Project D.G.A.F - the SMD Tercel - 4 15" LVL 5 Walled - 16v, DC Audio 9.0k's 18v EARLY SPL results pg 28 new Podium Page 33

[meade916]

So knowing that i probably won't drive this car at all, and being mostly an SPL car, i figured there was no need to put the deck in the dash. I decided on a podium so i can control from the outside of the vehicle.

This empty XS Power D2400 display should work good. I was going to make something more complicated until i remembered that this is the DGAF car! I don't wanna spend too much time on it. But even that said, i still spent a good amount of time on this because that is my nature.

I was going to do this on the side to retain the look of the top of the battery...but it isn't deep enough to do that. So time to carve a hole in the top.

Believe it or not, this part was a BITCH!

SMD TM-1 © on the left will monitor the XS Power step down modules. It will also kick on fans mounted on the heat sinks to cool those down. It also kicks on 4 more fans that bring fresh air into the trunk. The middle is the SMD VM-1 to monitor the 12v side of the car. The right side is an SMD VM-1hv to monitor the 16v battery bank.

[meade916]

Even though i clearly DGAF, we still soldered mostly everything.

my boy CoolAid came by and dropped off a few tickets to the Rittz show coming up. YEEEEE.

Before i can build the Molex plugs, i need to make sure all this stuff works. Man it is UGLY! but temporary

I decided to use a 12 pin Molex plug to make it detachable so i can remove it and store it when not in use. There is a lot more than positive and negative going on inside of this podium so i knew i would need a good sized plug to get it done. The largest i had available in my shop was a 12'er so i used it. 12 male and 12 female "pins" on each side were crimped, soldered and pushed into position.

These pins were individually crimped and soldered.

[meade916]

I decided to use a Pac LC-1 just in case i need to turn the bass down or in case i need to roll in slow. At 18v, @.35 ohms, i might need to roll in.

I also decided i needed a kill switch to shut the bass amps off in case well, they need to be shut off. LOL. It will be nice to have if the 9.0k's go into protect. I can reset them a lot faster this way. I would put it up top but i ran out of room. I could put it next to the knob but the knob is in the center.....which means this thing would have to be to the right or left and make it look crooked. So the side was what i decided on.

good news! i made the tripod work! bad news...i owe the wife a tripod. LOL

that's all for now! With the source unit, 4 channel, electrical, cooling fans, podium and all that stuff finished, i can move forward to the cabin and work on the mids and highs. Then some acoustics...try to gain some DB. This is one milestone i NEEDED to finish to move forward!

[meade916]

i know this build is on page 33 now....but a lot of it is talk. Wanna see ALL the pics with no interruptions? click here for the uninterrupted build log (UBL)

http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/178103-ubl-project-dgaf-the-smdc-audio-tercel-4-15-lvl-5-walled-18v-dc-audio-90ks-early-spl-results-pg-2-detachable-podium-page-3-43015/

thanks for checking in!

[Do-LowHrzHurts]

New deck. Nothing to high end, nothing too shitty. It should get the job done nicely. I even got 2 of them....one for DGAF Tercel and one for the 90' Accord (needs tunes bad, has nothing).

What made you choose this head unit? Really never used kenwood since late 90's. Any features that stand out?

[meade916]

New deck. Nothing to high end, nothing too shitty. It should get the job done nicely. I even got 2 of them....one for DGAF Tercel and one for the 90' Accord (needs tunes bad, has nothing).

What made you choose this head unit? Really never used kenwood since late 90's. Any features that stand out?

i needed a single din deck for my 91' tercel and my 90 accord. I called up my local distributor and asked if they had anything. He had these on sale so i bought them. These days it don't matter to me at all. They are ALL cheap and they all work just as good as the next brand really...so it should work fine.

thanks!

[corona_jeff]

Cutting that plastic out if fucking horrible. I hated it

[CstrokerV]

Nice podium simple yet functional...

[sebringR/T]

Love these podiums made from battery cases. End up looking so badass when they are done. Stuff is always so clean. You've done it again.

[Ja9]

How about putting in a small 12v battery in the podium, just to keep the settings on the kenwood?

And you can also connect it to the xs power terminals for charging or power other things from the terminals.