2012 Toyota 4Runner SQ+ build

[lowcel 10+ year member]

Progress is going slow but at least I'm making some.

First off was installing rivet nuts to give me something to bolt my new "floor" down.

If you look close you can see all six.

Next was mounting the sub box.

This shows the wiring inside the box, nothing special.

Here is the amp rack, has cutouts for wire and for four fans.

Here is a picture of the back to show the t-nuts.

Amp rack mounted. Unfortunately the security screws I purchased aren't long enough to mount the amps so I get to spend some more money. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[lowcel 10+ year member]

Spent some more time on it today. The first thing I did was throw away the amp rack I made yesterday. With the uneven logos it just wasn't going to work.

I decided to try angling the amps instead. I still need to play with the positioning but it's getting better.

I love how this cover piece came out. Too bad it will barely be visible once I'm done.

I managed to get the sub cover panel cut out and half covered prior to running out of daylight.

 

[lowcel 10+ year member]

Just because. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

looks good seeing all of the progress in a thread instead of pieces on FB.

 

[lowcel 10+ year member]

looks good seeing all of the progress in a thread instead of pieces on FB.

Thank you. It's certainly a learning process. This is my first time attempting anything like this in over fifteen years. It's amazing how much things have changed.

 

[lowcel 10+ year member]

I just have to say that I find it somewhat amusing that every time I think I'm done spending money I end up on Parts Express or Amazon placing another order.

So far this week I have ordered the following:

1/4" Polycarbonate lexan 6"x34"

1/4" Polycarbonate lexan 16"x16" (had to meet the minimum $30 order)

Six 3/4" neodymium magnets

CA glue

CA Accelerator

ANL fuse holder

Cable ties with screw mounts

Two NVX RCA cables

Two 8 position Terminal blocks

Black & Decker Jig Saw

Three M6x100mm screws

14 Sq feet KnuKonceptz Kno Knoise deadener

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Lookin' excellent bud.

Your table with 2 ft of snow on it reminds me of a giant cake lol

I need to find me some of that 3/4" birch....can't seem to find any here.

 

[lowcel 10+ year member]

Lookin' excellent bud.
Your table with 2 ft of snow on it reminds me of a giant cake lol

I need to find me some of that 3/4" birch....can't seem to find any here.

Thank you. We are expecting some more snow this weekend, it *****. I don't have a garage so I have to work around the weather. Luckily I do have a large carport.

For the birch I had to buy mine from a counter top shop. It wasn't cheap but hopefully it is worth it. I really hate that I had to cover it, that is some beautiful wood.

 

[nateboogie]

Looks great !! Keep the pics coming . I love this kind of diy . Good luck with the rest .

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

Spent some more time on it today. The first thing I did was throw away the amp rack I made yesterday. With the uneven logos it just wasn't going to work.

I would try switching the middle and farthest right amps in your lineup. The middle one is shorter so in the corner, you wont see the end of it. At least that's what it looks like from the pics. Good work so far though. I haven't been on this site in years, so it's nice to see good work going on. I'm glad you are one of the few that is using the "deadener" correctly and not just covering the interior with it!

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

Or just keep the amps vertical and not slanted?

 

[lowcel 10+ year member]

[quote name='LaserRed38']I would try switching the middle and farthest right amps in your lineup. The middle one is shorter so in the corner, you wont see the end of it. At least that's what it looks like from the pics. Good work so far though. I haven't been on this site in years, so it's nice to see good work going on. I'm glad you are one of the few that is using the "deadener" correctly and not just covering the interior with it![/QUOTE]

[quote name='nateboogie']Looks great !! Keep the pics coming . I love this kind of diy . Good luck with the rest .[/QUOTE]

[quote name='LaserRed38']Or just keep the amps vertical and not slanted?[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the comments, always appreciated.
@LaserRed38, I'm going to try swapping the positions, hopefully that helps. Vertical is always an option as well. PPI could have made this much simpler by simply centering the logo's. However, they didn't therefore it's up to me to figure something out that I can be happy with. As for the sound deadening material, most people tell me that 25% coverage is plenty. I hope they are right.

 

[lowcel 10+ year member]

I just came inside after spending a few hours working in freezing temps, upper teens, low twenties. I did manage to get some work done though. I have to admit, I **** at making trim panels but I'm doing my best. I think once I vinyl the pieces tomorrow it will look alright.

First off, amp cover panel.

To finish it off I used a rabbet bit on the underside to make it easier to wrap and rounded off the amp viewing cutout. I did the cutout 1/4" larger than the lower panel to show off the accent vinyl on the lower piece.

I also made the top cover panel to go on top of the sub box. It's not that exciting so I only took one picture.

 

[oxsign 5,000+ posts]

Very nice work.

 

[lowcel 10+ year member]

It's five degrees outside. It's a good day to stay inside and wrap some panels. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif