1996BLKBauer

Nice ride for sure, I personally feel that you have the right amount of chrome to black on the truck right now. My Explorer is pretty much the same way, with chrome bumpers, and chrome side accents. Keep the fluids changed, and that thing will easily go to 300,000+ miles. What a great vehicle for a teenager, just make sure he knows how big that thing is, lol.

OUCH! But at least he is being taken care of now. It's sort of sad to see shops do that, it means the people working there take no pride in their work. Can't wait to see the finished project, keep the good work up.

Maybe this won't happen.....

I'm not sure that thing can handle Minecraft.

Can't wait to see this. please post show listings when you know, and what channel. Discovery have about 3 different channels now, so I never know what is going to be on which one.

Whatever you do be sure to keep the sweet grey, and black interior.

When I was running wire in my engine bay I just used some spit loom, and wrapped some good quality electrical tape. I ran 4 gauge wire, which I wrapped in 3/8 in split loom, which fit perfect, and then wrapped in in 3M tape. I was also very picky about where I ran my wire, kept it away from anything with excessive heat.

Didn't some of those newer Lincolns or Cadillac have dimples on the bottom panels for aerodynamics? So that they get better fuel economy. From what I remember about golf balls, is that the dimples are there to help the ball cut through the air for more distance. I am unsure if it would help, but if you can easily do it, try it, or make it interchangeable so you can see if it even makes a difference. EDIT* after reading the link above, I believe that dimples may not help that much, unless you need to move something through the area, such as a golf ball. Also if you are making turbulations that mess up air flow wouldn't you need to make your port bigger to allow the same amount of air to move through, but easier. To be honest it sound like a lot of work and thinking for something that probably not make that much of a difference.

it doesnt matter. ITs immediately after the fuse. my guess is that there is corrosion out the ass on the end of the wire and it is failing to conduct any electricity. none of my questions were answered though so I can just speculate That would make sense. although corrosion would be pretty easy to spot, I would be surprised if OP missed that.

The factory wires in most cases have fuseable links added in at the factory. I am not certain if this is used anymore on newer cars, but older cars from 90's, and early 2000's had them I know.

That is some weird shit. usually if you have a break in a wire you loose all of the voltage, and have no continuity. I just want to know where the 11.9 Volts is going. If I where you I would just replace the wire, because since you already replaced the fuses, and fuse holders, you have pretty much ruled that out. is there any cuts abrasions, or burns in the wire that would allow it to short out, or possibly melt? Because if the wire somehow got smaller due to it burning away, or being cut, then that might be your problem. although you should still get voltage through it, just not as many amps.

I would be pissed if a shop hacked up my car to gain access to a battery. There has to be another way, instead of cutting holes like that. I am not trying to be mean, I would just be pissed if I where you. But everything else seems legit to me. I really like the bass knob.

All I am going to say is that Burr Brown are one of , if not the best Digital to Analog Converters out there. I can tell the difference, but if you are just building a system to be loud, and for bass, I really don't see a point in quality. Because sound quality sort of drops off with volume and bass, and it is very hard to keep a perfect balance. It is honestly up to you if you want to spend the extra money for Burr brown. But to be honest you most likely will not even notice without a nicely balanced setup, and more importantly good quality speakers. I am not saying by any means that your system is bad, I am just saying that you need the right stuff to sound good, and hear the difference.

Burr Brown DAC are the best in the world, many Stereophiles swear by them. I cannot tell you why they sound soo much better, but my buddies $1200 Cd player has them, and it makes CDs sound amazing. Most CD players that are released today have a varying 1-bit DAC, which sounds OK, but you can pick up why they are bad on highs, because they get muddy. My buddies Pioneer CD player has two 16 bit Burr brown DACs, one for each channel. And we did a side by side comparison with his, and a much cheaper Kenwood CD player, and the difference was significant. I a little bit of a Stereophile myself,and I WANT HIS CD PLAYER, but I am stuck with my H/K Cd player for now. So is short, yes what you got may not sound as good, and yes it is because it does not have BB DACs.

Nice build, I had to help a buddy with his Cavalier, and I will never do such a thing ever again. It is BS that you have to take the whole dash a part to get to the HU. you must have patience, and know your car very well to deal with that more then one time.