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[bassboy]

Hey peeps, just giving you an insight as to what im building at the moment...nothing out the ordinary by far...just what the owner wants...

Basically a Fiesta mk4 that he is building up to show spec slowly slowly...

The car




9" wide rims on the back from memory


The colour will be changed and alot more work to the exterior will be done once the install and engine conversion is complete...

The first job was to change the rear lights to what the owner wanted (please note not all the jobs are to my taste...im just fitting whats been given to me LOL!

Old lights out...

was well manky under there! So, as i treat all cars like my own, i decided to clean it properly



New back lights in...IMO i prefer the originals!


Momo Team 280mm steering wheel...having 8" wide rims with NO power steering and a 280mm is just a sure way to a few swear words LOL!

Momo gear knob and hand brake lever were also fitted along with Momo pedals!

Car is FULL of goodies he wants me to fit


Custom Door builds


housing 2 sets of RE XXX components


These builds were originally meant for Rainbow SLX265's but werent considered man enough...then the owner saw these for my vehicle and bought them off me lol

One mid has to be inverted due to metal being behing the card...the rainbow went in perfect! This is what you call close

The seat has to be practically all the way back in order for door to shut!! Or the magnet hits the seat!

[bassboy]

Tweeter builds in the making


Test fit








Please note that all trim panels will be sent off to the trimmers when the interior gets done as he's not too sure what he wants done to it at the moment...so as a temp measure, we just sprayed it in satin black

awwww virgin doors lol


outer skin done in 3 layers of deadening


inner skin done with 2 layers of deadening


car is stripped ready to be worked on


this was the car yesterday


Ive not taken pics of it currently but basically the only progress thats been made is the addition of alot more cables, processors and xovers, and the addition of yet more cabling LOL!

Ill try to get some more pics of it while we've been building up things like the cards, tweeter builds, all the sound deadening (EVERYTHING bar the floor is covered! around 27 sheets have been used up to this stage(between 2-4layers everywhere), with more arriving tomorrow so do the under rear seat area!

bassboy

[FiestaBen]

Never really been a fan for mk4 fiestas but something is telling me this one is gonna be quite nice, I will keep looking

Well done so far btw

[bassboy]

yeah i know what you mean, im not the greatest fan of mk4 fiesta's myself but its what he's given me to work with so im stuck LOL!

car should be going a fair bit lower soon as well hopefully...and not down to the weight of the ICE LOL!

should be getting my good friends at Gaz suspension to knock up some custom coilovers for the car, if not it will be winging its way over to Tein to sort something out

did i mention ive now got him considering a Fiesta ST turbo conversion ive got my work cut out!!

bassboy

[MENACE]

looks like a good project,engine plans sound good as well

[FiestaBen]

Core he doesn't want much lol

Ya better be getting paid well

[bassboy]

Tell me about it!...just the stereo install so far consists of

Pioneer 5900DVD with bluetooth
Alpine Freeview
Tru Tech Line driver
Massive Audio Bass Pro
2 channel amp for front end (2 x 500wrms @ 1ohm) cant remember the name of it for the love of god!
2 sets of RE XXX V2 components (front end)
2 sets of CDT CL 62 components (rear doors for when he's at shows)
Rainbow ipaul 2.400 amp
2 US Amps MD3ds
2 RE XXX 15 V4's
Stinger RCA's
Dynamat/Stinger/Second skinz sound deadening (40something sheets so far from memory...more went in today!)
2 x Oddyssey PC2150
Knu Konceptz Fleks power cabling
Knu Konceptz 12g speaker cabling
Stinger voltmeter

thats about it from the top of my head!

got more work done today...but mainly more cabling and routing...most of the cable runs are done now, just got to drill into the doors to get the speaker cables into the doors for the mids...hopefully that will be done tomorrow!

Touch wood, over the weekend, ill finish all the cabling side of things and get building the box and boot build etc!

bassboy

[Rhinopower]

Looks a good start. Loving the wheels and the rears will suit the car when finished Prob worth relocating the alarm module up behind the dash while you have it apart, very vunurable under the driving seat there and iirc not to thatcham standards

[Ruishy1]

like the euro look, its growing on me

[bassboy]

Cracked on with the car over the past 2 days...however not much in the form of pictures really as its just been sorting out the wiring and adding a bit more sound deadening etc...

had to sort the speaker cabling running into the doors, fronts required 2 sets of 12g speaker cables running into the doors while the rears required 2 sets of 12g and 2 sets of 16g...the rears were not a problem as there are no cables running into the rear doors so just loomed up the cabling together...

the fronts i didnt want to remove the doors to drill new holes so modified the existing grommits that were in the door to ensure no leaks etc



the speaker pins were located in the plug


so these were removed and step-drilled out to accept the cable


The black MDF was painted black even though its going to be hidden under the carpet


check the size of the tweeters compared to the Hybrid L1's lol!


Front end is fully wired up now


Rear seat area is now sound deadened (also note the fixing pads...all cables are cable tied down to ensure they wont move)


and this is how the car currently stands


Tomorrow ill hopefully finishing tidying all the cables and complete everything in order to start building the false floors and box etc next week!


bassboy

[bassboy]

Looks a good start. Loving the wheels and the rears will suit the car when finished Prob worth relocating the alarm module up behind the dash while you have it apart, very vunurable under the driving seat there and iirc not to thatcham standards

everything is encased...i didnt do the alarm fit on this vehicle but i know what you mean about it not being thatcham standards...but its coming out soon to be replaced with the Concept 950

problem with the mk4's is that there aint much space behind the dash unfortunately...but the dash will be coming out for the next alarm fit

bassboy

[jayrs]

fcuk a duck, thats some sound deading in there, i hate to think what system is going to be like when full whack

[Ram]

wow are those keskins on a fez? did he have to adapt the hub or do they do them in ford fitment?!

your work looks good

[bassboy]

jay...it should be loud...a corsa i did with a similar spec managed a 149.8db before the cd started jumping LOL! but that was with a flat bed style box and the RE MX subs whereas this will be using the XXX subs for now...until we want to go even louder and will switch to Ascendant Audio

Ram, yes they are Keskins...on a ford fitment...they are multistud so will fit any ford...if your interested in a set let me know as i can get them

quick update time...not had the chance to work on the car much unforunately due to being my birthday and taking a few days off to celebrate...

all the carpet is back in now and the processors and gizmo's have been wired up...so far gone is are: Pioneer BTB200, Massive Audio Bass Pro, Tru Tech Line driver, Alpine freeview tuner...





the speaker cable you can see there are for the CDT's that are going into the back doors when he wants to create some noise at shows etc...those will be mounted once the sub box is done

also the floor has been levelled off and false floor has been made...


tomorrow the floor will come back out and the framework under it will be painted black as will the floor and then carpeted black to stop any potential noise from the wood...just need to work out the box volume now and where all the amps etc are going! should be fun LOL!

bassboy

[jayrs]

149.8db god damn, now i understand your user name

[bassboy]

oh 149.8db was nothing...i was at 152.x when i had the focus loaded up LOL!

also, in the last picture...can you see the focus RS centre console he owner is in love with it and wants me to fit it...damn...more work

bassboy

[jayrs]

i thopught it was your car

[bassboy]

this is a customers fiesta...hes a good friend of mine now so is happy for me to use it as a demo car

Ive got the focus RS and another erm...vehicle for bass which i havent started yet but that will be something special lol

bassboy

[jayrs]

cool, look forward to the thread when you do it mate

[ant pittaway]

heard really good things about cdt's and the rainbow ipaul


gonna be mega once done

[bassboy]

been selling the CDT's for a while and they are my number 1 set of components under £200 mark! i have the eurosports in my focus along with hybrid mid-basses and the front end is AWESOME!

rainbow ipaul is a good amp...i just dont sell it as i have found amps like the tru tech's and DLS to be better

bassboy

[M1K3Y_B]

Its getting there, and your going to be loaded by the end of it

I can't see this centre console though?

[bassboy]

cool, look forward to the thread when you do it mate

i may not do a build thread on that one for fear it will leak onto the audio forums but how does 20000wrms (yes twenty thousand) of bass amps sound maybe more

bassboy

[bassboy]

Its getting there, and your going to be loaded by the end of it

I can't see this centre console though?

lol...its all in a months work mate lol its what my business is all about

if you have a look at the picture with the falsefloor in place...have a look at the centre console area in that pic...may need to turn the brightness up on your screen lol...im not sure if it will definately go in now as the passenger seat was hitting it when i was measuring up the box

bassboy

[bassboy]

quick update...got a fair bit more done to the car...

framework to get the floor level done and painted black (didnt want to use area below rear bench as he will remove the wall eventually and revert to standard)


false floor has also been sprayed black but been carpeted to stop any potential squeeking between layers of wood (between floor and box)

the slot you can see in the floor is for the cabling to come through for the amps, batteries, split charge etc...all cables will be hidden by the time the rear is done

just to give you an example of the size of the box



if my calculations are right, the box is approx 12-13cuft before displacement

tomorrow ill get the last 2 panels there made out of one peice...its done in 2 peices at the moment as a mock up...the wood will also be 36mm on sides and bottom, hopefully 54mm on top bottom and back...then touch wood, assemble the box and work on the front panel

bassboy

[dontpannic]

Get to f*ck Thats fuckin huge!!

[M1K3Y_B]

I see the center console now

Thats one massive sub box

[bassboy]

Yes the box is HUGE...about 13-14cuft now...should be about 11-12cuft after displacement...

box has come on a bit since the last photos so ill upload some more pics after todays progress

bassboy

[bassboy]

Another update peeps...

Been working on the wall for the past 2 days and a few other bits and bobs so its getting there slowly!

The wall on the single layer stage...front and top panels were just placed there to mock up




how it looks from the front screen


The back end of the box now looks like this




The 2x1 peices arent secured down at the moment, these will be done tomorrow as i ran out half way through as well as glue lol...

Tomorrow, the box should be practically complete...ill get onto glueing all the final bits in the morning...then have a well deserved break from the car for a few hours lol...once dried, ill get on the fiberglassing the inside completely! Then ill brace the box front to back and side to side...finish the port...put the back panels on and its done structually! LOL...sounds so simple LOL!

bassboy

[bassboy]

bit more progress today...front panel was finished, port was placed in the box, and fibreglassing has now started...doesnt sound like a lot but i was working all day LOL!


Port ready to be lifted up into place


Port in


Fibreglass matting laid down...time to get high tomorrow and resin away!!

Another support for the port will be going in linking it to the floor and hopefully will be done tomorrow

With a bit of hope, tomorrow the box will be complete! Then its time to let it dry and assemble the back panels of the box and start working on the boot build!

bassboy

[SamT]

pimsle thats huge!!!

great work though, looking great

[bassboy]

about time i did an update on this lol...been working on it for the past few days...jobs done are;

box fibre-glassed inside
port brace fitted
cut out panels for mounting amps on
fit and secure front panel under box
carpet all removeable panels
fit amps
sort out cable runs

some pics...the box FG'd


bottom panel of box on...this is where 2 of the amps will go


back of box carpeted and amps fitted...


ill finish the front of the box tomorrow and get it carpeted and get the front end back in along with all seats etc...then if i have time, ill begin working on the wiring for the amps...there aint enough hours in the day lol

bassboy

[bassboy]

Another update peeps...the box has now been carpeted and the amps have been layed out as well as batteries...all the wiring needs to be done yet as im waiting for some 0g crimp terminals to arrive...once they are here, they will be crimped and soldered on and hopefully ill power everything to life!

I got one sub in for a test fit to see what sort of seating position the driver and passenger will have...lets just say, they will be sitting with a straight back LOL!

a few pics

carpeted wall with one sub in


Sub should load off the seat lol he knows now that he will have to have the seat slightly more forward when booming hard due to the travel of the subs


Other XXX waiting to go in


And the rear of the box


Nearly there now!

bassboy

[niracka]

mental lol properly mental install. I'm not really one for big installs anymore but I used to have a nice set of subs in and can definately appriciate the sound produced by an install like this. Good work buddy

[Xr_Dub]

Feck me thats alot sound haha that car is gonna be like awhale, dude pls help him in the body styling!! those wheels dont deserve a body like that lol
nice to see you going back to your sound roots lol