Jump to content

The NICEST, CLEANEST '90 C10 You'll Ever See... by Audio Anarchy


Recommended Posts

Sam is a guy who keeps his shit clean, and his toys are no exception. A couple years ago he got the opportunity to buy a sweet 1990 Chevy short wide sport truck that looked showroom new with 60K on the odometer. Since he got it he's done a lot of things to it, including letting me build him a console sub, do some door pods and add to his existing audio system.

First thing we did was the box, then the pods, a big three, then added a second 4 channel, some mids & tweets in the dash (all active) and finally, full door panels that I've been working on, on and off for a long time.

The system is mild and more suited for sound quality and rock but he can still manage to burp a little over 40 so it's loud enough... for him, lol.

Audio equipment consists of a Massive Audio bass amp, one Massive 4 channel, a CT Sounds 4 channel, CT Sounds Meso 12, two pair of JBL MS-62 components and a pair of 3" Dayton Audio midrange drivers.

The truck:

12419352_10205814168334217_1766406673608

When Sam first came to me he had a "console box" that another shop had built. I'll show that to you first and then follow up with random build pics from everything else....

Keep in mind, this first box DID NOT come out of my shop. It came out of another shop, wrapped in leather, but not mine, lol.

1492303_1449890118580613_1008889675_o.jp

Dat port doe!

1932584_1449890068580618_1252300538_o.jp

But what about all those gaps in the curve? SILICONE!!!!

1965484_1449890025247289_1738902443_o.jp

1800019_1449889971913961_1233148142_o.jp

So yeah, maybe the sub hung over into the vent and maybe it hung over the right side of the box but hey, it was wrapped in REEEEL leather!

1900705_1449889895247302_1697562701_o.jp

1008580_1449889805247311_1792197284_o.jp

That wedge in front of the cup holders was supposed to be a tablet mount. WTAF??

1796891_1449889728580652_688363113_o.jpg

Next up, actual build pics of what I did.

Facebook: facebook.com/audioanarchyllc

Instagram: audioanarchyllc

Youtube: youtube.com/bbeljefe

aaresizehorizontal_zps47821bb2.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Since it was a 12 and there's not much space between the seats, I still had the challenge of the sub hanging over. I opted for a front mounted aero port and it turned out really nice looking and clean sounding, although I was a bit worried about the placement of the vent.

735683_1458125074423784_4421604844572719

Overcoming the oversized subwoofer...

10263996_1458125227757102_65260250130079

10011699_1458125401090418_42787614624217

1599200_1458125587757066_182631515996963

977077_1458125644423727_8773291883147717

Mount for the vent....

1781463_1458125977757027_491950788810178

I also built a padded arm rest that's held down with neodymium magnets but he has never actually used it. It's roughed in here but you won't see it again, lol....

1498794_1458126181090340_299466793693273

963848_1458126294423662_1987360076170040

1980472_1458126351090323_789374071520713

Facebook: facebook.com/audioanarchyllc

Instagram: audioanarchyllc

Youtube: youtube.com/bbeljefe

aaresizehorizontal_zps47821bb2.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

10259143_1458126577756967_59468196833347

10003675_1458563477713277_32316152942739

885800_1458563561046602_8504203508715074

887127_1458887981014160_1842425426846098

1537669_1458888027680822_213917121679845

He had a Massive Audio Toro 10 in the original box. He replaced that with this sub and didn't like it so I sold him the Meso that's in it now. Definitely a louder sub and a bit better sounding than the Massive.

964783_1458888064347485_4945505441372368

Facebook: facebook.com/audioanarchyllc

Instagram: audioanarchyllc

Youtube: youtube.com/bbeljefe

aaresizehorizontal_zps47821bb2.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

10010586_1458888104347481_37300357514471

10259223_1458888201014138_46930245191848

This is what the truck looked like then. You'll notice a lot of difference in it in the video at the end of this thread...

10255446_1458889074347384_49867813890362

10012752_1458889121014046_64988462997835

Big three installed...

1395268_10203176254788027_32904910194311

10644880_10203176254828028_5569146675361

1011221_10203176255228038_38943747070294

Facebook: facebook.com/audioanarchyllc

Instagram: audioanarchyllc

Youtube: youtube.com/bbeljefe

aaresizehorizontal_zps47821bb2.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

First came the door pods. If you need some for an 88-93, these are now for sale.

Donor panels are always nice...

12496394_10205814255136387_7879849798433

12402080_10205814255176388_6781862001782

12473825_10205814255576398_6663750426367

12440548_10205814255856405_2274442863722

12473864_10205814256056410_7015654656117

12469654_10205814256456420_2596786811614

12469573_10205814257056435_7627689024189

12484797_10205814257696451_4193321873221

10421491_10203176256108060_5441751504249

Facebook: facebook.com/audioanarchyllc

Instagram: audioanarchyllc

Youtube: youtube.com/bbeljefe

aaresizehorizontal_zps47821bb2.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

And then, full panels....

Not too many build pics of these things, mostly because they were a bitch to do and I spent most of the time I worked on them, frustrated and not in the mood for photo shoots, lol. But they were well worth the effort in the long run!

First priming. There's a lot of fiberglass on the back of these panels, on the front of them, in the middle... fucking everywhere. And body filler... holy fawk I used a lot of body filler getting them shaped the way I liked them. And they're fucking heavy....

12339412_10205618441681173_4411753344392

12304359_10205618441601171_4713416271302

The panels were originally carpeted on bottom and cloth wrapped on top, so I had to build up the underside edges to meet with the doors along with building up the top and especially around the switch bezel and arm rest to make everything fit nice and tight. And it does.

12239194_10205618443721224_3388355755188

12309662_10205618443801226_8236851568092

12322867_10205618444121234_8498004356647

12291071_10205618444281238_3409539364241

12307937_10205618444241237_1922708350685

12291908_10205618444841252_4247851094399

12309845_10205618445481268_4007850156338

Facebook: facebook.com/audioanarchyllc

Instagram: audioanarchyllc

Youtube: youtube.com/bbeljefe

aaresizehorizontal_zps47821bb2.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

After painting them the first time I found some problem areas and wound up blocking the large parts below the arm rest back down past the paint. Primed them again, based a second time and got some runs so I let that dry and based them again..... and my paint gun dripped. It never fucking drips. Cept on these fuckers. So let that dry, wet sanded and at long last, the final clearcoat went on and we were ready to install...

12471545_10205814168414219_2361355616819

12492061_10205814169014234_6795356120598

12401955_10205814168934232_9125448447513

12513604_10205814169054235_9125826208941

12473872_10205814169654250_3088774333377

12440534_10205814170054260_6093973128407

AAAAAAAND... teh video:

Facebook: facebook.com/audioanarchyllc

Instagram: audioanarchyllc

Youtube: youtube.com/bbeljefe

aaresizehorizontal_zps47821bb2.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Who's Online   1 Member, 0 Anonymous, 370 Guests (See full list)

×
×
  • Create New...