lunari

Thanks for that btw, anywho. I have it all hooked up, seems to work perfect! Although, the stock electrical system in the wife's corsica could barely keep the amp on before the alternator started kicking the battery some juice. The amp itself though, absolutely perfect as far as I can tell. Everyone should feel comfortable buying from Bass14, absolutely perfect. Also, I can't stress this enough.. This man knows how to PACK for shipping! Thanks for the great experience, Anthony

Quite a few good things to say. Great communication, Fast shipping (was here a day early!), Perfect packing! There is just not enough good things to say. I bought a Rockford Fosgate T10001BD from Bass14, it arrived in the exact condition described. Everything was included just like it was a new amp (even the RF sticker!). I would never hesitate to do business with him again. I have yet to test the amp (need to run to the store to grab a side post battery terminal), as soon as I get back and hook it up I'll post back. But if the rest of the experience is any indication, it will be just fine. Thanks for the great experience, Lunari

Everyone has a tape measure (afaik), nothing you would add/subtract?

I was wondering about the service side of it, other than the actual drilling etc. We have Nabors, Pool, and Patterson around here mostly. Although you see some Halliburton guys occasionally. Lunari

Alright, since the local lumberyards don't have any MDF at the moment, I figure I should order some new tools so I won't have to borrow them from other people when the MDF finally is available. I don't need these to last forever, but having them be able to work for at least a few builds would be nice! Next paycheck I will probably be ordering these (~10 days), think I will need anything more than this for simple box building? There is a budget here (cheap as possible while still getting nice results), since I won't be building very many boxes. I already have an 18v drill (and bits) so I'm good there. Plunge Router Jasper Model 270 Jig 3 Piece Carbide Tip Straight Router Bit Set Small Workstation Spring Clamps Countersink Bit 9" Square 7-1/4" Circular Saw with laser 24" Level 50" Contractor's Clamp All this stuff comes to around $250 which I don't think is bad at all. Opinions? Anything that I don't really need? Anything I'm missing? Thanks, Lunari

That doesn't sound bad at all. How would someone go about getting into a position like that? Thanks, Lunari

Went to get started on it, and lucky me. No one has any MDF in this town, called one lumber yard and they said there isn't a big enough demand to have it. Called the other place, they don't have what I need either. Looks like I might have to special order it, or go out of town to get it. Yay.. Lunari

They do alot of that around here in eastern Montana and the surrounding areas. Good money too, thought about doing it.

This one's for you then, happy birthday!

Off the to fridge to grab another cold one. Anyone else want one?

Never had it.. I wonder how hard it would be to get up here in Montana. Pretty good stuff I assume?

lol, I'm also cooking bacon for a BLT.. Minus the tomato and add some yellow peppers!

I picked up some Rolling Rock for tonight, it's my beer of choice when it comes to pounding a few. Favorite though, would be Guiness Draught. Drink on! Lunari

Okay, I didn't get a chance to start on it today. I redesigned the box it sits around 3 cubes, tuned to 33 hz, with 13 sq in or port per cube. I also pulled the subs, amp, and cap out of the car and measured the space I have to work with. I would also like to redo some of the wiring before putting the new box back in. Hopefully I will get a chance to get started on it tomorrow. Lunari

Better than I did my first (and only) time at a comp. Got 3rd place, still have the trophy! I would like to do more, but there is nothing around here anymore since the local car audio shop closed down. Lunari

Honestly, once it's in there I pretty much leave it unless I'm changing part of the system, or a problem comes up. The system in the wife's car has been in there for 6 months to a year, no problems at all.

Awesome, any one of those should have it. Lunari

Go to your local Napa, Checker, Autozone (whatever is in your area), they should sell mirror repair kits for pretty cheap. It's basically a kind of epoxy to stick it back on there. Shouldn't be more than $5. Lunari

That's the plan for now, have the box already designed for the Pioneers in the wife's car I just need to build it now. Also, I was looking at the Blazer, I want to keep the rear seats so it looks like I won't be able to fit 2 18s in a proper sized box (didn't take measurements, it might be possible.. anyone know?). So I might just be sticking with a single 18 for it. Some of the other plans include a 98+ front end conversion, possibly dropping it a few inches, or even bags eventually? Who knows! Lunari :hairtrick:

I'm no expert but... I'll run it through BassBoxPro and post the optimal enclosure (according to it). I'll post one for higher output, and if you want one for a flatter frequency response. Here it is: It's 1" MDF with a double baffle making the front be 2" thick, sealed boxes need to be as strong as possible, also be sure to use glue along with the screws during assembly and to run either some silicon or extra glue along all the seams on the inside to stop the possibilities of air escaping. Also be sure to seal very well around where the wire exits so there isn't an air leak there either.

I just bought one from someone else.. Now to try to find an excuse (and the funds) to get a 2nd one.. lol

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I would be getting some also if you come up with anything.

While I wait to get the parts for my Blazer I am redoing the setup in the wife's car. In there now is a 400w Mobile Authority (early 90s MA audio) amp, and two Pioneer TS-W34C low end Pioneers in a sealed box. She doesn't want/need anything too loud but with the sealed box and the low wattage of the amp it seems to just run out of juice too early for my liking. The plan for now is to build a ported box (for more efficiency) that I have designed right around 3 cubes net, tuned to 33hz for daily listening. I want to see just how much I can pull out of this setup. Because of the low wattage and fairly low output I will just be using 1/2 inch MDF. I will include the design made with BassBoxPro 6, and Google Sketchup. I would like to get started on this hopefully on Monday, and with my limited amount of tools I plan on having the local lumber yard do the cutting for me. It will be assembled with screws, wood glue, and I am planning on running along all the interior edges with silicon. All in all, a very simple build trying to extract the most from what is already there. Just for fun when my amp arrives for the Blazer build I might just have to hook it up and see what kind of punishment it can deal to these Pioneers in their new environment. Lunari :hairtrick:

x2 on the tang bands. They are supposed to be really good, here is another example of them.