Roosta7 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 the stock speakers. stock sounded surprisingly good and could make my mirror shake from the bass. very cool New setup 8-9-13 headunit: kenwood excelon kdc x497 mids/highs: alpine type s 6.5 comps front/5.25 coax rear substage: 2 PSI pf1 high performace upgraded 15's mids/high amp: alpine mrx-f65 substage amp: DC audio 2k optima (for the time) red top in back skyhigh 0ga wires (minus sub amp, which is some borrowed 0ga, lol) build log soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosta7 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 ladies and gentlemen.. the worlds tightest fit. came in from the back .. .. hehe New setup 8-9-13 headunit: kenwood excelon kdc x497 mids/highs: alpine type s 6.5 comps front/5.25 coax rear substage: 2 PSI pf1 high performace upgraded 15's mids/high amp: alpine mrx-f65 substage amp: DC audio 2k optima (for the time) red top in back skyhigh 0ga wires (minus sub amp, which is some borrowed 0ga, lol) build log soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosta7 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 ready to start cutting pieces of the box? New setup 8-9-13 headunit: kenwood excelon kdc x497 mids/highs: alpine type s 6.5 comps front/5.25 coax rear substage: 2 PSI pf1 high performace upgraded 15's mids/high amp: alpine mrx-f65 substage amp: DC audio 2k optima (for the time) red top in back skyhigh 0ga wires (minus sub amp, which is some borrowed 0ga, lol) build log soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosta7 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 mutilated!! New setup 8-9-13 headunit: kenwood excelon kdc x497 mids/highs: alpine type s 6.5 comps front/5.25 coax rear substage: 2 PSI pf1 high performace upgraded 15's mids/high amp: alpine mrx-f65 substage amp: DC audio 2k optima (for the time) red top in back skyhigh 0ga wires (minus sub amp, which is some borrowed 0ga, lol) build log soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosta7 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 started gluing it today. ill do the sides tomorow and will post pics. the other pieces you can see behind the front board. before i go any further im building the box without the subs and i made a markup of the expected cutout diameter per specs. if it fails i got a whole nother sheet of mdf to make a new one. i am getting two alpine 10's, type s of course New setup 8-9-13 headunit: kenwood excelon kdc x497 mids/highs: alpine type s 6.5 comps front/5.25 coax rear substage: 2 PSI pf1 high performace upgraded 15's mids/high amp: alpine mrx-f65 substage amp: DC audio 2k optima (for the time) red top in back skyhigh 0ga wires (minus sub amp, which is some borrowed 0ga, lol) build log soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosta7 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 this is the back plate. i fabricated it with bolt terminals. very cool! i tried to solder the speaker wire to it but it would not stick. probably the coating or something. New setup 8-9-13 headunit: kenwood excelon kdc x497 mids/highs: alpine type s 6.5 comps front/5.25 coax rear substage: 2 PSI pf1 high performace upgraded 15's mids/high amp: alpine mrx-f65 substage amp: DC audio 2k optima (for the time) red top in back skyhigh 0ga wires (minus sub amp, which is some borrowed 0ga, lol) build log soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosta7 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 well thats it for tonight and now that yall are all caught up we can all start from here. tomorrow i will have pics of the head unit and more box progress im hoping! what yall think so far? New setup 8-9-13 headunit: kenwood excelon kdc x497 mids/highs: alpine type s 6.5 comps front/5.25 coax rear substage: 2 PSI pf1 high performace upgraded 15's mids/high amp: alpine mrx-f65 substage amp: DC audio 2k optima (for the time) red top in back skyhigh 0ga wires (minus sub amp, which is some borrowed 0ga, lol) build log soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosta7 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 gluing up the next sides New setup 8-9-13 headunit: kenwood excelon kdc x497 mids/highs: alpine type s 6.5 comps front/5.25 coax rear substage: 2 PSI pf1 high performace upgraded 15's mids/high amp: alpine mrx-f65 substage amp: DC audio 2k optima (for the time) red top in back skyhigh 0ga wires (minus sub amp, which is some borrowed 0ga, lol) build log soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosta7 Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 clamped up! since i had one clamp per side, i took scraps that were well fitting and put them on top for a even-er clamp spread. New setup 8-9-13 headunit: kenwood excelon kdc x497 mids/highs: alpine type s 6.5 comps front/5.25 coax rear substage: 2 PSI pf1 high performace upgraded 15's mids/high amp: alpine mrx-f65 substage amp: DC audio 2k optima (for the time) red top in back skyhigh 0ga wires (minus sub amp, which is some borrowed 0ga, lol) build log soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roosta7 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 getting all the wires prep'd New setup 8-9-13 headunit: kenwood excelon kdc x497 mids/highs: alpine type s 6.5 comps front/5.25 coax rear substage: 2 PSI pf1 high performace upgraded 15's mids/high amp: alpine mrx-f65 substage amp: DC audio 2k optima (for the time) red top in back skyhigh 0ga wires (minus sub amp, which is some borrowed 0ga, lol) build log soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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