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1994 Ford F350 CC Build- Stalled out for a bit! Sorry!


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Here's a little driver porn for you guys!

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Little comparison

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12 / 8 / 6.5

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12 / 8

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8 / 6.5 size difference much!?! LOL

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That is all!

Ok so btw, real quick, remember yesterday or whenever it was when I said those 6.5's were beastly drivers? I retract that statement! Those 8's are unreal how heavy and solid they are. Picking those up and then picking up the 6.5's, I felt like I was picking up a small paper weight! So crazy!! I can't wait to get all this stuff going!

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Ok so I can't wait to get this thing started! I'm gonna get started on the console and dash designs today. Hopefully that will be the beginning stages of the install. I have some questions and thoughts for everyone. I'm playing some stuff out in my head so I'm going to think on it before I ask away. I'll be back in a minute!

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Ok so I'm drawing up a little diagram in MS Paint right now. I'm trying to figure out how to run all the signal on the system. There are a few things I'm looking at but the first thought is to utilize the processing on the Pioneer unit. I can run the front stage off of that completely. I don't think I need that much processing on the rear stage, I'll just tune that in and it should be fine. But then there's the sub stage.

So I was thinking this off the Pioneer unit:

Front/tweeter: To Tweeters on the 4.600 channels 1 & 2

Rear/Mid: To Mid Range (6.5's) on 4.600 channels 3 & 4

Sub/Mid Bass: To Mid Bass (8's) on 1.1600

Then to get the rest of the signal to the 1.2500's and the rear 4.600 is where I'm a little stumped. But I this is what I was thinking. Couple of options:

Option 1: Create a project box with an RCA Input and dual RCA outputs. The input will come from the 1.1600 Pass Thru, as a full range signal. Then one set of outputs will go into the 4.600 and they will cross over on the amps crossover settings. Then the second set of outputs will go to the 1.2500 which will strap to the second one. Simple solution. The 1.2500's will adjust with the volume knob mounted up front, and tune by the crossover settings on the amps.

Option 2: Get a crossover and/or equalizer for the rear stage and sub stage. I was looking at Audio Controls stuff. The problem I'm finding right now, is that I can't see whether or not the 1.1600 output is a full range output or not. I can't imagine it not being one, but you just never know. I found the Epic 160, but can't really figure out what it does. I know it's discontinued, but I'm sure I could find one if it's really gonna benefit me. Suggestions on this?

I'm really thinking option 1 is the easiest way to go. What do you all think? What I would like is to somehow be able to turn down the rear stage if I want to. An equalizer with a volume knob would allow me the ability to do that. I guess I'm just looking for suggestions on this right now. I don't want a big expensive processor, that's why I sold the one I had. I'd like to do this as budget like as possible.

What about coming from the head unit? I'm planning to use it as a processor, but if I were to piggyback, if I can, off an output, should i go from the mid range output and then maybe into an eq or crossover and that takes care of my rear and sub, vs going through another amps pass thru?

Batteries:

Before I had decided to remove my batteries from the box and put them under the cab of the truck in their own box or boxes. But the more I think about this, the more I'm thinking that those batteries are going to be for the sub amps anyway right? So why not have them in the truck box like before and have them able to be disconnected to remove with the box. I'm planning to put a D3100 in the front, and I can run power from there to the db's that will operate the mids and highs amps. So then those don't get disconnected if I ever have to take the box out.

What do you guys think about those things? I'm doing a diagram for option 1 of the wiring now. Be back with that a little later.

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Too much reading but I looked at the pics ooooooooooohhhhhhhh aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh :good: is all I have to say for now when I sit still I will read everything you posted.

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