6APPEAL

Told you about using the 2.2 rather than the Q50.

Secrets? What secrets?? Cable's system is just what it appears to be, and nothing more. It's a K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) system. No 30 drivers, no 10 amps, no high dollar head units, no 128 band mono eq's, no super computer required to run all the processing. It is so simplistic, that it blows you away that the sound of that system, comes from THAT system, and it scares the hell out of systems that 10x as much. I saw, heard and discussed the previous systems in his truck and will surely do the same in any updates. I'm not afraid the give critical analysis of his system and expect the same from him about mine. I think his truck sounds better than mine due to the awesome staging, he thinks mine sounds better tonaly, and we both are waiting to hear SQ_MGB's. Golden attitude, please get over yourself. He's enjoying his system and competing with it. You've offered him help several times, yet he's not asked for it. I guess here come my ban!

Boost is additive. Why do you think everything I own is either turbocharged or supercharged? And when we look at new cars for my wife, she demands something with power, meaning a turbocharger or supercharger.

As the sayings go, "That's life" and "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all". Good to hear that the 6's in the kicks didn't get ruined. It would be a good time to put in some deadening!!! I gotta get some down time to work on mine. I guess that if I pulled my current console/sub box out, I'd get off my butt and get the new one built!!!!! Give me a ring, maybe we can kill 2 birds with one stone.

"a long time now", "a year", that's an understatement. There's been several incomplete systems in that truck since you bought it. Too many start, get almost finished and hate the look or sound or get a new idea, then rip it all out and start over. HA, HA, HA. At times, it seems that you are still trying to "stray from the path" with this system. Too many ideas floating around in your head, with most being insane and totally off the wall. It doesn't help that you have too many choices (like I don't have that problem also). It's taken a village (well, 3 of us) to get you to slow down and think on 1 plan enough to do a K.I.S.S. system. At least you are making progress. I have a pile of pieces waiting to be worked on. Can't wait to hear it later this month.

Progress? We ain't heard of no stinkin' progress!

I have a C910 that you can use or buy. Something to think about. Call me!

I still have a couple of scars from that big black truck build. Not counting a very healthy respect for a large number of 12v batteries wired together. Now for your battery problem, what you need is GM part # 1541310. That the part number for the GM Military trucks frame battery mount that bolts to the frame on the passenger side. It's made for the 01/02 trucks, but I don't see why it wouldn't work for other year models. I don't think it really matters which side you mount it on either. It's on the passenger side for the diesel trucks to be close to the 2nd battery on the passenger side. Thinking about a couple of them myself. The price has come down on GM Parts Direct since the last time I checked. My contact at a local dealership says the price online is cheaper than the dealership gets it for. Or you could do a 2nd under hood battery with the battery tray for the diesel truck and have both bats under the hood. You will lose the fender brace on the passenger side, but that's not really a problem. Adding a 2nd alternator is another issue. The alternator is controlled by the engine control computer. So adding a second alternator will be a challenge. You also may have to fab a mount, but not sure on that one. I don't think the diesel and gas motors share the same belt mounts. All I have to do is buy a additional belt roller and the alternator. I have the info on how to wire the alternators together for computer control without having to buy the expensive 2nd alternator kit from GM. If you have the 105 amp alternator you could go up to the factory 145 amp unit that comes on my truck and there was an optional 130 amp unit that was an option on your truck. Remember, I owned a truck that was the same year model as yours. And there is not that much difference between your's and the one I have now.

Texture coat and paint, done correctly, will not crack or peel. Prep is the most critical aspect, followed by the application of the material. You have to think about it like painting a car/truck. Any painter will tell you prep is more critical than application. Now this doesn't mean that you can just apply the material indiscriminately. Without proper application any material will fail. The dual gauge pod in my street GN was done over 10 years ago and still looks good. Now, I did have a painter friend of mine do it, not me, so that's why it still looks good. I'd have the see the grill cloth wrap. I just don't think it will look good, especially if it covers the tweeter. I also haven't found a grill cloth that is a close color match. Your vinyl must be a closer match than mine. Well, you know what my modded Q50 does on the old 6 1/2's in the door of my truck and you've heard a modded DPS500 on the new 6 1/2's. Cableguy's sounds better than mine with a 2.2. More bottom end and effortless volume where mine runs out of steam. As far as us being in the same class or 2, I just don't see any way to avoid it. I pretty much will be in Modified Q, Modified SQ or Q.

Hide the tweets? I don't think so. It will look like a chick that piles on a ton of makeup to hide a huge zit!!!!! I give a big resounding ! To do a vinyl wrap will take a very thin, stretchable vinyl and some kick butt glue. The 3M spray glue junk will not cut it. You need some of that bad azz, orange spray glue that comes in 5 gallon buckets that Jimmy uses. Can't forget that you have to try to get the grain and color to match. We know how expensive the "exact factory" stuff is and it may turn out to be unusable where you want to use it due to thickness or un-stretchability. I vote for texture coat and paint. I think you will get a better result and not have any fitment issues due to the vinyl wrap. It will also be easier to touch up and/or fix. Cableguy's vinyl wrap looks nice, just not the way I would have done it, the texture, grain and color just looks off a little when you look at it where it meets the dash. Kind of like the vinyl I used to cover my console. It looks great because it's not right next to any of the factory plastic or vinyl, only the factory cloth. But, when you hold it against the door panel or dash you can tell the color is off just a shade, the grain is too fine and the texture is not quite the same. Super Dave has his pillars wrapped in suede, but in a contrasting color, so it looks pretty good, just "thick". Maybe if it was a thinner suede it would not look off? But suede would be a #itch to keep clean!!!! Just throwing in some of my thoughts.

Nice work. Great attention to detail.

Love seeing a big ol diesel truck with a system. My truck is an 05 and I still will not "cut it up". Just not that brave, commited, insane, stupid, whatever you want to call it ....... been there done that in a couple of previous installs. Everything done so far can be undone easily and put back to stock, with the exception of the flip down video. Had to cut the headliner for that one.

At least you have somewhere to work on it! Too bad you don't live here any more since help was kinda "built in". I'm still waiting on Mike to get the woodshop back up and going. Too many Buicks and all their stuff at my house. Looks good so far. Yep, the flip up factory console top is going away. Mine is going to look pretty much like yours, just a little different. Not as deep behind the seats as yours since I have a rear seat that flips forward to contend with in my Crew Cab. My port will also extend all the way to the dash since I need a longer port than you because my box is smaller. I'm considering using 1/2" MDF for the port top and bottom. That way I can "bend" the port instead of cutting it at an angle to follow the floor How tall is the box? Not sure if mine is that tall, but it might be. How are you attaching it to the floor? I didn't see the console bracket in the pics.

Refer to the SQ rules, no mention of woofer size forward of the B pillar. That rule is in Streetbeat.

An old school guy here. I like my Linear Power! It helps to live near the owner.

Yea, I picked up my ISO-10 kit when I stopped by the shop last week. Waiting on the 6 1/2's. At least some progress is being made. After reviewing the rules for SQ, I think I fit in modified, not super modified. Cable, You must remember that my truck had a Bose sub in the console and the console can be modified by the 2010 rules. Which also allows me to be in Q.

They weren't bad. I've seen worse rules and regs.

A buddy has a build log over here. Checkin' stuff out.