Sound Crafters in South Daytona Beach, FL, has churned out more than a few stellar rides in the course of its existence. Enabled by a cast of top-notch installers, the shop really does craft sound. Often they produce crazy builds like this Chevy S-10. Designed and fabricated by Zee Siddiqi with final install and wiring by Mike Baker, Jeremy Carlson, Paul Bemis and Jeff Johnson, this truck has no shortage of wow factor. The pictures speak for themselves, almost. Read on to learn what the guys at Sound Crafters did to create this build.
Truck owners know that even in extended-cab vehicles, you don't have much space to work with. For that reason, Sound Crafters decided to utilize the bed for the sub enclosures and additional gear.
How They Did It: Along the rear cabin wall, Siddiqi welded a steel frame made from 2 x 3 square tubing and then cut through the wall, sealing it with a camper boot. The pair of enclosures, constructed of 1 11/42" MDF with a front baffle made of the same material, have a space between them for wiring and so that they line up properly with the center console. Here's where the steel frame comes in handy. Rather than mounting the enclosure structure to the floor, which could cause problems with articulation between the cabin and bed, it secures to the frame with riv-nuts and bolts. Therefore the sub structure hovers in the bed, its weight fully supported by the baffle and steel frame.
Covering up the heavy-duty construction of the sub enclosures, additional fiberglass panels had to be made. They also flush in a pair of 15-inch Audiovox monitors and a set of JL Audio ZR525-CSi components
How They Did It: On each side of the rear cabin, panels were cut from MDF and attached to the floor. MDF ribs strengthen the frame and grille cloth provides the base for five layers of fiberglass. By making a fiberglass mold of the rear side panel, a new panel was fashioned. The center console was fabricated using the same fiberglass techniques.