slammedincouch Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Posted June 20, 2014 Couple small updates. Haven't really had a lot of time to update my build- lots of crazy things going on right now. Larger ones to come over the weekend. Beautiful forecast scheduled for it too. Got my box design- no pics on hand of it, but it'll be built between today and saturday. Standard 6 cubes, slot port tuned to 32hz. Corey aka SPLaudio hooked me up with some more recones for some blown subs I have laying around- yes I FINALLY decided to get a pair of these done up. Still have 2 more chilling downstairs. Think it's been like 8 months that I've had them haha. Love them to death and don't think I can part with them, so more than likely I'll have a quick build log with them in here. Anyways... Chillin with the monster Have plans for some awesome dustcap decals on these, so I'll throw an update once they're made More pics to follow today depending on when my new saw blade gets here (old one is super dulled out and I'm in desperate need of a new one before I go further) and I pick up some more wood. Getting friggin PUMPED because it's been a minute since I've even driven the explorer.
slammedincouch Posted August 11, 2014 Author Report Posted August 11, 2014 Update for the past few months and why I haven't updated: turned 25, got back into my other hobbies and started working out again, had other priorities and round the house projects happening, and so on (AKA Life). To my FB fools I'll reactivate my profile and hop back on in another week or so. ANyways... Found time to work on this project again. Of course when I went to go start, the explorer was dead. Haven't really gone to great lengths to diagnose the issue, but something OEM is staying on and draining the batteries. Killed the Kinetik in the back and I haven't gotten around to buying/deciding on a new one yet. Kind of banking on selling the M3 8s to pay for something nice/haven't felt the need to splurge on audio related shiz lately. Here's a nice photo of a mess of wires and me removing the rear dead batt: http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140715_190148_zps7locerml.jpg So I've had the box design for what? Almost a month and a half? I cut the wood and it's been sitting in the garage for a solid month... Because I'm finding less and less time for car audio nowadays, I figure this is probably going to be the last swap of new equipment in the explorer. Plan to trade it in by this time next year and get a newer f-150 (note the one on the right. Ever since that bish was added to the fleet of vehicles, I've fallen in love. Dat 2015 aluminum body is what my eyes are set on). So back on topic...I figured go big and heavy or go home with this box and so I glassed the living daylights out of not only the port, but the whole inside of the box. I decided to make this box look super ugly by using titebond II and sawdust on the outside instead of busting out the bondo to cover the screws and ran out of heavy build primer in the port (thought I had more, but I didn't and couldn't find time to get more. thus, port is about 1/8 painted). Original plan was to put the kicker on the side of the cargo area because it's too big to fit on the amp rack without rebuilding it. Well guess what? It's too friggin long to fit. My luck? Yuh. So onto the semi-false floor/platform Sup. Wood look familiar? Well it should. It's from that first DD eh build on the first page. Happy I saved it to chop up into something useable. Test fit and the point where I said to myself, "Hmm. Probably should have just walled it..." Got some beauty panels cut tonight and started running wires/finished the platform. Had to throw everything in the back real quick to get dinner and a movie in before it was too late, so box is off center. And that's where I'm at. If I can wake up by 1pm I can hopefully get things finished. Thought about tossing some 5050 LEDs that I've had sitting here for the past 3 years, but not really feeling it atm as the explorer looks like dookie. Things left to do to get her playing: - Put sub in enclosure - Screw some random stuff together - Pull a battery from the Malibu and put it in the amp rack for a few days to test things out - Wire amp - Tune amp Hoping to be loud as fuuu or I might just drive it off a cliff after all the time put in.
slammedincouch Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Posted October 11, 2014 It's been minute since i've been on, but I bring some updates with me. Here's what's up with the explorer. Also have some maliboom updates as well to toss in Finally have some time to update this. Current projects: Moved the enclosure to the left side. Seem to get a little better response/less hatch rattle from this. Also tossed in a beauty cargo panel. Need to re-deaden the new tailgate (on the list for things to do this week) Have some more sag going on in the rear now that there's a 69lb sub in there and a box that weighs a solid 75+ lbs thanks to all the resin. Will snag a picture tomorrow, but already have a remedy for the problem. Some new sensa track shocks are on their way as we speak. Overall, I'm impressed with the setup. I wish I had the 8s in to test out, but the 18 gets plenty loud and when I'm not in the mood to shake things, a quick switch of my eq settings makes this thing a dream to listen to with some country, rap, and so on. Kind of a huge OCD freak when it comes to voltage. Especially after I lost two batteries to a previous drain from letting the explorer sit for 2 months, so decided to buy some voltage meters for it. This is another half finished project thanks to work and the timing when I began it. Took the top part of the center console and fleeced it: Test fit Lots of sanding and smoothing things out coming together Another part that was sprayed down, but needs vinyl. May actually someday get around to doing the vinyl work, but I'm betting it will be another year until I get the time. Forgot I needed a second switch thrown in until after I dipped it, and of course, being clumsy, I let the dremel go and it knicked a good line in the side. Whoops. Wires for days Half finished end result Like I said, it would look a lot better in vinyl, but it gets the job done for now. So last week there was a discount tire sale on ebay ($100 off $400 plus $70 manufacturer rebate on select cooper tires), although not the best deal, I couldn't pass it up for some new tires. Old ones were worn in funny thanks to the previous owners driving it misaligned for 2+ years. Basically to drive straight the wheel has to be turned a quarter to the right (or quarter to the left if you rotate the tires lol). So... Cooper AT3s it is. 265/70 16s are going on. Only problem? I have only recieved two of the four tires because they're on backorder or something. Hopefully they'll be here next week. Going to do a little TT adjustment in the front after I get the snesa tracks on to hopefully get another inch or so of lift. Figure it's the perfect time because I'll need an alignment anyways. So that's where this is at. Hopefully will have a nice amount of updates as the week progresses.
slammedincouch Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Posted October 12, 2014 Maliboom updates: Decided to finally knock off most of the surface rust on the maliboom since I had some free time. Started sanding down only to find out that the car, at some point before I bought it from a dealership, had had the whole rear quarter panel fixed. Awesome/why I won't ever buy another used car from a dealer again.
slammedincouch Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Posted October 12, 2014 So there's the repair work. Not about to hash out the cost to get her repainted, so next best thing for $55ish bucks? Plasti Dip. Yes I laid it down out of spray cans and yes my forearms were killing me afterwards. Only thing that's left to do is redo the pinstriping and it's set. Will probably do that next year when I take the car out of storage.
B2 Hertz Posted October 13, 2014 Report Posted October 13, 2014 The pictures of the half plasi malibu is sick!! Im really digging that lol. I just got done bed lining my whole car but before I did that I was going to dip it in black also.
dionysus Posted October 13, 2014 Report Posted October 13, 2014 Lookin good bro! Don't know if I missed it hut is that the warhorse in the explorer!? I like how its comin along! Build log link, (Slow Build) http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/183469-dionysuss-02-eddie-bauer-explorer-slow-budget-build-sundown-4-chan-guts-pg-4/ Team AB son!
slammedincouch Posted October 13, 2014 Author Report Posted October 13, 2014 The pictures of the half plasi malibu is sick!! Im really digging that lol. I just got done bed lining my whole car but before I did that I was going to dip it in black also. Thanks man went with the cheapest option haha think bed liner was like 2 bucks more per can than the dip and I wasn't sure how much I was going to like it, but maybe next year i'll peel it off and shoot some on it as well!
slammedincouch Posted October 13, 2014 Author Report Posted October 13, 2014 Lookin good bro! Don't know if I missed it hut is that the warhorse in the explorer!? I like how its comin along! Thanks! And nah the horse is still in the back of the maliboom and only wired to 6ohms. Even at 6ohms, it does some serious work in there: Explorer has the ZX2500 in it (somehow I keep ending up with Kicker amps). Might have been able to fit the horse in the explorer, but it'd be a tight fit and I'd have to snag a different sub or a second HDD to wire it up correctly .
dionysus Posted October 13, 2014 Report Posted October 13, 2014 Lookin good bro! Don't know if I missed it hut is that the warhorse in the explorer!? I like how its comin along!Thanks! And nah the horse is still in the back of the maliboom and only wired to 6ohms. Even at 6ohms, it does some serious work in there: Explorer has the ZX2500 in it (somehow I keep ending up with Kicker amps). Might have been able to fit the horse in the explorer, but it'd be a tight fit and I'd have to snag a different sub or a second HDD to wire it up correctly . oooohhh ok! Yeah I love the maliboom! Damn only at 6ohms and it gets down like that that's sick! The zx2500 is a nice amp to tho!! I like how you did the 2500 in the explorer too, im debating taking out the floor and building a new floor and false floor but im still undecided on what amp im upgrading to so not sure how Imma lay out everything in my explorer yet! I love explorer builds!! Build log link, (Slow Build) http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/183469-dionysuss-02-eddie-bauer-explorer-slow-budget-build-sundown-4-chan-guts-pg-4/ Team AB son!
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