mikey060

Hey guys sorry for the lack of updates i have been very busy with school lately I went to Clay's (The A-Team)show on the weekend and participated in the db drag event. Unfortunately because of the design of my box the pressure loads towards the back behind the driver not on the windshield near the meter. As a result i only did a 118.8 for db drag, After i do some more tweaking of the system hopefully i will be able to at least do a 119.9 consistently. here is a video of the first run. my deck screwed up and i didn't even get any music playing before the run ended haha I am not sure if anyone got a video of my second run but i got it working and did a 118.8. During the run the screen showed no reading because i was too quiet but apparently i did a 118.8 The first 36 seconds in this video is my truck I probably wont get this build finished until after school in 4 weeks. I did pick up a ED Nine.2 for the components so ill probably get that in pretty soon. thanks for looking

Thanks guys I will get the panels done in the next couple weeks but don't expect the updates to be as rapid as they have been haha there will be more haha yea it weighs it down a bit but its very sturdy. im scared of that too and will be dealing with that issue asap

yea it is definatly different having the bass coming from the dash, it is actually pretty incredible how loud it is i do believe it is leaning a bit but i think it may have happened when i sucked the box into the firewall after tightening the bolt. Regardless it is very secure and isnt going anywhere Alright can do i will make another video today

yea i agree i am working on getting a grill. ill probably just end up making my own yea probably because its a huge pain in the ass to do haha..totally worth it though Thanks clay, i think it should actually do a decent number at your show

Heres the first of many videos

LOL ill keep that in mind I am going to try and secure it from the top more. It is actually very secure, i cant even move the box if i try. The bolt through the firewall is very sturdy. i will probably just build a trim panel to cover all the gaps thanks ill have one up soon

Hey guys sorry about the lack of updates on the sub box the past few days. I received my new speakers this morning, by being rudely woken up by my wonderful and amazing girlfriend who got up and answered the door when purilator man dropped them off. They are Polk Audio MM5251 (5 1/4"). They are marine rated which i need because i sunk my truck in 4 feet of water last summer and basically destroyed my previous components haha. For the price they sound very clean and they should really shine when i get some power to them (will be a ED Nine.2) After doing that i wired up the sub and amp. All i can say about the sub is wow am i surprised. the only bad thing is there is a reasonable amount of port noise because of the speaker grill but that can be taken care of. It sounds very good and is way louder then i ever expected. It sounds much better then the level 5 of course, also for some reason its almost as loud (to the ear) I didn't want to finish the box with paint/carpet until i heard the sub just incase i had to do more glassing. but it seems everything is okay so i will start finishing it when i get the time. I am going to go make a short video, and song/angle requests?

Cut the hole in the door panel.. After doing the doors i ran new speaker wire. Its 4c14awg (4 conductor , 14 gauge) used in high voltage substations as control cable. I have a bunch of it from my old job, its nice stuff. each conductor is separately numbered which will make it easy to install the speakers. i am going to run it to the back seat where i will install the crossovers and amp thats all i got done yesterday, i was interupted in the afternoon...

well here is the work i got done yesterday. I finished fiber glassing the entire box. all that's left now is to make it look good, i should be able to get most of that done today. I also have done some work on my doors. Basically i had the speakers, 5 1/4" Bassworks, in a small sealed kick panel and i was pretty disappointed with the mid bass. So the solution is to cut a hole in the back of the speaker pod and door panel to allow the air to pass into the door itself. I then sealed the holes off using pieces of 1/4" PVC board (the stuff used for hockey boards) and sealed off the holes. Then i covered the doors in flashing tape, which is a cheap substitute for sound deadener. I tried to to this job on a limited budget which is why i used the flashing tape and not actual deadener. Its basically just self adhesive tape which is made out of asphalt,rubber and is actually pretty close in thickness to dynamat. Its used for roofing and it only cost $30 for both doors and i have a ton left over

Ya im sure she does like it haha Thanks broski not yet...give me a few days. my new speakers should get here in time for it to make bass.

Yea I really hope it sounds good and this wasnt a waste of time/money. i suppose even if it doesn't sound good at least i tried and got some more experience doing fiberglass so i cant really say it wasted. unfortunately i decided against the plexi as i didn't want to dump a whole lot more money in this thing. Plus the inside wasn't that pretty and wouldn't have looked very good haha Thanks Rusty, trying to do my part to rep the DC! Yea i have had a few weeks off before i go to school so its been nice just working on my truck all day. I am hoping to get it playing by Friday...

So heres all i got finished today.. The entire thing is now glassed and the port is secure and sealed in place. The only part left is to do the door. Im not sure if I am going to do the plexi window. i most likely will not. Anyhow, i will be gone on a trip for two days so don't expect updates until at least Sunday. Maybe i will feel ambitious enough to do the plexi by then. The plan from here on out is to fill in the grill channels with kitty hair and filler. After i get the entire glove box door and speaker (now port exit) sanded and primed it will all be painted the same color as my kicks and stereo bezel as you can see below. Everything below the bottom of the glove box door will be wrapped in Grey box carpet Thanks for looking

Thanks dice, i will defiantly make some videos. maybe i can do some small form of a hair trick haha I agree with you. I will deliver

LOL <3 betty boop. Thanks bro, i try haha yea dude, its all i have since my truck has no A/C!

nicce, is somebody going to tell me what this RHS is? haha yea worst case is i just try sealed, then a ported w8, then a sealed 8 etc. ill eventually find a sub that works well. If DC made an 8 i could use two of those...im just sayin... Thanks Dinger, i thought it was pretty origional haha well played sir Yea it should be pretty funny when people ask where the port is. then ill play the sub and they will be like damn turn the AC off haha. Thanks , i love my truck. it has 335000 kms and is running strong. i just got some new 33" mud terrain KM's on it, ill have to take some nice pics when it warms up and i can wash it.