Burning up my vacation.

willworkforhondas · Post by **willworkforhondas** » Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:40 pm

dont get carried away sir, these people gunna start thinkin we friends.:samurai:

luvmyhondas · Post by **luvmyhondas** » Mon Nov 22, 2010 1:20 am

OK, I got my distribution block in yesterday and found out that the manufacturer's description is incorrect... It does NOT have 4ga outputs. I gotta get a different setup on the way, but I did spend a few minutes laying out the 'amp rack'. Can't decide which layout I like better, amps split or grouped to one side. If they are split I hope to fit the distribution below the RF cap. If they are grouped on one end, I can put all distribution and the cap on the other end. I like the aesthetics of the split setup, but functionally the grouped setup would be better (and give me way more room to mount everything). I'm also toying with the idea of painting the amps and/or endcaps.

split

grouped

luvmyhondas · Post by **luvmyhondas** » Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:42 am

decided on split setup. spent a little bit laying out the amprack. drilled all the holes for wiring and marked some other areas to be cut out. Just gonna wrap this in black trunkliner since it will match the material that Ford put on the back cabwall.

luvmyhondas · Post by **luvmyhondas** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:27 am

all cutouts and holes made

1/2 aluminum angle. these are setup along the mounting feet of the amps. eack amp now also braces the amp rack along with the angle AL.

front view after carpet

rear view after carpet.. not bad for freehand cutting IMO.

starting to layout the heavy gauge

the front side...kinda

luvmyhondas · Post by **luvmyhondas** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:50 am

Well, now that my wife is well on the road to recovery, I've had some time to work on my truck. Almost have the amp rack completely wired up after the last couple nights in the shop. Couple pics for those that are following along:

closest end

middle section

Speaker wire is AudioQuest Flex4 which does complicate the install as it's a 4 conductor cable. It does allow labeling with a Sharpie though! I used the barrier strips to facilitate any maintenance or repairs. Plus I don't have to try and wire each speaker directly to whichever amplifier it's connected. I've still got 2 cables to string on this rack before it's "done". Also, I realized I miscounted the number of runs I needed front to back in the truck.

Next steps are to build my door panel sections and get the doors sound deadened.

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:41 pm

That's good she's recovering. I'd like to make a center console similar to the one you made for my crv with an 8 or 10 in it. Can't wait to see the finished product.

luvmyhondas · Post by **luvmyhondas** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:54 am

Pulled a late night and got the sub enclosure covered (carpet for now), wired, and bolted in. Also, got the head unit installed. After using it for a few days now, I think I'm going to remove the RF Three Sixty.2 from the system. It is kind of redundant considering the level of adjustability the DDX814 already has included (which I have to admit, I was not aware of). More pics for your viewing pleasure.

head unit wiring

in the dash

close up

I'm off work from Aug 24th-Sept 1 so I hope to get the door panels done, speakers installed, Dynamat in the doors and maybe get everything wired and playing! I guess we'll see.

sharpie · Post by **sharpie** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 2:58 am

Any more pics of the console?

luvmyhondas · Post by **luvmyhondas** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:53 am

I can get a couple for ya. it was dark by the time I was taking those, so getting anything good was nearly impossible.

luvmyhondas · Post by **luvmyhondas** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:36 am

forgot to get your pics Sharpie.. but I will.

now we're gettin' somewhere! got the tweeter 'pods' made. basically, just 1/4" MDF cut to fit in the far corners of the dash firing off the windshield. Made 2 of them, clamped them back to back, drilled the holes through them, then drilled a hole perpendicular to the big hole. I centered the drill bit on the 'seam' between the 2 pieces, which made a nice little valley for the wires to tuck into. A little black rattle can, some spray glue and grille cloth and here's what I wound up with. These should rip your face off if you want... considering each will have it's own channel of a 551x!

you can also see the rear door speaker 'plate' just above the tweeter pods.

on a side note: also got my airtank mounted up. it's on the passenger side, mounted under the toolbox. 5 gallon tank that will be plumbed up to a Viair compressor I'm putting in the toolbox.

side view, crouched down.. just barely see the tank and the petcock drain.