00' S-10 budget SQ install 2-8's/.48KW

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

LMAO at that first pic. I was like WTF is this?? "SQ MONSTER!!!" hahahahah

 

[slopecarver 10+ year member]

vids will come when install is done, Finished box building pics:

 

[sml238 10+ year member]

looks great! id like to see the install. right ****ing now.

 

[mikey7182 10+ year member]

A drill bit on those spot welds for the jack bracket works very well. I've removed them from two S-10s I've owned this way. Drill them all the way out, then pry it away with a hammer/chisel, and silicone the holes.

Install looks nice! Great job on the enclosure. I remember the days of trying to cram a box behind the seat. It's weird to see what an S-10 looks like without a hole through the cab/bed... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[slopecarver 10+ year member]

A drill bit on those spot welds for the jack bracket works very well. I've removed them from two S-10s I've owned this way. Drill them all the way out, then pry it away with a hammer/chisel, and silicone the holes.
Install looks nice! Great job on the enclosure. I remember the days of trying to cram a box behind the seat. It's weird to see what an S-10 looks like without a hole through the cab/bed... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

I can chuck a 1/2" bit in my 3/8" drill (it has a shank on it so it'll fit) and just barely drill out the rivets and chisel the bracket off without ever going through the back of the cab, that is if all goes as planned......

chereck04 says my system is the best box/install a beginner has DIYed he has ever seen. I need to be going to work soon so the bracket may get removed tomorrow but i'd like to do it right now because it's actually above freezing.

 

[slopecarver 10+ year member]

Well i suppose I'll do a little update, Pics:

Xover on HU set at 63hz, box is not actually attached to the truck but is snug all around. The jack bracket was a pain in the you know what.....

Vids will come at a later date after they are broken in some more, any song suggestions besides Bass I Love You?

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

As requested: I made this short clip of the box in Autodesk Inventor, lights were turned up too high so it was washed out on the front and it is about 3" too tall, I'll be posting a correct and more detailed video within a few days when I get around to it. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mKptubAHdU8

I thought I was the only one who used Autodesk Inventor. You work in the drafting field?

 

[slopecarver 10+ year member]

I thought I was the only one who used Autodesk Inventor. You work in the drafting field?

I used it as a mechanical engineering intern at a place called custom engineering last summer, There is only one actual engineer so I was virtually his assistant.

I could not have built this box to have those clearances without inventor, and in the pictures there is a 1/8" gap between the amp and the center console which is very difficult to see.

 

[chereck04 10+ year member]

I must say I'm thoroughly impressed. I went for a ride with "slopecarver" after we got it in his truck today, and it sounds nice. Blends really well with the front stage. It's definately the prettiest "first system" I have ever seen hahaha. One of the nicest parts about his box is that you don't have to move the seat forwards.

 

[cf2004 10+ year member]

very nice looking setup!

 

[Hybrid90accord 10+ year member]

im Impressed, very nice and clean

 

[slopecarver 10+ year member]

FML, FMMFL, FM

2 weeks ago a thief took my HU, cracked my dash bezel, took the antenna adapter, wiring harness that was nicely soldered and heat shrunk, busted the dome light too. I was parked on a street in a NICE neighborhood ($400k-$600k homes) just so happens that where I was parked is between a relatively close lower income neighborhood and a basketball court in the park. I'll bet $1000 I know the race of the theif...

Ordered another replacement from overstock.com, I figured even if it was a refurb it would work fine.... it doesn't, tiny scratches over the face of it, volume knob that is on crooked, and the biggest of all, major feedback from the RCA outputs. not even really feedback, more like a full volume 120hz noise. I know it is the HU because plugging my laptop directly into the RCA jacks in the dash produced banging basstronics from youtube without noise.

So here is my plan:

dash bezel out of a 2003/04 chevy s-series which has a 2DIN opening rather than the retarded 1.5DIN stock bezel

metra 99-2003 double DIN aftermarket adapter faceplate,

bybyte double din liliput LCD frame

Sure 4x100 amp

Some mini-itx board, yet undecided

liliput monitor/touchscreen, yet undecided

automotive dc-dc ITX power supply, yet undecided.

custom ITX/Amplifier case

sounds way expensive to me, If you have any input let me know.

Nothing like reviving a dead thread for upgrades.

 

[suicideking187 10+ year member]

pics of your box ellsworthz? lookin at puttin 3-4 in my 05 reg cab chevy between the seats but would love to see ur setup

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Lol at .48kw. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Good looking box though.