From DB Drag StreetMax to Bass Race

[stratusrt01]

Figured I'd finally copy my buildlog over here, since it's about to resume again, and I'll have updates very very soon.

Here's the truck as it started. The loudest DB Drag StreetMax 1-2 vehicle in the U.S.A. Rules were a single battery, 4 amps and 2 subs.

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[stratusrt01]

1st thing I did was strip off all the stickers:
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Then we started with this:
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Added the magic knob:
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And ended up with this:
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[stratusrt01]

160db and old sheetmetal don't mix, it started tearing the passenger's door at both corners of the window:
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Got 1Sick94HB to fix the brakes, which didn't work well at all:
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[stratusrt01]

Got a nice pretty chrome grill:
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Then started to find all the bad stuff. Hood hinges were about rotted out. Got those fixed, sorry, no pics:
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All the other bad stuff:
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[stratusrt01]

Got a set of doors, front fenders and hood from a 4WD Pathfinder. Also got the chrome bumper and clear corners put on:

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Also got a new snugtop for it:
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[stratusrt01]

New pathy seats and door panels with power windows:
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More bad:
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Time to put a new bed on her, but there was some stuff in the way, so it had to go:
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[stratusrt01]

shaved the antenna and the hood emblem, put a new bed on her and fixed a lot of bad bodywork:
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Got her primered, and new Denali wheels put on, and lowered her a bit.
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[Mr.Ryan]

once again lookin good bro, keep us posted.

[pugz]

ya. keep us posted as this one goes. its came along way already

[OLDSCHOOL]

I liked watching the progress

[stratusrt01]

I have 3 weeks off because I took another job, and my current job found out about it, so they put me on administrative leave. So expect quite a bit of progress, especially on the enclosure build in the next couple weeks.

[04nissanfrontier]

:nana2:administrative leave = progress pics:nana2:

[stratusrt01]

:nana2: new job = mo monies :nana2:

[04nissanfrontier]

:nana2: new job = mo monies :nana2:

eh that'll work too, I just want some pics ;)

[sparkinframe]

what is the "magic knob"?

[Weasle421]

what is the "magic knob"?
adjustable volate regulator:sheep:

[stratusrt01]

Uh Oh, Subwoofers will be here on Monday!!!!!!

and I ordered the new accordion boot tonight also.

So box building will commence shortly

[Rocket]

awesome what you can do with a car which had all those bad points

keep it up and keep us posted

[stratusrt01]

I think I'm going to have to put a full spring pack back in the truck. Carried 6 sheets of MDF in the back, and it was putting a hurting on the suspension in the back, and there will be more weight than that in there when I'm done.

[NissanXEPilot]

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I bet that thing weighed a couple of tons on the ass ened with all the 2x4,MDF and fiberglass in it. Removing all that alone had to have been a bitch.

[stratusrt01]

it actually weighed about 2200lbs with the 4" of concrete it had in it. I just cut enough to get the bed off, and then yanked the entire bed off with the rest still in it.

[stratusrt01]

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[wv87minitruckr]

looks sweet man

[sparkinframe]

thats a pretty small magnet isnt it?

[stratusrt01]

ummmm, no, it's an 18" sub, it's actually a huge magnet.

[kingcabon20s]

how many subs you plan on running an what style box? i would love to have a snug top on my king can but no luck finding 1

[stratusrt01]

I'm going to run a tapped horn with a pair of 18's. It's about 35 cubic ft gross.

[kingcabon20s]

what would be the better boom for the buck (8) Kicker comp vr 15s i can get for about 125-150 a piece or (3) btl 18s fully loaded or (3) dc audio level 5 18s? I need to find me a snug its killing me LoL back in the day i had an isuzu with (6) l7 15s (12) zr1000s an havent had anything like that since it was totaled i currently have (2) cvrs on a bxi1606 an jus not happy with it anymore also i would sell these 2 an buy all newer subs

[stratusrt01]

I would go with the BTL's or Level 5's personally. The Kickers will give you more cone area, but it's just fun locally when you have something noone else does, and there are very few Level 5's out there.

On a build note: The accordian boot finally arrived after what seems like forever, so building will commence this weekend.

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[88hb]

more pics!!!!!!:nana2:

[stratusrt01]

oh, they're coming for sure. It's supposed to rain Saturday, so It'll probably be Sunday before I really get started, the box is too big to build it inside the shop, so it has to be done outside.

[stratusrt01]

To show the actual size of these subs, I put a normal size 10" subwoofer next to them for comparison. Everyone who's seen this pic asked if it was an 8" sub.

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[04nissanfrontier]

Damn, I can hear you coming down the road already even being over 1000 miles away....hahaha :dathumb:

[stratusrt01]

Got the amp and most of the wiring today:

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[1sick94hb]

Rich do you need help with the box? If you do i have a free weekend this weekend and can help. Let me know something.

[stratusrt01]

It's looking like it will be Monday before I can start on mine, I just got a few box orders I need to fill this weekend. I think DJ is coming up Monday to help though. If you want to stop by after you get off work, that's cool.

Started working on a few things today. Got the boot finished up top and glued in:

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My buddy is coming over when he gets off work with some sheetmetal, so we can fix where the previous owner overcut, so I can attach the boot at the bottom:
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[Mr.Ryan]

Keep up the work holmes. lookin good

[stratusrt01]

Tomorrow starts the work on the half-pipe for the back. Then it's on. I expect for the bass side to be ready by Thursday or Friday. Mids and highs to be playing by next Monday.

[stratusrt01]

Got a little done, but not as much as planned. Had a few customer boxes I had to take care of first, then I had to go restock on supplies.

I did get the rear wall rebuilt and the boot on the bottom. Don't worry, it's allowed to be ugly, you won't be able to see it when it's done:

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And here's the base of the enclosure sitting in place, to give you an idea of how large it will be:

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[jimmy726]

this bitch is going to beat the fuck down. Good job man keep the pics coming

[stratusrt01]

I'm going to try to get a lot of work done on it tomorrow, but being by myself in the shop, I don't know how much actual assembly will happen until tomorrow night when I'll have help. But I will be getting all the panels prepped to go together at least, and hopefully be able to assemble them tomorrow night.

[stratusrt01]

Box has begun, here's some progress pics. I hope to have the rest of the woodwork done tonight, and then start the "pretty" work tomorrow afternoon.

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[stratusrt01]

Box is in the truck finally. Now I just have to build some trim panels for it.

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[ScottXGTR]

looks good. wire it up and bring on the vids

[Mr.Ryan]

dats one big ass box sir. i could almost live in there.

[stratusrt01]

My back is feeling it, that's for sure. Took 4 of us to lift up one side and slide it in.

[ScottXGTR]

how many sheets of mdf in that one. im guessing 10

[stratusrt01]

7.5 sheets, plus a few scraps I had laying around.

[GITuk]

wow, that is one sick ass huge box bro...nice!

[jimmy726]

Dam man how many db do you think youll be hittin

[stratusrt01]

No clue on the db's yet actually. It's tuned to 33hz, so it's not made to burp high scores anymore, this one is made to play music all day and do 149.9db average on music for bassrace.

Got more work done today, although most of it you can't see.

Rewired for the Kinetik 16V batteries, now I'm charging all the time at 18.4V, also got all the wiring run into the back for the amps. Now I just have to lengthen a few wires and loom them to make them look good.

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[stratusrt01]

and the beginning of the trimming, bracing progress. 2.5" thick so far:

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[04nissanfrontier]

Keep them badass pics comin'

[Scrappy]

yeah keep the pics coming!

[wv87minitruckr]

bad ass bro.
how did you curve the inside like that?

[stratusrt01]

Got the inside trimmed up and sanded down, now I just have to finish it up and get it painted.

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[O.G.Tierdrop]

dammit hurry up i wanna hear this thing in person:thumb:

[DAZE752]

well how many amps is the alternator pushing out because im gunna end up gettin 2 18 BTL's and want to know what kind of alt your using

[stratusrt01]

I'm using a 300 amp Ohio Generator. It's a large Chevy casing with custom brackets. There's no way to get over 160-175 reliably out of a Nissan casing.

[stratusrt01]

Bad news, I have to redo the baffle to move the subs further forward. The current location of the subwoofers makes the tuning somewhere in the neighborhood of 80hz. That's no good, so I'm going to rebuild the baffle this weekend and move the subs as close to the mouth as possible to bring the tuning down in the 30's where it should be. This also means I have to run the subs inverted, which I'm not a big fan of, but maybe I'll like it afterall, I mean, seeing this in the rear view (if my truck actually had a rear view) wouldn't be so bad:

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[youngdragger]

Damn this thing is sick. those subs are huge too. You definately haveome skills man. sucks you have to redo it. I dont like them inverted either but if its louder why the hell not

[ScottXGTR]

inverted wont be too bad if the baskets had a nicer color on them. :2:

[stratusrt01]

If I absolutely love this enclosure, before SBN in March, I'll probably end up rebuilding the subs just in case, and if I do that, I'll take the baskets in and have them powdercoated a different color just to set them off.

[POLYNISSAN]

A.m.a.z.i.n.g

[stratusrt01]

OK, got the subs forward by inverting them, here's a pic of the test fit. I still have to go finish the trim work and make it look good again. But at least the tough part is done.

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[1sick94hb]

Just hope you dont hear much motor noise this way!! I will go over there one day and cook some eggs on you subs!

[zach]

haha i have slept in smaller boxes, love it man nice thread and very nice system.

[04nissanfrontier]

I think the inverted looks bitchin', very nice work!

[stratusrt01]

Just hope you dont hear much motor noise this way!! I will go over there one day and cook some eggs on you subs!

Already fired them up inverted to see how much mechanical noise they have, and it's not much at all. Nothing you'll be able to hear over the bass, for sure.

[sparkinframe]

motor noise from inverting subs?
does inverting them affect anything except looks?

[Dragndoor94]

I miss db draggin... Im 02 i had an astro van with 12 12in hart professionals 16 amps dual alternator setup.. I got invited to world finals in ss 9+ but back then i didn't own a trailer and the van wasn't making the trip to TN without falling apart.. I keep saying i'm gonna build something again but db drag has dropped off drastically in my area so it wouldn't be worth it... Great build though..

[1sick94hb]

inverting depends on the sub. Yes you can get motor noise from it, some do some dont.

[stratusrt01]

Got blue light on the amp, that's a good sign........lol

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And measuring voltage at the amp terminals, I came up with this:

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Got the first coat of paint on the inside of the enclosure, have to do a 2nd tomorrow, and then cover the outside panels with carpet tomorrow, and we'll be golden to do a little testing. The rain here the past couple days have really slowed me down.

[1sick94hb]

rich i would test everything first to see if its to your liking before painting and carpeting it all up. Or i take it you may have done that?

[stratusrt01]

Yessir, that has already happened, and I'm smiling thinking about putting the subs back in tomorrow evening.

[04nissanfrontier]

Waiting for some vids!!! Lets see them bad mofo's pound

[1sick94hb]

just might have to swing by there tomorrow and check it out.

[stratusrt01]

Waiting for some vids!!! Lets see them bad mofo's pound

Waiting on the paint to dry, it'll probably be tomorrow afternoon, it still needs one more coat, MDF sucks up a lot of paint.

[stratusrt01]

Just have to finish painting, and add some threaded rod to brace the baffle up, and it's done:

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[ScottXGTR]

you should get an unsuspecting victim to sit in the truck, and then fire up a 30hz tone. but before all that, get a bag of styro foam peanuts and dump it in the bottom of the enclosure.

:D

[stratusrt01]

I'll have my demo girl on stand-by. She's a bit jumpy, which always makes for good videos.....lol

[red`94]

thats bad ass man..!

[kingcabon20s]

video video LoL

[stratusrt01]

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[91nissan94]

damn, that's bad ass.

[nismofreak]

Dam Rich. Car came A LONG WAY!!!!!
keep it up bro