Chickens 2002 Caddy, The Hoopty 8 18" Fi Btl + Rockford Fosgate (2) T15k Amps! UPDATES! IPAD AIR 2 In Dash page 335

smokeumtires · January 25, 2008

well someday if i visit Hawaii, i expect my boys to be waitin for me at the airport thanks man!

NOT IF! WHEN! Ill be there to pick you up from the airport personally with a handle of Patron with your name on it.....I swear Ill make it worth your while and youll never wanna leave.You are part of the family,and in Hawaii roots run deep. Make sure to holla @ your boy!

meade916 · January 25, 2008

hhahah cool bro ill do that!!! ^^^

meade916 · January 25, 2008

Just posting up now but Steve I just wanna give you mad props for what your doing here.. These builds of yours are really inspiring me man. Ive done alot of DJ gigs and I know one of the best feelings is the appreciation you get for the work that you put out. Therefore I just wanted to say that to you. As many have asked here, I hope that I'm ever out in cali ill be able to meet you and see these monstors in person.

Thanks for starting the car stereo mod-bug for me!!

right on man thanks bro!!! let me know if your ever in the 916 and ill make that happen!

Beefy · January 25, 2008

Will do my man.

Same for you goes if youed be in 847 or Chicago 'burbs

IH8PunkRok · January 25, 2008

i dont kno if this has been asked or u have already tryed it but have u tryed runnin one amp for subs and one amp for mids n highs so it wont try to pull all that power from one side(dunno but it looks like its built to take it to me ) but might help wit settin the 360 better but just my .02 anywho great looking work mayne wish i had ur skills and talent and budget lol , and x2 on ppl askin to change shit if u have a thing goin ur way u dont want to get backtracked in some other bs for shits in giggles when its already this far, im still amazed u got this far with it with the time u got on hand from gettin off of work n ish, cant wait to get to see this thing done but its well worth the wait, one high quality piece at a time, but thing is i still cant believe ur doin all this shit under a carport, ive not seen many shops that can do this with a big ass building and time on end, keep up the great work brotha

he was actually told by RF that he should do one half of each amp for subs and the other half for highs

tacomabanga1986 · January 26, 2008

he was actually told by RF that he should do one half of each amp for subs and the other half for highs

i figured, but j/w anyways ive read each post but get lost some places, lol

meade916 · January 26, 2008

ok its friday, ive been up since 5, im tired........but i got out there and made some sawdust tonite anyway. Tomorrow i figure out exactly how im gonna do this and if it goes as planned i will be butchering up the passenger side door real soon. Anyway this is your tutorial for the day This is how you make a countersunk trim ring to flush in your mids.

First, start by planning it out....the spiral upcut bit will cut in increments of 1/2". It is a 1/4" bit but when you cut a circle its doubled.

Next set the depth of the bit to go most of the way thru, but not all the way. I leave about 3/8". Doesnt sound like a lot but its fine for a 6" speaker especially since it will have resin and glass on it to reinforce later.

if your doing multiples of the same ring, instead of doing one ring at a time and moving the pin every time, i just do them all at once.

It takes 6 passes to do these, all at different measurements and since the pin gets moved a lot, its helpful to mark the holes you use the most so you can find them quick. No thats not blood from when i cut my finger its red marker There is a LITTLE DNA on the other side though, like a drop. I left it there to remind me of my war-wound

Once the countersink is done its time to cut the very outside of the ring at full depth. Now this is the hand saver here.......i used to cut it off, flip the router upside down and cut the middle out. Now, just cut the very outside all the way around but leave about a 1/2" tab. The reason you dont cut the middle out sooner is you lose your pivot hole as soon as that is gone...so the very middle hole needs to be intact till the LAST pass.

see how the Tab holds the ring in place, this allows you to cut the middle portion out while its still attached to the flat stock.

Now grab a jig saw and cut that tab off. Its only 1/2" so if you have any skills you should be able to keep it nice and round. Take a sander to whatever is left of it and you cant even tell there is a tab. Done deal!

meade916 · January 26, 2008

now for the 10" Shallows......same procedure just on a bigger scale. Now the 3/8" just wont do so dropped it a little lower (to about 1/8") and backed it up with a 2nd ring made of 3/4" MDF. The 1/8" usually wouldnt be necessary, just butcher that off and do it in two passes, but in this case i didnt want to sink the sub in all the way into a 3/4" piece. I sorta wanted it to match the 6 1/2's since they are flush but the grills stick out just a hair...