>>SLAB: Slow Low And Bangin

[tohoopty]

very easy mod to do

[Nitemare]

fed some ducks today, truck is filthy

[GET_LOW]

How do you like those tires? I have some on my vettes and haven't driven on em yet.

[JDrummond Service Inc.]

dem are geese.

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by GET_LOW

How do you like those tires? I have some on my vettes and haven't driven on em yet.

they seem to be pretty damn good for the price. look great, nice tread pattern, good grip and sidewall stiffness.

these are ns2 nankangs i think, the previous set of nankangs i had were ns1 and hit a pot hole and the tire blew out only weeks after i purchased the tire... im hoping that doesnt happen to these.

Quote: Originally Posted by JDrummond Service Inc.

dem are geese.

[GET_LOW]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nitemare

they seem to be pretty damn good for the price. look great, nice tread pattern, good grip and sidewall stiffness.

these are ns2 nankangs i think, the previous set of nankangs i had were ns1 and hit a pot hole and the tire blew out only weeks after i purchased the tire... im hoping that doesnt happen to these.

Yeah mine are the NSII's also. Cheapest tires I could find new all matching for the sizes I was looking for.

[rocknthehawk]

Quote: Originally Posted by GET_LOW

How do you like those tires? I have some on my vettes and haven't driven on em yet.

I had them on my last Ranger. No complaints. Seemed to grip well wet and dry, no issues with them for the ~5000 miles I put on them.

[kdh]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nitemare

fed some ducks today, truck is filthy

Where is that? That just south of Emrald Mall route 1? a little futher south is a plaza. I dunno if its still there, but there used to be mental ward accross the street at one point? Used to be called Buttler.

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by kdh

Where is that? That just south of Emrald Mall route 1? a little futher south is a plaza. I dunno if its still there, but there used to be mental ward accross the street at one point? Used to be called Buttler.

you got it!!! yup right off of rt 1 near the mall. I dont know if Butler has multiple locations, but when i think of Butler i think of the large place on Blackstone Blvd on the east side of Providence.

[mhilt13]

clean looking truck love the way the two tone looks. wheels and drop look perfect very good stance imo!!!

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by mhilt13

clean looking truck love the way the two tone looks. wheels and drop look perfect very good stance imo!!!

thank you!

updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mods!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

what is this sheet of mdf in the back of my truck for?



the overall dimensions are 12 3/8" tall to sit just under the plastic trim, 23" wide to be the width of the passenger 40 seat, 9" deep at the bottom, 5" deep at the top. the back board of the box is extended so i can mount my amp on it.

test fit



jack bracket has to be removed obviously



i had a ton of lumberjack fabric that i purchased for my tdi that never ended up getting used... recycled the unused fabric for this project!



very hard to wrap this oblong shape, so the lumberjack goes a little askew on the amp backboard, but **** it it gets covered with the amp. the lumberjack on the actual box is pretty straight.

installed, flash/ no flash couldn't get a good picture because it was dark out about to thunderstorm





it's a pioneer 10", but i built the box large enough to re cut the hole to hold a 12" if i wanted to. the amp is a pioneer 1000w, 2ch, but i bridged the channels and with resistance calculated it sends 330w to the subwoofer, perfect for this sub.

[Nitemare]

i am having an issue though with the charging system since the amp install, had to get my truck towed actually. i took it for it's first run with the amp in there, went a couple miles with the radio blasting, loving the sound, then noticed my battery light was on. checked the volts, it was about 10v. i pulled over, shut all the power accessories off that i could, and pulled the fuse to the amp so that wouldn't draw.

drove it around and the volts never went back up to 14v what it normally runs at... went to auto zone and they said that my battery was too weak to run their machine and test it.

had it towed to my house, i'll look at it a little harder tomorrow.

any ideas?

[Dclarkjr]

Diggin the set up! That sucks about having to get a tow home. How's the alternater?

[808Hawaiian808]

nice box...i like the bass directly behind me...but looks good

[drmrman]

Killed the alt.

[mattmac2007]

isn't that a sony xplod amp not pioneer?

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by mattmac2007

isn't that a sony xplod amp not pioneer?

yes it is, typo lol

yeah, i think i killed the alt, probably original. the truck has a seemingly new delco battery, it's the shiniest black plastic thing under the hood lol

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by 808Hawaiian808

nice box...i like the bass directly behind me...but looks good

i also like the bass directly behind me as well, but at 6'1" in a reg cab it is very hard to fit a not shallow mount sub behind the driver's seat. in order to give the box the correct volume and the sub the mounting depth it needs, i put the sub behind the passenger.

[mattmac2007]

Ok just wondering lol and I'd just go get a $25 junkyard alternator that's what i did.

[BlazerZR5]

the box looks like a christmas present

I see you have added random animals to your tread.now I gotta up the ante on mine! I added a new lizard today but after seeing this

[Nitemare]

lol get the geese!!!

blazerzr5, any input on my charging issue?

[BlazerZR5]

I did not know of one.didnt read,just saw edible birds and Christmas present box lemme look again

[Nitemare]

look read the words!!! this thread is more than just pretty pictures lol

[baggedout81]

Might have burnt up something in the alternator.You might look into jumping up the output on that alternator.An updating your charging system wont hurt (big3) w/ some 4 gauge

[808Hawaiian808]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nitemare

i also like the bass directly behind me as well, but at 6'1" in a reg cab it is very hard to fit a not shallow mount sub behind the driver's seat. in order to give the box the correct volume and the sub the mounting depth it needs, i put the sub behind the passenger.

oh i feel you, try 6'1 295lbs haha...thats why i run extra cab

[BlazerZR5]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nitemare

look read the words!!! this thread is more than just pretty pictures lol

Maybe here but,that does not apply to playboy,penthouse,and similar spackle mags!

I'd do my normal checks.check for 12v+ at back of alt,pull the plug and check for meltage,make sure the belt is tight,then repair/replace as nessessary.you probably killed your alternator .if that's it I personally wouldn't go to the junkyard for an alternator tho.Ive got 3 for 2.2 in my garage,lol.

I would if I didn't tho I'm cheap!

[Nitemare]

haha thanks for the input man

[Spike G]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nitemare

[Nitemare]

LMAO!!!

spike im a ****ing noob!!! i dont know anything about that shit lol

i bonded the seams on the box with construction glue after that pic, as well as the nails haha


anyways... truck started today on my lunch break, took it down the street to a place that remans starters and alternators with a good reputation. i told the guy my story, he said it sounds like i smoked the alternator. he hooked up his diagnostic while the truck was running and told me right away that the alternator was the culprit, and that he could rebuild my original alternator for 60$. an afrozone reman is 125, so i figured i should let these guys rebuild my original unit for half the price.

pics from yesterday courtesy of 70welder aka baab who did a lot of the cutting of the mdf



me, dicking around with a dmm trying to diag the charge issue



i love this picture, that sky is nasty





pics from today

tear down to remove alt



something missing here



look how shitty that core support looks!



so i spray bombed it, rustoleum sucks my nuts but it was all i had









how she sits, awaiting the remanned factory alt



it's nice out today, i'd usually drive my truck... but i cant obv...

so i wanted to take out my bicycle



but my truck is dead blocking the entrance to the door of the garage, so it looks like i'm fusioning

[90blueS10]

Build a ramp over the truck.


profit.

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by 90blueS10

Build a ramp over the truck.


profit.

Lol haha

[70welder]

Sweet wagon next to that bike (;

[Nitemare]

sick wag bruh!

[Dclarkjr]

Sweet glad the problems solved! I have the same bike!

[carl0st001]

get the alternator rewound to a higher amperage.

[BlazerZR5]

^dang,do all you Yankees shave your heads? and what are you over 6' tall? I'd wanna raise my truck!

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by BlazerZR5

^dang,do all you Yankees shave your heads? and what are you over 6' tall? I'd wanna raise my truck!

haha i get my hair cut every friday, always looks like that. i'm 6'1", and i have never ever wanted to raise anything lol.

this is my second s10 at 5/6, i've had a tdi jetta on coilovers and vette wheels less than 2 inches off the ground, i've had a 3rd gen camaro lowered 2 inches, mk2 gti 16v on bilstien pss9 coilovers, what i'm getting at is i love lowering things!

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by carl0st001

get the alternator rewound to a higher amperage.

i asked about that, and he said that if the alternator was rebuilt to factory specs that it'd work fine, and i agree. my last s10 had an unmodified stock alternator and had this identical sub and amp in it.

but the box i made for that truck was cheetah print

[nayotte12]

Not to sound off topic but your old truck that got totaled had an obx header with a dynomax super turbo muffler on it correct? Did that sound ricey at all? I'm just curious for plans for my truck.

[BlazerZR5]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nitemare

haha i get my hair cut every friday, always looks like that. i'm 6'1", and i have never ever wanted to raise anything lol.

this is my second s10 at 5/6, i've had a tdi jetta on coilovers and vette wheels less than 2 inches off the ground, i've had a 3rd gen camaro lowered 2 inches, mk2 gti 16v on bilstien pss9 coilovers, what i'm getting at is i love lowering things!

I'm new to lowered,I even put standard springs in my ZQ8 truck for a while because I thought there was something wrong with them because it was so low I like it now but,I use to swear by lifted 4x4. I prefer the look and handling of ZQ8 trucks now and returned it to stock ZQ8 some time ago.funny how this forum has effected me,lol.

[352dime]

Quote: Originally Posted by Spike G

Or cut your angles? Truck looks so killer tho. Im gonna go down a little further on mine after drooling over your shit.

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by nayotte12

Not to sound off topic but your old truck that got totaled had an obx header with a dynomax super turbo muffler on it correct? Did that sound ricey at all? I'm just curious for plans for my truck.

the truck that got totaled was a white regular cab short bed s10 with a 4.3 with no cat to a flowmaster that i thought sounded great.

you may be referring to the white regular cab short bed s10 that i sold that i didn't crash, that was a 2.2 with an obx header, stock cat, dynomax super turbo muffler. wasnt' ricey at all. wasn't loud either. the header was a good improvement in power. the turbo style muffler is a quieter performance muffler.

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by 352dime

Or cut your angles? Truck looks so killer tho. Im gonna go down a little further on mine after drooling over your shit.

haha thanks man. i really have no clue how to build shit out of wood/ mdf. i also dont have shit for tools. i was also using a scrap sheet of 1/2" that was just sitting in my garage. if presented with the tools, i would have def cut the angles. if i had known to pre drill the holes, i would have. i'm a N00b! lol thanks for the compliment though.

forgot to mention what happened with the alternator... last night i dropped it off to be rebuilt right before the place closed at 5 pm. today at 8:47 am they called me and said it was ready. i had it back at the house for 9 am, said **** it yolo installed the bitch took a shower and drove it blasting some old school DMX for 10:30 am.

everything is all reinstalled and back in working order. the old lady that owns the insurance agency i am working at today called my truck a cutie and said it was beautiful lol. i like it when some one like an old lady, has no idea the kind of work and money that goes into my truck, just notices that it looks different and looks good is pretty gratifying.

[nayotte12]

any plans on putting a roll pan on this sexy beast? thats literally the only thing I'd do to it. looks beautiful

[TRPLS10]

trucks looking good

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by nayotte12

any plans on putting a roll pan on this sexy beast? thats literally the only thing I'd do to it. looks beautiful

thanks man, no roll pan for me. i have had a roll pan on a couple s10s because that's the norm on mini trucks, it does look cleaner, but i drag my rear bumper on a lot of driveways. the high strength thick bumper can take a beating underneath, but a roll pan cant.

i also like that fact that my truck looks for the most part looks like a stock truck, just slammed. i dont like xtremes or anything fancy like that

[BlazerZR5]

I like the Xtreme just don't like the front valance,lol. Its damage prone&expensive

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by BlazerZR5

I like the Xtreme just don't like the front valance,lol. Its damage prone&expensive

i'd be willing to pay more for a straight up zq8 truck than an x but that's just me

[90blueS10]

I only like x blazes.

[Nitemare]

Quote: Originally Posted by 90blueS10

I only like x blazes.

def prefer the blazer