2008 GMC Sierra/Blank Canvas

[finebar4]

Well since they are giving them away, I went and got stupid and got this:







It came with a nice double din opening,



6.5's in the doors,



and tweets up in the A-pillars.




The equipment going in:
Zuki Amps, Seas Lotus Drivers, and my Mag.








The biggest bonus to the new truck is this:


Real Estate


Now the only dilemma is which to run


Still dealing with a blockage in my radial artery and am gimpin' without my left hand, but as soon as I can grip a screwdriver....we'll be off and running.

[TheDavel05]

congrats! cant wait for some progress

[bobditts]

very nice kevin. Hope you have a speedy recovery. Let me know if you need anything.

[finebar4]

Thanks.

It's killin me to just sit and look at it, probably going to start some fabbing this weekend and let my brother do the grunt work

[customtronic]

Good luck Bro. I hope it all works out and you get a full recovery soon!

[vidizzle]

nice equipment

[finebar4]

Well after the medical mishaps and recouping from the financial aftermath (damn blood clot and pneumonia back to back) of being off work a while laid up, I finally kicked things off a little this weekend.

Ripped out the back seats to this:


No carpet, strictly factory deadener


Started with the big pieces.....1" MDF for the box


2 plys of 3/4" Baltic Birch for the baffle (may go 1 more)


Dance Floor


Rough fit/some teasers






1/4 inch strap for floating the mono above sub box starting to see some shape

[finebar4]

Going to change up a little and flush mount the x=over and the disc changer vertical on the passenger side and recess the power distribution on the other


Soon to be power distribution box


And rough fitting the x-over


Too late cut the access holes


Well got to pack up for a flight to Montanna.......Install resumes Thursday.

[BassBaller5]

subscribed! i love GMFS

and if you decide to ditch those Hertz, sell em to me!

[finebar4]

Originally Posted by BassBaller5

subscribed! i love GMFS

and if you decide to ditch those Hertz, sell em to me!

PM me, I don't think I am going to wind up using them.

[moosejuice]

This should be a nice build, there is nothing like a blank canvas....

B-

[finebar4]

Well went to Tulsa this weekend instead of working on the truck, but had a little time today to get the frame built to hold the sub amp.








I have to order the tech flex and deadening before I start cabling, only want to tear it apart once and get it all laid down in one shot.

[6spdcoupe]

Looking good Kevin. Guess ya took advantage of that 0%/72 months deal?

Oh and I did find that property by the way, lemme know next time your down there.

[finebar4]

Well been a little bit, but here is a quick run down how to tear down the door panels on the new body style trucks.

Starts with removing the sail panels and removing 5 bolts.

Bolt 1 and 2 are located under the trim ring on the grab bar





Bolt 3 is behind a little pop out panel under the door handle



And 4 and 5 are under another little pop out panel under the door pull



GM was good enough to provide some foam in the sail panel to kill any noise coming from the mirror mount



And checkout the factory sound proofing pad the put between the door panel and the door

[finebar4]

Finally got her nekid and could see what need sealing up





The factory driver could easily be upgraded to an 8" as there is plenty of real estate under there.




And finally after sealing up the holes with aluminum flashing we have it looking like this now







Now I have to admit, I took it for a little ride to the grocery store and have to say that Ant has a great product with the Damplifier Pro. The doors shut with a solid thud, there is a noticeable difference in pitch with the knuckle rap test, and finally there is a very noticeable difference in how much more the cabin quieted down with just doing the doors. Tomorrow i plan on doing the back doors and building the baffles for my mids. I am really leaning towards putting the tweets down in the kicks aimed slightly up and to the center of the cabin and seeing what kind of results I can get from there.

[finebar4]

Big Update

Starting with the simple....... cut some baffles


Added some Threaded inserts


Attached to their respective positions




And lets get some noisemakers put in

Drivers side door


Pan head allens holding everything down



Soldered down the leads


Driver side kick


Pass kick

[finebar4]

Now as you can see in the previous pics...at least the driver side...the amount of factory wiring that had to be moved. Well let's do it....start with 100 feet of 16 Gauge cut into 18 inch jumpers


Started on passenger side and started the process



And then tackled the driverside



What a mess, but here is the done shots