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i like where it is going! ftw

thank you sooo much for this..... i truly am struggling with it in so many ways.... there is no words for how hard it is trying to keep my head above water. mom has alot of needs and it is a true challenge in everyway. currently, midnight, samantha is helping me out by assisting her with a shower.... god bless samantha, she has her one year old, newborn, husband, new job, and college going on.... and still will help dad out! our household consist of 9 of us and three hounds. a full range of needs and schedules for sure. prayers for health, patiance, and funds to keep things moving are needed. it helps so much to have our family there for support. thank each and every one of you, from our entire household! chop

sorry if i appear to be mia..... i am in the process of moving mom in to be her care giver..... it is a challenge to have spare time. family of nine and three hounds to tend to..... lol

i've been playing around with maximizing "boom" with small subs through enclosure design.... a few installs for friends (nothing SPL) and i got a Alpine 4ch for the mustang for mids and high, but i've been procrastinating. nothing big sorry.. lol p.s. check out the wallpaper i did for PAP.. let me know if yall would like IAK wallpaper... i am sure we would like one bro! i will go check it out in a sec..... any attributes are welcomed. yeah small subs are in the season currently, lol seen a 6th order today boasting two 8" woofers...not subs... of a low caliber.... it was belting out the bass though for sure....

welcome, glad you threw us some love.... ! we are hoping to see some fresh builds this year.... what ya working on? hollar back soon! chop

not on yours... i did not remove the seats on our install when we had our delt... single run down the side worked...simple, sometimes i miss it...lol i will ask my bud if there are any tricks to it....i will try to reply back by tomorrow evening... i am thinking that they will bes imilar to mine...but do not want to ramble on if i am incorrect

local friend of IAK and SSA member has a IA 15" LI d4, a AlpineM1000, and a I phone 3Gs 16gb... all for sale... he has asked me spread the word and is takening offers at the moment.... also , he has offered an heated area for working on our rides...holding up to three cars.... his name is chris... on here he is Chrissommer.... he ultimetly might also help us get some more decals out of our logos any questions or offers can be posted here, pm'ed to him , or texted to me. thanks chop

i had a different install style i was thinking of...that would of brought the wire through the car.... but, not this one... and that install will happen, i want it to stay original... but it will not intrude on the carpet perhaps you can fab something to smooth the transition out so it will not be as noticable under the carpet... like sides and top.... maybe a sheet of thin board... sorta like underlayment?

lol, found this looking up some other old info in here... this was too funny ! had to bump it back up again! my lil nephew has the ol dakota now.... new install, but still a ol' beater..lol

this is golden for sure! welcome to the dreaded havic of owning SSA products..... it will not stop either bro.... you are screwed fo- life! ha ha chop

i will run under the car...... will be best for my application.... leaving all electronics in the trunk..... subs in the rear seat area. big three(four) with multiple grounds through out. looking at a spool of 2/0 welding cable when it is time.

this weather is when it gets good..... makes sledding alot faster! windchill was at -14 for a bit recently.......... what you know about snot-cycles!!!! or ice on the eye lashes.... too fun... i am so glad we are not in the cold regions.... this test me to my limits each year looking forward to the build pics..... good luck on wiring her up... we have a few team members in cali! guess i know where to take our next vacation....make it a winter vacation ! lol chop

Looking good there for sure! thanks for sharing! be sure to create a build log as you begin to add the audio gear! look forward to seeing more of this build. chop

I heard there were some slight changes in the rules for 2011. there is several changes and can be found on the site.... thanks for mentioning that. looks like i will have to compete with the big dogs due to the mods i have planned.... oh well, i am sure i will learn plenty from them. chop

thank you sir! i wil be sure to add it to our favorites. chop

Regina...Gina......Momma Chop.....Chop's wifey......Gina38.....THE BOSS of IAK! 2002 Dodge Durango 4X4 4.7V8 all options minus sunroof. We had to add some personality to asap....lol We had Mike,(DD9915D!!!), at Excessive DB's go through and upgrade the alarm and factory sounds. He installed an Excaliber alarm with all the bells and whistles, (punn intended), including the remote start, just in time for the cool weather.... it is definetly a loud alarm for sure.... We had the factory head unit replaced with a 7" touchscreen flip up to compliment the 5 flip down in the rear(factory) Mike carries American Bass so he was able to give us a sweet deal on the equipment.... All the power and speaker wires are American Bass, 0 gauge ran to the rear and split up with a beefy distrubution block for both amps to share. The doors were stuffed with the American Bass SQ carbon series 6.5"s ..... We also deadened them with Fat Mat, reducing the road noise and increasing the sound qaulity.... We was able to get her a Sundown Audio SAX 100.4 to run the mids and highs.......thank you Steve Mead. Both amps will be mounted in the cargo area and have fans, (to be installed), drawing cool air in across them through the factory side vents.... Regina has a Sundown Audio SAZ 1200D on the way from DB-r.com right now....should be here Friday. This is just slightly bigger than what is needed for her new subs, but we will be sure to keep it set right... The subs being used are American Bass 8"s .... they are setting in a ABC style enclosure.... There is a little story behind the subs and enclosure.....keeping everything out in the open... Mike had a few mistakes along the way on the install...nothing too huge, just somewhat inconvinent mostly..... he felt terrible and would not hear of anything less than to 'make-up' for his mistake by buildind the enclosure for free, and supplying the subs as well....FREE!! ..... perhaps a sign of truly going above and beyond to keep a customer happy...Thank you Mike, from us both. (there is a small chance that he is scared of Regina!, I know the rest of us are!!!) we will post up more pics of the install after the sub amp gets installed...also upgrading the factory tweeters and doing a big three in the near future.... lol, now you see why my build does not progress quickly....ha ha We plan on visiting the Alton family on the 6th. we will see how she does on the mic then.... stayed tuned..... love you Regina!!!!! Chop IAK

the enviroment is unique when it becomes demo time!...... the multiple sessions of allowed demos begin to increase anticipation as the day progresses. > thefordmccord < look forward to seeinf ya there chop

well then!!! lets see some pics...build logs.... links to it.... pm me or feel free to post it on our IAKHOP ..... i am sure all of IAk would lobbve to check it out.... i had that exact car before..... big sweet , interior was soooo dam plush.... big comfy couch!

i would love to fly out for some ink some day too!

lol... hell yeah, at least an hour...gave your phone and my ipod both a run for thier money and it cranked it all out awesomely... rather loud at times.... and man, remeber how much air we got to move from that enclosure and those 8"s! too cool! more work to come! chop

please, while we are on the subject...tell me some info on this, i knownothing about it, not even what voc's are.... time for ol' chop to go to school Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) refers to organic chemical compounds which have significant vapor pressures and which can affect the environment and human health. thank you for a response.... we have the new deadener....but have been out of a garage for a bit...mike has had some lease issuse or something? but rest assured... it will be removed and upgraded thanks again for your input...i was sure to flag it accordingly! chop