KenC210 Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 So i have now decided to throw up a build log as i am currently going thru a rebuild process. There is going to be a lot of work to this Daily Driver and i do not get much time to mess around with it so it will be a low build. Also since this is going to be my first large scale build i will be taking my time with it anyway. Not to mention i do not have much experience just picking up on what i get from this and other forums. I did mess around with fiberglass a little so i have little knowledge of it also. Everything is going to be double to triple checked another thing that will take time. Anyway here is a few things that were in the truck and a list of things that will be in the rebuild. Old Setup Truck: 2007 Ford Escape Head Unit: Pioneer DEH8300UB High/Mids Amp: ZX Kicker 640.4 Low Mids Amp: Cadence TXA300.2 Sub Amp: AQ2200D Highs: Cadence ZRS 40T Mids: Cadence CS6.5 Low/Mid: Cadence FX8M4 Subs: AQ SDC 2.5 Electrical: Stock 120a ALT, Diehard Gold battery, and yellow top at rear. Big 3 done. Deadener: None New Setup Truck: 2007 Ford Escape Head Unit: Pioneer DEH8300UB (Installed) Unless i decide to get another High/Mids Amp: AQ 120.4 (Have) Low Mids Amp: AQ 120.4 (Have) There is 2 of these Sub Amp: Two AQ2200D (Have 1 and ordered second already)(Have Both) Highs: AQ-ST1 Pair in the a-pillar (have) Mids: AQ-MR6.5 Two sets (Have) Low/Mid: Still deciding between either using the Cadence or buying some silver flutes Went with 8" 4ohm silver flute Subs: 2 DC XL 15's (Purchased waiting to come in) (Have) Electrical: Singer 230a ALT (Have) XS Power D5100r (Ordered)(Have) XS Power XP3000 (Have). Big 3 Done Deadener: Unsure of the product but it's decent. Sent out samples to Jon of Second skin to test. http://www.stevemead...econd-skin-rep/ Now of old setup. http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n513/kenc210tx/2007 Ford Escape Rebuild/IMG_0179_zpsa024ebd9.jpg http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n513/kenc210tx/2007 Ford Escape Rebuild/f3de4794.jpg Kids Cadi Power Wheel Build2007 Ford Escape Build2012 Toyota Corolla Build 2013 Toyota Tundra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenC210 Posted October 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 So i didn't get much done just removed subs and the box. Maybe if i have time i will mount the alt and the the xs 5100r tomorrow. Here you see a mess with my aq2200d and kicker zx650.4. They are going to sit in there for a little while. They are screwed down so they won't move. Just some teaser pics Kids Cadi Power Wheel Build2007 Ford Escape Build2012 Toyota Corolla Build 2013 Toyota Tundra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenC210 Posted October 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 So i have not be able to get much done yet but i did however cut out the baffle rings for the 6.5 and tweeters. My only tools i had to cut them were a jig saw, i was going to buy a router attachment for my dremel but when i went to lowes and home depot both said that item was an online purchase only. So i said forget it and went ahead and used the jig saw.. So i did a 104.5mm diameter for the inner cut and a 106.9mm diameter for the outer cut for the 6.5. On the tweeters i did a 73mm diameter on the inner cut and a 99mm diameter on the outer cut. So onto some progress pics. I know it a little progress but some none the less. You will see on the tweeter baffle i had to notch out a small piece for the spade terminals. Kids Cadi Power Wheel Build2007 Ford Escape Build2012 Toyota Corolla Build 2013 Toyota Tundra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenC210 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Just a small update... I got the pillars set with the tweeter baffles and all i need to do is wrap, resin, fill, sand and fill some more and a lot of sanding. Would have wrapped but got a lot of planning for the weekend. Now some pics... Kids Cadi Power Wheel Build2007 Ford Escape Build2012 Toyota Corolla Build 2013 Toyota Tundra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunters21w Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Hey I did a build in a 10' Escape, not sure if you have the same cargo area as mine but if you need room for amps since your going to have 4 you might want to think about mounting like this. It's under the plastic tray where the jack used to be. You can also do this to fit 2 amps on top of one another. Then you just put a smaller riser on the box so the amps have space to breathe. Hope that helps! Good luck. 06 Police TahoeHU- Pioneer 80prsAmp- Crossfire 8kSub- 4 15" Crossfire xs v2sWire- 1/0 Knu/AudiotechnixAlt- 3 Mechman SMD 340sBatts- 6 XS Power 3100s, 2400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenC210 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Hunters21W i have actually been lurking through your build... I however removed the plastic and threw in some mdf for the base. I was thinking about doing what you did but i dont know just yet. Kids Cadi Power Wheel Build2007 Ford Escape Build2012 Toyota Corolla Build 2013 Toyota Tundra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenC210 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 well i totally got something unexpected today in the mail. I was expecting the maybe sometime next week. Well her they are.... Kids Cadi Power Wheel Build2007 Ford Escape Build2012 Toyota Corolla Build 2013 Toyota Tundra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenC210 Posted November 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 So i been a little busy during the week and could do much but i started again yesterday and got some work done to the tweeter pods. Most of it was bondo and a lot of sanding. A few update pics. A test fit before bondo... Start of the bondo and sanding process... After a hours of sanding and bondo... So i have a problem... As you can see in pic below the bondo keeps coming up from the a pillar. I thought that the primer/filler would fill it in and i wouldn't see much issues, but i dont like the way it is. Any ideas that i could do to make this a bit better. Kids Cadi Power Wheel Build2007 Ford Escape Build2012 Toyota Corolla Build 2013 Toyota Tundra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLTON94 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 It may be the type of body filler you used thats all that comes to my thoughts hope u figure it out though you have the parts to have a very nice build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenC210 Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 So i have been doing little work about an hour a day this week. Since i haven't updated here in awhile here comes more pics... Showing i got the A-pillars fixed and test fitted... Then i started working on the kick panels... got it taped here ready for glass decided to use foil tape to help with the ease of taking off the tape from the glass molding... Got my prep work done.. Sorry no pic of the glass mold was a bit messy but here are some almost finished pics... also a test fit Kids Cadi Power Wheel Build2007 Ford Escape Build2012 Toyota Corolla Build 2013 Toyota Tundra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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