rockFord_Expedition's Rebuild (Old School RF, SMD/D'Amore, CE Auto Electric, DC Power, XS Power, SHCA) lots of pics inside

[rockFord_Expedition]

What's up everyone. I have some old RF gear that has been pretty loyal. Some of it is over a decade old. I have 2 '03 Expedition's and wanted to document the moving of my system from one to the other. In the process, I went from my first box I ever built over 12 years ago which housed 3 Punch HX2 12's sealed to 2 Punch HX2 15's in a vented enclosure that I built. Amps are a Power bd1500.1 and a Power 851X

All work was done by me, no sending stuff of to get professionally done, no help from a shop. Just me, my limited tools, my imagination, my back yard, and a very limited budget.

Going to start off with a few pics of the old stuff, and then follow with pics of the new system install so please don't mistake these pics for my current system, just want to try my best to show work being done.

Enjoy..

First things first, the "big 3"

This is the old Frame ground. 1/0 RF OFC to the frame, which I replaced with SHCA 2/0

The old battery and wiring

This is what is replacing all of my power and ground runs

And the new battery.

The new power plant. I know, I am not running shit for power but wanted room for upgrades and since us Ford guys don't have the luxury of easily dropping in multiple alts, a DC 270 amp hairpin it is.

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OEM and the DC side by side. Note the closed mounting holes on the bottom of the DC vs. the slotted type on the OEM and the DC unit is slightly taller. Charging stud is larger and also located on the opposite side.

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These differences between the 2 units resulted in this not exactly being plug and play. Had to slightly modify the OEM bracket and charge lead.

This is the OEM Bracket before modification

and after

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About to modify the OEM charge lead. I don't think I snapped an after pic. As many of you know, doing the work and taking the pics at the same time means sometimes you forget to take pics.

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The XS Power D6500 looks nice in it's new home.

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The SHCA products are sturdy all the way around. The wire and lugs are serious heavy duty stuff. The heat shrink isn't bad.

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Will post more pics later as I upload them.

I do have some nice pics of one of my crimps cut open if anyone is interested.

[CleanSierra]

Tuned in to dish out shit. Get your boots ready!!!

[rockFord_Expedition]

Tuned in to dish out shit. Get your boots ready!!!

Im sure it will get pretty thick haha. I'll keep my goggles on!

[Miguels]

you can unbolt the alternator and spin the case to move the charging stud.. when i got my singer the stud was on the bottom of the alt. i had a mechanic change my power steering and asked to put the singer on. he said i had the wrong one and had to return it. i told him no i can just loosen it up and move it. he said it wouldnt work. i went to sears bought the sockets and fixed it myself. alt charges like it should and i have no issues.. i have done it couple times. even took one apart to fix the one on my truck back in 2006