Jay-C76's 2005 Ranger Install

[Jay-C76 333]

I hope to post up good numbers this summer!

Until then I may have to pay a local shop to put this puppy on Termlab.

[Thumpper 266]

can't wait to see what you think of those subs..............

[Mark LaFountain 1,054]

can't wait to see what you think of those subs..............

x20

[Jay-C76 333]

can't wait to see what you think of those subs..............

Maybe I should get Adam to write my review for them...LOL

So far I'm very impressed just by them visually

and on design software!

They are some stout, beefy, and stealthy looking subs for sure.

No glitz and glammor where it's not needed.

All the cosmetic details that most companies put into the

back end of the subwoofers look cool when in the store but,

i'll never see that once I drop it into an enclosure...

That stuff just drives up a price that's passed on to me, the consumer..

SSA keeps a simple design that is physics wise, strong as they come.

No lame decal or logo rubber trim on the magnet...(more added cost!)

Just one plain sweet lookin' subwoofer!

With guts like a rhino on steroids!!!

Edited March 27, 2009 by Jay-C76

[Jay-C76 333]

If it wouldn't rain everytime I get to work on this it'd be done by now!

Well, I did manage about an hour and a half of time after I got off work today....

So, I put the port in primer an drilled out my wire locations on the amp rack,

plotted and drilled all the pilot holes and dropped in some threaded inserts.

More rain forcasted for me this week off and on.

I hope to get some work done in between the showers!

[Mark LaFountain 1,054]

looks awesome! loving that port and box work.

[Jay-C76 333]

looks awesome! loving that port and box work.

Thank you!

Wait till you see it wrapped and finished!

I hope to test fit everything tomorrow.

[sound=vibration 34]

looks awesome! loving that port and box work.

Thank you!

Wait till you see it wrapped and finished!

I hope to test fit everything tomorrow.

well hurry up... lol

this is looking sick..

[Jay-C76 333]

If I had a garage.....

I'm at war with the weather on this one! LOL

MDF loves rain! Soaks it up like a sponge...then swells to twice the size...

NTM I won't let anyone else help me do "actual" work on my install...

I like to hog all the fun myself! :-)

Hope to have a few more pics of progress by this weekend.

[adamt 1]

Maybe I should get Adam to write my review for them...LOL

Actually you should have this guy write your review for the subs. Don't remember how I found this but I felt thoroughly educated after reading the following about a JVC Arsenal.

This sub has an oddly soft sound to it, in a great way. I'd call my Brahma 15 MKI's sound...being hit with thick butter on a concrete wall. great sound and tone that is thick, accurate, and filling. My two Earthquake 12"s i would call...Having large stones thrown at you in a biblical sense. They were loud, but very harsh and un-distinguishible, very similiar to a kicker sound. I would call this JVC a pillow fight with Hulk hogan. It hits hard but doesn't have the same impact and pressure sense of the brahma or other SPL featured subs ive heard.

I'm not sure you could find a better review amongst subwoofers. If I had to take a shot I would say I'm hoping the SSA's produce more of a being shot by a 45 in the chest with a Kevlar jacket kind of result. Talk about an eye opener. I'm not the easiest consumer to please

I'll be coming to see you when you are all done but my girl wants to hit the St Louis Arch on the way. I don't care what everybody else says, take your time I've got a lot of stuff to do before I come up there.

[Jay-C76 333]

Put the final coat of primer on the port today, worked on the amp rack,

and finally fined the sound deadening in the rear!

Tomorrow's my 33rd B-day and it's supposed to be sunny and 70!!

I have the whole day to myself so I can get some good work done!!

[adamt 1]

Who's lookin good now pal?

The sound deadener is looking damn good in the bed. I've decided to give myself a break on cutting the chit out of my knuckles and you are gonna get a real taste of what it should be like doing some deadening and help me get the spoiler and rear hatch from looking like the Fosbury Flop when Lil Jon shows up. That bed would have taken me 10 mins with a good pair of scissors.

For what it's worth

(I type it all out cuz I'm not smart enough to know all the cool acronyms)

I remember back in the day when you were on installer steroids and you bought the blow through kit for the rear window of the Ranger and you were like I just bought this 10 minutes ago and I already hacked out my panel and it's installed.

It was well documented on PTS but you erased it all. None of that is even around any more. The grass and the nasty weather will always be with you. I gotta give you some chit.

The very beginning of all of this was started out by Jay trying to explain how his bed topper was a cap.I would pay money to read those long forgotten posts on PTS. I just remember asking you what the fudge you were talking about and you were just like my bed cap, the cap for my bed the rear cap. Whatever dude, it's a topper. But all that resulted in the very first pics of the blue truck then the cat fish then the bluegill tank Hah look who's laughing now!!

No seriously, look who's laughing now- This dude is the man. He finished the sound deadening in the rear and it looks fudgeing awesome

bow chica bow wow(repeat it fast and it sounds like porn music

[Jay-C76 333]

LMAO!!!!

You always have some colorful words!

I feel really dumb sometimes b/c I have to look some word up! LOL

Nice picture there Ray Bans!!!

You know I was going to tease you on that......LOL

[mccleery3 166]

happy b-day bro! btw-coming along nicely

[Jay-C76 333]

Thanks!

How do y'all like the split in the windshield????

I have to get that fixed before I unleash these Icon's!!

[mccleery3 166]

I say keep the windshield in until you can destroy it with the icons!! LMAO!!...could be fun

[Jay-C76 333]

I say keep the windshield in until you can destroy it with the icons!! LMAO!!...could be fun

Ooooo! That would be fun!!!!

I'd have to do it on the same day the new one would be getting put in...

I bet it would blow out!

[adamt 1]

You could always do what Mead did to his rear window. I've got a RF P3 basket that would probably do the trick.

Talk about feeling dumb- That's a good way to express how I feel when I'm trying to cut panels out of a full 3/4" sheet of MDF for an enclosure. I've tried it before. This comes from a man who at one point ran all kind of saws and power tools everyday to bring home the bread.

Carpenters and Cabinet builders are not the same thing. The box is lookin great man!

In other news I don't know how to make you my friend so I guess we really aren't buds after all

[Duran 387]

You could always do what Mead did to his rear window.

Who else do you know that can totally shatter a window with a single 18" running IB and no power?

[burton907 0]

You could always do what Mead did to his rear window.

Who else do you know that can totally shatter a window with a single 18" running IB and no power?

uhhh.... explain please.

btw the build is looking amazing Jay!1!

[Duran 387]

You could always do what Mead did to his rear window.

Who else do you know that can totally shatter a window with a single 18" running IB and no power?

uhhh.... explain please.

btw the build is looking amazing Jay!1!

Steve Meade has a video called "Breaking a windshield with one 18" woofer" or something like that, and he picks up one of his BTL 18's and breaks the back window with the motor. It's quite funny.

EDIT: Explaining what happened took all the fun out of it

[Jay-C76 333]

That was pretty funny!

I clicked and watched hoping for the obviouse....

then BOOM, Steve amazed me again!

Never guessed he'd do that!!!! LOL

On another note I did get some more work done

today on the enclosure.

But, first I had to dry fit this sucker, plot and measure

some things, yank it back out, and all by myself.....

Now it's on to starting the rear 6x9 boxes and battery shelf.

I still have a lot more detail to add to the sides....

The next time this puppy fits into the rear the solid

shell has to come off and be put back on.

It's an exact fit....dang near needs Crisco to fit in there!

[adamt 1]

looks like we are friends now buddy.

Good job on the box- Even it looks happy

[Quentin Jarrell 671]

I probally looked over it but what's goning on with the ovals on the side of the enclosure?

[Jay-C76 333]

I probally looked over it but what's goning on with the ovals on the side of the enclosure?

Infinity 2-way 6x9's, countersunk to match subs.

and the shelfs down the side serve three purposes...

To hide cabling and give a clean look,

help to brace side panels,

provide mounting for secondary battery.

Edited April 5, 2009 by Jay-C76