Yukon Rebuild. 12 15's, Ipad, extensive fiberglass and motorization

So the new plan....

Make this thing my lifes work lol... not real real concearned with numbers, more of a show thing.

Euipment

-12 Rival Audio b15's

-Crown GTI a6000 or 3 AQ 3500s

-16 sets of Boston sr60's

-iPad as the HU

-Audison BitOne as the preamp

-several Boston gt2200's

-10 treo ssx100b batteries

Mods...

-Dash rebuild from scratch

-console rebuild from scratch with motorized drawer

-overhead console w/ BitOne and components

-motorized rear amp racks

-Door panels

-mor fiberglass than i want to think about

i almost forgot i started on some door panels early last year and never finished haha....

built the box with birch to keep weight down











Added some layers of 24oz mat to the corners and bracing

N I C E
you still work with benchmark?

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couple days a week, i work at home alot now

I wanna know more about the I pad as an HU thing! Looks awesome so fat thou...

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ive done alot o

f research on it. the correct way to do it to acually get sq and digital audio from it is kinda complicated. youtube tutorials from soundmancaraudio helped alot. they also have diagrams on the site.

ipad>ipocket dock>istreamer(or optical converter)>audison BitOne>amplifiers

this is the true way to get the digital out of the ipad AND have charging. 99% of ipad installs ppl use the 3.5mm jack...we all know what that does to SQ. its not a cheap upgrade. all parts including ipad2 3g 16gig ran me around $1500

progress!



Top braces in!



also had to get me one of these finally! got tired of sweating and not being able to work!



Spent an hour and a half with a can of xylene and wax and grease remover getting the glue off after i peeled off the vinyl. sat around to long and got some knicks in it

now for the dash, i spent alot of time on the old pods, sanding the living hell out of it and making it smooth for paint, but after almost 4 years of hot cold hot cold, she started to crack, and only 2 speakers in the dash wasnt going to cut it for this one anyway.

i have been thinking about what i wanted it to look like for a long time and kinda just went with somthing. i love the shape of the factory dash, with the exception of the big instrument cluster shroud that, with everything removed (ac, wiper switches and wat not), had alot of dead space. and also it got in the way of the console. so i had to re-make the gauge cluster which will house some digital gauges. also had to re-shape the drivers side to get rid of the lip that the old shroud sat on.













its still rough because i have to get it back into the yukon to make and shape the console, so i did rough sanding in areas toward the middle, or havent formed it at all. i also had to shave the indention that is in the lower dash since it will be wrapped in vinyl

o and i almost forgot..... my NEW TOYYY.



it doesnt work real well in small areas if you wanna get it smooth. takes alot to roll and brush it out smooth. but when i start on the headliner pod, rear tub and rear speaker pods this thing should be a miracle.