Mazda MPV BOOM! BOOM! Build aka: Minivan Pimpin

[PHAT BOi 10+ year member]

Finally got all equipment ordered and the box is built.

Equipment List:

Source: Pioneer DEH-80PRS

Mids/Highs: 2 Lanzar OPTI8MI 8" pro audio mids/ 2 Crescendo FT1 super tweets

Mids/Highs Amps: MTX Thunder 1004 (w/ 1/0 inputs) bridged 2 x 4 ohms (380 x 2)/ Denon DCA-500 (50 x 2)

Custom lime green fiberglass door pods by Backyard Customs

Subs: 2 Sundown Audio Zv.4 12 D2

Sub Amp: Ampere Audio AA-3800.1D w/ Dual Inputs @ .5 daily

Electrical: Stock 100 amp alt, Big 3 in 1/0 CCA, 2/0 welding cable front to back (and for amp power & ground), 1 75ah C&D under the hood, 1 32ah MK under the backseat, 2 102ah C&D's in the back

Misc: DIYMA Dope Series 22 AWG OFC RCA's (3x 17ft), 100ft Cadence 14 gauge OFC speaker wire

Box Design:



Box Build:

1 sheet 7 ply birch (ended up having to go back for another)



All cut



 

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First pieces glued and screwed



Starting to look like something



Where I left off last night



 

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It fits



Not as much room for batts as I thought, gonna have to stack them

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[PHAT BOi 10+ year member]

New drill and pilot bit/countersink/screw tip swappable bit







 

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Went a little deep (that's what she said) on my first one, but eventually got the hang of it

 

[PHAT BOi 10+ year member]

Misc self-explanatory pics:

 

[PHAT BOi 10+ year member]

Threw the MTX in to make sure it worked ok. Brought my mids to life.




 

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So, just realized all this time I could of had group 31 batts behind any of my boxes. Never thought they'd fit. ****...





That's both batts in there behind the box, where my sub amp usually goes. Going to make an amp rack on the passenger side of the box where that piece of wood is in the top pic.

 

[PHAT BOi 10+ year member]

That's where I'm at. Zv.4's, 3800.1, and 80prs should all ship out today. Hoping to be playing by this weekend, next week at the latest. Thanks for lookin.

 

[CaptainMaximus 10+ year member]

Wow those insides are lacking on that MTX. I would have thought to see more. Nice build though, keep it up!!

 

[PHAT BOi 10+ year member]

Wow those insides are lacking on that MTX. I would have thought to see more. Nice build though, keep it up!!

Thanks. Very clean and powerful amp. Does everything I expected and more. Love the 1/0 inputs.

Just got tracking on my 2 Zv.4's from the yard sale. Scheduled for delivery on Wednesday!! Whoot!

I got a set of the newly added b-stock ones. Thank you Jacob for the awesome deal.

Andrew at Ampere says my 3800.1 just shipped out as well.

 

[macsdad 10+ year member]

good looking so far, I think I find myself a lil....jelly?

 

[caraudiofab 10+ year member]

Best tool ever. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Good looking build, keep it up

 

[PHAT BOi 10+ year member]

Thanks guys.

80prs shipped. Everything should be here by Fri. Will spend Sat doing the install.

 

[DB-Audio 10+ year member]

good job so far

 

[raptor727 10+ year member]

did you get a used ampere? And good looking build man I love that mtx!!

 

[PHAT BOi 10+ year member]

Yes sir. Bought one of the 4 out of Andrew's Tahoe. Came with a 1 year warranty. Great deal!!

And thank you. I have always wanted a solid 4 channel for my mids and I finally have one. Love running old school amps for my mids/highs. Had 3 1984 Alphasonik 2 channels, with a matching 2 way crossover, running active before this.

 

[PHAT BOi 10+ year member]

Locked up my passenger side Lanzar Opti today. Got a little ballsy with the MTX. Sounded great till it died. Cut it open and the coil was black as night. I think the small Denon 4 channel I had bridged on them before the MTX must have been clipping. I just can't see the coil getting that black in the two days I've had the MTX on them.

Ordered another one for now. Will most likely need to replace the driver's side soon as well.

 

[globalminds_ent 10+ year member]

U doin the optis so bad!! Lol they sound good even on my phone