Walled Off Sonic (4) 15's on 6kW

[mcanderson0]

Finally, after about a year, I have enough to post a build log. I have a build log at SMD forums, but wanted to show off the build to you Sonic connoisseurs LOL

(4) 15" PSI subs
6000Wrms Sundown Amp
Active crossovers (Pioneer 80PRS)
700W Arc Audio mid amp
250W Arc Audio tweeter amp
CDT Audio mids & highs (more forthcoming)
(4) XS Power Batteries
210A Singer Alternator
Much copper
Serious bracing
Stained wood
Center slot port tuned to 31Hz

Trifecta tune
DDM antiroll bar
JNC Wheels (225/45-17 runflats on 17x8 et32)
Beastlick Grill

Test Pic:

 

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Seats out


DDM


Lay some matting



Gonna need this:

 

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13 ply Russian Birch




This shell was not an easy install

 

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Guts of my mids amp


At some point I ran passive crossovers, but these are gone now that I'm running active.


Alternator has a 2 pin connector. I'm waiting on US Alternators to release their module that allows for 14.3V continuous charging.


Singer alternator


My first truck was a 72 Chevy pickup that I built for 5 years. I ended up painting it orange, so I had the alt sprayed orange for nostalgia


I have the 1.8L. The socket in the pic is on the tensioner:

 

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Sub box design software


Trunk floor



Battery tray in the rear. I ran the battery current sensor back here to the trunk area


Custom cuts for this brace



Lots of PL Glue

 

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Tappin bus bar


There used to be a spare tire rack here:


Power fuse panel with a 100A relayed small fuse block (remote switches for amps, etc)

 

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Port walls:




Wood work


Acoustically transparent internal bracing:


OH SH*T

 

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Woofer porn

 

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Beastlick's custom work looking f*cking SHARP.

 

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More massive pic dumps coming later

 

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Omg..there must be radiation from all that electricity.

 

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Rear battery bank


This pic is out of order, but thats all PL Glue and a ton of screws


Head unit swap out and DDM gauge cluster with a volt meter. The other pod will be filled soon


Distortion Detector for setting amp gains


More wood work



Filler for screw heads and white for interior of the box


Tweeter amp is so small


New feet

 

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Always wear your PPE


Cut


Driver side wires


Passenger


Template for floor panel


Trace


Floored with lots of glue

 

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195/65-15 vs 225/45-17


Front


Back

 

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1/0 and 4/0 cable


Bracing


6000Wrms amp guts


Copper adapters


Mid and high amps


Tweets installed next to the upgraded 6.5s in the stock location

 

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Doubled up side walls






LOVING my bass squat


Now for the face boards, 1" thick 15-ply birch.


Double layer

 

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Under the hood, I had to make some upgrades to the connections...



DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME






Hydraulic crimper


BOOM


Fused power runs

 

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Much bracing.




LOL

 

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Uh oh. Basshead problems.

That spare tire well cleared up some storage space for groceries

Final mid/high amp layout with wiring cleaned up

 

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Lots of drilling


Paint



Front mids (for now)


Installing the subs to make sure the tuning was right before I do more detail:


Cracking windshield from 3 hours of heavy playtime