Mrs. Obvious' Toyota Corolla build log

[dejo]

he would just "attempt" to driver it more often than he has in the past
and those amps are the sex

[captainobvious]

I think Cap may be asking to trade the Zoom Zoom for the beige box after this is done.

Haha! No chance in hell on that one. Everything about that car is mush. Styling, brakes, performance, ride...bleh. I hope to get her something nicer in 1-2 years. Maybe a Mazda CX5 or something. She likes those.

[captainobvious]

Man, you are setting the husband bar high.

She should be one happier Mrs. Obvious when you're done.

Would it suck if her car sounded better than yours?

My apologies on the husband bar

I would actually be super stoked if her car sounded better. I think mine sounds quite good so hers would stomp some ass if that's the case. I'd love to see her do some competitions with it and have some fun with it.

[silkyslim]

She definitely has the potential in that equipment list.

I feel the same about mine!

[claydo]

Dammit capn......how'd it turn out? We need updates man!

[silkyslim]

I look forward to hear both one day!

[captainobvious]

Haha, I'm in a holding pattern right now waiting on some parts in the mail from my buddy Mark. I'm also now looking at alternative amplifier options because the Diamond Audio amplifiers were too large to fit in the space for the install

I'm thinking either some JL XD or HD goodness for this vehicle. May put an order in today or tomorrow.

[silkyslim]

[silkyslim]

So why did lack of space stop you? Didn't stop me make more space! Jk Lol I understand enjoy the JL's good stuff. Solid

[captainobvious]

So I finally got started on the trunk work this weekend. It's tough to get measurements and plan things as a surprise...jeez.

I started the construction of the sub box for the rear. The design I have in mind is to have the sub front firing behind the rear seats. The back of the box would attach to the amp rack panel which would be mounted to display the amps and wiring when the trunk is opened. Everything would be concealed with a cover panel with a cutout. I didn't get pics of the box construction yet, but here's a shot I sketched up to use as reference for the construction of everything.




The box will have its own back wall (all sides and walls are 3/4" birch ply) and that back wall will attach to the back of the amp rack panel with 1/4-20 threaded inserts and stainless screws. It should be quite solid when complete. The amp rack will house the pair of Mosconi AS200.4's, an Alpine H701 dsp, power and ground distribution and a terminal block for speaker and remote connections. The side walls of the amp rack will have neo magnets countersunk into the surface where it will meet the cover panel- which will also have neo magnets countersunk. This layout should take up the least space allowing her to still utilize most of the trunk space, all while having a cleanly laid out presentation that should look good with the cover removed. I'm unsure whether or not I'll be integrating any LEDs, but that's a possibility as well.