So begins Project Volvrat!!

**Crazy_C** · Sunday 9th May 2010, 20:11

Originally Posted by sebasteeno

Got to admit this car is growing on me.

Heh, I'm glad

**Crazy_C** · Friday 14th May 2010, 02:33

Okay, so after much work (thanks to my mate Mark at Incarsolutions in Crayford, Kent) the roof rack is now fully fitted and mounted. Tested it by climbing up onto it, and it is solid as anything!!

I am going to put some wooden slats down to panel the rear half, and put various stuff on the rack. I already have the spare wheel, and an old jerry can with spare fuel in it, and going to put some more stuff on there too

Really loving how this thing is coming along

**Plodmonkey** · Friday 14th May 2010, 08:23

its grown on me like its different

**Crazy_C** · Friday 14th May 2010, 21:03

Cheers dude. Might grow on you a bit more when you see how the roof rack is looking now I've panelled it

Been a busy day, but I have made huge progress!! The roof rack now has slats screwed down onto the frame, 100x25 end profile, 1.5m long (which goes to show just how frikkin big the roof rack is!! LOL). And I tell ya, screwing those things down onto a steel frame, tapping the screws into the steel is. Arm is aching like mad!!!

**Crazy_C** · Sunday 23rd May 2010, 23:17

Just some newer pics

Got to work a bit early yesterday so thought I'd take some shots on my cell phone

And a very sweet macro shot of the famous badge

**Plodmonkey** · Monday 24th May 2010, 00:18

ha love the wonky number plate

**Crazy_C** · Monday 24th May 2010, 01:06

Cheers

The front one is wonky deliberately, rear one is just wonky by accident lol Had to mount them in 5 minutes for the MOT cos the old ones were badly broken n would fail, so the holes on the rear one aren't level lol

**Crazy_C** · Monday 31st May 2010, 02:16

After being at Mod Nats and seeing a Volvo 850 with a killer sound system (had 100 speakers in it) I have decided it's time for me to up my game and improve on my sound system. So I now have a *couple* more speakers to go into the car. Okay, so I have 10 more speakers to go in the car. 6 in the front doors and 4 in the rear doors. I will also be looking to get some new amps and subs, and rebuilding the entire trunk audio set up.

Boredom is a dangerous thing when I'm involved!!

So, over the next little while or so, I'll be working on the install. The install will eventually, over a bit of time, be as follows:

Dash:
2x 4" Infinity Reference 2 way
2x 5.25" JBL GTO 2 way

Front doors:
6x 6.5" JBL GTO 3 way

Rear doors:
4x 6.5" JBL GTO 3 way

Trunk:
4x 15" JBL GT5 subs
4x 6.5" Infinity Reference 2 way
4x 6"x9" Infinity Reference 3 way

Amps:
JBL GTO 14001E - powering the subs
JBL GTO 1004E - powering the speakers in front and rear doors
JBL GTO 1004E - powering the speakers in the trunk
JBL GTO 752E - powering the speakers in the dash

I need to get the subs, and amps, but I have everything else. I currently have 3x Vibe Blackbox amps I'm running the system on, but they will be getting replaced with the JBL ones, same as the Kicker subs going bye byes.

By the way, if you hadn't realized, I'm looking to try and get an arrangement with JBL to have my rat wagon as a demo car for their audio stuff, showing you don't have to be loaded to have a killer sound system. If not JBL themselves, at least for a car audio store. Had some talks with them today, and been provided with the 10 new JBL speakers to show what I can do with that and take it from there. Hopefully will get a good deal with them, which will help with the cost of doing all this, as I have about £800 worth of gear left to get!!!!! Should be good though

**Flatout Phil** · Monday 31st May 2010, 03:20

Originally Posted by Crazy_C

Just some newer pics

Got to work a bit early yesterday so thought I'd take some shots on my cell phone

So you work at Bluewater? PM me where and next time my wife drags me to the hell that is that place, I will see if I can find you!

**Crazy_C** · Monday 31st May 2010, 09:02

Yhpm

**Crazy_C** · Wednesday 2nd June 2010, 00:20

Woop woop!! I've managed to get myself a bit of a deal with JBL audio, so I'm going to be running a load of their gear in my rat wagon

I have got a load of their 3 way coaxial speakers and I've been playing around today and now my door cards look like this

So that is now 10 speakers in the front of the car, going to install a similar panel in the rear doors with 2 of the same speakers in each door. And then I will be changing the install in the trunk so I will be running four 15" JBL subs

**Turkish** · Wednesday 2nd June 2010, 10:20

This sound system is going to immense, look forward to seeing the install.

**Crazy_C** · Wednesday 2nd June 2010, 20:28

Oh yea, it's pretty damn loud at the moment, can't wait to get the rest of the gear in there and get the new subs

**Crazy_C** · Friday 11th June 2010, 23:45

Heheee, I just bought a new toy for my car. Possibly not the smartest buy, but I just really fancied it

Any guesses??

Nope?

I got this as a new hood mascot

Just gotta work out how to mount the f**king thing now! LMAO!!

**p fandango** · Friday 11th June 2010, 23:48

i'd be very carefull with that, putting that onto your bonnet could end up with bother from the MOT inspector/Police/VOSA for dangerous/sharp bodywork

**Crazy_C** · Friday 11th June 2010, 23:53

It'll only be on there for shows. So probably gonna see about installing a magnet or something inside the skull for mounting it on the hood when I'm at shows

Rest of the time, it'll sit in my room

**p fandango** · Friday 11th June 2010, 23:56

Originally Posted by Crazy_C

It'll only be on there for shows. So probably gonna see about installing a magnet or something inside the skull for mounting it on the hood when I'm at shows

Rest of the time, it'll sit in my room

thats ok then, didn't want you drilling the bonnet for Mr PC to tell you to take it off