Sosebee Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Gonna be sick nasty, cant wait to see this one unfold. Best of luck Mr. Meade. 2005 Chevy Colorado Pioneer avic-x930bt Alpine pdx-m12 Alpine pdx-f4 Focal is 165 Focal ic 165 Sundown SA 15 D4 Kicker 0/1 OFC power wire Kicker 12 awg speaker wire XS Power D2400 DC Power 270 H/O Alt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BITLD Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Will be watching this one very closely. I have an Astro. There fun so i guess its 1, maybe 2 large alternators and a battery bank huh? It doesn't look like there is much room under there. I might step up my game to a 16/18v setup in this one. Time will tell, i really haven't even decided ANYTHING yet. I made my friend an offer on the van, he took it, and here i am LOL...no thought at all on what im gonna actually do. Yep, battled with it for a while but Matt @ Mechman came through. You'll need to ditch the entire AC setup. AC evaporator, heater matrix and blower. If you can live without that then Matt has a double bracket setup which replaces stock alt fixture for a new item. You will need to cut some of the firewall but it fits.. its designed to work in other Chevys with the same motor. I have 3x SMD Spec 350A Alts, along with the double bracket I ditched the AC pump for the 3rd unit. I can see room for a 4th if the firewall is cut some more, just need to adapt the Mechman bracket little more.. My Astro isn't used daily its a purely 'Audio' only so the finer luxurys need not matter.. well for me at least! 1 www.BladeICE.com UK/European Distributors Ascendant Audio Fi Car Audio XS Power KnuKonceptz.co.uk Facebook Youtube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Dean Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 I think just 1 8inch sub will slam!!! Just kidding! Look forward to the vids of an awesome build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Hz.wav Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Thought I better post in here and say congrats on the tons of future WIN you make of this beast. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplehaze Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Ahh yeah! Very nice buy! It's on now 4 sure!!! I was wondering when you would get one, I remember hearing you say you'd like to build a van. And now, we shall see! I can't wait to see what all you come up with for this! Kickin' Cruiser Seller Feedback Stage 3 Dash, Door Panels,4th Order wall 4 - 15'son a DC 5.0K 2 DC 5.0K'sSolo X 15 (v.2) Sub Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Will be watching this one very closely. I have an Astro. There fun so i guess its 1, maybe 2 large alternators and a battery bank huh? It doesn't look like there is much room under there. I might step up my game to a 16/18v setup in this one. Time will tell, i really haven't even decided ANYTHING yet. I made my friend an offer on the van, he took it, and here i am LOL...no thought at all on what im gonna actually do. Yep, battled with it for a while but Matt @ Mechman came through. You'll need to ditch the entire AC setup. AC evaporator, heater matrix and blower. If you can live without that then Matt has a double bracket setup which replaces stock alt fixture for a new item. You will need to cut some of the firewall but it fits.. its designed to work in other Chevys with the same motor. I have 3x SMD Spec 350A Alts, along with the double bracket I ditched the AC pump for the 3rd unit. I can see room for a 4th if the firewall is cut some more, just need to adapt the Mechman bracket little more.. My Astro isn't used daily its a purely 'Audio' only so the finer luxurys need not matter.. well for me at least! thanks so much for the advice man!!! i really need that!! I don't mind taking out the AC, it doesn't work anyway........and i didn't buy this thing for transportation, i bought it for teh boooomm. So out comes anything that needs to come out 3 All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram1989custom Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Something tells me you are going to try something that nobody has tried before with this. I don't know what yet, but I foresee some crazy hair tricks and numbers in the future. 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...
meade916 Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Something tells me you are going to try something that nobody has tried before with this. I don't know what yet, but I foresee some crazy hair tricks and numbers in the future. nahhhh it won't be anything that hasn't been tried before. Whatever it is, there is no way around it looking like something else. There isn't much that hasn't already been done. Whatever i do, i plan on making it move a lot of wind though. Numbers? a 160 or better would be nice but if i REALLY want numbers, i will wall off my tercel and burp it @ 79hz. i have seen vans whit the most violent hairtricks to date (on this site) and only do a 153 iirc - so numbers aren't the only goal here. Nice, but not necessary. Anything over a 158 and MAJOR WIND would be a good start IMO. also, don't expect this thing to look dope as fuck for a while. It will probably be ugly and stock looking for a while as i decide what works best. 2 All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheena Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Something tells me you are going to try something that nobody has tried before with this. I don't know what yet, but I foresee some crazy hair tricks and numbers in the future. nahhhh it won't be anything that hasn't been tried before. Whatever it is, there is no way around it looking like something else. There isn't much that hasn't already been done. Whatever i do, i plan on making it move a lot of wind though. Numbers? a 160 or better would be nice but if i REALLY want numbers, i will wall off my tercel and burp it @ 79hz. i have seen vans whit the most violent hairtricks to date (on this site) and only do a 153 iirc - so numbers aren't the only goal here. Nice, but not necessary. Anything over a 158 and MAJOR WIND would be a good start IMO. also, don't expect this thing to look dope as fuck for a while. It will probably be ugly and stock looking for a while as i decide what works best. Do it. I've seen you say that twice now . Makin me kinda curious how loud our bossman Meade can get. 09 Civic EX KDC-X395 (2) SKAR Audio VVX-12 Skar Audio SK-1500.1 4 cu ft @32 (new box and more port soon) Firing Forward not sealed off Stock 80 Amp Alt Big 3 In 1/0 Knu 2 Runs To The Back 1 Pos 1 Neg In 1/0 Knu DD-1'd 13.8v drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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