SiFuSpEc

Lookin' good man

HellaDumb

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I read in your first post you added an AEM alternator pulley... is that underdriven? I just thought that was funny considering you are apparently an audiophile!

Looking good by the way!

nhayden

Yes, I am using the AEM under-drive pulley.
Considering I have a very low powered system there are no apperant effects from this.
Typically this mod will cause problems with high powered system using multiple amplifiers.

I have a little 300 watt subwoofer amplifier and a DSP amplfiier that is 8ch x 20w for the rest of the speakers.

mrruins

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how did you make the subwoofer enclosure?

wastingtape

Wow, man, great job on the battery install! I have that same battery in my 95 L and it has the same issue with terminal location that you mentioned. I had been wondering what to do about it, but i must admit, your install is far more beautiful than what i had imagined. Seriously, i'm impressed. It looks a LOT cleaner than what i ended up with.

nhayden

The sub enclosure design took me nearly two week to design and to fit properly.
First I used fiberglass and molded the lower portion of the spare tire well, this is about 2-3" deep.
Then I made a 24" round plate that sits on top of the mold and is the base that the wheel sits on.
Then there is a middle section that fits into the wheel. This was made with a couple pieces of 1/2" mdf and 1/8" bendable plywood. After the cylinder was formed I applied a layer of fiberglass for added strength and a couple layers of Dynamat tot he interior to deaden the interior of the enclosure.

Total airspace is about 0.75 cubic feet, which the JBL GTO 1220 woofer works very well in.

Here are a few more pictures.

nhayden

Thanks - the hard part was drilling the three 1-1/4" holes in the 2" x 1/4" aluminum I was using. I also had to space the battery up a little bit because I made the tie-down bars a little too long and did not want to cut them after they had been powder coated.

ny2.5ts

nice car,. Just got the same intake and noticed the bracket problem too, kind agot me frustrated. I also got a sound system already in (2 kappa perfects 12.1d's) in my '04. I've been contemplating on if i should go with more power upgrades or if i should try a STi engine swap in the future, not too sure. i live just outside the city too, place called Rockland. Maybe i'll pass by you some day good luck and looks great

nhayden

Thanks - I have not decided what to do about big performance with the motor, I am going to hold off for a while with major stuff. I would like to hit 200 whp N/A but that requires a lot of interenal work. Or I may try and do a supercharger setup, something different.
I really want to upgae the handling and do some SCCA Solo II racing.

You're just north - I pass you every coulpe of weekends on my way to CT.
Do you know of and local NY Subaru club that you know of?

ny2.5ts

Unfortunetly i dont. Im rather young (17) so im not really exposed to many other drivers dealing with stuff like school and other friends. Not your average 17 year old tho, lol. I have one friend that i think probally has a clue about a suby club but i only met him once. He told me to go to his store whenever i want to do something to my car so i figure he probally knows some people. Planning on talking to him soon anyways to see what he thinks about the car so i'll ask him then. talk to you later

nhayden

Thanks

nhayden

I just got my new camera so I will have new install picts soon.
In the meantime I am learning how to use photoshop.
Here is a image I put together the other day, my wagon will be something like this,




......someday.

Zebceponaf

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whoa! dont forget to put rubber on those rims!

nhayden

its all about the rubberbands.
Not that I will ever put 20's on the car, it is just fun to play around with ideas.

nhayden

I finaly got my new camera and took some pictures of the finished install.
Here is the truck layout. The mesh is 1/2" expanded aluminum and this will be used in the front grilles and ram air that I am working on.

Also I am working on a rear wing - this is being modified from another car. I will provide pics and more info once I get this completed. Don't want to give up my secrets before I ready to show it off.

Anyway - here is the amp rack with NX 2.5lb bottles and all of the fiberglass painted to match the exterior.