Prokiller Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 so i guess it's not really a secret as i already did the sub...this winter project has been a stereo overhaul on this thing. it never had the mach460 and only had tweeters added to the door panels by the previous owner. i HATE the location of them, but can't remove them or else i'd have holes there. And i can't find good enough all black door panels to replace them. granted i haven't really actively looked for replacements in quite a while. I had bought a 300.4 kicker amp while down in mustang week and then got a good deal on two pairs of kicker component speakers around the holidays. I've had a mach460 rear deck box sitting for years now with the assumption i would do this at some point. so here's the start of that stripped out the factory stuff and had to make new cut outs for the tweeters and now with the tweeters mounted: wiring them all up. I wanted to keep the factory wiring that is routed inside the box, and then connect it to the crossovers on the outside. here's getting that all done up. been FOREVER since i had to solder wires together. not my best work, but it looks more pointy than it ended up as. and finished up with all heat shrinked lines and taped up nicely. ready to mount in the car now. I tested the speakers by disconnecting the 1200.1 amp that is driving the sub and hooked up this box and then also the sitting the front components on the floor. sounded pretty darn good even without the sub in there. everything works. i realized that the holes you can see right where the 6x8s are push a LOT of air when it hits. so i sealed them up after the fact. so now it's ready to be mounted in the car. Last week i pulled the RSD out, upper side panels and the rear deck cover out. man was that dirty. i'll have to grab some pics of it as i haven't cleaned it up yet. I stopped there for the night as i didn't have nuts to mount the box up yet. Might try and do it tonight, we'll see. Otherwise, i got all the wiring, fuses (breakers actually), and splitters i need to do this. The very last thing was to get some sound deadening. i keep an eye on eastwood's sales and got this for $90 https://www.eastwood.com/xmat-sound-deadening-18x32-ines-34-8-sq-ft.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 i would add sound deadening to the package tray before you install it those can be noisy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted February 27, 2018 Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 This is a nice upgrade! My car doesn't have the 460 system either, and I'm kind of happy about it. However I need to do exactly what you're doing and install component speakers in the doors and deck with an amp. Nice work too! Where'd you end up getting the abs plastic from? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted February 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2018 9 hours ago, Steve-Oh said: This is a nice upgrade! My car doesn't have the 460 system either, and I'm kind of happy about it. However I need to do exactly what you're doing and install component speakers in the doors and deck with an amp. Nice work too! Where'd you end up getting the abs plastic from? i got it off ebay when i did my gauge cluster. this was left over from that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted February 28, 2018 Report Share Posted February 28, 2018 12 hours ago, Prokiller said: i got it off ebay when i did my gauge cluster. this was left over from that. Ahhhhh yes! Good good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted March 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 package tray cleaned up and box installed. now i can start the template for the amp rack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 looking good what are the plans for the amp rack is it going to float ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted March 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 got selected for CJ's mustang madness. pretty neat https://www.cjponyparts.com/contests/mustang-madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted April 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 nothing new here...but posting it this to make myself get out there and work on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted April 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 i enslaved an individual who "shifts with powers" and paid him in a few beers and a beef stick to do the trunk sound deadening. we actually got a lot accomplished yesterday. the trunk's deadening is done. fix some wiring that was run to the fuel pump. finished running the pass side speaker wires to where the amps will go. ran the signal wires to the back as well. removed the rear side panels and took the seat belts out. figured out and drilled the hole for the 0ga wire that will run to the front of the car. figured out roughly where the battery box will go. ran the 0ga power wire to the front of the car and have it routed the way i want it. it's currently just zip tied in there temporarily until i finish the engine side. i figured out where i'm going to mount my T-box and drilled the holes for it, but the screws i had didn't work out so we stopped and got new ones and then beers. so yeah a really productive afternoon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 I thought we got a good bit done! Despite taking apart more of the car then we put back together lol. And anything to fix some of those odd wiring bits the previous people did in the car should help! I hope so anyway. I will come back over at some point in this next week and finish the rear decklid area and then we can start putting it back together. Depending on what you do throughout the week. On the right track to finish it in a timely fashion i would say! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTTRacing91PGT Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 I've been tossing around the idea of sound deadening in the Probe. Give me some feedback once it's all together. I am very curious as to how much it quiets everything down, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted April 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 will do corey. i'm really interested to hear this new stereo in general and also hwo much it will quiet down the exhaust inside the cabin. this car isn't quiet by any sense of the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 i think if you add some under the rear seat area that will help a bunch , I did the roof of the 90 and what a difference it made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Just throwing this out there @Prokiller If you could just get rid of the trunk latch all together. That would be great.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted April 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 it could be worse. you could hit your head hard enough on the spoiler itself to actually crack the fiberglass and paint like somebody we know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 13 hours ago, Prokiller said: it could be worse. you could hit your head hard enough on the spoiler itself to actually crack the fiberglass and paint like somebody we know. Pretty sure that crack remains to this day, doesn't it? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 you never know it might be fixed , come to a show this year Dan and find out lol and yes I hit it HARD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted April 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 43 minutes ago, Yeahloh95 said: you never know it might be fixed , come to a show this year Dan and find out lol and yes I hit it HARD but that would mean you'd have to bring it out of the garage....that hasn't seen pavement for what 4 years now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-Oh Posted April 19, 2018 Report Share Posted April 19, 2018 @Shifty I know all too well about that damn latch. I wish mine would rot in hell. ; Curious Ryan to see how you like the mat. I need to do the car also, mine is absurd right now with the turn downs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted April 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 got stuff done these last few evenings. finished up the sound deadening i got some mach460 door pods to use with the setup and removed the old tweeters the previous idiot drilled right into the door panel...😡 wires routed. see where the original wiring came through? i drilled that out larger to allow the connectors to pass through for these. the clips on both of these were not that secure. so i busted out my favorite tube of weatherstripping glue and sealed them up moarbetta next i put some panels back in the car. nothing really special on that, we all know what rear seat panels look like. i mounted up the distribution block behind the splashshield on the pass side for the battery relocation wiring. ran out of christmas trees to put more of the interior back together. i'd like to put the rest of the interior back together and then work on the amp rack. i did encounter a problem last night though. my original plan was have the amps in the back driver's side in the little cubby area. but the way i routed the RCAs, they aren't long enough now. i'd really like to keep the routing, so now i'm thinking of having them right under the rear deck on the driver's side tucked as far forward as possible. Or i put them under the rear seat delete. i'll see how it plays out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 I wish I had this much ambition for sound when I did the SN. I was totally cool with speaker wires running to 4 speakers and calling it a day hahah, that and I removed all sound deadening for that weight reduction doeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 got back at it last night. got the door pods mounted up and wires routed and attached to the crossover. (this isn't the final routing) then ran into a major roadblock my stock doorpanel is on the right. a panel i picked up a while back, but is a lot worse than what the CL ad said. the mach460 pods need the panel on the left to fit. so now i'm looking to get new panels that will fit. got a lead on a guy out in indiana PA, but it's a ways away to get them that i just don't have time for. so after that setback, i finished putting the rear panels in now that i had new xmas trees. i then put the trunk panels in and cut holes for the battery wires. then adapted my floor piece for the same. next i cleaned up the aluminum battery box i've had laying around forever. i snapped a picture of the starting point, but just realized i didn't take a pic of the now brushed box. i'll still need to get new latches for the top. tonight i'm going to stop and get the mounting straps i want for the power wire that is running up front so i can finalize that wiring tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 You can just cut the bottom of the tweeter enclosure off and it will look just the same. It doesn't really make a difference in sound tweeters are not put in enclosures normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted May 3, 2018 Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 it actually just pops off now that I remember there are clips holding it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2018 i just installed so yeah i know how they mount, but the problem will be that only one screw will hold it in then. won't be stable or solid. hell, @Shifty pods with all three are pretty damn loose. i glued them together so they wouldn't be sloppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 made headway on it last night. got the power wire all mounted up under the car. will still need to connect it on both ends yet. but at least its run how i want it. then i shifted to making a temp amp rack as i just don't have the time to get the full thing done where i originally planned to put it. just too much things going on right now and i really want to take this car to the shows that are all happening in the next month. wires are just ran at the moment, not cleaned up at all. i'm still going to make it look presentable, but not show worthy. it will be hidden under the rear seat delete panel. still need to get a couple more mounting brackets so the shelf doesn't move around and shorter screws to mount the amps. plan is to finish that up tonight and start working the battery install and the fuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 forgot to snap a picture when i was done last night, but i did finalize up the fuses and the power/ground wiring to the amps. all of it fits nice and neat on the plank i have the amps mounted to. it will work for now. then ran out to jo ann fabrics to get more felt for the floor panel to redo that. should be able to get that installed tonight and then i can mount the sub and battery box. looking at the home stretch here, just need to get the power wire ran to the alternator and get new door panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 forgot again to snap a picture....but i did get the rear seat all back together yesterday. also pulled the battery out and reran the power wire from the alternator/fuse box to the now fuse box to T-block in the pass fender. I cleaned up some wiring on the driver's side as well since i won't have the battery there anymore, it was an eye sore. the wife was then helping by recovering the truck floor panel with new felt. We got the sub and floor all mounted up. still have to trim a bit of the fabric around the sub itself for it to be considered done. but we're getting there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 Should have some pictures this week eh? Eh? This may need an update now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 do both amps turn on today ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 yes they did here's a pic of the amps under the RSD: i had an aluminum battery box that i originally planned to use, but had too many issues with trying to get the battery secure and wires routed and and and... I had this plastic box laying around that i bought YEARS ago(read like 10 years). made a couple brackets to keep the battery secure. Have a 200amp breaker in the box. not too much to really take pictures of. the best part of a stereo is the lack of seeing it. granted this was never the plan, but only because i needed to get the car done. the bass really hits for damn sure. the rest of it sounds pretty good, but needs tweaking. it sounds a little muddy right now. @Yeahloh95 said i should turn the gain down on the speaker amp. in the end i'm very happy with it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 if the amps are going to live under the rear seat delete I would like to see a fan on them , you said the front amp was getting warm that would help with that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 dually noted about the possible overheating issue. the plan is to not have them under there for more than this season. and what i can also do is leave the top open when not parked at a show. that way it will allow for more ventilation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 2 3" computer fans would do the trick on a switch or even the blue wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 18 hours ago, Yeahloh95 said: 2 3" computer fans would do the trick on a switch or even the blue wire but i'd still have to vent them somewhere which is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttocs Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 anyway to work a grill into the cover? Could be as simple as getting some grill material, cutting a hole and mounting it from the back, or getting some small speaker grills that could either mount on top or be pressed into the hole for a smooth look. At that point fans would help but even just getting some holes in it to breath will be a huge gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 you just don't want to "hot box " them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokiller Posted June 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 for those that don't know. the car missed carlisle again this year because it was being a bag of dicks. it decided overnight to not charge anymore. i tore just about everything apart testing and trying to figure out what went wrong. spent 5 hours messing with and nothing made any sense. the generator fuse had blown, but replacing it did nothing. jumping the alternator voltage regulator didn't do it. checked all my grounds. swapped the stupid little resistor in the cluster to test. amongst other things too. nothing.... took the truck to carlisle instead and enjoyed the weekend. Tuesday i go to take the alternator out to get it tested and i hear something hit the floor when i pulled the power wire off (brand new 0ga hydraulically crimped wire). here the end somehow had enough space in it to cause it to melt. must have popped the fuse at that point. but even after i replaced it, it must have had enough resistance built up to not output the 14v. get a new end crimped on by the audio shop i got the stuff from instead of redoing it myself. fired right up and worked like a champ. of course it couldn't be that easy though...go to tighten down the positive battery clamp and snapped the freakin bolt. swapped that out last night and drove it to work this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 glad it was an easy fix wish it could have mADE THE show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
