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2008 GMC Sierra build for four 8" subs in fiberglass ported box with 3" seat raise
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<blockquote data-quote="Trancer" data-source="post: 7686785" data-attributes="member: 544448"><p>Hey guys, here is my build. This will be taking me a while as I am taking my time on this so this thread will be going on for a while. </p><p></p><p></p><p>This is what I am doing: </p><p></p><p>Removing rear factory sound deadening material</p><p>Dynamatting back wall</p><p>Making amp rack out of 1/2" mdf wood painted black</p><p>Mounted 4 channel amp, 2 distribution blocks, Audiopipe 200a external fuse, Rockford Fosgate 3Sixty.1 Digital Sound Processor, Focal K2P crossovers, and 400 watt Power Inverter on back wall</p><p>Re ran all of my wire</p><p>Flush Mounted tweeters in rear doors.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Equipment used</p><p></p><p>Front: Focal Utopia Components</p><p>Rear Focal K2P Components</p><p>4 channel amp: Audiopipe AQX-360.4 (125w x 4 @ 4 ohm, 250w x 4 @ 2 ohm) (Thinking of bridging this amp to get more power to my front Focal Utopia&#39;s and adding another amp for my rear Focal K2P&#39;s</p><p>Mono Amp: AudioPipe 3001D (two 1500D&#39;s strapped internally. 1500w x 2 @ 2 ohm or 3000w x 1 @ 1 Ohm)</p><p>Kicker PDK1 1/0 awg amplifier wiring kit</p><p>Big 3 upgrade</p><p>6061-T6 Aluminum square tubing for 3" seat raise.</p><p>Fiberglass bottom box. Im not sure how much airspace I will get. I wont know till I get the box finished, but it will be ported to 30hz. [USER=602557]@cwill5[/USER] is helping me out on building this box and I will be getting plenty of stuff from him for my build and my friends build I am doing next week in his Ford Escape</p><p>Sealing off the 4 holes in my doors with 1/2 wood. ***** that there are so many holes in my doors. A couple holes in each door are uneven so this is becoming a pain in the rear and very time consuming. I already had them sound deadened. I have the sound deadener peeled off, but will be putting them back on and then laying another layer of Dynamat on top of it so I will have two layers.</p><p>3/4" speaker ring adapters in the front for clearance issues and the same for the rear, but this isnt because I have clearance issues; this is so that I have them installed so they will be mounted evenly. The rear stock speakers have mounting adapters that are uneven, so I am making sure that there are no spaces between the speakers and the door. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Future Upgrades</p><p>External Battery (Either AGM or Deep Cycle. Currently working on a deal with @Bettr n&\#39; Revrse to buy his battery. This is one good guy here by the way. If he has anything for sale that you need, I will back him up as a reference. </p><p></p><p>Mechman 270a alternator (I am getting this from a guy here on the board and come to find out, he lives right up the road from me and in the same neighborhood and down the street from two of my friends. One friend is right around the corner and my other friend that lives 3 blocks away. He is an authorized dealer who is getting his custom car audio shop. He is a dealer with Digital Designs, Mechman, Sundown Audio and many many other high end audio equipment manufacturers. I met up with him and saw his garage and I was in shock, awe, and completely amazed with all of his boxes and his Ford Expedition SPL competition truck with two Steve Meade custom 18&#39;s in a huge massive box. I recommend this guy highly. If you need anything, contact him and he can get it for you. </p><p>He is [USER=602557]@cwill5[/USER] I highly recommend him and will back him as a reference</p><p></p><p>Subs:</p><p>I am looking at getting either of the following. They are in order in preference from top to bottom</p><p></p><p>Four SA-8 V2&#39;s</p><p>Three - Four Digital Designs 1508&#39;s (May have to go with 3 due to air space I may end up with. Money is a factor too.)</p><p>Four Skar Audio VVX-8</p><p>Four Alpine Type R 8&#39;s</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ok, I know I am going to get this question asked alot as I have already mentioned it and I have been PM&#39;d about it several times so I am just going to list exactly what I bought and from where.</p><p>I bought my metal from <a href="http://www.onlinemetals.com" target="_blank">Online Metal Store | Small Quantity Metal Orders | Metal Cutting, Sales & Shipping | Buy Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Stainless | Metal Product Guides at OnlineMetals.com</a> If you type in "aprilfools" you will get a 10% discount. This coupon code has been around for like a year now and still works</p><p></p><p>Quanity: 4</p><p>For the Front and rear sides</p><p>6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE</p><p>2" x 3" x 0.25" 6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE </p><p>3.000000 Inches (L)</p><p></p><p>For the middle larger brackets</p><p></p><p>Quanity: 2</p><p>6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE</p><p>2" x 3" x 0.25" 6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE </p><p>6.000000 Inches (L)</p><p></p><p>For the seat belts</p><p></p><p>Quanity: 4</p><p>6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE</p><p>2" x 3" x 0.25" 6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE </p><p>2.000000 Inches (L)</p><p></p><p>And for the extensions for the rear hooks, I got this</p><p><a href="https://www.onlinemetals.com/merchan...id=9865&step=4" target="_blank">https://www.onlinemetals.com/merchan...id=9865&step=4</a> </p><p></p><p>Quanity: 3</p><p>T-316/316L STAINLESS STEEL SHEET / PLATE</p><p>0.12" T-316-2B Annealed Stainless Sheet </p><p>2.750000 Inch (W) X 3.000000 Inch (L)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trancer, post: 7686785, member: 544448"] Hey guys, here is my build. This will be taking me a while as I am taking my time on this so this thread will be going on for a while. This is what I am doing: Removing rear factory sound deadening material Dynamatting back wall Making amp rack out of 1/2" mdf wood painted black Mounted 4 channel amp, 2 distribution blocks, Audiopipe 200a external fuse, Rockford Fosgate 3Sixty.1 Digital Sound Processor, Focal K2P crossovers, and 400 watt Power Inverter on back wall Re ran all of my wire Flush Mounted tweeters in rear doors. Equipment used Front: Focal Utopia Components Rear Focal K2P Components 4 channel amp: Audiopipe AQX-360.4 (125w x 4 @ 4 ohm, 250w x 4 @ 2 ohm) (Thinking of bridging this amp to get more power to my front Focal Utopia's and adding another amp for my rear Focal K2P's Mono Amp: AudioPipe 3001D (two 1500D's strapped internally. 1500w x 2 @ 2 ohm or 3000w x 1 @ 1 Ohm) Kicker PDK1 1/0 awg amplifier wiring kit Big 3 upgrade 6061-T6 Aluminum square tubing for 3" seat raise. Fiberglass bottom box. Im not sure how much airspace I will get. I wont know till I get the box finished, but it will be ported to 30hz. [USER=602557]@cwill5[/USER] is helping me out on building this box and I will be getting plenty of stuff from him for my build and my friends build I am doing next week in his Ford Escape Sealing off the 4 holes in my doors with 1/2 wood. ***** that there are so many holes in my doors. A couple holes in each door are uneven so this is becoming a pain in the rear and very time consuming. I already had them sound deadened. I have the sound deadener peeled off, but will be putting them back on and then laying another layer of Dynamat on top of it so I will have two layers. 3/4" speaker ring adapters in the front for clearance issues and the same for the rear, but this isnt because I have clearance issues; this is so that I have them installed so they will be mounted evenly. The rear stock speakers have mounting adapters that are uneven, so I am making sure that there are no spaces between the speakers and the door. Future Upgrades External Battery (Either AGM or Deep Cycle. Currently working on a deal with @Bettr n&\#39; Revrse to buy his battery. This is one good guy here by the way. If he has anything for sale that you need, I will back him up as a reference. Mechman 270a alternator (I am getting this from a guy here on the board and come to find out, he lives right up the road from me and in the same neighborhood and down the street from two of my friends. One friend is right around the corner and my other friend that lives 3 blocks away. He is an authorized dealer who is getting his custom car audio shop. He is a dealer with Digital Designs, Mechman, Sundown Audio and many many other high end audio equipment manufacturers. I met up with him and saw his garage and I was in shock, awe, and completely amazed with all of his boxes and his Ford Expedition SPL competition truck with two Steve Meade custom 18's in a huge massive box. I recommend this guy highly. If you need anything, contact him and he can get it for you. He is [USER=602557]@cwill5[/USER] I highly recommend him and will back him as a reference Subs: I am looking at getting either of the following. They are in order in preference from top to bottom Four SA-8 V2's Three - Four Digital Designs 1508's (May have to go with 3 due to air space I may end up with. Money is a factor too.) Four Skar Audio VVX-8 Four Alpine Type R 8's Ok, I know I am going to get this question asked alot as I have already mentioned it and I have been PM'd about it several times so I am just going to list exactly what I bought and from where. I bought my metal from [url=http://www.onlinemetals.com]Online Metal Store | Small Quantity Metal Orders | Metal Cutting, Sales & Shipping | Buy Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Stainless | Metal Product Guides at OnlineMetals.com[/url] If you type in "aprilfools" you will get a 10% discount. This coupon code has been around for like a year now and still works Quanity: 4 For the Front and rear sides 6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE 2" x 3" x 0.25" 6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE 3.000000 Inches (L) For the middle larger brackets Quanity: 2 6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE 2" x 3" x 0.25" 6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE 6.000000 Inches (L) For the seat belts Quanity: 4 6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE 2" x 3" x 0.25" 6061-T6 ALUMINUM RECTANGLE TUBE 2.000000 Inches (L) And for the extensions for the rear hooks, I got this [url]https://www.onlinemetals.com/merchan...id=9865&step=4[/url] Quanity: 3 T-316/316L STAINLESS STEEL SHEET / PLATE 0.12" T-316-2B Annealed Stainless Sheet 2.750000 Inch (W) X 3.000000 Inch (L) [/QUOTE]
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