Mr X

Mike, DVFlyer on this forum, brought me his car a few months ago for a simple SQ setup.


It consisted of:

DLS RA50 amplifier
Alpine W200 w/ H701 processor
DLS Iridium 6.3s
-Midbass in doorpods
-Tweet and Mid in the kicks
DLS Iridium 10" Subwoofer

Shortly after picking it up, he started tinkering with it. First, by relocating the tweeter to the bottom of the kick panel. The for some reason, he felt like he didn't have enough power. The thought process went from two A3 to power the iridiums to, hey I have the processing capabilites, might as well also pick up an A2 so I can run them active.

But of course, he felt that the substage was good, but not quite where it should be. His first solution was an IDQ 15 off a DLS A6. Again, he liked it, but it didn't have the low end oomph that his home theater is so good at.

So basically, its time to go big or go home.

The plan is two 13 Av.2s in fiberglass corner boxes with an integrated amp rack somewhere in the trunk. Right now the plan is to power the subs with the A6, so 600 conservative watts to each driver. I have an itching feeling sometime after it leaves my hands a second A6 will find its way into the car

So to recap whats going to be in this car:

-Alpine W200
-Alpine H701
-Alpine Full Speed Ipod
-Alpine Bluetooth
-DLS A2 (tweets)
-DLS A3 (midrange)
-DLS A3 (midbass)
-DLS A6 (Subs)
-DLS Iridium 6.3 (active)
-13Av.2 (x2)


Anyways, here are the links to the past threads about his car, and some photos. First update on the build should be sometime late tonight.

http://www.icixsound.com/vb/showthread.php?t=36018
http://www.icixsound.com/vb/showthread.php?t=39347

Kwame

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Cool, I am rooting for you guys.

Mr X

Your car is pretty much what kicked this whole thing off

Kwame

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16psibrick

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i have no comment haha, i will check it out in a few weeks when i am down there

Mr X

Subs won't be in yet

Mr X

First, the garage was filthy, so that had to be handled.




Done.




Next we move onto the actual car. This is how I recieved the trunk



I really like the DLS Ultimate line of amps.




The fact that they but up with each other is going to be very useful with how the amps are going to be mounted.




Somehow the Av.2 has to go here...



And here...



Solution? Lets tear it apart.



Off goes the weather stripping.





Next, the plastic panels just pop off, from the middle outwards.





Now we've got way more room to work with.




Pop the trim back in and we have a much better idea of what we have to work with. Should be plenty of room




Next, we need to wipe down the dirt on the inside and outside of the car. The quick interior detailer is for the inside, and exterior detailer is for the outside. (duh) Use a clean microfiber towell.



15K mile 350Z in mint condition = take no chances








Next, lets get an idea of how we're going to situate the amps. A half stack between underneath the strut tower is the plan.



Here are some mock up pictures, chances are you guys will be thinking wtf, but I might as well post them anyways. The circles are the same diameter as our trim rings and the same depth as an av2












One more thing, I was playing around with ideas for the tweets. I'm not a huge fan of the basketball grills, and I know Mike isn't. So I took a little bit of a gamble and attempted to flush the tweeter. This was an experiment and the vinyl is not properly glued/stretched, I really need to emphasize that But I think it has some potential to look awesome. My only concern being set into the ring like this make a significant difference with how the tweeter disperses? Anyone have any thoughts on that issue?




Then a little before and after of what 5 minutes with a random orbital sander can do





Today was a ton of conceptual work, rather than stuff that can have photos taken of it. Tommorow the amp rack will get built :beer:

DVFlyer

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Bing,

Will you be down in San Diego?

Kwame,

Royalty check on the way..... Did you get my e-mail about San Diego?

Kwame

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Yeah, I did. I owe you like 3 response e-mails, the last 2 weeks have been insane here. I will def. e-mail you back today.

DVFlyer

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No rush.... just making sure they didn't get caught by a junk filter as there were a lot of links etc.

Kwame

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I have a question in regards to your install.

Where is the trunk floor projected to be? I am assuming you will be building some sort of false floor, or am I clueless?

DVFlyer

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Dom came up with this stacked amp design just last night so it's a work in progress. I would guess the floor would be close to the original level both in front and behind the strut bar. But I will not have a pass through.

Mr X

The floor is going to be as low as possible Its the only way to fit the amp rack and the subs. It should look pretty good, and provide a nice deep storage well.

Mr X

Some amp rack progress, she'll be done tommorow. The goal was to create both a solid amp rack, and a prime location for the helicopter to attach its hooks when Mike has the car moved around.

Left mounting position



Center mounting position (Bottom holes not drilled yet)



Right mounting position



Then we pull the car in



Tacked together. Before we did this, we disconnected the positive and negative from the battery, and grounded the welder right next to where the welding was going on.



Back bone of rack placed in it, we tacked these into the wrong spot so they're currently just flopping around, ran out of time to re do it.



A better view



The back of the amp rack is flush with the strut tower. Will probably make a nice beauty board for it.



Next we piece together the first tier of the rack.



All welded up, please note, it isn't in its final mounting position, I just set it somewhat in place to show you guys how it is all going to fit together.



Here the amps are sitting on it, I'm psyched to get this car together




Whats really makes me sad is I was able to summarize 10 hours worth of work in <20 pictures

Any questions, feel free to ask

16psibrick

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gawd damn dom...must respect, can wiat ot see the final result!

nice basketballs, we gotta run a game when i am down there

b

DVFlyer

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well... well... well. A "gawd damn" from Bing..... THAT says something. You da man, Dom.

Mr X

This is easily the coolest thing I've ever made.

Pix of the frame, for some reason I lost the photos of it out of the car. I'll take some tommorow when I'm brushing/painting it. From here on out the build log will become more detailed.





Some of the structural work. I was jumping on this thing when it was in the car, and it didn't so much as flinch



Amps mounted.







Perfect access to all of the controls.







Some more shots to give you an idea of how they fit.

DVFlyer

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I don't know what else to say but......

And to think you haven't even started on the sub boxes yet. This is going to be a seriously cool install.

Mr X

I don't think I can until the sub gets here I'm most likely going to have to butcher the rear plastic panel, might as well start looking for a spare to have around now

I'm debating covering the stock plastic panels with that nice vinyl you gave me. It'll prevent scratches, which are so easy on the stockers, and I think it might look pretty nice. Anyone have an opinion?

16psibrick

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very cool look...

1. why dont you flip the DLS logo plate so they all read from the backside? hehe

2. how do you plan on doing the front side of hte arch? wit ha cosmetic hideaway panel or leave it open with hte wires?

wtf i might as well just ask you aim lol