My_third_Z's SQ system

MacLean

My_third_Z, very nice work & love the pics & the description of what you are doing. I hope everything keeps going really well for you.

My_third_Z

Thanks! Final install pics tomorrow!

MacLean

Sweet!!!!! How does it sound? I'm sure it sounds pretty effen awesome. Man you have a very very nice set-up & an expensive one I might add. Can't wait to see the new pics.

My_third_Z

It's finally finished! Mostly. There's still a couple bugs to be worked out, and the tuning (which I'll need help with) and some cosmetic things to fix. I just got sick of messing with it, so some of the pieces aren't as perfect as my perfectionist self would like them. I'll finish them eventually.

The install, including taking it apart, sound deadening, and putting it back together took about 25 hours over the course of a few days. The whole fabrication process probably took 150 hours, and could have taken several more to get it perfect.

So far it sounds great, inside and out. The sound dampening really did the trick, and you can hardly hear any of the bass outside.

Anyway, here are some pics. Click the pics for big ones. I'll be glad to answer any questions. Enjoy!

Edit: Forgot to include a link to a video. I recorded it at night to see the needles moving on the amps. Turn the audio down, it sounds terrible. The poor little phone couldn't handle the awesomeness




Driver side kickpanel, primed and ready to be painted

Notice the notch missing? That's what happens when you build the whole stupid thing, and then decide to actually try and push the clutch down while test fitting. You end up cutting a corner out so the clutch can travel freely. Haha, at least it's way up under the dash. No one will ever see it.

Driver side, painted and ready for installation.

Passenger side kickpanel primed. I ended up cutting off the end with the holes. I couldn't get it to fit right with the running board piece.



A couple of progress pictures during the painting.

Oh no! Someone stole my interior!

Sub enclosure primed.

After the first layer of paint.

More of the gutted interior.

I painted my strut bar black, too. It stood out too much being silver.

Dash in pieces.

Sound deadening in the door and one of the 6.5" Focal speakers.

Starting to go back together.

Amp rack in place and wires pulled.

One nice thing about hiding the wiring...it doesn't matter if it looks ugly.

Amp rack partly together.

Ooooh, pretty.




A couple of the subs.

Passenger side kickpanel in place.

Driver side kickpanel in place.

Completed system. Whew!

And one of my car looking cool in a WalMart parking lot.

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Omikron

Wow... just wow. Really awesome work. Very nice!

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Very nice, I bet that took a lot of time!

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MacLean

That is EFFEN SWEET man. You can definitely tell by the hrs that you lists that the craftsmanship is really really good. That looks extremely professional. I am very impressed. Absolutely love the setup.

My_third_Z

Thanks guys!

SP33DKILLS

Freaking Killer!! Congrats! Great work man.

Armhunter

Nice deck! I have the same one, how do you like it?

My_third_Z

I'm not entirely sold on it yet. I'll give a couple months before I go shopping to compare it to some other ones.

anthonyy

nice setup...

axmea?

That's a big install. With the gear you have, that should sound amazing! Focals/Macs/AC are great combinations. SQ should be awesome. I could not tell what imaging would be like because i could not figure out the angles of the left and right kick panels. Could not tell where the reference or sweet spot is in the car. Granted its the midbass so it may be less of a big deal.

With the amount of gear, bondo, glass, and cables, your car is now just as heavy as the Z33.

Great work!

DEpointfive0

The kickplate speakers aren't obtrusive??? Looks likt the passenger one is much worse than the driver's side...

By the way, your list of components and everything installed, WOW

McIntosh is my favorite by a mile! SOOO MUCH (as Jeremy Clarkson would say) POWWWWEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

My_third_Z

The passenger side one is a little intrusive, but honestly I rarely have a passenger. If I had it to do over again, I'd work harder at keeping them a bit smaller. Oh well, it's a little late now.