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Over here in NZ - My Install
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:16 pm
by ftoohh
thought id give you guys something to look at, see what reactions i get
2 x 12" Fusion DVC subs + 2 6.5 powerplant 2ways in boot
1000w 5ch amp
2 x 6.5 fusion components in each door (moulded bottom secton of door)
3way 6x9s in rear
extra set tweeter in front corners of dash as well (helps with staging)
1.5 farad capacitor (not pictured - has since died under load lol and been removed... anyone need a paperweight?)
(plus a glovebox mounted PSP - good for extra music and movies)
So far have picked up a 3rd, and a 2nd for sound quality, running a mere 130dB with sound quality settings
made me happy
TO FOLLOW:
Rear seat going byebye, and being replaced with custom enclosure with 2 x powerplant 15" subs, 2 x monoblock amps (1 for each sub) and two more capacitors
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:32 pm
by eThix
BOOO U SUCK!! jk jk lol
Thats a nice looking FTO
also what are them things inside with the AMP??
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:03 pm
by topao
lol look like ice cubes
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:15 pm
by ftoohh
glass cubes, no real function except to make people stop and stare
did all work myself, took 4 days for the install (all new cables throughout) and used all the same colour cables so it looks tidier at the amp end (silver). took 3 days on top of that to make all the bits of glass the same size (approx) and set them into flase floor around amp..... wont be doin that again in a hurry
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:29 pm
by mr_f700
nice bro luv it!!!
how big r your wheels???
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:34 pm
by ftoohh
18's - staggered fitment. 8 1/2" front, 9" rears. lowered on Hiro-R M350 springs bought in from japan. nice firm not bouncy, and its handles like a rollercoaster!
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:11 pm
by Supplanter
Nice background in the first pic
I wish my car was that clean
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:10 pm
by mr-charisma
you photochop out the guard rails on the first pic?
Nice wheels
http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... ewsIndex=1
The Foglight pods look pretty cool
Samson will probably like those..
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:27 pm
by ftoohh
yeah the first pic was done in a carpark building
hence the leftover guardrail on the ground.
the fog light pods (after several attempts) were easy, spray on tint, but emptied tint into an airbrush pot for a smoother (and heaps easier) application, then clearcoated them to make them look more part of the car. found that tint tended to go "matte" finish, and using it out of a can was just hopeless
i like your mates wheels.... just look a little smaller than mine. shouldve gone for the 20's.....
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:08 pm
by mr-charisma
ftoohh wrote:
i like your mates wheels.... just look a little smaller than mine. shouldve gone for the 20's.....
hehe, they're my wheels
they're 17's ... didn't want to go any higher, all the FTO's with 18"s that I test drove before I got this one rubbed on the wheel arches (wrong tyre size I guess)
The next ones I get will probably be 16" lightweight ones anyway..
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:27 pm
by ftoohh
18s and no wheel rub:) couldve gone bigger if id known , just take the inner guard out and make one that doesnt rub
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 8:41 am
by FtoSam
mr-charisma wrote:
The Foglight pods look pretty cool
Samson will probably like those..
Its sam michael... I'm gonna edit yur posts if you keep saying samson.
And i've already tinted my pods... well over a year ago...
not that dark though... wanted them to be a little legal..
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:48 pm
by Bennoz
FtoSam wrote:mr-charisma wrote:
The Foglight pods look pretty cool
Samson will probably like those..
Its sam michael... I'm gonna edit yur posts if you keep saying samson.
And i've already tinted my pods... well over a year ago...
not that dark though... wanted them to be a little legal..
Perhaps you'd like me to fiddle with the Bens big penis?
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:35 pm
by mr-charisma
Bennoz wrote:FtoSam wrote:mr-charisma wrote:
The Foglight pods look pretty cool
Samson will probably like those..
Its sam michael... I'm gonna edit yur posts if you keep saying samson.
And i've already tinted my pods... well over a year ago...
not that dark though... wanted them to be a little legal..
Perhaps you'd like me to fiddle with the Bens big penis?
Im really *~delightful!~*... I mean... i let Olly take me in the batty...
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:01 pm
by mr-charisma
BAHAHAHA!
lol, i said I'd stop SamDog..
keep changing my posts & might start up again
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:18 pm
by FtoSam
SamDog??
wtf? just call me sam you loser... hehehe
And on topic: Love this car long time...
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 5:06 pm
by MissxFTO
tidy install
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 6:42 pm
by ftoohh
thanks all
good to see you guys are as humorous and dirty as we can be over here
someone come to NZ , buy my car and take it back to aus. (then I can start my next one! (mmmm evo engine and 4wd install)
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:59 am
by ftokiwi
nice ice- Id love to have a look if your ever in dorkland, otherwise a roadtrip to hammytron might be the go! what size cable did you run?upgraded battery?
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:59 pm
by ftoohh
upgraded battery alright! got a mate in the industry to source me one that would just squeeze in there, and its a pretty tight fit. had to make new brackets to hold it down even.
ran 2 x 8 gauge power through chassis rail into boot, tested 8 and 4 gauge and they worked out the same voltage drop, but the 8 gauge was easier to get through a couple spots.
car has evolved a little more, just finished door pods 2 days ago, sorting pics as we speak.
will be visiting auckland in the weekend (4 n rota nats - not entered this year though) but dont know if i'll be taking fto up, might be drinkin and taking the passenger seat option
feel free to pm me if your headin down here and we'll meet up somewhere if ya want