Installs done by caraudiofreq--new pics added!

[caraudiofreq]

Liquid cooled? That is awesome and something I have never heard of before in car audio. Any more information about this?

Bazooka was the only company i know of that offered a liquid cooling kit for thier amps. it was call C.H.I.L. They offered prestone antifreeze for the system. When we started building the car, we modified some of the CHIL system and found a fluid that wouldn't conduct electricity. it was perfect for what we wanted. Some of the old school Precisions Power amps were converted for liquid cooling since they had a hollow tube down each side of the heatsink.

When we decided on Bazooka, we went to thier facility. After a tour, they showed us thier test bed for the liquid cooling. seeing the results myself, I knew it worked. So we used it in the car for two different installs. I even started using some of teh CHIL components on the last install that was going in the car, but the install was never finished. Hurricane Ike saw to that.

Thanks for the extra information on that. I have never heard of any company offering anything like that. I must say that is pretty awesome and different for sure. I can see that there would be some good advantages with liquid cooling. I just wonder why it didn't become too popular?

IMO, how many people really want to mess with the process of running the lines, getting the stuff hooked up, and so on? The biggest issue most people I knew had was running water into an amp. If get a leak, you are losing some equipment! Get a leak in the car can make a big, smelly mess. we were lucky enough to not have those problems. It was a challenge to run cooling lines along with all the wiring. i would do it all again, if I could.

[caraudiofreq]

Since no one was allowed to smoke in my car, I modded the ashtray. The first three switches I installed controlled Neon, Fans, and the liquid cooling system, or systems (depending on which build). The second three switches were for the subs. When six 10's were in the car, each switch controlled a pair of subs. With the change to three 10's, each turned a sub on, or off. The cig lighter was disconnected and modified to become the valet switch for the alarm system. All of this stuff added creativity points for Sound Quality competition.

This is a shot of the battery that powered the stereo system. The wiring was loomed, then heatshrinked for protection. To get this battery in here, I had to relocate the Charcoal cannister, air cleaner, and the ECM. I painted the badging on the battery terminals, red for "+" and black for "-". Some judges liked the little things like this.

This photo shows the sound deadening and wire runs on the floor. Over a 1100 feet of wiring was run on the floor. The harness' were loomed, then color coded for easy identification. The harness' were also secured to the floor about every 4 - 6 inches to insure no moevement. Sorry for the lousy pic quality, this is an old photo.

[Lbox88]

All I can say... is DAYUM! Everything is sick as hell. Keep 'em coming

[Emmet]

This photo shows the sound deadening and wire runs on the floor. Over a 1100 feet of wiring was run on the floor. The harness' were loomed, then color coded for easy identification. The harness' were also secured to the floor about every 4 - 6 inches to insure no moevement. Sorry for the lousy pic quality, this is an old photo.

Jesus christ....

Its awesome looking at this thread man

always seem to come back to it, One question I have though is the liquid cooling for the subwoofers, how was it done? I see the tube running into the magnet but is there no return tube?

Just something I wondered

Anyway amazing build quality dude mad props

[Peabody]

What is the average build times for these?....The details look time consuming.

[caraudiofreq]

This photo shows the sound deadening and wire runs on the floor. Over a 1100 feet of wiring was run on the floor. The harness' were loomed, then color coded for easy identification. The harness' were also secured to the floor about every 4 - 6 inches to insure no moevement. Sorry for the lousy pic quality, this is an old photo.

Jesus christ....

Its awesome looking at this thread man

always seem to come back to it, One question I have though is the liquid cooling for the subwoofers, how was it done? I see the tube running into the magnet but is there no return tube?

Just something I wondered

Anyway amazing build quality dude mad props

Its hard to see, but there are two tubes running into each magnet. the pole piece of these subs is threaded to accept either a LED to illuminate the bazooka logo, or a plug that uses convection to cool the motor of the sub down. There are two lines running into each lug. Thanks for all comments! sadly, I am almost out of stuff to post. It was fun while it lasted!

[caraudiofreq]

What is the average build times for these?....The details look time consuming.

because all of theme have beedn built at home, when we weren't involved in something else, it takes forever. The Bazooka install with the six 10's took something two, maybe two and a half year to complete. Its hard to build a serious Sound Quality competition car out of a daily driver.

[caraudiofreq]

From 1996, until 2008 I was juggling rebuilding this Sterling Kit car. It ended up having to be sold when we lost our house because of Hurricane Ike. THIS would have been a fun car to install in!

[GiAnT4LYFE]

That looks like it would have been a lot of fun for a SQ car.

[caraudiofreq]

That looks like it would have been a lot of fun for a SQ car.

Funny you should say that. I had the system planned before I had the body back on the frame! oh well.