Project Cliff - The Cherry Red Thirty by stretch tech

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Hi buddy - nah I'm still kicking me ;) lol

Yeah it's still sat in the garage I get it out some weekends and give it a run. I'm starting my proper lessons in February after my module A2 exams and I hope to pass by the end of march/early April ready for the summer shows where he'll be making his grand entrance to the mini scene :) just insurance now though :L good news is that it's gone down to £2K on comparison websites now that the equal gender scheme has taking place and even better it'll drop down to £1600 when I turn 18 in may and I've got a part time job now that's also offered a full time managers position when I leave sixth form in June !!!!

How's things with you and your mini any way ?

Ooh forgot to put this up - my parents surprised me for Christmas and got my steering wheel trimmed it was in a sorry state and I had been looking for a replacement for ages but they are hard to come by for the thirty and when I did find one it was expensive and not much better nick than mine :L but it looks great now and the leather is almost a perfect match to the original



Hopefully I'll put it on the car Saturday and it'll give me an excuse to get it out again and give it a run. I'm going to binglet hall the end of this month and I have some money burning a hole in my back pocket so expect to see another update with some shiny things soon ;)

I was gonna apply for jaguar landrover, BMW, rolls Royce, triumph and the likes but now i've got this job - if all goes well - I think I'm settled it's a CAD design co-managers position for an engineering firm called wmh-transmissions who are based in Tamworth...it's almost too good to be true :)

Sounds like a plan bud, stick with it and something will come up for you :)

You going to, that's a mission from Essex isn't it we'll have to meet up mate - I'm going with my dad too :) 

3-3-2013

Hi again all, took cliff down for his MOT Friday and he passed with no advisories ! Just got to pass my test and I'm all set

On another note, I'm looking at buying a subwoofer and amp for the other speakers already in the there too, I've got it all planned out now just waiting until I've got enough cash to spare for it all :L

3-29-2013

cheers joe by the way how's your cherry coming along ?

right update time as promised - i picked up this little massive beauty yesterday for a steal at £25 new its taller than what i expected though lol but i have measured the boot and it should fit where i want it just nicely :)






Its a JBL GT5-12 1100w sub that runs 275wrms so it should for fill my bass addiction ;)

xbox 360 controller just for a scale reference. i also managed to pick up a couple of square metres of 18mm marine ply which should make for a solid enough box lol also got some nice black carpet left over from when i did the boot and speaker board. just got to buy my amp and wiring kit now but i doubt it'll get here during my few days of so it looks like its going to be next weekend for the build instead.

4-5-2013

hi all, i got home yesterday to find this waiting



can't believe how fast this delivery was, i only ordered it tuesday night



ground zero amp 1080w peak 540wrms max 2 channel bridgeable for my sub - a warning was enclosed in the packaging which said that this audio equipment is capable of producing live concert levels of sound........ excellent



ground zero 8 awg 60 amp wiring kit, going on the labeling of the packaging it seems different but the tech specs are correct so i assume it is the same



got some cardboard, some steel mesh to make a grill and worked out all the dimensions for the enclosure so now i have everything to build up my install just waiting for my remote bass control dial to arrive but that can be added on later so i hope to start the install tomorrow after making the template tonight

also the tax disc arrived today so cliff is finally legal to go on the road, i feel a drive coming on

4-6-2013

hi all, started making my sub box today, after a good few hours of making a card template for an enclosure over the wheel arch, i realised it wasn't going great and decided it would take far to long to make and probably wouldn't work very well so i decided to go for a simpler design that is removable if i need to use the boot and would probably be stronger to hold the sub. it also means that i don't have to move the boot light or isolator or make a new boot board and i can now easliy make it the right volume inside for the sub (one cubic foot)

this is our efforts so far but because it wasn't started till later on in the day, it isn't finished yet



18mm marine ply should be solid enough lol



the hole for the sub needs cutting out and the top fixing on but we left it off for now so we could seal all the joins with silicone and let it dry over night. The sub will be facing out toward the boot lid as it doesn't really fit in the side very well :L but at least this way i don't really need to put a grill over it like i was going to, i may still do it but i need to find out how far the cone will move out of the face of the sub before hand. this will all be finished tomorrow and i might get a video up if i remember to :L lol

i also went for a good drive today and shopping in it with the family so the mini had 4 people in it with shopping no problem took a nice little pic in the sun too :)



more updates tomorrow