Filled With SoundUsing the floor as a mold, kick panels were constructed out of MDF, fiberglass, and body filler. Polk Audio EX 6.5" drivers with Polk Audio Momo tweeters occupy this location. Rick's made sure that before the actual construction took place, various angles for the tweeter were studied for optimal imaging and staging. Rockford Fosgate FNX 6.5" drivers were used in the door while the tweeters to the component set were molded into the A-pillars. With all these drivers, Dotson can be assured that the front stage is bold! Protecting the kick panel and door speakers are Billet aluminum grills. Not only does the aluminum make for a stellar look, it also protects against an accidental kick!
The same Rockford components were used in the rear, with the 6.5" speakers in the rear door and the tweeter molded into the rear pillar. The tweeter sometimes adds too much for the rear seat passengers so a switch was added in line to turn them off.
MotorizedIn the rear cargo area are six Polk Momo 10" subwoofers. There are three enclosures with two of them exactly alike. These two enclosures are for four of the woofers in the rear portion of the cargo area (two on each side) mounted upside down. The enclosure is made of several small pieces of MDF to form a shape. Fiberglass was applied and sanded smooth with body filler. Each woofer has a volume of .6 cubic feet of airspace. The last enclosure is behind the rear seats, featuring Plexiglas on one side and aluminum inserts. This enclosure is unique because the woofers can rotate 180 degrees with the help of a windshield wiper motor. At shows, you can easily demonstrate the magnets or the cones of the remaining two woofers. Blue neon rings highlight the woofers. Between the four subwoofers in the rear are three air reservoir tanks to operate the air bag suspension. It is protected and finished in Plexiglas.
Powering UpFive Lunar amplifiers fuel the mega sound system. Three LX100's power the six subwoofers and a pair of Lunar LX60's provides power to the three sets of components. Since the entire floor of the cargo area was already used up, Rick's looked to the roof when mounting the amplifiers. That's correct, the roof. All five amplifiers hang from the ceiling. The base of the amp rack is made of 1" x 1" square steel tubing, and is bolted to the frame of the roof. Each amplifier is mounted into smaller frames and hinged. The five amplifiers fold up and down through the headliner using steel cable attached to a six-inch linear actuator. Two more components were massaged into the headliner. Two Flexvision 6-inch flip down monitors are used for the rear seats and a larger 9-inch KEC monitor is installed in the center console. All three were molded to conform to their respective area to follow the installation theme of the vehicle. A Rockford Fosgate 1-farad capacitor, and two distribution blocks also share space in the headliner.
Under the HoodThe presentation of the entire vehicle extends into the hood. First of all, when you open the hood, you will notice that it doesn't lift up like an ordinary hood. Rick Cruz, owner of Rick's Detailing calls it a "suicide hood". Hinges and mounts installed almost halfway up the hood were manufactured to have the hood lift and open. For a cleaner appearance under the hood, the electrical fuse and relay box once located on top of the wheel well, were moved to the inside of the vehicle underneath the center console. To accomplish this daunting task, it was necessary to extend all the wires from both electrical boxes.
Dual yellow top Optima batteries located on each side of the hood and a chrome 200-amp Stinger alternator keeps the electrical system running with ease. For added power, a Whipple Supercharger and custom air intake were added under the hood.