E30 Zone

I've been busy working on the amp enclosure again this week.

Here's a couple of shots of the underside of the base board. All the big grooves are for the 4 awg power/gnd cables and the smaller ones are for the fan wiring.




I've also been busy trimming everything as well





I still need to paint the vent grills. They are just trial fitted to make sure everything fit's okay.

I don't have any pictures yet, but I'm 90% done with the wiring as well

Cheers,

Ian.

quality.

spot on mate.... im gonna do a boot build in the touring... any help would be great ian as you are a true magician with your install.

If your going to do a job, do it Ian's way or don't do it at all...

I assume you have access to a CNC, routing that lot by hand would be a nightmare...

That routing is superb.

Just waiting and watching for further photos...

Always a pleasure to see Ians handywork.

E30Mark wrote:I assume you have access to a CNC, routing that lot by hand would be a nightmare...

Mark,

All done by hand with a straight edge and a ruler - it was a nightmare

Infact, it's the first time I have ever used a router and bought it specifically for this job

This is where it fit's in the boot:




Ian.

Still want that sound deadening Ian ?

I'm coming down the M23 to jnct 11 tonight if you were wanting to meet up en route.

cool either way, you have my number dude

ian332isport wrote:

E30Mark wrote:I assume you have access to a CNC, routing that lot by hand would be a nightmare...

Mark,

All done by hand with a straight edge and a ruler - it was a nightmare

Infact, it's the first time I have ever used a router and bought it specifically for this job

This is where it fit's in the boot:




Ian.

Quality!

I'm off out in a minute to route some worktops for a customer, fancy a job? !!!

loooking good Ian,top work as usual.
Is it MDF you have used ?

Also what size is that spare ? i hope it aint a 15" as you'd be in trouble on a front flatty with those disks up front

cheers
andy

Ian, that's beautiful !

I like to see a perfectionist in action !

ps. any thoughts on my ABS wiring?

very good work ian


one question, out of curiosity where does your fans vent the hot air to? looking at the picture they seem to be right up against the seat back

i am very impressed with you level of work, if only there was more work men with your talent

tbmw wrote:one question, out of curiosity where does your fans vent the hot air to? looking at the picture they seem to be right up against the seat back

I know it looks like they are right up against the seat back, but there is a gap there. The fans actually blow into the amp enclosure and the hot air escapes through the vent grills at the front as well as either end. In an ideal world the fans would be at either end (one blowing and one sucking), but there's no space

I'll be fitting a temperature probe inside the enclosure to monitor how hot it gets though.

Cheers,

Ian.

ah i see, thanks for the clarification

FUBAR, I forgot to drop that carpet trim on my way back Ian, apologies dude, was later than expected coming past your way.

Still have it, safe and sound, its flat now too from its journey in the boot

you coming to ace again this weekend ?

Ant wrote:FUBAR, I forgot to drop that carpet trim on my way back Ian, apologies dude, was later than expected coming past your way.

Still have it, safe and sound, its flat now too from its journey in the boot

you coming to ace again this weekend ?

Hi Ant,

Not to worry mate. I can always pop over and collect it sometime.

I'm back on Nightshift tonight (for 4 nights), so no Ace for me

Cheers,

Ian.

very nice work What are the amps running??? whats your set up

appletree wrote:very nice work What are the amps running??? whats your set up

Here's a list of everything

Sony CDX-C90R Headunit
Sony XDP-4000x Processor
Sony CDX-C91 Changer
Rainbow CS265 Profi Vanadium kickbass components (2 way)
2 x Crystal CMP8 8" subs in sealed enclosures
2 x Genesis Dual Mono's running the Rainbows actively
1 x Genesis Miniblock running the subs.

All the connections between the Headunit, Processor & Changer are done optically. All the interconnects are DIY using Van Damme cable and Neutrik phono connectors. Speaker cable is also Van Damme.

This lot should keep me busy for a while



Cheers,

Ian.

Okay peeps. Here's a few more piccys now the amps are fitted in the enclosure and most of the wiring is done.








All the power cables are secured by those small metal plates and each one of those is routed into a small recess to keep the bottom flush. The fan and remote cables are in the other smaller groove and are totally sealed in hot melt glue that's been shaved flush with the base of the board.

I've still got to paint the vent grills and make the enclosure lid, but it's coming along nicely

Ian.

Awesome work. Loving it!

i think your just showing off now ian.... fcuking top notch that is mate... looks like a very pro job.. well done mate, When did you say you were doing mine again?

That is sooo neat and tidy, much better then that fibreglass rubbish people with corsas use imo! Fair play to you mate.

it's coming along nicely

Understatement of the year

I hope my install comes out even half as good as that!!

just superb. gotta agree it looks so much better than all the fibre glass jobbies, soo fookin NEAT

Wow, its a shame to hide all that quality work. absolutely amazing, very envious mate.

That is making my eyes water its so good.

Great workman ship, i bet yor well pleased, you can always appreciate a job when it is don properly and know you have done it all your self is even better.

WoW

Not all that much progress since my last update, but at least the amp enclosure is completely finished now.

Here's some pictures showing the completed enclosure now the wiring is all secured and the quick connects/phono's have been fitted. I've also painted the vent grills and made the lid.







I've just got to finish of the sound deadening before I can fit it in the car.

After much searching, I've also managed to get hold of the increadibly rare DAB tuner that goes with my headunit/processor. Sony stopped making these ages ago, but this one is brand new and never been fitted




Oh well, back to it...

Ian.

Perfect workmanship there

as ian

pure quality fella

i like it soooo much im planning to steal your whole design

when i eventually get round to sorting my sport out

excellent work, have seen many a suposed pro install that didnt come close to yours

Iain
that is fantastic work we know what you do on your days off then !!
I will have to try some thing like this myself for the touring
it will be awsome.

I've just seen this thread.

The level of workmanship is off the scale...awesome dude

ive jsut caught on to this.... cxant believe ive missed it.... absoltutly FANTASTIC work there.. seriously amazing stuff.

btw i know its on wrong forum,, but you going T14??

dark_sounds wrote:btw i know its on wrong forum,, but you going T14??

Unfortunately, I don't think I can make T14

Should have some more install update photo's this week though

Cheers,

Ian.

Im a bit of a novice at system building,but even i can tell your a legend at this game,might have too get in touch when im building my own!!

Ian I think you should come clean and let everyone know I did all the work.

You don't make a bad cup of coffee though.

ste wrote:Ian I think you should come clean and let everyone know I did all the work.

You don't make a bad cup of coffee though.

Oi - You promised you wouldn't tell anyone

Okay guys, I've had a busy old week and have pretty much finished in the boot now.

Before fitting the amp rack, I did a bit of deadening on the rear bulkhead:



Then the amp rack went in...



....and the lid went on:



This is where the distro block lives:



I also made a little cover to hide it:



Then the CD changer and the boot tidy was fitted:



I also made a new floor board and trimmed it to match:



Next job is to mount the 4000x processor and DAB unit in one of the rear 1/4 panels. I know roughly where it's all going, but there's not that much space to play with.

Ian.