ChicagoFans box 4 SA8s i his Escape

[DD9915D!!! 5]

Here we go

Epoxying the rear liftgate

Amp before

After

Lights out

Knuconcepts 1/0 fit

Amp rack legs made with home made table saw

Edited February 14, 2010 by DD9915D!!!

[Julian 641]

where were the LED's connected to?

on the board or did you wire it to something else?

[DD9915D!!! 5]

Can't really tell in this shot but there are 7 sounddeadenershowdown tiles in the door.

6 1/2 to 6 x 8 adapter

Memphis Mids peeking out

The box for the SA8s, which are o backorder apparently, lol!

In the middle of epoxying the box

"Daddy can you hear me talking?"

[porkchop 304]

yay, show us more, show us more.....

anxious to see how this all goes down.

chop

[DD9915D!!! 5]

The helper cleaning up

The 8s are going in 1" plexi

Before treatment

After

side by side

Before with one light

after

Window cut out

Box gets bedlinered tuesday - more pics then

[DD9915D!!! 5]

where were the LED's connected to?

on the board or did you wire it to something else?

A switch under the radio turns them all on at once 8 for the subs and 4 others (two in each amp)

[altoncustomtech 773]

Man I'm tuned in for this build, it's gonna be great!!

We did something very similar to the doors, around the mids (4 ea. door) on an EX club members car. Lit up, looked awesome, really sucked though as I fronted him the money and never got a dime back. As a result I'm VERY picky about who I help out now. /RANT (sorry)

BACKLIT, FROSTED PLEXI FTW!!!!

[DD9915D!!! 5]

Alton call me man, Chuck said you were going to be eye-ballin this build - gimme a jingle if you need work done.

[porkchop 304]

nice!!!

looks like chuck picked the right installer around 317!

IAK

[DD9915D!!! 5]

Thank you Poppa Chop! I have bee slammed I got an 18 Fi BTL in a Blazer I am starting tomorrow and I have a Magnum I just Finished a box for (also with backlit frosted plexi) his has the Rams head logo with Magnum written underneath. Should be sick - heres a pic of the plexi and the kerfed port...

[Adrian_D 520]

Nice to see the sounddeadenershowdown tiles put to use.

While you had the doors off did you seal the holes in the door ? Makes a big difference.

[flastrongman 8]

great looking work so far.

[mccleery3 166]

Right on Mike, you da man! Now I'm even more sad that the 8's release got pushed back I'll be closing the holes up in the spring/summer and ordering some more stuff (MLV & CCF) from Don @ sound deadener showdown. I'm in the process of eventually changing the guages, temp controls, and window/door lock switches to blue from the factory green along with ordering a Pioneer AVH-P42000DVD when it's released.

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

Coming together nicely! Pretty quick too.

I remember getting that same package fron Knu, Nice wire.

What does the epoxy accomplish?

[acex3a 5]

awesome build so far! need more!

[altoncustomtech 773]

Alton call me man, Chuck said you were going to be eye-ballin this build - gimme a jingle if you need work done.

Thanks! I just might do that for some pointers. Hate to sound like an inconsiderate prick, but I do like doing my own work. I really appreciate the offer though. Like I said, I may give you a call for some info on the Plexi work. Looks like you really know your plexi well.

Coming together nicely! Pretty quick too.

I remember getting that same package fron Knu, Nice wire.

What does the epoxy accomplish?

X2 on the epoxy question, never heard of using epoxy before, though I can see where it would have the same benefits as resin with a little added flexability, maybe.

[DD9915D!!! 5]

Nice to see the sounddeadenershowdown tiles put to use.

While you had the doors off did you seal the holes in the door ? Makes a big difference.

I didn't he did not have enough to do that, I wanted to do the firewall too, but we have some budget constraints. So far it has made the overall ride much quieter though.

Also Epoxying the door panels makes them very heavy and they tend to resist vibration better after that treatment.

Edited February 14, 2010 by DD9915D!!!

[bigrank916 72]

That enclosure is saaweeet with the frosted plexi! Definately very nice. Im tuned in...

[mccleery3 166]

*a little update* Mike has the bedliner getting sprayed and cured. The weather has sucked, we took a trip down to Louisville for Carl Casper, and he's been slammed with other builds. We figured since the release of the 8's got pushed back, there wasn't a big rush to finish up the install. I'm hoping to have everything but the 8's in the truck by tues or wed this next week. I'll have Mike post pics as soon as something worth posting happens....LOL

[superfishbone 1]

Thank you Poppa Chop! I have bee slammed I got an 18 Fi BTL in a Blazer I am starting tomorrow and I have a Magnum I just Finished a box for (also with backlit frosted plexi) his has the Rams head logo with Magnum written underneath. Should be sick - heres a pic of the plexi and the kerfed port...

how do you do that "kerfed port" ? in the Philippines we call that flared.. but how do you guys do that

[Duran 387]

Thank you Poppa Chop! I have bee slammed I got an 18 Fi BTL in a Blazer I am starting tomorrow and I have a Magnum I just Finished a box for (also with backlit frosted plexi) his has the Rams head logo with Magnum written underneath. Should be sick - heres a pic of the plexi and the kerfed port...

how do you do that "kerfed port" ? in the Philippines we call that flared.. but how do you guys do that

There are many build logs that go into them more, use the search feature.

[mccleery3 166]

**UPDATE** As some may have seen on the SA8 presale thread, the original box design didn't have enough port area. We went back to square one and now we are using 3-4" PSP's in 5 cubes. The entire build, from the amp rack, to the enclosure design has been changed. A glass viewing window (to see those sexy asses!) across the front baffle above the ports is going to be used with blue LED's inside the box. The top and front will be double baffled and the subs/ports/glass will be recessed. The amp rack will still use the plexi over the amps and the blue LED's, but it will be relocated to between the rear seat and the enclosure. The amps will sit horizontally and be recessed behind a beauty panel. The Pioneer AVH-P4200DVD will hopfully be ordered next friday (payday )

[Kanaworm$ 292]

Looking good!

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Box looks great!

[porkchop 304]

let's hope chucks new box looks great as well....

i like your direction chuck, keep on it.

chop