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Samantha is killing it on repping IAK.... nice avatar design for sure

4 12"s sealed build thread < lawn care you gotta go bigger bro.......lol totally off subject, but Samantha, your new avatar is killing it! i likey alot, l ftw! lol @ Duran, get that truck off the lawn !!!

Jordon, I am super glad to see you getting on here more, hope you are doing well, how you coming on the NS and SAZ issues? chop

have not contacted them , might take that advice though.... somewhwere in this i have lost a few pics ... also , not sure if it had anything to do with my install or not, but steve has whip lash like symptoms and had to take his ass to the er last night. the box is together, inside of the port is painted white....no neons installed yet no paint on the outside as of yet..... sub is mounted.... we hooked it up, been giving it a listen and doing some tweaking on it yet, everything by ear only thus far.... way louder than the 2 12"s previously installed, decent amount of trunk, rear deck, rear bumper, and rear window flex.... not sure if it is just spring and folks are not immune to ground pounders yet or if it is really just too loud, but we are getting a crap load of looks with it when cruising..... steve's new trick is to bump it and then call me, i have to guess which block or street he was on.... that or when he pulls up out in front of a retail store were we are shopping, we definetly know he is out front, whole store is booming! pics soon, of the system, perhaps a crappy cell phone vid, and pics of whip lash boy, lol...... chop

looking good.... hey, is that paint job off of rattle cans? looks good for a temp box. did you say you had to have the back seat up with this one..... can it go up like this? that horseshoe looks good on the hitch! chop

should i start a second build log up soon? wonder if these will draw any intrest here? This is the builg log for my 2 new 18" WMD2's , d2's

let's hope chucks new box looks great as well.... i like your direction chuck, keep on it. chop

good looking work bro....

hey trip, not sure on rated power, just happy ths far, it will be end of march or later before i can go down there to have the 502 crew look at how it is fairing on rated power. i will get you some pics soon.....no you can not overhang it....... huge mounnting foot in the way..... chop

thank you for the compliments. the enclosure was designed with this mount option in mind. there is no displacement and actually, though very little is written on the subject... inverting the sub *creates* additional air space! think about it, espeacially on larger woofers, it is a concave area attatched to a flat surface, the cone area is additional air space. and yes, chuck let the cat out of the bag on us, lol was not going to report that info for another day or so... i would rate the install off of steves goals.. loud as or louder than the dual 12"s, while creating addtional trunk space... staying inside a tight budget. we did all of that easily... i have quite a bit of work to do still and lot's more pics to take. it is quite loud, but there s alot of tunning to be done yet. the ap1800d , power wise seems to be doing it's job quite well. i had questioned a couple different resources about the power inputs, looking for the magical # of 0 gauge. they suck! it looks as if the positive is 4 gauge and get this, the negative is smaller yet? and also, they angle downward, making the use of adapters impossible, or the use of 0 gauge , trimmed down. not happy with that at all, it will not effect our install or use of the equipment overall. at the price, it is doing the job, but it is disapointing to see that sort of set up hanging off the ass of that amp. not sure what they were thinking. often more times than not, you will see cheaper products imitate the big guys, so it is a dissapointment. still happy with the price and the power . very happy with the WMD2, one of thoe installs were alot of folks will be saying " only one 12" ?!!? " , chop

Ay, big Bear fan! you get your box and port dilema worked out? I am going on record to say, I did not walk away from this.... you know my current living conditions, right, well.... i went up to the noth east side of muncie and packed up my bro-in-law and 2 nephews.... yup you know were this is going.....moved them in with us till they get a place to stay... when hard times hit, move in with chop...!! okay , back on subject, three , full length , black in color, psp brand , 4" in diameter, aero ports, inside of 5 cubes of airspace, will indeed be alot more favorable for the four monsteruosly sexy SA-8's you have rapidly heading your way! the displacement, i know how to find this answer, i do not know it off the top of my head.... need me to look it up still, let me know.... with all that is going on, i managed to get a little further on steve's box today as well.... how is your rebuild coming, making headway? chop

took this pic with the sub in normal mounting position, but will not be installing it this way...just showing how it would look.... and in this pic, bigrank916, if you look real close on the left hand side, you will see the sub inverted, in it's intended mounting position.... lol, a authentic jacket i was given for running work on the stadium, i gave it to my lil bro steve as a gift...i know you will like it though... will have more tomorrow.....got paint drying currently!

as we had mentioned, this will be using a WMD2 12' sub, 55lbs. hangs off the back side of this basket.... they are very beefy and do a good job of handling lots of power....

got a little further on the box today.... also spent most of the day on the road, so lost several hours....ftl! had the 45's sitting over night, took the braces and clamps off this morning.... and they all stayed in place! ftw! lol used liquid nails on all of the seems, just a little added peace of mind that no air will be leaking out. cut the hole out in the baffle for the sub .... softened up the edges a little around the hole as well.... we will be inverting the sub on this install.

x2. I had some wood cut recently and after 2 or 3 cuts I realized they were 1/8-1/4" off. Turns out they couldn't cut a straight cut on a panel saw! They really cut 1/4" off after just 4 feet. I had my table saw stolen but used someone elses for a bit to make my own cuts. That's a nice looking sub, and good work. Waiting for more pics. Pretty good looking free-hand cuts btw- though I'd tip the cart before letting someone ride in it. lol, did not tip the cart but he took a nasty ride through the double doors going to the back of the store.... the ol' cicular saw is the only way i know.... i truly guess i lucked out on the lowes chopping up the lumber for us. chop

we are definetly down for that....once spring breaks loose and the weather stays in our favor, our cruise strip is ftw, you gotta come chill with all of us on a weekend.... with out exagerating, there can be 40 to 60 cars out there.... all kinds..... it is a big thing here in Indy. the mdf is .75 , just looks bigger i guess. chop

had alot to do today, did not get alot done on the box..... but did manage to get a few pics of what little progress we did make.... first, had to go to the grocery store and get the shopping done for the week..... i hate taking the kids shopping! used liquid nail on allthe 90's cut a few 45's for the corners......... got them all cut, free hand with the ol' cicular saw..... glued, clamped and braced the 45's in, until they were dry.... and......we went out and got the paint for the box and some hardware for the car in general.... steve installed the second battery and finished up the last part of the big three.... he also removed a few cubic feet of trash from the trunk, lol.... did not take any more pics, but all the 45's are in and drying over night..... will be doing the liquid nail and silicon treatments tomorrow and painting the inside of the port area.... install the neon, cut the speaker hole out of the baffle, throw the top on, paint the outside.... perhaps wednesday we will have sound. chop

this would be gross....... this is a net...... lol

bro you could get much more output if you rethink your port area as well. you got like 5sq inches of port per cube. thats less than half of what it should be. chuck, you need to check mike onthis,,,, stealth has told you correctly.... your box needs 12-16 sq. in. of port area.... i go with large....16 sq. in. X 5 cubes is 80 sq. in. of port area......aeros like less..... .56% usually works well..... 44.8 sq. in of port area.... you have 25.12 with the two 4" aeros....( 2 * 2 * 3.14 * 2 = 25.12) you need to get on mike soon..... you could double it safely....or go with a sigle 8" port and have less port friction....or whatever they call it... stealth, thank you for helping chuck out.

man, i really am going to have to get him to quit chasing tail long enough to log in..... lil david saved money over the winter and used his tax return to seal the deal.... this is actually his second ride... the install is a percentage of what was in RattleboxIAK's installl, his build log link is in here. in short, what i can remeber about it, they are 20" incubus< spelling way off........ two 12" audiobauhns, tuned low, like 28hz.....a 1500 crunch power zone...... not sure of head unit or frontstage.... whatever it is, we wil be giving it a complete overhaul soon. chop

lol, jay-cee , i honestly like all the suggestions of what it could stand for more than what it does stand for....lol we have told the story in part as well as in whole, a few times over, not sure i will bother to point out a link ..... IAK is a cocky response that a old timer that i worked with said alot....... he was a expert sniper, marksman, and hunter, as well as a very, very capable welder, he was very succesful in the funny car braket of his time as well, producing some killer machines..... Palson, old and grey, ruff cut for sure, looked like a tall redneck, swearing more than what was ever needed, yet he was incredibaly knowledgable..... when in conversation, he would assure you..." I Already Know, hommer" , lol, and usually , he indeed did, already know.... I always liked the ruff image he had mixed with unequalled amount of knowledge in any given subject.... when approaching him, you would not know you were entering a battle of wits, unarmed... I carried his saying around with me and as I found myself saying it more and more, it became somewhat of a feeling, more than a saying... I often compare it to when you have a small crowd of spectators checking out your sounds, you feel on top of your game for but a brief moment, all your math, figuring, planning, installing, spending, ......all of your work is right there for them all to hear.....and as some one in the crowd pays you a compliment, saying how tight your install is.....you stick that chest out just a little farther, just like old man Palson did, speaking of them hot rods of the 60's, and you say out loud or in your head...... I Already Know! that is what IAK is to me and the original founders of IAK.... we agreed on it together as i told the story on the front porch that evening, it is a cocky feeling of achievment after hard work and dedication to something, 100% attributed to Rick Palson and the sense of pride he owns, it spills over onto you and becomes highly contagious. chop............IAK

i am not sure i know what to do when i get there, but i am headed there now!

I wish I was designing my own but I just cant seem to work the formulas right. It got pretty frustrating and Im trying to attempt it again. Well see how that goes. I am currently waiting on a design from jblcamry to build it properly to exact specs. I sure cant right now but fully trust him in his design theories! Hes pretty busy as expected so it might be a long wait. So in the mean time Ive been thinking of a temporary sealed enclosure to slap in there for a good reference point. Thats rollin pretty fat for 19, Id say. Nice wheels too. Dem 20s?! the designing part can be deep for sure. lil daivid is supposed to be getting logged in and tell us about his ride..... i do believe they are 20's..... when i was 19 i needed 13"s under my regal! lol chop

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