mbdblue Posted November 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Update: Dolphin glazed it on friday night. Blocked down to 320, then went over the whole thing with 400. ready to prime and paint tomorrow. Soldered in the leads, went pretty well; just to take up the space, I used a single run of 12 gauge for the remote line too. decided I'll make a small aluminum plate for the wires to run through that will have grommets in it for the through-holes and will screw to the endplate. shouldn't be too difficult but I'll have to be careful drilling the holes cuz it'll drive me nuts if they aren't centered. runs are 8 feet long, and when I build a box, the 2 negatives and 2 positives will be combined into 2 ring terminals. AA-Atomic-Clif Designs-DC-Diamond-Digital Designs-Directed-Eclipse-Fi-Hertz-Hifonics-Kenwood-Memphis-Phoenix Gold-Pioneer-PPI-PSi-Stinger-Sundown-TC Sounds-Viper-Zapco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbdblue Posted November 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 also may be worth mentioning...I'm also painting my EA4000. Both my 4000 and 4100 were for sale but they didn't sell so I'm keeping them, and getting rid of the awful looking "carbon fiber look" they have. I like the amps overall, but I always hated that cheesy looking paint. So I'll be just hitting them with the same trim black the Clif is getting and I'm ordering a pair of dark green Eclipse decals to match the paint of my car. This will probably not happen tomorrow since I already have enough painting to do, but probably tuesday. I'm starting with just the 4000 cuz I haven't decided on speakers yet and if I get some that need more power, I can use both amps bridged. Knocked it down with 400 grit and taped it off. AA-Atomic-Clif Designs-DC-Diamond-Digital Designs-Directed-Eclipse-Fi-Hertz-Hifonics-Kenwood-Memphis-Phoenix Gold-Pioneer-PPI-PSi-Stinger-Sundown-TC Sounds-Viper-Zapco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom50cal Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 excited to see them finished On 1/4/2013 at 9:31 PM, HatersGonnaHate said: Wow. 184 posts and I think you're a fucking asshole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tboorn Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 me too looks very cool to see it all being done Fidelity Built to Last Team Sound Asleep 24Runner Build Log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/196657-24runner-sleeper-system-lots-of-fi-neo-dd-focal-new-video-w-juicebox-lithium/ 2 x 12" Fi BTL N2 / 2 x 12" Fi BTL N3 2 DD M3b Maxwell 2.7V 3000F Supercapacitors Pioneer DEH-80prs Focal P165 V30 components Rockford Fosgate T-400.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourRings Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Did you ever find out why it was going into protect?Was it hooked up to the power supply or installed in a car when it would go into protect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbdblue Posted November 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Me too guys....I wasn't able to pinpoint why it was going into protect. It didn't do it when I tested it on the power supply, but the supply was only good for 40 amps which is not all that much. It may have been having trouble either wired down to a lower impedance, or pulling more amperage than the supply could provide. We'll see when I go to power it up again I guess. I plan on running the 3 SA 8s V2s I have on this amp....daily at 3 ohms then wired down to 1.33 if I want to get sketchy...I honestly don't expect the subs to be able to handle that, but we'll see about it too. Here's an update of today's paint job....got a couple little things in the paint but I'm not really phased by it. I just wanted the deep gouges gone. Set it aside to dry overnight. I didn't know how the logo would turn out; I knew I didn't want to sand it off, but I wasn't sure if it would show through the paint...But it did, and I love the way it turned out. AA-Atomic-Clif Designs-DC-Diamond-Digital Designs-Directed-Eclipse-Fi-Hertz-Hifonics-Kenwood-Memphis-Phoenix Gold-Pioneer-PPI-PSi-Stinger-Sundown-TC Sounds-Viper-Zapco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbdblue Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 took it home today. Tomorrow I'm gonna make the cover piece for the endcap out of aluminum then paint that too. I'm gonna go over the amp one more time to see if I can find anymore sketchy looking stuff, then put it all back together and hope it works! AA-Atomic-Clif Designs-DC-Diamond-Digital Designs-Directed-Eclipse-Fi-Hertz-Hifonics-Kenwood-Memphis-Phoenix Gold-Pioneer-PPI-PSi-Stinger-Sundown-TC Sounds-Viper-Zapco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtnbikecrazy55 Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Hella nice work man!! Painting is an art! I hate long signatures.... ...what the fuck is wrong wiht you you fucking fuckity fuck fuck head... Mtnbikecrazy55 Feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbdblue Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Hella nice work man!! Painting is an art! thanks man! small update from today: Brought home a small piece of aluminum for the endcap. drilled 3 new holes to mount it, and the points where I'll drill for the rubber bushings. I want to take it back to work and grind the piece straight, cuz right now it's going on a slight angle and bothering me. Work has a big vise too, that I'd feel more comfortable using to drill since these holes need to be 1/2" and 3/8"....I don't want the piece warping or spinning so I'd rather do it there. Unfortunately, I didn't sand down the 2nd amp enough, so when I tried painting it today, you could see where the carbon fiber look was and the logo too. Wasn't happy with it so I stopped and I'll be sanding it down more tonight to respray tomorrow. So not much to show but.... AA-Atomic-Clif Designs-DC-Diamond-Digital Designs-Directed-Eclipse-Fi-Hertz-Hifonics-Kenwood-Memphis-Phoenix Gold-Pioneer-PPI-PSi-Stinger-Sundown-TC Sounds-Viper-Zapco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbdblue Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 plate is painted and mounted....Eclipse is resprayed too. I'm right in line to get this thing assembled this weekend. Little before and after with my parts amp....a lot happier with the flat black AA-Atomic-Clif Designs-DC-Diamond-Digital Designs-Directed-Eclipse-Fi-Hertz-Hifonics-Kenwood-Memphis-Phoenix Gold-Pioneer-PPI-PSi-Stinger-Sundown-TC Sounds-Viper-Zapco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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