2007 Ford Escape Rebuild...

So its been a while since i updated this. So i have started on the sub box. After i get that in i should be able to get going on the rest of the stuff. I am looking at some material to wrap my doors, trying to get as close to matching as possible. Once i get that i should be good on the rest of the build. So here we go with the box progress.

The wood is all cut.

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The baffle work here.

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Even spread of glue and the weight to press it.

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The quick mock up of how it looks sideways to show the port.

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More to come tomorrow...

 

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Alright so i was able to get a little work done with the time i had... So here is the progress on the box.

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I have my box built completely now just deciding how i want to cover it up. A few update pics here

The box all glued, screwed, and filled...

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A shot of the bracing...

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Port shot...

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Clean edge's...

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So i did get a few things done today in the mourning. I did as much as i could before i have to get things ready for my daughters birthday party.

Lets start with the plasti dip work.

A little before shot...

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Even though its my daughters 3rd birthday she still wanted to come and help out. Here we are removing the rims.

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Got all wheels dipped and put back on...

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And yes i know which tire goes back where.

The final look...

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In between coats i got the wood filler sanded down on the screw holes on the box, (well my daughter did most the sanding). 3yrs old today and still able to put in work. I still had to touch it up but we got it done.

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After sanding we had to clean up.

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She said the leave blower got heavy so i finished... But we had some fun with it...

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I have had this in for a while now but never did add this to my build log....

A 17 inch monitor and a power acoustik dvd plaer.

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As flush as i could get it without cutting the headliner

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Vids of the dvd player and monitor to come soon it finishes loading...

 
So just a small update of the work i got done....

Started with an amp rack and it is going attach to the box...

Here you see that there is a little air space on the bottom to help let them breath a little...

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This is a shot of it from the top...

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A shot of it put into the truck...

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Here you see around the box it is going to be attached to the box surrounding the amps. I am going to have it covered and cut out a portion of it so you could see the AQ of all the amps.

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Alright so i decided it was time for me to get these to start playing... So i did just that got this thing playing, i know i still have a lot of work to get done. So on to the pics.

Since i was going to start getting the subs playing i went ahead and opened the other box today and that contained the DC XL. To my surprise i seen a lanyard in there with a sticker. Was pretty excited about that as i was going to be buying a lanyard.

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Well i started to get all the wiring done for the subs.

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Using these to wire the subs to the correct ohm i need. I had them just laying around so i decided to use them.

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Got everything wired up, yes i know they need to get cleaned up. Also the subs in

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Just a little disappointment. I had the holes cut out good but i still seemed to have some of the material lift up and peel away.

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Got my second battery installed and my be getting another one

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Got them charging before i check everything out.

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So i will try to get vids up tomorrow. But first i must say this seems a lot louder than my previous setup. They are more vicious and do really get down. Although my overall satisfaction was down a little as i thought i would achieve a hair trick... No big deal there by any means as i do get some movement of hair and a good shirt trick. I am pretty sure it has a lot to do with the box and may play around with different tracks. Aside from hair tricks i am very happen with the setup.

 
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