I think will either be doing my big 3 or my amp install next.

 

Went out to Pinchot state park for 4th of July, so I figured why not grab a picture of the Blazer sitting next to a riced out Celica.

 

So I figured the first step in installing my amp would be to get a good ground. So I drilled a hole in the floor and used a 3/8' bolt with 2 body washers (all stainless steel. I sanded the paint off on the inside and outside of the floor. I used a 4 gauge battery cable, cut it to length then crimped an end on it. it was red, because that is what I had laying around, so I covered it in electrical tape. I grounded it at the frame using the exhaust hanger. I sanded it down to bare metal underneath where the ground mounts to it.

This will be under the carpet, with another washer and a nut on top.


underneath

 

Here is a quick breakdown of how my stereo will work. I have a sony CDX-GT520 headunit, which will power the 2 4x6 speakers in the dash. I have a Kenwood 5 channel amp which will run my sub and all 4 doors. I already have it mounted to the passenger rear side where my OnStar unit used to be. I will put it back under the factory cover that used to be there, probably with a couple small cooling fans in it. I will get into more detail and post pictures when I find time to work on it.

 

Here is the Cerwin-Vega VEGA3104 that I got for the sub. It is in a box that I made and (poorly) carpeted. I think it will eventually get undercoated. Instead of using a terminal cup I just used screws with nuts as posts. I wired the sub in parallel to get to 2 ohms.

right out of the box


Here are the wires. I pre-cut them to make sure they were all the same length. I figures since the terminals on the sub will take up to 10 gauge I might as well use that since it is a 1200 watt sub. I had a boss phantom 10", which actually wasn't half bad. the cerwin vega doesn't actaully fit in the hole in the box all the way, even though it is for a 10" sub. I will trim it eventually.

pre cut wires


connected to the box


sub installed. you can't tell from this picture but it doesn't fit all the way flush.

 

I love this thread, being 18, I am on a budget, and I love how your doing small projects that I can afford! I hope I can find those wheels on CL- I think they look sick!

 

That is where I got my wheels

 

Finally got out and got it dirty.






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Great build thread Bro! Those dash gauges are sweet. Way better than the stock gauges. I would have never known that was option. Thanks.

 

So what did the alternator you have on there now come off of? Any word on the big 3 replacement? Great tread btw! Keep the info coming!