Roof amp rack installs

[scooter99]

Woooooo it’s been a minute since I’ve been on here.  Hello everyone.  

I figured if there was a place I could get the information I needed, it would be here.  So, what I’m looking for are install threads that involve roof installed amp racks.  Vans, trucks, cars, airplanes doesn’t have to be specific to one platform.  

Im working on a crazy install idea for my F250 that may, or may not, include the craziness of a DC Audio 10.0k and a ceiling of an F250.  But we’re, and by we’re I mean me and the psychopath running in my head at night while I’m trying to sleep giving me these ideas, just in the beginning stages of this which means research research research.   

 

Actually thats not not true I can’t give the psychopath the credit.  My brother mentioned it jokingly, and then the psychopath took it from there and that brings me here.  

 

Just thought id see what installs are out there and combine those with my ideas and see if I can come up with a solid plan. 

 

Now the the only thing I don’t want, is the guy saying you can’t do that, you’re gonna have a middle above your head if you get in an accident.   I’m not an idiot. We’re not talking paper mache and cardboard here.  Welded steel and solid is what it’ll be or it won’t happen.  

Aside of that I’ll take ideas, thread links, pics and hellos.  Thanks guys. 

[bsneon98]

holy crap man. its been a minute since ive seen your name pop up!

Did some quick digging https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/174595-jeep-rebuild-vfl-20k-2-neo-subwoofers-121816/?page=16

 

[WalledSonic]

Sup dude

Check out @jonik1 's build log

EDIT: 48K aint no joke.

[bcbrassard]

Sup man... Been a LONG time. Sounds like a killer build.

[scooter99]

Thanks guys.  Yeah life has been nuts and when it’s not it’s been life.  I’ll check those builds out thanks for the links.  

I have some ideas that I’m excited about, but as always time is the factor, the fact that my truck is my daily so it has to operate every day, and we use it to tow our trailer so it has to be functional for my whole family to fit comfortably including my other kids (my dogs) too.  

Ill make a thread tonight sometime maybe when I have a chance on what I did before and why I had to tear it all out.  

 

Again thanks.  

[Kyblack76]

Bro!?!? Where ya been? Always rad to see you post man. Miss your face man. Maybe get ya at the BBQ i hope!!

[scooter99]

Are you going in May?   My daughters 6th grade promotion is that Friday, and I’m not sure if we’re going camping that weekend yet.  If not I’ll be shooting for going.  Would be nice to see you.  Of course the last one I had a working system and you weren’t there to hear it.   But I’ll see if I can get back playing by then.

Here’s a short video my brother took at the last bbq when we toting it all playing.  Sounded good for a week. Lol

 

[scooter99]

So my initial ideas, and I should’ve said this in the beginning, is to reinforce the whole roof with steel.  Along the stock frame rails going across the roof, steel bracing between each, and then build the rack off of that.  The idea would be the amp long ways going front to back, not side to side.  Think of a center roof console idea, except it’s an amp not a console.  

I want ant to bring it down far enough, 3 - 4 inches and have 3 fuse holders on each side at an angle.  There are three inputs and I’m using double inserts, see the video above.  That’s 6 power, 6 fuse holders.  I’m sure you guys are like, damn that’s going to be a nightmare running all that cable.  I thought the same thing and then, I realized instead of running 6 power and 6 ground cables up there, I’ll run a single power and single ground 2/0 cable up each pillar.  Dual 2/0 power runs to a buss bar, then the 6 1/0 off of that.  Nightmare settled down to just a semi scary dream.

Then when I finish it all, I’d have a trim panel that only shows the center of the amp, the two stripes and long enough to see the dc Audio, and the same length opening on the side with the cable visible and fuse holders in the middle.  

Just have to to figure out how to make it all work.  Lol

[scooter99]

3 hours ago, WalledSonic said:

Sup dude

Check out @jonik1 's build log

EDIT: 48K aint no joke.

Dude that rack, well whole build, is legit.  Thanks for the link.  Nothing like enough equipment for a suburban but fit it in a damn power wheels car.  

[boom50cal]

as wild as it sounds, you have the skills, patience, and creativity to do it and make it look BADASS.

 

good to see you back to posting bud