gckless Posted June 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 How did you get off those blue stock speaker holders do they just snap off or require a special tool because i need to make a spacer soon They are held on with rivets. I have a door panel removal tool, just worked that in there and popped them off. Could probably make it happen with the claw of a small hammer or a flathead. Just so you know, you have about .75" until you hit the speaker grill. There's not much room here. If you have smaller mids, you might want to just mount to the door card. I didn't trust the plastic with these mids though, so that's why I'm going to mount directly to the metal. "Clipping" is the biggest forum boner now. It's like witchcraft... it automatically explains just about everything people don't understand. My build log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/200295-gckless-2011-chevrolet-impala/ High resolution photos: Gilbert Kless Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gckless Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 So, haven't done a whole lot. Just worked on this POS speaker baffle and my amp rack/batt box some. Mid baffle first. Pretty embarrassed to show this, but whatever. It turned out looking like a 4th grader made it. But, you won't be able to see them once I get the door panels reworked, and they seem pretty strong, so I'm not too concerned with it. I'm sticking to bondo from now on. Made a few pieces for the bottom of the rack so it will sit level and has support for the batteries: Should be almost ready for carpet. Also got the top done. One coat of stain, two coats of polyurethane. Got amps mounted and fans installed and wired up. Should be my final wiring schematic. Will be using terminal strips because of all the connections: "Clipping" is the biggest forum boner now. It's like witchcraft... it automatically explains just about everything people don't understand. My build log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/200295-gckless-2011-chevrolet-impala/ High resolution photos: Gilbert Kless Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gckless Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Got the outer panels of my front doors done. Using AT 80mil for the doors, I have 60mil for everything else. I did as much of the panel as I could reach. Also made covers for the bigger holes on the bottom out of sheet metal. Covered both sides with deadener. Wanted to do more, but my body is just not having it. Got food poisoning from a couple eggs I cooked here this morning and threw up a couple times and have been on the toilet all day. No es bueno. I'm gonna try to get back out there tomorrow while the weather is decent. "Clipping" is the biggest forum boner now. It's like witchcraft... it automatically explains just about everything people don't understand. My build log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/200295-gckless-2011-chevrolet-impala/ High resolution photos: Gilbert Kless Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gckless Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Just got this in as well. Was like $12, figured I'd try it out. Does a decent job, just need to smack it a few times. This terminal isn't fully crimped, I just didn't want to make more unnecessary noise. Neighbors already probably hate me lol. "Clipping" is the biggest forum boner now. It's like witchcraft... it automatically explains just about everything people don't understand. My build log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/200295-gckless-2011-chevrolet-impala/ High resolution photos: Gilbert Kless Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gckless Posted July 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 More work on the front doors. First screwed on that piece of sheet metal covering the large hole: Then ran the wire through the stock boot and fished it through a hole that was already there: Then cleaned and deadened the rest of the door. After that was done, then mounted on the speaker baffle: Threw the mids in there: And wired them into the stock HU, just to get some music back in there: So almost done. Need to make sheet metal covers for the holes that are left, but there are going to be some holes that I can't cover, like around the window assembly. Then I need to work the door panel, cut out around the speaker baffle and try to make that pretty. Done for today, it's time for steak and fireworks. "Clipping" is the biggest forum boner now. It's like witchcraft... it automatically explains just about everything people don't understand. My build log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/200295-gckless-2011-chevrolet-impala/ High resolution photos: Gilbert Kless Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-eazy Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Keep up with the great work. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gckless Posted July 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Got my alternator back from DC Power today. I had this alt on my last car, and I sent it back to them to get recased for this vehicle. They recase for $150 (I got a bit cheaper, they do military discounts ). My, and others, only complaint about DC was the wait times. Well, I got this done really quick. I shipped it to them, and they received it on the 25th. They called me on Monday, the 1st, and told me it was ready. I paid, and they shipped and I got tracking that night. Received it tonight, the 5th. So either this was fast because it was only a recase, and it does actually take the couple months people normally wait to build a whole new one, or they have finally caught up on orders. Either way I'm happy. Now for pics! "Clipping" is the biggest forum boner now. It's like witchcraft... it automatically explains just about everything people don't understand. My build log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/200295-gckless-2011-chevrolet-impala/ High resolution photos: Gilbert Kless Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gckless Posted July 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 Cut some more sheet metal, and got the last two holes covered as much as I could. There's still a couple holes left, but there's not a whole lot I can do about them. These are finished. Got the grills cut off the panel. Just need to cut the hole on the panel so the speaker baffle will fit through, then make some sort of raised grill to cover the speaker. I'll attach it to the door panel. I'm open to ideas on this. Worked a little on my tailgate too. I'm sure I'll be revisiting this after the subs are in, but this is fine for now. It's hot as shit outside, I just wanted to get it done. "Clipping" is the biggest forum boner now. It's like witchcraft... it automatically explains just about everything people don't understand. My build log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/200295-gckless-2011-chevrolet-impala/ High resolution photos: Gilbert Kless Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gckless Posted July 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Threw some deadener on both my rear doors. Might come back later and cover the holes with sheet metal, but it's fine for now: Tried to take everything off to get the headliner off too. Got all the oh shit handles off, visor, that gay roof-mounted console, and couldn't get the headliner out because I don't have the tools to get the seatbelt bolts off, which hold on side panels, which hold up the headliner. So this is all I got done: "Clipping" is the biggest forum boner now. It's like witchcraft... it automatically explains just about everything people don't understand. My build log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/200295-gckless-2011-chevrolet-impala/ High resolution photos: Gilbert Kless Photography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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