OK guys! I am finally getting around to putting a stereo in this truck, one of the main reasons I chose to buy a 4runner over a pickup (the other reason was price).

System plan (subject to change on my slightest whim)

Source
Sony HU (will upgrade later) --> Clarion 7-band EQ

Front Stage
Hybrid Audio Imangine I61-2 6.5" Component/Coax Set

Rear Fill (maybe if i feel like it later)
Pair of DD 5.25" Coaxs

Substage
A pair of AudioQue SDC2.5-10-D4 10" (not any more)
Now they are a pair of Sundown Audio E-8 V.2s
And later they will be a pair of Sundown Audio SA-8 V.2s

Mids/Highs Amp
I will be utilizing only the front 2 channels of my AQ 4x90 (not any more)
Now I will be using the front 2 channels of my Alpine PDX4.100

Sub amp
An AQ1200D - 1200RMS X 1 @ 1OHM

Pics of the amps I picked up used off an audio forum. The two black ones...


Open...


Going to mount the 4x90 under the driver's seat and the 1200D in the side cubby in the cargo area here...


More to come, stay tuned!

 

First thing I wanted to get accomplished is mounting the 1200 in the cargo area cubby. So here is the inside of the cubby.


Those 2 tabs will belts on them are for a factory emergency triangle that you had to buy extra from the parts department at Toyota when you bought the truck. I dont have one and I'm sure not many do. The tabs are pop riveted onto the plastic of the cubby. So I drilled the pop rivets out and removed the tabs.




After that I could set the amp in at an angle and see what area needed to be trimmed. Cut lines marked...


Ahh! A hole in my nice plastic...


How the amp sits...




It fit ok like that but I wanted more room so I made it bigger...




Back...




Then I made some MDF peices for the back to give the mounting screws something to hang onto. Also some thinner MDF spacers for the front to fill the gap where the tabs were in order to make the mounting surface flush.






Wires are going to come from the tailight side of the cubby through holes straight into the side of the amp. But the RCA connections are on the other side of the amp so I had to come up with a clean way to get them in. I ended up notching out the filler peice underneath the amp so they come out directly under the connection location.






Some clean up time and now I have an amp in a cubby hole!

 

Next I need to make the hole I cut not look so nasty so I want to make a fiberglass cover for it. Getting prepped for laying glass by covering the area with tape to protect my panels and also using the tape to make the shape of the mold.









And then I was JUST about to lay the glass and I opened up my can of resin to find it solid as a rock.

Well I guess thats it for tonight! Tomorrow I'll go to Lowes and get some more resin and acetone.

 

And what about heat? Looks like you got lucky with the amp size and the cubby spacing

 

Heat I am not worried about right now. If I have problems with the amp then I will add a fan or two.

 

Meh... Heat is probably not a problem. I have mine mounted under my seats and they're crammed in there. I wouldn't worry about it

 

heat shouldnt be a concern, i am running a 5 channel amp in the same location, and have never had an issue with heat in the 3 years it has been back there.

 

Started with the fiberglassing this afternoon. Dont know if I like how it turned out, it was kinda hot and the resin was kicking faster than I wanted it to. Hopefully I will be able to save the piece. Dont really want to do it over again.

The workstation...

 

OK so, change of plans... I didnt like how the AQ4x90 was fitting under the driver's seat and a friend was selling his PDX so I picked that up and now the 4x90 is for sale. PM me if yous interested

New amp, alot smaller...






Also got the fiberglass filler cup in and fitted now all I have to do is sand it down and paint it...




There is an amp inside there! But you're not supposed to know that...


I hat to grind down one of the latches on the cover so that it didnt hit the amp. Hopefully thats all I have to do...


Original...


Cut down...


And I made a box for a buddy with a '54 Chevy a few weeks ago and he brought I by so I could hear it and see the finished product, I like the way it turned out and thought you guys might like a couple pics...

 

Nice work so far! Keep us posted with progress pics.

 

Cool install! Subscribed

 

subscribed.

so the fiberglass doesn't stick to the painter's tape? or did you cover it with something else?

 

Thanks guys.

It does in some places but I almost couldn't pull it out of the mold without breaking it.

I think last time I used saran wrap over the tape and it worked out good. Some people like to use PAM.

 

Nice! I like seeing more underground audio instead of mainstream like rockford/kicker/alpine/pioneer.

Im more of a Sundown Audio guy.

 

bump...

and subscribed...

 

OK so it's been a while! Been doing a lot of other things. I wanted to update you guys with the truck. Not a lot has happened but we are moving along. This is the setup I have had in there for a temporary thing. It's Sony xplod 12 that was found on the side of the road by one of my friends and has been in 4 different people's cars since. It's has taken quite a beating and been a champ about it.



Now that is probably going into someone else's car because I got these in the mail! A paid of Sundown E-8 v.2s for only $90 shipped. They will be temporary until Sundown releases their new SA-8 V.2s. So I will try to get a box built this weekend and get some pics for you guys.

 

Ok so today was a mad rush to get this box done. I just HAD to have it done tonight. I haven't glued or sealed it at all and I can hear the leaks but it doesn't matter because I am going to take it apart and do it correctly in the next few days.

Here it is with the first fit test. They are a little loose but I had to make the hole slightly bigger so that the SA-8 V.2s will fit. Although i will be having a PWK box designed for those when they get here.






They are ready to be dropped in...


And the whole thing is ready to go in the truck...


In there and playing...


Just having listened to it for a couple minutes I can tell that they can do more than the 12 that was in there. The 12 was on 240w @ 4ohm and the 8s are on 360w @ 2ohm. I LOVE how small the box is. I can still put the seats down and lay big things across the top of the box without having to worry about pulling it out.

 

Box is finished...


I like the sound alot more than the 12. Much tighter and faster. Not to discredit the Sony at all though its great for what it is and all the problems I ever had with it could have been solved by a proper enclosure.

Loving the 8s though, nobody expects that's what's in there.

 

Looks good, and great job on the box. I've seen some diy box jobs in my day that were realy scary.

 

Thanks man. It's better than alot but it still isnt perfect. Someday they will be, I need to make a few more. And get some more tools