 318 in there, sorta a sleeper, lol this is what the first install looked like, it done pretty well, just made me want more, lol there is a decent vid of it in my sig, the first one......

have not looked at them in a while.... will have to do some research.... * glass, doors, shocks, remote start, shaved door poppers .... that would be idea for me, totally clueless on price any suggestions on the subject will be cool. keeping in mind it is distant on the list just yet and also.... i am one poor sob just yet, lol chop

I will be tearing out the old install on the Dakota......... the new instal will consist of ; *no headunit, lol, at the moment. *same front stage *adding a XS D5100 for the electrical *keeping single run of 2/0 gauge *adding two SAZ-1500D's , will be strapped at 2 ohms. * they will be pushing two WMD2 18"s *adding additional sound deadening *not sure at what stage, but will be tinting the windows *will murder out the entire exterior *perhaps lower the stance and add wheels and tires, (toward end of season) *still playing with a couple of enclosure designs..... currently the amps are here... the subs are in the mail, the battery is here, biggest issue currently would be radiator and heater core... there will be a amp purchase for the front stage.... and a new alarm installed.... that will sorta complete the year as far as goals and well over budget.... we will see how it goes, for me, personally, i will do automotive repair first and foremost, as well as the tear out, it's cheap enough to do demo , lol then the audio, the exterior will be toward the end of things.... chop

steve....send me a pm with your shipping info, might be able to help out some... chop

FTW !!!

well, after the first day back to work in a long time, i have came up with a conclusion....... i have completly turned into a b*tch !!!!! lol man , 9 hours right out the gate is hard on a brother for sure. thanks for all the H.B. wishes to Regina, i will be sure to show them all to her. glad Alton got's his gear, there are several of us waiting for the next step to happen.....FTW Too funny, I have only worked for this guy for one day, known him two.......... I am a supervisor already, and get this, done fired some dead beat today, lmao, what a prick i must be! no, seriously, he needed to go, I just beat the boss to the punch on commenting on this turd. so much profanity and filth came out of his mouth .... unbelivable! but as he lite his cigaratte, leaning on the retaining wall, watching me work, and begin to tell his story of how much he hated n*****s , i lost it! "GUESS WHAT DUMB ASS" ?!!! "I AM ONE"!!! , " NOW, GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME WITH YOUR FILTH" !!!! there are so many shallow minded people out there.....still this day, sad shit fellas. but all in all, great dude i am working for, i think i will have a good job for a while... Oh, Soapbox, i am back into landscaping, even though it is over a 60% paycut.... I am out working, it feels good to know i am providing for the family, there is a chance, in two weeks, he will be hiring some more guys, if so, i would imagine my pay will jump up a little. i will be working on the box design some tonight, but will try to chat from time to time... uh, let's see, .... guess that is all for the moment.... I'll hollar @ u l8tr chop

Happy Birthday !!!! I love you !!! you can't open your present until tonight though!

hell yeah bro

got that J-O-B today fellas, local landscaper brought me aboard..... time to money up! super hype, for sure, feeling truly blessed.....!!!! might be mia for this evening's chat session, but will hollar at you this weekend for sure..... Regina's birthday is tomorrow, be sure to give her a shout out.... local guys. i want to do a get together this sunday..... celabrate the job and her birthday.... nothing big, just some burnt food, friends and family, you know how we do.... looks like we will have a couple of the Lizton boys out here too. subs are hitting the mail box tomorrow also..... hollar at ya a little later...... chop

looked around just for a sec, the fifth edition can be had for $37 bucks...... the seventh is just a hair under $40 bucks.... what is the latest version, just curious? hollar at you later... chop

i always kick myself in the rear when i spend the little extra cash i have on the wrong stuff.... i really looked forward to getting a hold of it. to be real honest, I had sorta forgot about it , you had mentioned it before, i tell you what, i will make it my next goal/ purchase.... and when i get it, i will give you a shout out for the suggestion... if i run into a area that i am truly stuck.... then yes, I Already Know where to come for usefull help... thanks for the input fellas chop

looks like i can do sub up, port up, subs inverted, still playing with alot of numbers.... trying to get some solid applications on this one.... the horn looks like shit, in the box new..... i would return it ! the box design is coming along, the box build is, well sorta slow going just yet.... we gotta go get some wood , east side style! port area is at 198 sq in.... box volume is around 9.5 / 10 cubes.... double baffle of 3/4" all around.... about to retire early tonight, gotta get some more apps. turned in.... hollar more tomorrow... chop steve, you rolling out early in the am or do you work tomorrow, where will fat head be staying?

if i read this correctly, i found that i should increase my port area some as well, to be closer to the proper area. i have not wrote the math out yet, so i do not know if the two answers will be the same, however i did see this Minimum Usable Vent Diameter calculator in my favorites..... I will compare it to this formula to see if they hold the same results....... it indeed does provide a larger port area than "the rule" would of suggested. lol I agree, these debates bring out the good stuff, I only dream of a day, where all are grouped into one place, a bullet proof format , from start to finish, on enclosure design, with all the "good" info.... just re-checking myself on a few things.... my x-max was rated in inches....( .75" ) , one way..... so this is 19mm. , right? i mean that is what i plug in for the x-max value. the calculater that i found suggest the diameter, would this be equal of the area of a slot port or sqaure port..... the area is.....the area? thanks for the help. chop