This new thread is going to require patience, this process will not be quick, but hopefully extremely detailed and well done!
The Victim:
1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 2WD, 2.5L 4 Cylinder. Poor thing had no idea what my plans were when I bought her.
Wheel just set next to truck to get an idea of what they look like and maybe estimate tire size.
Plans for Audio:
-Build new custom dash
-Build new custom door panels
-Deaden entire cabin thoroughly
-Cut a big ass hole from the cabin to the bed and add subs
Audio Equipment:
(Bought)
-Alpine iLX-W650
-JL Audio Twk 88
-Amplifiers TBD
-(Midbass) Morel Ealte Ti MW9
-(Midrange) Morel MSW114
-(Tweeter) Morel ET448
Waiting to buy:
-4x Alpine Type R 12's
-2x US Acoustics Barbara Ann
-US Acoustics Mike Mono Sub Amp
Deadener:
Sonic Barrier MX-4 Max
MLV of some sort
Ceramic Fiber insulation
1/4'' ABS plastic to cover holes
Butyl Rope
Acoustic Foam Panels in key areas
Butyl caulking
Tesa Wire Tape
Reflective backed acoustic foam on firewall for noise/heat on top of Sonic Barrier
Wire:
Hand twisted OFC copper speaker wire, gauge specific for drivers
Hand made RCA cables from silver plated OFC wire and high grade terminations using silver solder
Inductively shielded relay bank
2/0 gauge power and grounds, 4 gauge to amplifiers
ANL fuse holder
Multiple additional grounds throughout vehicle
Ohio Generator HO Alt
Cascade 90A power supply for key-off listening
Pics and parts will be added constantly, lots of neat stuff is going to happen with this build.