And the madness begins....

[toolfan91]

Well everyone, im finally starting my new install from scratch. Im piecing everything together bit by bit, hopefully ill have all the gear within a few more months. Here is what I have planned out for it-
D900 in a glassed center dash piece
H701
Neo3s in a-pillars on-axis
Exclusive 5.25"s in sealed kicks
CSC-X 10"s in sealed midbass enclosures(doors)
(2)Audioque HD3 18"s in a huge ported box tuned to 35Hz
RF T15004 for midbass and midrange drivers
RF T5002 for tweeters
RF T40001bd for subs
Kinetik HC2400
Dom 220amp alt

Thats what I will eventually have(ETA is to be completed by January), my temporary setup ill be running for now consists of a D900, Neo3s, Exclusives, (2)Mach5Audio 10"s, RF 360a2, MTX 8102, DEI 1500D and the Iraggi alt(already installed). Ill just be using the built in crossovers on the amps to do active for now, unfortunately.

Anyways, on to the pics...

The fucus
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02197.jpg

The kickpanels out after removing them
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02705.jpg

After a little bit of trimming, test fitting the passenger side
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02707.jpg

Both kick panels all trimmed up now
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02710.jpg

The semi-flush mount speaker rings I made for the Exclusives
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02713.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02714.jpg

1/2" MDF cutout for the back of one of the door enclosures to house the 10" midbass driver
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02704.jpg

What I have on hand now- (2)Mach5 10"s, Exclusives, Neo3s, and lots of wire, still waiting to get my 2/0 though :)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02711.jpg

Ill be updating this thread as I get more work done, so be sure to check back.
-Ben

[B&K]

Can't wait to see those 10's in the doors. How much air are they going to have?

[toolfan91]

Can't wait to see those 10's in the doors. How much air are they going to have?
Should have around .6 cubes :) I cant wait myself!

[alphakenny1]

Can't wait to see those 10's in the doors. How much air are they going to have?

that should be very fun to see! looks good so far man, good luck!

[carter]

Big project!! Good luck. Can't wait to see 10" in door.

[jisturm]

Wow. Nice. Hey man, post the pics on FJ as well.

[toolfan91]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, my D900 should be here on friday. Now to look for an H701, anyone have one they want to sell :)

[ocuriel]

Good luck. can't wait to see it finished.

[T-Ro]

Hey... Kyle Field! I've been there before :D
FTAC of '02.

Good luck with the install. I'm curious as to how the 10's are going to perform. Upfront bass is where it's at.

[newtitan]

duuuude your putting 10's in the doors WHOA

Options I bet those daytons are the best midbass ever lol

I wish they made a HF 8" versio n in 4 ohm, the midbass market would be a LOCK lol

[toolfan91]

duuuude your putting 10's in the doors WHOA

Options I bet those daytons are the best midbass ever lol

I wish they made a HF 8" versio n in 4 ohm, the midbass market would be a LOCK lol
Those are Mach5audio 10"s that will be my temporary subs, sure do look like the Dayton Refs though :) Peerless CSC-X 10"s will be the midbass drivers, I just wish Dayton made the RS270s in a non-shielded version... How hard would it be to debuck those magnets on the RS270s?

[shinjohn]

Keep up the good work, man, and keep us posted. 10s in the doors... can't wait to see that! :o :D

p.s.- Do you go to school in Houston or College Station? I grew up in Houston....

[ClinesSelect]

(2)Audioque HD3 18"s in a huge ported box tuned to 35Hz
RF T40001bd for subs

The fucus




:o

...and I just have the little bitty HD3 10 in a huge quad cab pickup truck. :D

Can I swing by and listen to "Vicarious" sometime?

[fit_tuner]

o man... that install is gonna be SIIIICCCKK want wait to see it

[banginheep]

gunna be sick ben :D good to see you giving my old speaks a new home :)

[bobditts]

hey toolfan91, have you seen my post of the pics of the install I did in the zx5? its about the best positioning for SQ you can get as far as positioning them in the trunk area.

[toolfan91]

Thanks for the kind words everyone! Id love to hear some constructive criticism as well :)
Keep up the good work, man, and keep us posted. 10s in the doors... can't wait to see that! :o :D

p.s.- Do you go to school in Houston or College Station? I grew up in Houston....
I did go to Blinn while I was in college station, I had some family stuff come up, so im living in the Clear Lake area now.

:o

...and I just have the little bitty HD3 10 in a huge quad cab pickup truck. :D

Can I swing by and listen to "Vicarious" sometime?
How does the HD3 sound? Ill be testing and tuning the whole system with Tool's lateralus cd, as thats what I tune every system with :) I've heard that CD on some B&W 801Ds, so that gives me quite a reference to refer to...

o man... that install is gonna be SIIIICCCKK want wait to see it
Thanks bro

gunna be sick ben :D good to see you giving my old speaks a new home :)
I should actually have sound next week! I cant wait to hear them!

hey toolfan91, have you seen my post of the pics of the install I did in the zx5? its about the best positioning for SQ you can get as far as positioning them in the trunk area.
I sure did, very clean install! Im going to have no trunk, the back seat is coming for the enclosure and amp rack :D

[niceguy]

Haha, I grew up in Bryan/College Station most of my life before the family moved out of state....funny how defensive I would get of Aggies/jokes after moving away - and after telling so many myself back in Texas :)

BTW, install looks like it'll be awesome....last time I remember someone doing 10s was the owner? of the old SIN forum...installed Brahma 10s in the front doors :o

Jeremy

[toolfan91]

Got a decent bit done yesterday...

The D900 :D
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02715.jpg

The bases for the kicks completed, I'll start messing with the aiming and whatnot on wednesday, hopefully ill have them finished by the end of the week...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02716.jpg

Driver side door panel cut
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02717.jpg

Passenger side door panel cut, with foam removed
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02718.jpg

The wiring for the D900 ready to go, ill be running all of that tonight...
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02719.jpg

Itll be a while before I can drop the money for the HD3 18"s and T40001, so ill be running (4) Mach5audio 10"s off a DEI 1500D at .5ohms for now. Here is the beginning of the enclosure
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02721.jpg

2x4 braces and port ready to go
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02723.jpg

Port attatched
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02724.jpg

I hope to get the enclosure done tonight, as well as all running all the wiring...

[Antnee77]

Looks good so far. I like to see a nice install with step-by-step photography.

[toolfan91]

Thank ya kindly :)

[toolfan91]

Some more pics

I think (9) 2x4 braces will be enough this time around....
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02726960x720.jpg

The top with the sub cut outs for the (4) Mach5audio 10"s
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02725960x720.jpg

Stripped out my car last night, figured I would take a pic of the sounddeadening. I used 5 gallons of Second Skin sludge, and didnt even do the doors since I ran out... Ill be ordering some Magic Mate 400 to use for the doors outer skins shortly :D
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02727960x720.jpg

[toolfan91]

Got some more work done between tonight and last night. The enclosure is done, sans the gasket foam(I wont be covering it, since its only temporary). Hopefully ill get all the lighting done by tomorrow night, so I can start aiming the kicks on saturday/sunday. On to the pics...

Quite a modified dome light assembly
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02728800x600.jpg
The end result
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02729800x600.jpg

I put a single white LED in each vent, its somewhat subtle... I like it :)
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02730800x600.jpg

Got the D900 installed yesterday, and yes thats Aladdin :D
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/toolfan91/DSC02731800x600.jpg

[banginheep]

looken good man, any updates?

[bobditts]

by the looks of the pic of your stripped interior, the left over packing peanuts leads me to believe you were measuring the cubic feet of your cars interior :)

[Antnee77]

How do you measure volume using packing peanuts? :confused: :p

[bobditts]

for odd shaped fiberglass boxes you can get a pretty close to accurate air space measurement by using packing peanuts.

[NaamanF]

by the looks of the pic of your stripped interior, the left over packing peanuts leads me to believe you were measuring the cubic feet of your cars interior :)

Maybe he was snackin'

[newtitan]

nice bracing , thats some expensive wood just for bracing, why not mdf?

[toolfan91]

Thanks for the humorous replies guys :) I actually had my box that I recived my D900 in, and it fell over and peanuts went everywhere :(

Newtitan- While MDF bracing might have been ok, the 2x4s are cheap and effective, not to mention really, really ridgid...

No new pictures to update ya with, but I just finished all the lighting on monday night, finished all the first stage of wiring on tuesday night, went to the Astros game last night, and FINALLY have some sound as of this morning! Just made some new baffles for the Exclusives for my door, because im waiting to get my H701 and new amp to aim the mids/highs.

The exclusives sound wonderful considering they arent even low-passed and running free-air... Listening to Jambi cranked up loud on the way to work was so satisfying :D Just being powered off the RF 360a2 they have more than enough power, so ill end up using a T8004 for my mids/highs and a T8002 for the midbass...

I just hope I have time tonight to just throw the Neo3s in there somehow, but if I dont I still can enjoy the music :)

I have to get my budget straight for next month, then ill let everyone know what will be coming up shortly!

[bobditts]

yay tool. their new stuff is quite different though. I noticed its not good for SQ at all. I think it is a poor recording

[toolfan91]

yay tool. their new stuff is quite different though. I noticed its not good for SQ at all. I think it is a poor recording
That was just a burned copy of Jambi, and I had the windows down so I wasnt critically listening or anything... Their Lateralus cd is my reference cd, as I've heard it on multiple car systems(even a car with the utopia be no.5 set, VRx amps, H701, awesome install), B&W 801Ds, Revel F32s, etc...

[Exalted512]

dont know how i missed this thread (i just saw it in your away message). Everything looks good and I hate you for having sound!

Your estimated time of completion is probably around the same time as mine. I have all the equipment though...just lack of time. (I still need some batteries and a alternator though, batteries should be coming when i get paid in a week).

I'm working on getting you the 2/0 though. I have it ran under the cab, i just have to put it from the tool box to the cab and a ground from the tool box to frame(for the batteries) and then a few extra feet for the ground for the 40001. Should have that done not this weekend but the next.

keep up the good work
-Cody

[Diru]

looking good, but there is one thing that is eating me. is that black pvc tape on your harness. if it is shame on you.

[lv_v]

Damn that car is going to be a DOG with all that equipment and huge box in it! Gonna sound damn nice though :)