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<blockquote data-quote="SkizeR" data-source="post: 8653513" data-attributes="member: 633600"><p>And another few months later...</p><p></p><p>More updates.. </p><p></p><p>As you guys know, Josh doesnt stop. The changes and upgrades do not end. Its a vicious cycle. But, as usual we did some changes not to long ago, but i never got finished pictures. He came back for some tuning before SVR and i figured i'd take the finished pictures while i have a chance and upload a build log for it.</p><p></p><p>Updated equipment list:</p><p></p><p>Sony RSX-GS9 with iPad mini</p><p> APL1 (currently bypassed as it will not connect to my potato of a laptop, new laptop incoming)</p><p> Helix DSP Pro Mk2 with Director</p><p> (5) Zapco Z-150.2AP Amps</p><p> Zapco ST-2X</p><p> Mundorf AMT19CM2.1-C</p><p> Audio Technology 15H</p><p> Dynaudio MW182</p><p> Tangband 2" Fullranges for rear fill</p><p> Acoustic Elegance SBP 15" with Apollo motor upgrade</p><p></p><p>2 problems though. </p><p></p><p>1) I cannot find my second SD card that has some of the pics on it. I am missing most of the pillar build, the subwoofer install, most of the kick panel build, and the amp rack under the beauty panel with the amps finally mounted and wired. </p><p></p><p>2) i really do not feel like going through every photo and describing what each one is right now. Will do that at a later date. </p><p></p><p>The TLDR is: The car was built to fit MECA Modex class rules. The dash was cut to accommodate a large enough enclosure to house and give proper airspace to the Audio Technology midranges. We ended up at 3 liters. The tweeters were moved to the pillars directly over the pillars and overhang them to get the acoustic center as close as possible. I decided on doing them in a vertical orientation. Aesthetics were second to sound quality, so we decided to mount them in this fashion to combat horizontal crossover lobing. We arent so much concerned about vertical because our vertical position in the car doesnt really change, but our horizontal does, even if it only is a few inches. Theoretically, with them mounted the way they are vs before, there will be better cohesion between the tweeter and midrange while moving your head around the little bit you do while driving. Another reason, which relates to the previous, is we want to have a crack at 2 seat competition formats. Like i said, this orientation will provide us a more predictable and usable system response from multiple locations along the horizontal plane. We also mounted the subwoofer infinite baffle in the floor. What we did was take a big, thick fiberglass mold of the entire trunk floor (7+ layers of 1708 Biaxial mat), cut out the diameter of the sub in the mold and the bottom of the spare tire well, made a baffle for the sub and glassed it to the mold. Before attaching the mold to the car, we used 2 layers of aluminum grill, 2 layers of hydrophobic mesh, and a thin layer of fiberglass insulation to prevent the mesh and grill from resonating against each other. We did something very similar with the kick panels. Made a very dense housing for the MW182, secured it over the cutout, and made a beauty panel. We also had to move the clutch pedal over about an inch. Seats were also relocated further back to further lower path length differences. In the end, it resulted in probably the best sounding car thats come out of my shop.</p><p></p><p>For descriptions of each photo, view the album on my facebook page. Thanks</p><p></p><p>https://www.facebook.com/pg/ApicellaAutoSound/photos/?tab=album&amp;album_id=2056318808030389</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/dYUnbOw.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/26X27vm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/HTV2fEV.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/IugI7JE.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/40rKabc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/JdIcpDE.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/QB8SWCy.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/wO6SLuJ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" 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[QUOTE="SkizeR, post: 8653513, member: 633600"] And another few months later... More updates.. As you guys know, Josh doesnt stop. The changes and upgrades do not end. Its a vicious cycle. But, as usual we did some changes not to long ago, but i never got finished pictures. He came back for some tuning before SVR and i figured i'd take the finished pictures while i have a chance and upload a build log for it. Updated equipment list: Sony RSX-GS9 with iPad mini APL1 (currently bypassed as it will not connect to my potato of a laptop, new laptop incoming) Helix DSP Pro Mk2 with Director (5) Zapco Z-150.2AP Amps Zapco ST-2X Mundorf AMT19CM2.1-C Audio Technology 15H Dynaudio MW182 Tangband 2" Fullranges for rear fill Acoustic Elegance SBP 15" with Apollo motor upgrade 2 problems though. 1) I cannot find my second SD card that has some of the pics on it. I am missing most of the pillar build, the subwoofer install, most of the kick panel build, and the amp rack under the beauty panel with the amps finally mounted and wired. 2) i really do not feel like going through every photo and describing what each one is right now. Will do that at a later date. The TLDR is: The car was built to fit MECA Modex class rules. The dash was cut to accommodate a large enough enclosure to house and give proper airspace to the Audio Technology midranges. We ended up at 3 liters. The tweeters were moved to the pillars directly over the pillars and overhang them to get the acoustic center as close as possible. I decided on doing them in a vertical orientation. Aesthetics were second to sound quality, so we decided to mount them in this fashion to combat horizontal crossover lobing. We arent so much concerned about vertical because our vertical position in the car doesnt really change, but our horizontal does, even if it only is a few inches. Theoretically, with them mounted the way they are vs before, there will be better cohesion between the tweeter and midrange while moving your head around the little bit you do while driving. Another reason, which relates to the previous, is we want to have a crack at 2 seat competition formats. Like i said, this orientation will provide us a more predictable and usable system response from multiple locations along the horizontal plane. We also mounted the subwoofer infinite baffle in the floor. What we did was take a big, thick fiberglass mold of the entire trunk floor (7+ layers of 1708 Biaxial mat), cut out the diameter of the sub in the mold and the bottom of the spare tire well, made a baffle for the sub and glassed it to the mold. Before attaching the mold to the car, we used 2 layers of aluminum grill, 2 layers of hydrophobic mesh, and a thin layer of fiberglass insulation to prevent the mesh and grill from resonating against each other. We did something very similar with the kick panels. Made a very dense housing for the MW182, secured it over the cutout, and made a beauty panel. We also had to move the clutch pedal over about an inch. Seats were also relocated further back to further lower path length differences. In the end, it resulted in probably the best sounding car thats come out of my shop. For descriptions of each photo, view the album on my facebook page. Thanks https://www.facebook.com/pg/ApicellaAutoSound/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2056318808030389 [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/dYUnbOw.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/26X27vm.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/HTV2fEV.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/IugI7JE.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/40rKabc.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/JdIcpDE.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/QB8SWCy.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/wO6SLuJ.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/gCJi4yS.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/RVV5KuX.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/lF45Z0j.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/u3zvuTv.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/IcgZE5l.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/2KvazSM.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/ZIozOfu.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/cNgJJeF.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/P2PH5Cd.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/oZekP9X.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/vaMklrQ.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/SI0Fp8m.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/QA3gceV.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/uskbEJM.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/e51e82O.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/3Jl9KY5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/IhFdLRR.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/bDFk8lH.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/6plsINm.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/3WkKvlR.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/DhOPZFJ.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/FWwPis6.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/GMeRD56.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/JjNyT6T.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Dw8w4Rd.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/D1UPplM.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/VCb3849.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/yPZGyfl.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Sumh2lb.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/j9l7amq.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/xKpfGXK.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/vCAwmee.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/K89xUoV.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Xqcdewf.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/heOgoH5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/JJrR59F.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/fk6iddN.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/ZAx0nml.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/chgGgT2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/pflMDtk.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/OnOqQdv.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/mnndioO.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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