Jason VW transporter 6 x 18' woofers 28,000rms!!!!!

[claor]

Hey guys and girls,

So i decided to make a build log of my progress on my van

Here she is!











1997 2.5L 5 cylinder, 2 seater, manual comercial t4

The Plans:
6 x 18' modified RE MT Woofers in a wall.
2 x soundigital 12kds over 12,000 RMS each at 12 volts!!!!!
2 x CDT Cl-62 component speakers.
2 x 8" RE re8's for midbass
3 x US Amps (not us audio!) XT1600.2v3 to power speaker and midbass.
1 x Alpine 9886i headunit.


I Am affiliated with DG Imports, So if you have any question about anything audio related or want some audio gear, feel free to PM me and il do my best to help out.

Thanks for looking people!

Jason

[claor]

I started with the doors





Tweeter ring


Midwoofer ring


Sink ring


Finished products, i Glued the sink ring ontop of the midwoofer ring, to give the effect that the midwoofer has literally sunk into the door.


First time round i made pods that screwed onto the door, they did not turn out how i wanted them so this time i decided to reshape the door



tiny bit of sanding for rounder edges and gluued in place.




Stretching the material over pissed me off so much!!!!
The staple gun was to weak to go through some parts of the plastic, so i had 100's of staples hanging out everywhere,
ripping material... argh!!!



The foil and bits of wood you see in that pic ^ are there so when i use the resin it hardens with the material stretched in, so i can stil have that 'sunken' look i was after, foil is just there so the MDF circles dont get stuck in.

dont worry about the creases on the one on the right, they were taken care of.

Thanks

Jason

[claor]

Wooooo Speakers!



CDT CL-62. look very nice, and are very well built

Jason

[claor]

Started pulling apart the transporter, preparing it for dynamat







next on the list, is to sika flex all the joins between the frames and sheet metal
like this one



Thanks for looking

Jason

[dylan8]

The Plans:
6 x 18' modified RE MT Woofers in a wall.
2 x soundigital 12kds over 12,000 RMS each at 12 volts!!!!!
2 x CDT Cl-62 component speakers.
2 x 8" RE re8's for midbass
3 x US Amps (not us audio!) XT1600.2v3 to power speaker and midbass.
1 x Alpine 9886i headunit.

LOL! tell me the first time you start it up and ill stand outside to see if i can hear it here down south.

Where are you planning to mount the rest?

[claor]

ha ha ha

Right behind the seats in a wall

Woofers arrived, il post pics of them 2moz.

Il post up some updates now though


Jason

[claor]

So After having trouble with these ***** $2 caulking guns



I decided to go all out and buy this $13 one



After cleaning everything



I sealed all the joins with some sealent



Thanks

Jason

[claor]

Another small update


test fitting








Also,

I will be going with cactus ELT 12's now for amps

Im getting really excited

LOL

Jason

[claor]

Anyone ready for some woofer porn ???













6 modified RE MT 18's

Jason

[Lorenz]

Geezus! Thats going to take "doof doof" to a new level!!

[claor]

Geezus! Thats going to take "doof doof" to a new level!!

ha ha, indeed
Im a little scared of them


Jas

[RedVR6]

That install is going to be pretty trick- perhaps a little OTT, but what the hell.
Please keep posting pics. I've got a custom install (f'glass pods etc) that I've been planning for 2 yrs in my ski boat. This is inspiring me to get it done!

Good on ya!

[Preen59]

Sick mate, sick.. Subwoofer. Haha. If it's your cuppa tea then why not i guess.

[claor]

That install is going to be pretty trick- perhaps a little OTT, but what the hell.
Please keep posting pics. I've got a custom install (f'glass pods etc) that I've been planning for 2 yrs in my ski boat. This is inspiring me to get it done!

Good on ya!

Thanks for the kind words

Sick mate, sick.. Subwoofer. Haha. If it's your cuppa tea then why not i guess

Thanks mate, sure is my thing , although when i think about how much this stuff is worth, it makes me think again lol.

Jason

[Spyda]

Sick mate, sick.. Subwoofer. Haha. If it's your cuppa tea then why not i guess.

This is on a whole nother level of what your thinkin about man. Its fairly difficult to put 28kw of electrical power in to a van.


Its great to see something serious is goin on. You cant say its not worth it when you get a whole row of shop windows shaking on 2 stories.

Cant wait to see how it turns out. What sort of numbers do you expect to achive?