Build Thread: Complete System Install in 2010 Hurst Challenger by Hurst Pak #1

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3-18-2012

She fought me all weekend...I finally had enough and went inside. I'll post some updates next weekend.

3-21-2012

Well looks like I'm gonna have to take a week or so off, I managed to dislocate my right shoulder last night working in my yard... 3 day weekend next weekend so I should be able to make up some time. In the meantime I'll try to post some pics of some of the equipment that showed up since my last update. Thanks

3-26-2012

I should be back to work this coming weekend, though I may be a little slower than usual as I'm still nursing my right shoulder...

Thanks everyone!

Scott

4-3-2012

 I ran some USD 15's back in the day too. Good stuff! The old HK amps were great amps in their day as well, prob better than most amps available today. I used to run SoundStream D amps back then, I still have a dozen or so laying around. Some of the quality amps out today IMO would be TRU, Arc Audio, Zapco, and McIntosh. And don't count the Mac stuff out, there's a lot of good deals out there in the used market. I bought my MX406 used (it's a 2001 model) for $650 on eBay, plus $100 for a SquareTrade warranty. The warranty paid off big time since I had to have the laser replaced last month because it was outside factory specs. The bill from George Meyer AV was $402 which was covered 100% by SquareTrade. The Challenger does have a DIN and a Half opening, not a Double DIN. Check out HUmounts.com, they are the company who made my custom mount. These guys make the best dash kits I've ever held in my hands! I found them on a Corvette forum a few years back when I was looking for a dash kit for my Vet.

Well, it looks like I tore my Rotator Cuff so the updates are gonna be slow. At this point I'm not even sure if I'll be able to drive my car this year at all... I'll know more Monday once I get my MRI results. Until then I'm just working on little stuff and cleaning up the garage. I do have some old pics I'll try to post later this week.

Thanks!

Scott

4-9-2012

Here's a quick update. Surgery is scheduled for early May so it looks like I'll be down for a while. It took me all damn weekend to make this one kickpanel and it's still not perfect.... Still trying to decide on what to do for a grill, got a few ideas I'm gonna try this weekend.

6x9" Midbass in Passenger Kickpanel:

4-11-2012

All my SS amps are the D1 series which were only made in 2-ch. If you need 4 channels just use two  These are the original Nelson Pass designs (Google him if you're not familiar with his work) which are some of the best amps ever made. I have been buying them for years with plans to run them in my system but went with the TRU's instead to keep the install cleaner. 

I chose 6x9's for a couple reasons.

1. They have almost as much cone area as a pair of 6 1/2's and a little more than a single 8". 

2. Oval speakers actually have a better dispersion pattern than round speakers, something pointed out to me by Eric Stevens (founder of Image Dynamics) when I was designing my install. I have heard all the debate between round and oval and I was on the round side until Eric took the time to explain the advantages of using the 6x9's. Kinda hard to argue with the Bruce Lee of Car Audio.