CVLover Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Me wants update Cerwin Vega <3 . When Bass Counts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Gold Oz Posted November 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2011 Hi All, Sorry for no updates lately...we have had birthdays, family colds and a few little shows here to take care of over the past 2 weeks. With that said, we have continued to plug away at some projects, including getting the B-Pillar sections bondo-ed and sanded and building the shelving for the front amplifiers and processors. Here's some quick pics: More 'WORK' this weekend!!! Cheers, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Gold Oz Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Hi All, Well we were back into it this weekend. First of all we had to strip the B-Pillar section...AGAIN... Hopefully this will be the last time we have to do this, as there are no more shows to attend until the big one (SummerNats) in January. So the plan is to not put this section back together again until it is for the final time! So with that in mind we started making the trim panels for the front of the box. We started with the main panel that covers the entire front of the box. This 3mm MDF panel will be covered in vinyl and will fit in below the Speaker pod and behind the B-Pillars. First we cut a panel to approximate size and sat it in place, putting the speaker pod on overtop so we could mark out our cuts... Look at how nice those came out after marking and cutting So now the next big problem was getting the cutout for the port opening in the exact right spot. Since the box in the Astra is PERFECTLY Square <cough> NOT <cough> we had to come up with some ideas since we couldn't rely on measurements alone. The decision was made to use a flush bit on the router and cut it inside the car! Yeah not the best option since we already have half the car built, but it was the most accurate way to do it...So the masking process began: Then the moment of truth and the aftermath: A bit of vacuuming and we were back to a relatively clean car! From there we could get the final positions for the speaker pod and B-Pillars, so we masked out the car and set everything in place doing a final bondo of the little gaps to try and get an airtight seal and a nice transition from speaker pod to B-Pillar on each side...still more work to do here, but it was dinner time so we called it a day: More progress tomorrow. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fecupe2001 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Coming along very nice mate I´m the SPL Gains topic creator!! wanna get louder?? check this: SPL Gains. Panamenian 2009 & 2010 & 2014 Bass Race 149.9 Champion! 2 15" subs and a 2K wired at 1 ohm, http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167788-fecupe2001-2-15s-on-a-2k-video-on-page-3/ 8 Massive 15" subs and small power, http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/179296-fecupe2001s-8-15s-4th-order-bandpass-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram1989custom Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I love love love it! One of my favorite builds on SMD ever. 1989 Dodge D150, 318 LA; Holley Fuel InjectionBuild Log:http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/72838-dc-dodge-d150-blowthrough-thread-updated-pics-fixed-2-level-4-15s-wlvl-5-coils/Truck Add-ons: 20" rims2/4 drop15% tintBucket seatsK&N air filterSmog Pump deleteStereoWORK IN PROGRESS2 DC Level 4 15s with Level 5 Coils1 Audiopipe AP15001D (Soon to be a Crescendo BC3500)JBL 650W amp (unsure of model)4 6x9 Rockford Prime 3 ways2 Soundstream TWS.4 Dome tweetersKnuKonceptz 1/0 Power Wire *3 Kinetik 2400s and a Mechman 270A alt in the future* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Gold Oz Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I love love love it! One of my favorite builds on SMD ever. LOL thanks!!! But that's a pretty strong statement...there's some AMAZING builds on SMD, we're just glad to be able to play with the Big Boys!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Gold Oz Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Hi All, Believe it or not, we're STILL working on this build and Christmas is only around the corner!!! We have been buttoning up the final details of the front cabin, making amplifier shelves, mounts for processors and doing the final fitment of B-Pillars and speaker pods. We also made a start on the front door pods. The original idea was to have a flat inset panel that would have a big edge-lit plexigalss panel in it with the speakers mounted to the panel. However once Fab started cutting out the panel we found that the contours of the stock door panel would make this not only difficult to build, but it would just look Wrong in the door. So out came the good old circle jig and we routered up 3 6-1/2" rings...holding them up to the door we said DAMN we could fit another set of 6-1/2's in there now, so that what we're doing. Since we were on trim ring duty we also started the 5-1/4" rings for the rear side windows...once again Fab took a look at the 3 speakers in the door and said "We can fit MORE" , so we did. We are not looking at 5x 5-1/4's per rear window. LAst but certainly not least we made up th3e rings for the rear of the car on eitherside of the amp rack. This was meant to hold 2x 5-/4's, but Fab once again shouted for "MOAWR!!!" so now we will have 3x 5-1/4's per side. So in total that brings us up to 30 speakers!!! - 4x 6-1/2" splits per door (total of 8 speakers) - 4x 5-1/4" coaxials in the roof mount speaker pods (total of 4 speakers) - 5x 5-1/4's per rear door window (total of 10 speakers) - 1x 6-1/2" coaxial in stock rear door location (total of 2 speakers) - 3x 5-1/4" coaxials per side of rear amplifier rack (total of 6 speakers) I know it's still not enough to keep up with the 18x 12" subwoofers, but it's a lot better than the original plan, and we may actually be able to hear the words to the song outside the vehicle now!!! More progress on these next weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Gold Oz Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Another project we made a start on was the cooling system for the rear amplifier rack. It all started from the idea of tapping into thr floor vents under the driver's and passenger's seats and running some hose to the rear of the car. Well it sounded like a good plan so we decided to test it out, and I'll be damned if it doesn't work! That's right we ran Garden Hose to the rear of the car...talk about PIMP!!! So now we just need to silicone these up to prevent any leaks, and we also need to seal off the front floor vents so that we get a bit more pressure therough the rear ones. Of course all of this will be hidden so that the Garden Hose isn't the standout install feature LOL!!! OK more work to do during the week, then a BIG two day workfest this weekend. Cheers, Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkeyboozter Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 water cooling? How? this should be interesting. hope it does not turn into a SUB-marine Loudness is no substitute for musicianship, and partial deafness is no badge of honor. I was once able to hear this advice. Build Log>>> http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...pid=672024& New Build Believe in the order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jd1102 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 water cooling? How? this should be interesting. hope it does not turn into a SUB-marine he said hes using the air vents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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