Charger Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Hello people of SMD.com Love the site, it's a great place to visit, even though I rarely post. I like to read it regularly. I am 18 years old and I live in Australia and this is my daily driver. Here is my car, she is a 1969 Chrysler Valiant Safari station wagon. This is a car built for Australia but is based very close on your Dodge Dart Coupes. Powering the old girl is a trusty 225 slant six and a column shift transmission. So far the installation has been gradual as I keep changing my mind halfway through the installation. The heart of my system is my JVC KD-SH1000 headunit, which is USB driven which means lots of easily updated, skip-free data. As you would expect with any headunit it has triple 5v preouts, 5 channel time alignment, MP3/WMA playback, motorised face and fancy animations for wank factor. My speaker amp comprises of an Eclipse XA4000 4 channel. It delivers 350wrms to each of my front speakers. This amp is very tasteful looking and sounds excellent too, being class D means it doesn't draw a heap of current either. My current front speakers are Kicker RS6, oldschool of course. These are currently on their way out and I will be upgrading in the near future. These are installed in custom fiberglass kick panels to achieve excellent SQ and so as to not damage the car's door trims. Battery power is provided by a pair of Optima Yellowtops, a D34 up front and the largest, the D31 monster up the back (maybe a second one soon, heh heh heh ) Authority comes from a Digital Designs 9915 dual 1 ohm. I haven't built an enclosure for this baby yet so I may be asking for some advice from you guys, I'm new to DD Audio but not Car Audio. My previous woofers were a pair of 06 series Kicker L7 15". I got pissed off with these and sold them. To drive the subwoofer I have a Digital Designs Z1a on order which I believe makes 4kw or something which should be enough power for the time being. Perhaps a second Z1a will be in order before the year is out! Thanks for taking the time out to check my install thread and hope to be chatting to you guys in the future! Stay tuned for more updates as things progress. PS: My PB for this car is 137.7dB on my TL from a single 10" Pioneer subwoofer off less than 1000w. Not bad for a huge washing machine car! Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineGuy87 Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Nice man!! that car has potential!! =D Get some install pictures of your system! we'd love to see!! You build or built your own box? We love seeing it all!! =D Nice start!! keep some pictures coming! 06 SCION tC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddy722 Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Did you say your Eclipse 4 channel amp was Class D? Is that even possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted April 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Yes it's strange but you can actually get class D amplifier which aren't just dedicated subwoofer amps. Here's a link to the Eclipse webpage. http://www.eclipse-web.com/amp/xa4000.html I do install all my gear and construct everything. My last system was a 146+ car on music, you may have seen the videos on youtube, as I said I'm no stranger to car audio. My current system looks like nothing but I'll post some pics of my box for the old L7s and maybe some other random pics in the next few minutes. Cheers for your replies! Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted April 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Here's my old enclosure for the Kicker L7s. I think it was about 9 cubic feet. For jokes I metered it and did 137dB @ 20hz. But as you know with car audio we are never happy so it exists no more! The ports were held in by hi tensile bolts with insert threads, just like Meade's All the insides were coated with a generous layer of fibreglass resin and was then sanded smooth! Here I am doing some wiring. And finally my extremely bland kickpanels, I'll probably have to change them when I upgrade my frontstage anyway! Cheers Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted August 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Bit of an update, Digital Designs Z1a has been in for a few months, and before that I was trialling a Rockford T40001BD Not a bad amp at all, this particular had a birth sheet of 4969wrms! I now have two DD 9915s, I did 147.2dB @ 40hz with just one sub. The second one should be good. Here's my box: Still needs a tonne of work to get the most out of it, I'd really love that 150.. Upgraded my front end to Dynaudio Esotec 242 running fully active which means it also sounds good now Previous 150+ daily rides: Volvo 240 wagon 2 x DD Audio 9915s walled, Isuzu Trooper 6 x DD Audio 3515s walled clamshell, Lexus LX470 2 x Kicked Solo X 18s, Lexus LS400 4 x American Bass HD18 walled SMD - System of The Month August 2008 My Youtube Videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierra mist Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Bit of an update, Digital Designs Z1a has been in for a few months, and before that I was trialling a Rockford T40001BD Not a bad amp at all, this particular had a birth sheet of 4969wrms! I now have two DD 9915s, I did 147.2dB @ 40hz with just one sub. The second one should be good. Here's my box: Still needs a tonne of work to get the most out of it, I'd really love that 150.. Upgraded my front end to Dynaudio Esotec 242 running fully active which means it also sounds good now That looks exactly like the box I want to build! Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 good looking box bra, lets see some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lantusx Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 good looking box bra, lets see some more. x2 thats looking sweet ! cant wait to see more Edit : nice car too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSN2meBoom916 Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Thats lookin great. Can't wait to see some pics of that box filling up the cagro area of that wagon. I still say wagons have tonns of potential. COOGLE SAID:"bro thats how we got where we are... buy making messes ...... i still learn all the time you just gota be willing to ruck up some shit" "In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd." ~ Miguel de Unamuno"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men, but no machine can do the work of one extraordinary man" -Elbert Hubbard"A proud man can learn humility...but he will be proud of that too" ~I forget who.I'm far from perfect and I know it better than anyone, but I hope to be good at what I do, when I do it...Installs I've done:My Integra: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=3161The Lexus : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=1535Law's Maxima: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=5568&hl=Jeff's 2500HD: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=5382&hl=Acura RSX-S: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=3142Z-32 300zx: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=34602004 Civic 4dr: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=8190Trunk/Corner Box: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...c=16036&hl=1969 Chevy C-10: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...c=20319&hl=Seat-Back AMP-RACK How-to: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=9428&hl=Bunch of subs still for salehttp://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...l=lsn2meboom916"It's game night...we're playin......sex."~Quagmire"When disneyland started it was powered completely by orphan children running on treadmills to generate e-lectrissty…and today, them children are New York Yankees". ~Dale Gribble"Fill it with ice...then pour it up to the top of the ice...& Shut da Fu** up!" ~Urs truly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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