teamSPB Focus RS build thread - AA, TruTech, Mosconi, CDT, Hybrid - 142.5db @ 31hz

[teamSPB]

Hey folks, as some of you know, my Focus has been stripped of the HCCA's in the 14cuft ported box, back seats are back in, and the car is now going for a slightly lighter weight approach with just a single 12" sub, 3 way active front end etc...

The old spec consisted of:

Pioneer 7500DVD

Rainbow CMX 465

US Amps AXTU600DE

2 Orion D5000

2 Orion HCCA 15.2 ported in 14cuft box @ 28hz

2 Optima Yellow tops

Connection Cabling throughout

Dynamat Xtreme sound deadening

The new kit will consist of:

Pioneer P90RS + DEQ P90

Hybrid Audio L641P-3 or CDT Audio ES 07/04/01 or a mix and match between the 2...failing that, a 3 way set of Morel's will come into play

Undecided on amps yet but currently got a Tru Tech Billet 6 and a Hammer sat here

Ascendant Audio Havoc (2.3cuft ported @ 30hz) or CDT QES1220 (0.6cuft sealed) depending on SQ or SQL moods lol

Powermaster D2400 battery

KnuKonceptz cabling throughout

Stinger Level 3 RCA's

Tru Tech Line Driver SSLD6

Custom alternator (hoping for 160-200a)

Bigger front battery

Some pics:

Powermaster D2400 - 2000CCA + 87Ah

KnuKonceptz Fleks 0g power cable

Tweeter builds - Angled up slightly and ever so slightly angled in

Kick Panel builds - modelled these on the ES04's as the cut out is JUST bigger than the L4's, depending on how each perform, the best sounding one to my ear will stay

Firing towards the middle near the gearstick...so slightly off axis

Custom Speaker adapters for the ES07 or L6

[teamSPB]

Epic ready to be dismantled...Display is being relocated elsewhere in the car

Was thinking of putting the amp here...but now decided against it...

Ill post more pics when i get the chance

teamSPB

[teamSPB]

found the camera after ripping the house down lol!

Working on the battery/fuse tray at the moment...As well as having no space to put the battery elsewhere, im lucky enough not to have a spare wheel in the car as standard...instead a can of tyre weld...

Battery tray being built up

powermaster D2400's new home! As well as the fuse holders etc...the small junction box you see in the picture will change for something else...hopefully will update you all on that tomorrow!

ALL cable runs have been secured down to the floor every roughly 6-8inches as well as EVERYTHING being braided over and heatshrinked ends etc

The new install layout will be like this...while the Billet 6 will go on the sub box behind perspex etc

Mids fitted and slight modifications needed to doors (needed to trim back the card slightly to clear the speakers...none of this can be seen with the card back on

Few pics of the headunit in place...

looks like at home with the Boost controller dont it

Boost guage is being relocated into the air vent and a few touches added to the pocket below the stereo! will update while its all happening!

teamSPB

[teamSPB]

Got some more work done today!

Firstly, sprayed up the fuse holder/battery tray in black...looks so much better now...

Then got down to wiring up all the split charge relay bits and bobs...I run a Stinger SPG32 (or similar part number...basically the replacement to the SR200 lol) alongside a SRVG Stinger Voltage gaurd...bit like an intelligent charging system with voltage indicator etc...ill go a bit more into depth about the installation of this in the next few days when i go to mount the LED etc...everything is done now including cutting up all the cables for the power/speakers/rca's etc...all braided up and heatshrinked also. All that needs doing now is neatening it all up and securing it all down

With the Tru Tech Hammer, I want to run 0g cable for it which then is reduced to a 4g end just to make sure i wont strangle the amp in any way (even though the amp is close to the battery...its better to be safe and overspec, rather than be sorry and wish you did something)...For this, I used Stinger reducers...however, they wouldnt fit into the 4g inputs for the amp ...out came the angle grinder lol

With a big of negotiation, this happened

Im going to heatshrink the ends of the reducers as well to ensure there is no way they could ever make contact with eachother considering they are quite close!

Few pics of the GORGEOUS Billet 6!

Knu Konceptz fusing throughout

more pics coming...

bassboy

[teamSPB]

the amps will be going as follows now:

they were just mocked up just to see if everything will sit the way i wanted it to...the battery will be cut out so you can see the logo through the false floor...I still need to make a top cover with perspex and company logo's to go ontop of the amps/line driver/eq/battery...hopefully that will be done on friday!

Cant wait to finish it all now...just want to get it playing so i can have some music back in the car! Still need to do all the custom fascia and heater vents etc for the front of the car...touch wood, that will be finished next week!

The trimmers are taking ages to trim my A pillars and kick panel builds but once they are back they will go straight into the car and hopefully wired up! All the cabling has been ran just a matter or getting the amp etc in!

bassboy

[papoose42]

nice like it

[IH8PunkRok]

wonderful

your builds are always top notch. im watching

[cc_audio]

Gasp! Its so rare these days to see anyone using Trutech, man those amps are gorgeous!!! Moar pics please!!!

[teamSPB]

right time for a bit of an update....

not had much of a chance to work on it much over the past few days...however, this arrived in the post for me

fused 12way distribution block with built in earth distribution to...will help me out big time to wire up all the fans, relays, line driver, eq etc etc in the boot...nice little junction box there to keep everything neat and tidy!

kick panels trimmed...

making sure the speaker fits

tight squeeze near the pedal...

Build will actually sit like this once its all clipped and secured in properly

I hope there is plenty of room for my foot to clear when im peddling it lol

Tweeter builds also finished

Quick look from the outside of the car

Im still undecided what colour to paint the tweeters...keep them grey or paint them black? or cream to match the alcantara? lol

bassboy

[teamSPB]

quick update:

Front end is practically complete now...everything trimmed and installed...

not bad for a colour match on the a pillar trims...

box is complete...although not in this pic...whats not shown is the finished radded port, top panel (obviously lol), FGing, painted finish and the smoothing of the corners on the port itself

its made from birch - 36mm front panel and 18mm sides, back, top and bottom

and the cadidates of subs...all used and tested N.B resting on the test box for the Q and havoc lol

that is all for now

bassboy