Posted March 31, 201114 yr Equipment:-Pioneer Avh-p5100 h/uSpeakers:-Usher 8948a 7" midbass - active-Hertz HSK 165 comp set (6.5" midrange and ht25 tweets) - passive-Morel MDT-39 tweets - activeAmps:-Soundstream Van Gogh 500.4 (powering morel tweets and hsk comp set)-Arc Audio SE 2075 (powering usher 8948a's)-US Amps AX3200DE (powering subs @ .75ohms)Subs:-2 12" TC sounds neo axis (2500wrms each - 3ohm DVC drivers)Batteries:-XS Power D2400-XS Power S1200 up frontNeed to order:-Mechman 240A H/O alt-Audiocontrol Overdrive Plus line driverSo here's the deal. I had one TC 12 axis neo in a 4th order off the ax3200de running at 1.5 ohms sans box rise. No line driver, and I needed one bad since my highs amp at the time didn't have rca outputs so I had to use y-adapters. Either way it did a 140 outlaw on the tl. Not bad imo since it was for a SQ'ish install anyways. But I missed my old 12" btls and was soon fienin for bass again. So I am redoing my system, in fact I am almost done with it... just need to order the H/O alt and line driver, and need to finish wrapping my doors since I fiberglassed them to fit all my frontstage. I will have no rear fill. Then a nice tune and it's done!I built a birch enclosure tuned to around 32hz and used a 7.5" aero port (home depot sonotube) and had Adrian_D off SSA make me some custom flares which fit like a glove. I also sealed the rear deck and trunk lid gaps and holes with great stuff, and filled the rear inner panels and a,b, and c pillars with polyfil. I fiberglassed sealed enclosures for each speaker in the doors and am adding polyfil into them. I will update this thread as I get things finished off.Please excuse the pics, as I took them over time, they are all mixed up. lolThe car:
March 31, 201114 yr Author Here are some of the box and port, and how it sits right now. Box is bolted down and secured...everything is so nothing moves as a make quick turns and stops. Flares are just primered until I decide on a color.
March 31, 201114 yr Author Here's how they look before getting wrapped in black suede type material. Pics are kinda big, if anyone wants to resize them thats fine with me. Edited March 31, 201114 yr by UpGradde
March 31, 201114 yr Lil car builds FTW!!!!I have mechman 240, kicks ass. Good luck with build Edited March 31, 201114 yr by crunkjuice1
March 31, 201114 yr Pods/doors look good. Why passive AND active? Going to paint your port? the cardboard part?
March 31, 201114 yr Looks really nice bro I'm eager to see those doors all done I guess I'll be sending a PM to adrian about some flares for myself
March 31, 201114 yr Author Pods/doors look good. Why passive AND active? Going to paint your port? the cardboard part?It really started as a passive setup with the hsk comp set, then I decided I needed more midbass, so I added the usher 8948a's which are going to be bandpassed somewhere around 70hz-whatever sounds better to the ear. I do not plan on overlapping frequencies with the hsk's unless it sounds better. As for the morel tweets, this was the part I was unsure of. I mainly got them just in case the Hertz ht25 tweets weren't enough, but we'll see. It's all trial and error. If I find the morel's mess up the soundstage (since the ht25's are in the A pillar's) I'll just sell them and cover the hole on the door with something nice lol.As far as paint, I don't plan painting the cardboard part as it isn't visible at all especially with that giant flare in the way. THe flare is just primered for now until I decide on a color. btw, these flares couldn't have come out any better, attention to detail given by Adrian is fantastic.
March 31, 201114 yr Author Looking good bro. Doors full of win. Love it. Must hear when you are done.Thanks Hugo, I will definately let you know when it is done. You do the same as I'd love to have a mini meet and check out the system in the suburban.
April 1, 201114 yr Here's how they look before getting wrapped in black suede type material. Pics are kinda big, if anyone wants to resize them thats fine with me. Door panel is pure sex, do you mind if I have a smoke? Awesome work!!
April 1, 201114 yr This build is awesome! I absolutely love your doors. I recently tried doing some fiberglassing, Didn't end up very good But after seeing yours, gives me some more motivation to take my time and try again
April 1, 201114 yr Nice work man. I LOVE that paintjob. Would you mind letting me know what brand and the name of that color? It's SO sick.
April 1, 201114 yr Author Thanks for all the compliments! I have a LOT of hours into the doors. In the last pic, they are just primered like the flares. I was thinking of leaving them painted black, but decided on wrapping them.The paint is a House of Kolor Candy Orange (they have like 5 different candy orange paint codes) on a silver metallic base. They also have a gold metallic base but it would be a couple of shades darker than the silver base. On a side note, I tried playing the subs full tilt today... voltage dropped to 11.9 fairly fast. I backed off the volume knob quickly. Definately need more power and won't play it full tilt until I get an alt. However, these are the loudest subs I've ever had.
April 1, 201114 yr Author Well I would work on them whenever I was free. I'd say anywhere from 32 - 56 hours. I did take my time on them, especially aligning the pods to the proper angles (and this is my first time fiberglassing).
April 3, 201114 yr Wow, how did i miss this one!Nice work man, it looks really great. Those doors are sick.
April 7, 201114 yr hey man nice build, what part of austin are you from? i stay on the eastside i know oscar. how do those tc subs sound? ive always wanted to hear a tc before. great build btw .
April 8, 201114 yr Author Thanks again The doors are taking longer than expected, they are TOUGH to wrap right. Have to cut several pieces and sewing sucks. Orlando, I am located around slaughter and 35, the southside. As far as how they sound, the tc's just get nasty low and flex everything. They have no problem playing down to 26hz with authority. Right now, if I had to guess, I am around high 140's. The subs are NOT sealed off, I have terrible rca voltage signal, I am running a stock 90A alt... not enough power especially since my amp is seeing .75 ohm nominal. Car is heavily dampened though, thats a plus. You are more than welcome to hear it, I just need that alt and a line driver before I really start playing them. My goal is a 150 on the mic. We'll see.
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.