'98 Explorer Sound

[wr_anders]

Alright.
The sub is finished! Got the last side panel on and generously PL'd (half of a 28oz tube). The bead was as wide as the ply.
I put a little more PL on the inner seams of the rear chamber to make sure that was good and tight. Going to leave the screws in because: 1.) I'm too lazy to try and take them all out, 2.) Why not? Its stronger.

And now for some photos. Not great quality, taken on phone. Didn't snap too many. Was working on it to much.

First panel up.


Driver chamber done.


Folding done. Some of the side panels were too long and some were cut crooked. But hey, those flaps on the ends make pretty convenient handles when trying it move this behemoth around. I know the braces look kind of skimpy, but together, the all hold up very well and are very solid.


View from the front still without the last panel on. Was getting some last minute touch-up PL'ing in before the panel went on.


And here is the finished THT, minus mouth braces. Not sure if well add them, though I'm sure we will. and did I mention ?


I'm really excited to have finished this. But to people who might be wanting to build one of these, even at 33" wide, this thing is a hulking monstrosity and should not be underestimated. After having it built and seeing how large it is, I'm not sure it will even fit in the Explorer. But, alas, I will try. Might not be able to keep the seats up, which will probably be the deciding factor with his significant other, but we'll damn sure try.
If not, then...well, hell if I know, I haven't thought things through that far yet.

I'll upload pic of us trying to wrangle it in the truck later when it gets lighter out and a later. I don't think the other residents of his apartment building would appreciate a 7:30 wake up call of some Chase & Status like we would.

EDIT: Also, is there anyone near Tulsa, OK that has RTA gear? As I understand it, a dual-DVC THT hasn't been done before and I'd love to see a plot of this thing. I'm sure he won't mind an hour or so drive. He'd be blasting semi's the whole and loving it I'm sure.

[wr_anders]

Also, if anyone cares, since we believe that this sub should be christened with a bottle of champagne at port, we have dubbed her
the U.S.S. Fatlady (Unhealthily Sub-Sonic Fatlady).

This all came from a cigar shop. We picked up a couple Maker's Mark cigars and said we wouldn't smoke them until the Fatlady belches.
So the ridiculously awful name was born. Or awesome name. Depends on your sense of humor I guess.
Either way, after she is painted flat black, U.S.S. Fatlady will be stenciled in white on the back for everyone to see.

[jcmbowman]

One thing I noticed from the pictures - a distinct shortage of bracing. Remember - the bracing is not just for structural stability, it's to keep the panels from flexing and changing the response characteristics of the cabinet.

So you'll definitely want to put those mouth braces in.

[wr_anders]

One thing I noticed from the pictures - a distinct shortage of bracing. Remember - the bracing is not just for structural stability, it's to keep the panels from flexing and changing the response characteristics of the cabinet.

So you'll definitely want to put those mouth braces in.

We noticed this.
We took a short spin with it and we played some dubstep. Panel 10 was flexing almost as much as the roof.
So we're going to get the brace put together, glued in and go. But yeah, it definitely needs it.

Going to find a place that we can crank it after that so we can get some good video and I'll post them.

[Tom Smit]

Congrats on getting it done.
Did you put in braces for panel nine as well. If not. you could still add them before panel ten braces. (just rehearse it a few times before you put the PL on the brace to keep the mess to a minimum.)

[wr_anders]

Congrats on getting it done.
Did you put in braces for panel nine as well. If not. you could still add them before panel ten braces. (just rehearse it a few times before you put the PL on the brace to keep the mess to a minimum.)

Thanks! I already got that set installed. Only the mouth doesn't have braces. 8 & 9 have really long braces, like they should be. The only reason the braces on the first few folds are so skimpy is those were made of what was originally supposed to be panel 5 braces, but the detentions were off, so they didn't work.
We're about to get the panels cut for the mouth and get them installed.

But damn, even not cranked up due to missing braces, this thing is devastating. We parked in an old parking lot and played everything from old school bass (Techmaster PEB) to DnB and metal. The last song we played was 'Pathetic' by Lamb of God. We stopped because the windshield and the front windows were flexing too much for my liking.

Going down the highway, we blasted some Chase & Status and Datsik. With some of those sub drones, it just takes the breath out of you and really makes your chest hurt.

Also, Wi: I played that song you sent me. Dear... Lord... With that, according to my signature, there was enough bass. 9 kinds of more than enough.

I'm just worried about getting one of these:

[tdogg]

thats awesome! do you have a pic of it installed?

[wr_anders]

thats awesome! do you have a pic of it installed?

I'll get some pics and video in the morning. I'm heading back down to OKC so I'll be able to.

Going down the highway, we blasted some Chase & Status and Datsik.

What tunes? Check Gizmo by DatSik, one of his better mixdowns.

With Chase & Status, I played Eastern Jam and Is It Worth It, and for Datsik, I played Nuke 'Em, 3 Fist Style, Gecko, and the A Milli remix with Excision.
Between all that we played a bunch of Nerdcore, heavy on the Kabuto the Python side.

[tdogg]

Trust me, when you demo it for people they think its some ghetto plywood box in the back of the truck, until you turn it on.

ha thats the best part. he could play it off like "its just something me and my buddy made, but it seems to work ok"....

[wr_anders]

Trust me, when you demo it for people they think its some ghetto plywood box in the back of the truck, until you turn it on.

ha thats the best part. he could play it off like "its just something me and my buddy made, but it seems to work ok"....

HAHA We just did that. We pulled into Sonic for some breakfast and my friend saw one of his other friends walking up. We rolled down the back window and the first thing 'what the hell is that?' in kind of a laughing and scoffing way.
So I put on that Decibel song. Mind, we're still pulled up at Sonic. So the intro goes and he's all 'yeah, whatever', then the bass hits.

I don't what caught him by surprise more: feeling like getting kicked in the face, or his shirt acting like a parachute and saying it felt like the window was trying to suck him through it.
Anyways, he was impressed. And we got our first unwitting demo...and it was awesome

Also, if you're on Verizon, these 3G netbooks are great and I'd suggest getting one if you take long road trips. I'm taking video now and I'll be uploading it just before we hit OKC.

[Drey Chennells]

...I don't what caught him by surprise more: feeling like getting kicked in the face, or his shirt acting like a parachute and saying it felt like the window was trying to suck him through it.

thats the kind of expert analysis I like to hear.

[wr_anders]

And here is the boat anchor here in the back of the Explorer.


Video coming soon.

EDIT: Jammin to The Prodigy (Invaders Must Die) when I took this.

[LelandCrooks]

You are all freaking insane.

But it's fun to watch.

[wr_anders]

Since we're doing hatch photos, here goes.


Videos up soon, YouTube is being really slow, so it's taking forever.
In the videos, you can't see anything cause we were out in the sticks of the fair grounds, so there was no light.

Also, sound wasn't as loud as I would have liked cause we spent all the money on the sub and amp, but stayed with the horrible head unit. So after about 13 on the volume, it starts to distort. Really bad.

But, even at a lower volume, you could still hear it at 300 yards, and could still feel it at 75. I would walk away and would be talking about still feeling it, but the camera didn't pick it up, it was weird. At a few points, I was back far enough and my ears were hurting bad, but when I checked the video, all I heard was me talking about how loud it was and I couldn't hear the bass. Guess the mic doesn't go that low.
Actually, I don't even know if I still want to post them. The videos are dark, show nothing and do the project to justice what so ever.

EDIT: YouTube won't post the videos. They were taken with a Droid and are .3gpp format. YT says it supports them, but they won't upload.

[tdogg]

and my ears were hurting bad,

EARPLUGS! seriously though, once you damage your hearing it may not come back