fightman80
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Looking good man! Nice to see a fellow dad sharing the 4Runner with his kids!
Chitown's 97 T4R Build, "Walter"
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BrianSD_42
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those wheels look huge 
SCRunner12
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those wheels look huge
That's what I was thinking. I like the FJ wheels, but they look really big on our 4runners especially with only a 265/65 tire.
Nice work OP!
chitown4x4
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I started in with my stereo, picked up everything that i need and its going to be pretty awesome...
Simple Parts List:
Alpine W505 Deck
Alpine PXA H701 Processor
Massive Audio Nano amps, NX4 (2) and NX3 (1)
Morel Supremo 9's
Morel Supremo Piccolo's tweeters
Morel Ultimo 12" Sub-woofer
This whole install is going to be custom, no factory locations are going to be used at all.
Tonight I started into the Kick Panels
Made Rings and Routered and Camferd the edges.
I used low temp foamed plastic to make a sunken edge.
I used Hot glue and dowel rod to mock up the angles and where everything will end up sitting.
And here is one sitting on the drivers side.
Simple Parts List:
Alpine W505 Deck
Alpine PXA H701 Processor
Massive Audio Nano amps, NX4 (2) and NX3 (1)
Morel Supremo 9's
Morel Supremo Piccolo's tweeters
Morel Ultimo 12" Sub-woofer
This whole install is going to be custom, no factory locations are going to be used at all.
Tonight I started into the Kick Panels
Made Rings and Routered and Camferd the edges.
I used low temp foamed plastic to make a sunken edge.
I used Hot glue and dowel rod to mock up the angles and where everything will end up sitting.
And here is one sitting on the drivers side.
BrianSD_42
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you may be one of the first to create custom kick panels. good luck!
chitown4x4
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Here is a quick work flow of the stereo!!
chitown4x4
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The sub is going to go on the back passengers side panel.... But before that happens, I want to see what I can fit in the dash if the Airbag and glove box is removed........ More on that later though....
Hepar
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Be careful with that. I'm not sure how Illinois is, but I know in Cali it's a HUGE fine to take out the airbags.
BrianSD_42
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no offense but what is the point of putting a sub in the dash. it would make more sense to just keep them in the back and dyno out the whole truck.
chitown4x4
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Because when you are listening to music it sounds stupid when all the sound is up on the front stage like it should be but the sub bass is banging away out in back.
Lots of people say that you can't locate Sub Frequency's below 80hz. I think its fubar and I can hear it... Which is why I am putting 9" mid range drivers in my kick panels to play most of the mid bass up front where it should be...
here is a picture from my last car....
Lots of people say that you can't locate Sub Frequency's below 80hz. I think its fubar and I can hear it... Which is why I am putting 9" mid range drivers in my kick panels to play most of the mid bass up front where it should be...
here is a picture from my last car....
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chitown4x4
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Productive weekend for working on the car. Layered up the Kicks, Modified the rear seat to clearance for the amp rack, created the Amp rack and coated it in truck bed liner for durability and rust / short proof.
So here are the kicks... They are coming along...
Here is where the amps are going under the rear seat. Originally they were going to go under the driver seat, but this spot is much better and it will fit all 3 amplifiers in one spot and conceal all the wiring as well.
in order to build the seat back up and clearance the seat bottom 2 inches to clear the amps I had to fill that hole back in. I welded a piece of angle over the top of the hole and then glassed in the rest.
The next part was building a simple tiered amp rack that would hold 3 amps very securely. I off-road this truck and need everything to be really tight and installed with out compromise.
So here are the kicks... They are coming along...
Here is where the amps are going under the rear seat. Originally they were going to go under the driver seat, but this spot is much better and it will fit all 3 amplifiers in one spot and conceal all the wiring as well.
in order to build the seat back up and clearance the seat bottom 2 inches to clear the amps I had to fill that hole back in. I welded a piece of angle over the top of the hole and then glassed in the rest.
The next part was building a simple tiered amp rack that would hold 3 amps very securely. I off-road this truck and need everything to be really tight and installed with out compromise.
chitown4x4
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I changed my mind on the Source Unit...... HEHE.... Anyone want an Alpine W505 head unit already wired up for a toyota install? Just plug it in!
chitown4x4
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Wrapped up the install. Still need to put down some color on the kicks but black works for now. Sounds Super awesome, but the kicks are so big that it makes the car hard to deal with on a day to day basis... might have to switch it up or move something to do the doors..
Went with my old deck and RUX controller Stuff has not been used in 4 years..
Mounted the Brain box on the under side of the passenger seat.
Ran power wire and hooked up distro blocks..
Covered the modified seat bottom for aesthetics.
Installed the amplifiers in their new home. Still need to make a trim piece to clean this up, but with the seat down, they can't be seen and its super stealth.
Wired up speakers and installed tweeters.
Went with my old deck and RUX controller Stuff has not been used in 4 years..
Mounted the Brain box on the under side of the passenger seat.
Ran power wire and hooked up distro blocks..
Covered the modified seat bottom for aesthetics.
Installed the amplifiers in their new home. Still need to make a trim piece to clean this up, but with the seat down, they can't be seen and its super stealth.
Wired up speakers and installed tweeters.
Dezert4Runner
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You're brave for putting such a large speaker next to the clutch pedal! I hope it sounds as good as it looks. Nice work.
awdjunkies
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Yeah, that's a crazy build indeed. Nice work.
josh.bunch
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Everything looks clean, you are very talented when in comes to that sort of thing, but you must be a small dude in order to be wiling to take away that much leg room while driving. I have long legs and need to stretch out.
awdjunkies
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Because when you are listening to music it sounds stupid when all the sound is up on the front stage like it should be but the sub bass is banging away out in back.
Lots of people say that you can't locate Sub Frequency's below 80hz. I think its fubar and I can hear it... Which is why I am putting 9" mid range drivers in my kick panels to play most of the mid bass up front where it should be...
here is a picture from my last car....
Nice GR...
