scooter99 Posted June 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 So I took a few minutes tonight before we get ready to leave for the drive ins, and swapped out the battery. I didn't get the pic of the readings, but this one is sitting at 12.31v. Took it out. Nice and rusty under there. When I get ready to do this for real and finalized, I'll be replacing that panel. I think I can get a pair of these or a pair of other batteries in there. The new beast Sitting at 12.89v (this was me testing it today with my new voltage meter. It needs adjustment obviously.) In it's new home. Now I wouldn't usually advise putting two 4ga cables into one 1/0ga cable, but in this case I was in a bind cause the screws weren't long enough, I didn't have others that would fit, and I didn't want to put the old battery back in. So for now it's tight and it'll work. Finally a little running voltage reading! WOOT!! That's it. Now I won't have to worry about the battery dying at the movies! Thanks for checking in! As always please check out the behind the scenes chatter on my build log, linked in my signature! Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Well last night I was able to go out and get a few things done on the temp sub box. I want to do more with it, but I'm thinking right now, just get it in the truck. So I'm lacking some details, more sanding and body work, that would make even this temp system pop. But believe it or not, I'm fine with it. Now, don't get it twisted, should this have been my final set up, or at least my more permanent set up, then I would go through the tons of steps to make it look like glass! So with all that being said let's get to some pictures! The sub box structure is pretty much done. Subs could probably go in and play now, aside of the fact that I have no amp set up yet. But this work is the little details, and me practicing some new things. I've never done anything like this before really so I'm kind of taking this opportunity to learn as I go. Fly by the seat of my ass! Recall that I didn't like the empty space on the opposite side of the subs. Problem was I didn't have enough 3/4" MDF to go all the way across. So I came up with this little gem. Check it out! BTW, these were all taken with my phone (samsung galaxy nexus). I need a new camera, but I can't really afford one right now. That's why, if the format is a little screwy. On to the pics! I started out with a piece of 1/4" ply. That's gonna go here. bam! Next up I grabbed a piece of 3/4" MDF and went to work. What's that box up there though? How does that fit in the equation!?! Wait for iiiittttttt Tadaaaaaaaa Now I needed a frame to go around it, but I need to trace around it as well to get the exact cut out. Hmmmmm....I got it! 2 Pencils, and a piece of 3/4" Pipe should do the trick! Yep, looks good! Time to get it cut out. Got my jigsaw out and went to work. Got the outside cut out. Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Then the inside. Next it was time to remove some stuff. This is where I learned a little lesson. I only needed about 3/16" for the glass to fit in, but I needed about a half inch for the leds. I did this wrong, you'll see why. I'll explain when I'm done. Not to bad for freehand. It'll do for this. So the thing I did wrong was I ended up taking the depth for the leds, out of the whole thing. What I should have done, was taken out the depth for the glass all the way back, then gotten a thinner bit out of my case, and did a deeper thinner cut around that area for the leds. It would've brought the glass down further and deeper from the top, gave a groove for the leds to sit into, and made a thicker stronger piece. Right now it's pretty thin and fragile. So lesson learned, I'll know for the next time. Now then, let's cut some glass. Oh that's gonna be nice! Looks foggy cause I have the clear protective plastic still on it. Got it wired up and ready to go. Temporarily anyway. I need to still get it sanded a little, and painted. Now lets test it out. Got it wired up to a spare battery. And we have light! This was in my garage on the floor, and there was quite a bit of light in there, so not the full effect, but you get the idea. Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Now that looks pretty good, again the protective plastic is still on which is why you see the scratches. But I think that it can look better. I'm loosing a lot of light out of the bottom. So to solve that issue, I put some tape on the bottom of the piece over the leds. Let's try it again. I think it gives a better output. Let's look side by side. So now that that's done, it's time to get some stuff finished. I sanded the oval down by hand. Just to round the edges a little bit. I wanted to put a round over on the inside, but with taking that much meat out, I just didn't have enough to do it. So I just sanded down the sharp edge on it. Then grabbed the only black paint I had on site, which was a heat paint. For the glass, I didn't want to paint it, so I grabbed the can of niteshades I had on the workbench, and gave that a try! The wrinkling you're seeing in the glass, is the tarp I have over my car port area. It's not the paint. Next I sanded down the enclosure a little bit. I wanted to do oh so much more, but I just need to get this thing finished. I know how bad that sounds, and it's not my normal way, but it has to be right now. Using the same paint, again all I have on site, I painted up the box real quick. Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Then a little look at where the frame is gonna go. Little teaser on how it's gonna look! So that's as far as I got yesterday before "mamma" asked me to come in and help get the kiddo's ready for bed. When mamma calls, it's time to answer. But, I'm very very close to being done. Here's what I have left to finish this enclosure. Mount the glass - I don't have any silicone so I may have to hot glue it in. Mount the leds Tape up the back over the leds, I'll use electrical tape this time. Cut a groove to run the wires Install bolts for the sub wires. Install subs Install amp So it's getting there. I'm going to try and get it buttoned up today, but I also have a lot of house work to do. So we'll see. If things go well, I should have this playing by next weekend! WOOT! As always you can check out the behind the scenes chatter on my build log, which is linked in my signature. Thanks for checking it out! Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 There has been a little change in amplifiers. Since I'm going to be building the civic again, I decided that the 1.2500D would be too much for that little car. At least I think it will. So for now, I'm going to go ahead and use the 1.1600D in the civic, and then wire the subs to 4ohms and use the 1.2500D for the truck and these 8's. Should give me great output. I may try this in the civic when I get the sub in, but I don't think I'll need it. The other change is, I'm going to take my Alpine CDA-9886 out of my civic and use it in the truck, I think. I'm going to put the Pioneer DEH-80PRS in the civic, since it's my daily driver. Might as well have the nicer unit in the daily. Lastly, the mids and highs will just run off the deck for now. I'll have to replace a few things when it comes time to do the truck, but I think I'm ok with that. I'll have to be! That's all! Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Ok here we go! Got lots done today! Let's get started! So when I left you guys last I had all the stuff painted black. Well that just wasn't sitting well with me. I needed some contrast! So I decided to take the trim pieces and paint them a metallic silver color. I actually got a bad can of paint when I started it so it didn't turn out that great to begin with. A little sand paper and some love, and it ended up ok. Again, if this was a more permanent build, i'd have been sanding it down, priming it again, getting rid of all the flaws, etc. Try not to be to critical, remember, TEMPORARY!! So why did I leave the screws in there, you're probably asking. Well cause I wasn't filling the holes so I wanted to the screw heads to at least get painted. That's why I did it. So that was the first big change. From there I moved on to the lights and plexi and getting all that ready. There were some issues here too! I'll get to that. Got the leds stuck on the sides and read to go. Followed by the plexi. Then I glued them in. I tried as best I could to skip over the actual led lights when gluing and just sticking to the between portions. I think it went pretty well. Love this look! This is without the protective plastic covering. Then I threw on some electrical tape to close up the seam and encapsulate the light flow. That was where my issue came in. I was actually so frustrated at it, I forgot to take a picture. But the leds were setting back too far, so when they shown, they didn't give off any light cause of the tint. I was pretty upset. But by this point I had to come up with a solution. I had another sheet of acrylic here, so i could have cut another piece, but with all that glue in there, and the frame being so flimsy, I was worried about breaking it trying to get the acrylic out. So I got out my air sander and went to work hoping this would work! Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Thankfully it worked out! So I moved on from there, tape again And then tested it. The lights are off, and I'm not overly happy about that, but it's what I had here and they're two separate types of lights. What I probably should have done, was I should've put the brighter of the two lights on the sides and then the dimmer on top and bottom. But it's done now. I'll live with it. Next little issue was this connection. It sits way taller than the back of the frame. So I had to address that. Sanded it down, perfect! She still looks purdy! Just more subtle now. Now it was time to run the wire. This is the 1/4" back plate for the sign. I drilled a hole in it after setting the oval on the plate and marking where the wire was going to go through at. Got out the sander and sanded down a groove for the wire to pass through. Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 I used a finish nailer to get the plate and sign on, but that made some holes obviously, so those needed touching up. Then the frame Ready to be stripped! Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted June 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Pre money shot! Time for some sexy! Lit up! Close up! Added a little DC Love! So that's it! That's what I got done today. So what's left?! Wire the subs Get the amp mounted Then it's onto the truck, Run power and ground, rcas, turn on wire, install new head unit, and a couple other things! THEN ------Put the DD-1 on this bish and get her playing! Almost there! Check out the comments and behind the scenes chatter on my build log linked in my signature! Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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