6 15" Obsidian's and 10k......the rebuild!

[edouble101 314]

This is looking great. I love all the fabrication you are putting into this. The doors look stelllar!

What is the vent for at the domes lights?

[audioarsonal 15]

Which picture?

[edouble101 314]

Which picture?

[ssh 924]

headunit?

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That is a custom eq pod for my old alpine 11band. It had a little trouble though with all the vibration so I took it out for now.

[16K 159]

looks crazy so far.. cant wait to see some vids

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I hope to have this playing by finals. You can check it out there if your planning on attending.

[Notorious97200 339]

You got serious skills !

Congratulations.

Nice kid too.

What do you plan for mids & highs ?

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Mids and highs are really already done as you can see here...

but I will probably be adding a couple 5 1/4's just behind the headrest area for some rear fill. I run an older Coustic XM5e crossover that has 3 way crossovers with the addition of a center channel and rear fill. I may also do some speakers in the amp area in the back. But that is yet to be decided.

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LED's should be in next week. And I will try and get the other side piece done this weekend along with getting the one I already made sanded and shaped.

Stay tuned...

[Dictator 39]

O snap getting some light action going on i like that!

[ssh 924]

Glassing on the door looks stellar, but may I ask what led you to the drivers' mounting locations?

[audioarsonal 15]

Thanks. And as far as mounting I would assume you mean the upper pods, or the whole door?

[ssh 924]

I know this an SPL build, but I just wondered why you had one of the smaller mids up top, then another down below, and are those tweeters near the top mid? If so, why the different aiming.

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Actually its not SPL. It does get loud, but it had a great BW allowing me to play damn near anything from chopped and screw to alternative rock. I designed the doors to do multipurpose. The 6" drivers are mainly for when the doors are open to help carry the mid range a bit. Since the 4's are a bit weak for that. I chose the locations of the mid/high as you see it to give the best imaging IMO. With them positioned as they are the highs are centered with the mids giving them a fuller sound. With them being angled like they are, the direction is focused on both the driver and passenger from opposite sides. Helping keep things somewhat centered. The 4's help bring the staging up more rather then having it focused down in the lower part of the vehicle.

I also want to be able to turn the subs off and still have good mid bass.

[ssh 924]

Interesting concept, not sure how the lower mounted drivers would interfere with the "staging", nor do I know your cross over points.

[audioarsonal 15]

All drivers have there own channel of amplification. With the doors closed the 6's have very little impact on the sound quality really. The 8 is ran solely for mid bass and the 4's handle mid range. The 1" are crossed at 2k IIRC. Staging is a bit forward. But that is why I think I will add the 5 1/4" in the rear to balance it out. SO far it has had no problems keeping up with 55+

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I got some more done this weekend. Between a sick baby and the weather I slipped in a couple hours of work. It really sucks doing FG in the cold! Things just don't work right....

So after learning a couple things from the other side, this panel went much more smoothly. I was able to bang it out in just a couple hours.

On to the pics...The frame

I had to modify it a bit to get the ring in this one. But I will be back filling it to make it strong once I'm done.

The stretch..

Trimmed...

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This is the other panel after I sanded it down and trimmed the edges. This is the first layer of filler...

Keep in mind it was 25 degree's out. So my mud was thick as shit! I put it in front of the salamander for a bit, but it didn't help much:(

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And here is some mock-up pictures....

The frame-up holding the weight of the sub by itself..

That's it for now. LED's should be here today or tomorrow.

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So my LED's came in yesterday. And what can I say...these things rock! They are bright as hell and should light up the inside pretty well!:nod: I chose the bright white for a neutral lighting color. I was thinking about using blue or maybe red. But in the end decided on white.

I got home and opened them up and hooked em up to a power supply right away. They seem like they are quality built and I don't think I will have any issues. So onto the pictures....

Package...(electro-static)

What comes with them...

LED's themselves...

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Some measurements....

With the lights on...

Off...

And just for fun....

[CrownVic 15]

How long is that roll?

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How long is that roll?

5m or ~16ft

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Alright, I was able to get all the panels finally covered with filler. And all panels are pretty straight. So I went ahead with getting them installed so I could test fit the subs to make sure I can get them to fit. I also got to play around with my new scopemeter. I hooked it up to my pioneer to mess around and get a feel for the new meter. It is going to make a world of difference going forward I can already tell.

So on to some updates that everyone wants....First the panels.

Installed...

Tight fit...