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Thanks fellas

Thanks Guys!

Thank you for the votes guys- I really appreciate it!!! Not sure when the voting poll will close so if you haven't voted you still can, I'll be sure to update with the results win or loose- Thanks again!

Thanks for the votes fellas- For those of you who don't know me I've been a member on the site since 09- Not a long time but I'm not a newbie- Any how here a a couple links for builds I have done on this truck, Enjoy and if you can please keep the votes coming, Thank you! http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/81024-my-memphis-car-audio-rt-dakota-build/ http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110808-northstar-battery-project-dual-front-engine-starts/

Surprise. I was named one of truckin magazines top ten trucks of the year and have a chance to be number one. All you have to do is vote for me. There is a poll to pick one out of the ten so Pass the link along so everyone can vote. I am listed second from the bottom, the Joshua Brack 00 Dodge Dakota. This can be the first time A Dodge was named Truckins Truck of the Year!!!!!! Help me out guys, THANKS!!!!!!!!!! http://www.truckinweb.com/features/1202tr_truckins_top_10_of_2011/index.html Also note my Truck is the only one in the running with an all out bangin system

Ok- here is the final stage- mock up before and after being sand blasting, Now I just need to apply some body filler to smooth it out and it's ready for paint.

Slowly Taking shape but I'm sure you all can see where this is going.

Well- I just getting started on the Firewall cover that will tie the two sides together and allow it to all flow evenly. Like the others I'm building it so that it can easily be removed if I need to do any motor work.

Well I had a show on Sat> so I had to hurry up and knock these out. Worked on them all day Thur and Friday. Still need to make another panel to run accross the back firewall area but so far I'm really happy with the turn out. The front panel I cut out and then took it to a place that does my water jetting and had them cut out the R/T and Dakota into it. And yes My paint booth was rigged out of a E-Z up canopy, plastic drop cloths and 2 filters with the down draft one attached to a box fan. works great.

Put in a couple more hours of fab work today. Slowly comming along. Wish I had a Metal Brake -Would have made doing this alot easier, Instead I'm cutting out my panels using a plasma cutter, getting as close to my line as possible without burning through it and then grinding all my edges straight. This is what takes the most time. I'm also trying to keep both sides some what uniform so it's easier on the eye's.

Been Busy but today I had some spare time to start the sheet metal around the battery boxes and engine bay. I am building these so they can easily be taken out if need be.

Started on the Driver side- I've been wanting to trash the stock battery tray for years and I now I can. Pulled it out and made the frame for the tray. I'll work on the supports tomorrow.

Thanks!, It's a dodge 5.9 360 bored to a 408 Here is a link to an article from sema http://caraudiomag.com/articles/crazy-custom-dodge-dakota

Well, I was lucky enough to pick up a sponsorship through NorthStar battery company. They seen my truck at SEMA with the Telcom batteries in the Bed and wanted to talk with me. They had no Idea I lived in their back yard. So after a few months here we are with Two of their new Blue Top G-31 AGM engine start batteries. Here are the specs for each of these batteries. NSB G-31M 12 volts 1150 Cold Cranking Amps 1370 Marine Cranking Amps 2150 Pulse Cranking Amps 205 Minute Reserve Capacity Electrical characteristics BCI Group Number 31m SAE Terminal configurations Capacity - 20 Hour Rate 100Ah Capacity - 10 Hour Rate 92Ah Internal Resistance 2.2 m Short Circuit Current 5000A Measurements Height w/Terminal 9.12 in Width 6.77 in Length w/Rib 12.91 in Weight 77.8 lbs I started today cutting and welding. The idea behind their AGM design is that the battery can be mounted in almost any way except inverted. So I decided to use that to my advantage. I'll be building a battery rack in place of the stock battery tray and will mount one there as it usually is. I Decided to put the second battery on the passenger side and will be mounted on it's side. So far i only have the passenger side backet fabbed up but the driver side will come later this week.

Done- And here are some more pics of it at Sema but you will still have to click the link for the Car Audio Mag Article to read it- Thanks Steve

YEah- According to the wife I'm Broke and out of time - Which spells no more projects for awhile. LOL but thanks!

Well it's been a busy last month- The Truck is Finished and was Featured in Car Audio & Electronics Magazine booth at the 2010 SEMA show. While there it was shot for Three Magazines- CAE, Truck Trend, And Truckin mag did a full photo shoot out at the dry lake bed just outside of Vegas. I couldn't be happier about the publicity it's been getting. Here are a few links to the full feature on Car Audio Mag and the video they shot along with a article from Truck Trend naming my truck 1 of their 5 favorite rigs from the 2010 SEAM show. This goes to show you don't have to be a pro or a shop to get your name out there!!! http://blogs.trucktrend.com/6729177/auto-shows/my-top-five-favorite-rigs-from-the-2010-sema-show/index.html http://www.trucktrend.com/autoshows/coverage/163_2010_sema_booth_vehicles/2008_dodge_dakota.html http://caraudiomag.com/articles/crazy-custom-dodge-dakota

Building a Box for my extended cab dakota to house 4- 12" Memphis CM mojos. The box with sub displacement is 10.69 CF and the port size is 15"x4" by 11.59" deep tuned to around 30hzt. I will have the subs slightly angeled aloowing for the seat backs to be back slightly. Should the port go alonng the bottom of the box. What are your thoughts- if you have a better design idea i'm open ears for ideas. right now I have a space of 23" deep, 50" wide, 25" tall. and the front before the angle is 9" high and the top comes out 14" before slanting down to meet the bottom 9". without displacement the box is 11.32637 CF. The sub displacement is 0.159 per sub. Thanks guys also if I need to invert two subs upward thats fine. But does inverting them making them go above the rear glass put me in a wall class?????? Thanks Here is idea of the box design.

I know a batteries shelf life can be shorter/longer based on the storage temp so I'm sure it relates to the same effect sitting in a vehicle.

I lived in SoCal for 6 years and the only audio competitions around to earn enough points for a finals was Iasca. Sad but true and most of those comps happened at larger car shows like Truck jam, extreme autofest, and import nights. They used to have one a month at Image Dynamics factory so people could earn points for finals.