just posting this up because theres a lot of work done so far and its almost done.
i am going to break this up into 3 pictures at a time
sub grills added and 1.25 farad cap
2 4" port holes cut in the back dash and accumat for the trunk.
Looking good what size sub's are those?
Is that your amp lit up? I see power acoustik. Those are 10"s or look like it. I wish I still had my system in. I put it in my DD. I have a box sitting in my trunk though.
those are swiss audio 8" subs hook up to the lite up power acoustik amp 460watt 2 channel.
the other amp is a 800watt 4 channel power acoustik hooked up to the power acoustik speakers PRs in the dash and KP in the doors and back for now.
metric audio 1.25 Farad cap needed with the BBK underdrive pulleys.
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power acoustik EQ since factory one is unpluged and then PR compent power acoustik speakers doors and the back. Then it should be done might accumat the doors later.
Thanks for all the feedback so far hope you guys like it all work done at amerisport car audio in Amarillo,TX they also added these LEDS like a few months back. All 3 colors run to different switchs they do more stuff.
Id be getting some bigger subs. My 10"shiznit, but I like too much bass, that way I have to turn down the subs and amp. You live in Amarillo. Where is that from Dallas? I have family in Dallas and Im probably going back down there sometime soon.
Upgrade to a 3g alternator. You wont regret it one bit.
Nice work.I really like the trunk.I had thought of doing my trunk floor like that with a compartment,but still haven't got around to it.The rear package shelf I think needs more work.Looks pretty "homemade" compared to the rest of the work that's been done with your system.
Amarillo is like 7-8 hours form dallas.
the alternator i want is the 110amp outta of the mustang foxbody cop cars anyone know about how much those are.
Those 8s where sitting in the shop for over a year i got 3 brand new and another custom box made for 2 for $130 plus in a city of 225,000 i got the only car with swiss audio 8" subs and after the speaker grills where painted they matched the power acoustik amps really well plus they don't weigh much and are rated at 150watt RMS and 300 watt MAX.
heres the other box i got i will keep for my next car.
Added 8 single blue leds in the trunk new picture soon and EQ should come in this week and the CD deck is a pioneer 2900.
next project powdercoat the wheels or change out the driveshaft and add a safety loop or sequntial taillight kit and white led underglow or B&M shift kit and shifter all i know is i got $9,000 more dollars to go to get the car how i want it hopefully should be done by next summer then i getting a mark 8 LSC for my next project.
Im gonna put my 10" Rockfords back in my Cougar. Im keeping my AM/FM. Im gonna run my cabin speakers off of another amp. As far as lighting I think LED bars under the dash would be as far as I go on the Cougar. I plan on putting a Blue StreetGlow kit on my Sonoma this year.
i got 42 leds so far might add a few white or blue under the hood because i unpluged my hood light when i swapped hoods.
white underglow would not look 2 bad but i won't get that for awhile.
Finally got the leds hooked up to the amp so when the amp turns on so do the lights and the shne a little bit out of the port holes and i got a amerisport sticker put on since they did all the work and i bought everything except the 1.25 farad cap there and the 9 led lights i got at advanced for $9 on clearance only hooked up 8.
Do the leds make it look any better? or just a nice ways to spend a few dollars.
Interesting. Maybe you can use part of that 9 grand to buy better floormats. DUB? Seriously? Everything else is pretty sweet. I've always liked how tight 8" subshiznit.
Seatcovers at autozone where $7.50 2 years ago and floormats where $12.50 floormats can stay but seat covers are only because there was a rip in the drivers seat and the seat foam was falling out for $20 to get buy untill i get 2 tone custom 50s style blue and white seats better getting laughs for seat covers then hearing why is the seat ripped when you gonna fix that.
In the 2 years i had the floormats your the only one 2 say anything bad about them but the seatcovers will be gone soon enough.
they do more than leds and sound sytems to look. Vinyl wrapped console lid and painted 2 peices so far NAPA red to match.
A little more painted today should be done sometime next week.
As far as this G3 swap? where do you order one and would i just be as well off to order a 110amp alternator outta of 1993 cop car mustang. somebody help me out a tell me something more than get a 3G how much does it cost and what parts have to be changed.
Got kinda board but some have the inside trim painted in less than 2 weeks oh well its turned out better than i thought it would.
110 amps? Meh, the 3g is 130. I can't find it at the moment, but I'm pretty sure coolcats used to have a tech article on it. They can be had for pretty cheap, I got mine for about $35.
turbotbird.com has an article on it
thanks for the help so far got a set of BBK underdirve pulleys and a 1250 watt + sound system so it kinda drains the power.
Ok the painted trim is done finally. Looks good but say what you will.
yea it came out nice!
thank you it took 3 coats to each part so it took a little over one can of paint.
Mounted a voltage gauge near the shifter and got my White face A/C panel off Ebay for $13 with shipping put on.
the A/C panel was form streetracerparts.com i think
Not done yet but looks better than it did.
Say something good or bad i want input either way.
Tell me something and if you got any crazy ideas post them up.
Need the rest of the red matching interior. Otherwise, I like the paint, it looks really well done.
Its 2 tone and the seats will be tone later on so in the end the car will one day all match it just takes a lot of work and time and money.
Thanks man i think the red looks pretty sick and i was not sure how it was gonna turn out.
Custom painted under the the A/C Panel looks kinda cool.
In the middle of a 3g Swap so my new 150 watt amp is not hooked up or my 1 farad boss audio cap just a pic or 2 of it before i get a AMP rack bulit for it and while i was at the car audio shop i put in the gauge bezel just while most of my dash was apart.
So i should have all this hooked up next week and my new alternator installed and then next week i am getting 2 sets of PR componet speakers.
Have to look at the box again but it might be big enough for a 3rd Swiss audio 8 which i have one new in the box i got for $30.
So when its done i will have a new deck 3g swap 4 amps 3 subs 2 caps 2 sets of compnet speakers dash speakers and after market EQ and a lot of extra wires everywhere plus the 2 ports and accumat + might dnyo matt the doors. Even with not paying full price its still not cheap at all.
I want a few or a lot of ideas for a new AMP RACK to hold 2 of the amps and 2 caps so i will ask all :birdsmily: and :cougarsmily: to think of something and post links or pics to show ideas.
So what exactly happened to the $9,000 you had for this car? If you really have that, build an engine and for godsake paint your car right. If you have a 3g you should buy one capacitor, and buy some decent subs. You dont need 3 amps to push all of that, and it shouldnt drain power like that especially with a decent capacitor.
Hes right. I push 2 850W 10" subs with a single 2channel 1200watt amp and a 1.5 farad cap.
3 amps is way too many
i allready spent a lot of money that $8,000-9,000 or so is about what i need 2 finish the rest of the car.
The caps i got both for $33 after selling the amp i got with one of them. Also the new EQ is in the bottom of that 2nd picture.
Really if i wanted 2 get more stuff done quick i could sell of my 77 XBOX 360 games but i think i will keep them.
Should get a new CD player next month that one is allready sold as soon as its out of my car and i am just gonna get the rest of the gauges i need mounted and then go form there. Most of the audio stuff i get some kind of discount on so its not costing a whole lot of money.
It's starting to look "random".Like you're just throwing anything you can find on your car.If you really think you need all that stuff in the trunk,cover it up at least with a panel or something.Your car is getting very hard to look at.It's good for a person's car to stand out,but in a good way.Yours is standing out in a bad way right now.Please tell us you've got plans to add some taste to this Thunderbird.Are you planning things out,or just tossing on whatever you can find?How old are you?I'd guess really,really young by the looks of the projects going on.
Then where did the rest of the $$$ go?
19 years old but this is my 1st car and if it stands out its ok because i will soon have a set of AFR heads and a Supercharger so as long as its the 1st thing off the light and its not going slow i would be happy.
Don't worry theres a plan for it and its not done yet but its getting their.
3g
306 rebulit engine
E303 cam
flex-fan
mass air conversion/new computer/O2 senors
30lbs injectors
holley system max2 intake with spacer
ARP bolts
turbo coupe wheels/steering wheel/hood/rearend
bbk headers custom pipes flowmasters and chrome tips
new brake lines
sound system
custom lighting
ETC.
Im 19 also, and I have learned through several sound systems, that you dont piece it together because you can afford it at the time. You save and put the right stuff in all at once. Right now my system is still in my old DD that I sold to my brother, and he just bought all new Rockford Fosgate stuff after working all summer, and he's only 16. Im at the point where I cant afford a system in my truck because I cant get what I want, not what I can use. I know you're young, and Im the same age. Its just a matter of patience, and yes its hard. My Cougar sits in the garage with so many parts to go on it, but none would complete one single project. I save every penny to go to that car. Patience is a virtue.
Well i have let about 70-80 people listen to my sound system and i promise you no one had said anything bad about it it may not have a lot of bass but they don't sound like 8s they sound like 10s or 12s.
Where you car sounds inside and out like sitting in front of a IMAX movie where every sound is heard thats what i like and so thats what i got. if i wanted more bass i would of kept my 1500 watt 2 channel and got me 2 MA audio 400rms/800max watt subs then i would have done that.
Im just saying. Figure out what you want and save up. You get no where putting random stuff in for the "time-being". I wanted a crisp sounding system with alot of bass if I wanted. So when I feel like it I crank up the bass remote. Im just running two 10"s on a 300.1 amp. It pushes more than 137 dbs, and is louder than I actually need. I have everything turned down, and the rest of the car is factory, headunit and speakers. If you have what you want then keep it. But you say you want a Sound System but you for some reason bought another Capacitor, and that is how you dont have your $8-9K to finish it. Im just trying to be helpful. I learned the hard way how to prioritize.