This is going to be the build thread for the truck. This is going to incorporate many things into one thread really. I will not only be posting progress and opinion polls, but i will post information i run across and how to-s along the way to help others in there journeys.

Were to start:
I have a stock 1992 4 door Chevy Blazer 4x4
4.3 L V6 / 4 speed auto tranny
160 HP, 230 Lb torque
4x6 dash speakers
6.5" rear in door speakers
no HU to speak of
mostly shot wiring

Whats to come?

Speakers:
3x 6.5" Component Sets
Lanzar OPTI6C
500 watt comp set
Amps:
Lanzar VIBE426
4 channel 1600 watt for 2 comp sets
Lanzar VIBE226
2 channel 800 watt for middle comp set
4x Lanzar VIBE3100D
D-class mono amp - 3000 rms @ 1 ohm @ 12.5 volt
1 per every 3 napalms
Crossovers:

Subwoofers:
12x 12" Subwoofers
12" Mass Destruction Napalm Series
1000 rms / 2000 max / 6000 burst mode
3 inch dual 2 ohm voice coils
35mm xmax - one way
Wiring:
Comp set: Audiopipe : 14 gauge speaker wire from amp to comp sets
Subwoofers: American Bass : 8 gauge power wire ran to each speaker
Amps: American Bass : 0 gauge grounds, dual run to engine bay
Custom pieces:
fiberglass dash, holds 6 6.5" mid range speakers across the dash
podded tweeters up side pilars
custom built center consol from scratch
Box:
design pics to come - i cant even explain this
Exterior:
clear lenses on signals, maxxzone tails
super glossy black paint (black mirrior)
3" front/back drop
18" phat chrome with low profile tires
back doors 5% tint, cargo windows completly blacked out.
front door windows - 25% tint
6" 25% tint strip on windshield
remove dents and scratches

Thats the beginning description of whats to come. I would like to thank everyone on this sight for the support and help you have all given me. I have a rough road ahead but the end result should be far worth it. I hope you can all share my excitment and learn from any and all upcomming mistakes. Thanks all.

 

Build log weeeeeeee


Ya get a sticky


Keep us posted bro

 

hey good luck josh.....cant wait to see updates....its really gonna be bad ***

 

the box has been a adventure all its own. it will fit, with each sub getting 2.3-2.3 cubic air space - amp rack in front were the back doors open up, and im removing the bottom part of the back seat and installing a battery bank there.

it has been in design for around a month and a half easy, i will be tweaking it for about the next 2 weeks until i will start the build.

heres a kicker i will be using - Triangular ports. ported down to about 32 HZ. its gonna crush.

this box was originally used by my sponsor, he used it with 8 of the 800 watt MA audio subs to hit a 158. though he found some design flaws. I have corrected those found flaws, along with a few i found - the extended the box for 12 12" instead of 8 - and im using Napalms instead of 800 watt MA's. im all excited!

 

Why you using triangular ports?

 

part of the design, not as much for the shape, its just the best way for it to fit, and its different. from my research, it should work fine.

 

Gotcha!

Are you gonna round em off inside the box and along the outside or is it just gonna be like.... straight. not flared

 

flared, nothing on the outside front of this box is going to not be rounded, after the box is built - the front is getting a half inch thick layer of fiberglass over it for support, all other sides will be double paned with .75 inch MDF board and pancaking a good bottle of liguid nails then screwed together, this box is not allowed to break at all. so i will build it right, possibly even overkill but thats exceptable.

 

it has begun. I started the fiberglass dash this weekend. using large quanities of thin cardboard and masking tape i created molds afo the dash as is and started building the pieces. i plan to finish this dash in about a month or so.


Also, i found out that i will get my workshop back for the winter. this is good because it will make the box build easier.

 

THE BOX: PROJECT TYPHOON

I have finished the box design finally, all the little bugs are worked out and i am ready to unleash it to the world. Before it begins i would just like to note that this box is dedicated to someone. A friend of mine that put a hand in during the brainstorming and design of the box. I took the basic design from one guy, then my other friend came up with how to better the design, we worked out some details, then i drew it up and made the sizes and angles work. My friend leaves next monday, he is a marine, and he will not be back until next October. the box is being dedicated to Marine Tyler Tomlin for not only being a crazy basshead like me but also for the design help and protecting our country. I have since named the box - The TYPHOON.

here we go
this is a box to hold twelve 12" sidewinders, upgradable to napalms - and fits in a 1992 4 door blazer. first thing to note, what are the 2 loudest box designs? V walls and ported boxes when done right. so i have incorperated both into the typhoon. the V wall setup is actually about 6 different V walls all at the same time - the initial idea is that the box has a diamond hallway in the middle, this creates 4 different Vwalls that all point into each other. that will create a massive amount of air compresion. next, we made a set of Vwalls out of the hallway. it pogressivly gets smaller as it goes back, like a four sided horn. a slot port in each corner is added to port each set of three 12"s at around 32 Hz.



edit: Linux's Gimp Image Editor FTW!



UPDATE!!!!! adding 2 4" round ports to each corner box at 11.5 inches long - porting the box down to 32 Hz.