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<blockquote data-quote="slammedincouch" data-source="post: 8300982" data-attributes="member: 620452"><p>Update for the past few months and why I haven't updated: turned 25, got back into my other hobbies and started working out again, had other priorities and round the house projects happening, and so on (AKA Life). To my FB fools I'll reactivate my profile and hop back on in another week or so.</p><p></p><p>ANyways...</p><p></p><p>Found time to work on this project again. Of course when I went to go start, the explorer was dead. Haven't really gone to great lengths to diagnose the issue, but something OEM is staying on and draining the batteries. Killed the Kinetik in the back and I haven't gotten around to buying/deciding on a new one yet. Kind of banking on selling the M3 8s to pay for something nice/haven't felt the need to splurge on audio related shiz lately.</p><p></p><p>Here's a nice photo of a mess of wires and me removing the rear dead batt:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140715_190148_zps7locerml.jpg" target="_blank">http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140715_190148_zps7locerml.jpg</a></p><p></p><p>So I've had the box design for what? Almost a month and a half? I cut the wood and it's been sitting in the garage for a solid month...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140806_162132_zpsvipvsqkj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Because I'm finding less and less time for car audio nowadays, I figure this is probably going to be the last swap of new equipment in the explorer. Plan to trade it in by this time next year and get a newer f-150 (note the one on the right. Ever since that bish was added to the fleet of vehicles, I've fallen in love. Dat 2015 aluminum body is what my eyes are set on).</p><p></p><p>So back on topic...I figured go big and heavy or go home with this box</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140807_182422_zps4hwgpmtu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and so I glassed the living daylights out of not only the port, but the whole inside of the box. I decided to make this box look super ugly by using titebond II and sawdust on the outside instead of busting out the bondo to cover the screws and ran out of heavy build primer in the port (thought I had more, but I didn't and couldn't find time to get more. thus, port is about 1/8 painted).</p><p></p><p>Original plan was to put the kicker on the side of the cargo area because it's too big to fit on the amp rack without rebuilding it. Well guess what? It's too friggin long to fit. My luck? Yuh.</p><p></p><p>So onto the semi-false floor/platform</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140809_175232_zpshlytapev.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Sup. Wood look familiar? Well it should. It's from that first DD eh build on the first page. Happy I saved it to chop up into something useable.</p><p></p><p>Test fit and the point where I said to myself, "Hmm. Probably should have just walled it..."</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140809_190704_HDR_zpstk8q7lor.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Got some beauty panels cut tonight and started running wires/finished the platform. Had to throw everything in the back real quick to get dinner and a movie in before it was too late, so box is off center.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140810_213818_zpsemor8qsl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And that's where I'm at. If I can wake up by 1pm I can hopefully get things finished. Thought about tossing some 5050 LEDs that I've had sitting here for the past 3 years, but not really feeling it atm as the explorer looks like dookie.</p><p></p><p>Things left to do to get her playing:</p><p></p><p>- Put sub in enclosure</p><p></p><p>- Screw some random stuff together</p><p></p><p>- Pull a battery from the Malibu and put it in the amp rack for a few days to test things out</p><p></p><p>- Wire amp</p><p></p><p>- Tune amp</p><p></p><p>Hoping to be loud as fuuu or I might just drive it off a cliff after all the time put in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slammedincouch, post: 8300982, member: 620452"] Update for the past few months and why I haven't updated: turned 25, got back into my other hobbies and started working out again, had other priorities and round the house projects happening, and so on (AKA Life). To my FB fools I'll reactivate my profile and hop back on in another week or so. ANyways... Found time to work on this project again. Of course when I went to go start, the explorer was dead. Haven't really gone to great lengths to diagnose the issue, but something OEM is staying on and draining the batteries. Killed the Kinetik in the back and I haven't gotten around to buying/deciding on a new one yet. Kind of banking on selling the M3 8s to pay for something nice/haven't felt the need to splurge on audio related shiz lately. Here's a nice photo of a mess of wires and me removing the rear dead batt: [URL="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140715_190148_zps7locerml.jpg"]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140715_190148_zps7locerml.jpg[/URL] So I've had the box design for what? Almost a month and a half? I cut the wood and it's been sitting in the garage for a solid month... [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140806_162132_zpsvipvsqkj.jpg[/IMG] Because I'm finding less and less time for car audio nowadays, I figure this is probably going to be the last swap of new equipment in the explorer. Plan to trade it in by this time next year and get a newer f-150 (note the one on the right. Ever since that bish was added to the fleet of vehicles, I've fallen in love. Dat 2015 aluminum body is what my eyes are set on). So back on topic...I figured go big and heavy or go home with this box [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140807_182422_zps4hwgpmtu.jpg[/IMG] and so I glassed the living daylights out of not only the port, but the whole inside of the box. I decided to make this box look super ugly by using titebond II and sawdust on the outside instead of busting out the bondo to cover the screws and ran out of heavy build primer in the port (thought I had more, but I didn't and couldn't find time to get more. thus, port is about 1/8 painted). Original plan was to put the kicker on the side of the cargo area because it's too big to fit on the amp rack without rebuilding it. Well guess what? It's too friggin long to fit. My luck? Yuh. So onto the semi-false floor/platform [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140809_175232_zpshlytapev.jpg[/IMG] Sup. Wood look familiar? Well it should. It's from that first DD eh build on the first page. Happy I saved it to chop up into something useable. Test fit and the point where I said to myself, "Hmm. Probably should have just walled it..." [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140809_190704_HDR_zpstk8q7lor.jpg[/IMG] Got some beauty panels cut tonight and started running wires/finished the platform. Had to throw everything in the back real quick to get dinner and a movie in before it was too late, so box is off center. [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20140810_213818_zpsemor8qsl.jpg[/IMG] And that's where I'm at. If I can wake up by 1pm I can hopefully get things finished. Thought about tossing some 5050 LEDs that I've had sitting here for the past 3 years, but not really feeling it atm as the explorer looks like dookie. Things left to do to get her playing: - Put sub in enclosure - Screw some random stuff together - Pull a battery from the Malibu and put it in the amp rack for a few days to test things out - Wire amp - Tune amp Hoping to be loud as fuuu or I might just drive it off a cliff after all the time put in. [/QUOTE]
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