Achaleon Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 There I was sitting at home surfing the internet while watching Vikings when I saw that sq3500's were on sale. Having always wanted one I decided I needed to buy one. And of course since I had the amp on the way I needed to start thinking about what I wanted for a system. Originally I was going to go with 2 18's however a friend of mine had a brand new Orion HCCA 12.2 that he decided was going to be to expensive upgrading electrical to use for sale. Im not a fan of HCCA's but for $200 I figured why not. If I like it i'll pick up 3 more and another 3500d and if not im sure i can resell it for $200. Since this is going to be going into an extended cab S-10 there might be a blowthrough or wall in the near future! Anyway the amp showed up and I forgot to take pictures but im sure you've all seen the amp so nothing new to see there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achaleon Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Sitting there looking at it though I decided that I wanted to try and improve its cooling. I had a computer sitting around that I built several years ago collecting dust so time to add some fans. First I took the bottom off and did all the measuring to draw where i wanted the fans. Then I used it as a template to make a cut out with some cardboard and mocked the 3 120MM fans up. Originally I was going to just add the fans to the bottom of the factory aluminum plate but what fun would that be? Let's take the opportunity to make it look a little better also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achaleon Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Bought some acrylic and started cutting. Now I admit I have never worked with acrylic before and what a pain in the ass it turned out being! Using the factory bottom as a template (I measured a million times also) And a perfect fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achaleon Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Getting an idea of where i want the fans. To cut the 120mm holes in the acrylic I used a 4 inch hole saw for a drill I DO NOT reccomend using a drill press. Atleast not the press I have. I destroyed 2 sheets of plastic because it simply didnt have the speed needed no matter how much lubricant I used. So lesson learned, Got out the high speed drill and cut through it a LOT easier and the edges of the cuts were so much cleaner compared to the low speed drill press. Make sure you arent shy with whatever you use for lubricant. You dont want to melt the plastic Make sure to drill out the center with a standard bit first to use as a guide, makes using the hole saw a lot easier All holes cut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achaleon Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Using one of the fans grills as a template I drilled the holes with a general drill bit where the fans will mount. Made sure to use the correct size drill bit as the shoulder bolts I was going to use. Fans installed its finally starting to come together!! The plan was to call it quits here but I didnt like the way it looked so lets cover those fans up! I used a Dremel to cut notches in the acrylic where the screws fasten the back to the amp. I then used Black square washers so it looked good. And there you have it, only change ive made is that turned the grills on the fans around so everything is going in the same direction. Each one of those 120mm fans moves 100CFM of air @ only 15 decibels so they are almost silent. The center fan lights up with a blue UV light which makes seeing the guts of the amp pretty neat. I might add some L.E.D. lighting but im not sure yet. I want to paint the cover to get rid of the 'Kandalf and Liquid Cooling System" stuff written on it but dont want to lose that brushed aluminum look. After all was said and done I spent about 4 hours total on the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achaleon Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Coming up: Double - Din install in a 99 S10, alternator, batteries, box design, the sub, tons of 1/0 cable, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KO4Life Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Tuned in, so what will you be doing just 1 12 for now until you see how you like it? Budget Banging On A Budget..... 99 Civic EX Coupe XS Power/SkyHigh Powered Build In The Making... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achaleon Posted February 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Yeah just the single 12 for now. Ive honestly never used a 12 before. I had 3 tens at one point but went straight to 18's from there and never looked back. Im not to sure about the HCCA either. They have somewhat of a bad reputation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karkov Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 damn, tuned in! just got some of those amps myself. Also, I think that will keep it plenty cool, lmao. but where will the air escape? EDIT: i replied when there were only 2 posts in thread, got to say though after seeing them all, I am damn impressed and can't wait to see what you do next. 2007 Chevy Tahoe (SOLD) 12 ~ FI Audio X series 10" w/BP option 2 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @0.67 3 ~ DC Audio 5.0K @1.0 2 ~ PPI 3 way sets (not installed yet) 1 ~ RF T400-4, 1 ~ RF T600-2, 1 ~ RF T600-4 4 ~ CT Sounds 5.25" Strato comps (rear fill only) 1 ~ XS Power D4800 1 ~ XS Power D3400 8 ~ XS Power XP3000 160 stock alt, Mechman 370 Elite, 185 DC Power 320+ Sq. Ft. Sound Deadener Pioneer AVH-X5500BHS Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/knfjdkghjudfhsgkjdhf/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_id=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achaleon Posted February 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 There are slots cut out from the factory on each end for air flow, works pretty good. No pictures yet but Ive picked up the sub, the alternator and a couple batteries. Ive got to say: the sub is the real deal. For a mass produced subit is extremely well built, very solid with good materials. Im convinced these things get a bad rap because so many idiots buy them for the 4" excursion and underpower them with a shitty hifonics amp. Anyway, as much as I like the sub I put it up for sale to see what happens. If it sells im going to be doing 2 18's in a blow through. The more I look at other's build logs the more i want to tackle the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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