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10-18-2004 06:29 PM #12
Mohave Valley
No, not yet. I'm not even done with the A/V sound system. After we (a friend helped) installed four layers of Cascade sound deadening vinyl, it was about all I could do just to put the door panels & seats back in!!
We started the sound deadening project in June when its' still 110 at 3AM and 120 at noon!! I'm not kidding you when I tell you there were several times I thought of calling the Ford dealer & just buying another new truck & starting over!
But that part is done now & the sound system is fantastic. I did all the work except for creating five 'cabinets' to mount the woofers inside the doors and one under the dash (center channel). I paid a guy at one of the auto sound places in town to create those. He said it was the best sounding speakers he'd ever heard (home or car).
I used VMPS Home Theater speakers (626R) for the main speakers. I spoke with the owner of VMPS and I upgraded to the carbon fiber woofers and ribbon mid-range (8ohm components). I then added Raven 1 ribbon tweeters and Dynaudio 4-way cross-overs.
I figure I've got probably two more weeks of work to complete the sound system & get all the cables routed properly, then that's done.
Have lots of other work to complete & have to get the new cowl induction hood & fender flares painted to match the truck. I'm selling all the stock parts from the truck on E-Bay right now. I've sold the grille, headlights, taillights, etc. Still selling wheels, hood, etc.
One day! I also have an '04 Lance truck camper with slide out to mount in the bed and then I'm taking a vacation for a while. Pulling the boat to FL for the winter this year. Leaving soon & will finish the work there.Waterskiers2
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
03 F250 480+ HP / 840 Lbs Torq
03 '007' T-Bird (in progress)





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