| So I got my Type1 enclosure from Chris before he stopped making them (score!). All I needed to do was finish the rear part of my water injection relocation before installing my sub on the driver side. I'll do a separate post for the water injection relocation process. Schematic again for reference: 
(only difference now is I also ran a set of RCAs from the Alpine sub out directly to the 3300c) The first Xtant 3300c I purchased ended up being bad, which made steam come out of my ears. Got it off eBay and the guy swore up and down it worked. Guess I need to invest in a DC power supply for bench testing :-/ I had already built the board for the package shelf, with t-nuts in the specific locations of the 3300c, so I needed that amp, otherwise I'd have to make a whole new mounting arrangement, which wasn't favorable. Besides, there is only one other Xtant amp that could work, the 603x, and those are just as scarce. Luckily I found one for sale after some searching. I found DIYMA.com, a car audio forum, and a member there had one for sale. He had a good trader review and positive feedback within his thread, so I got it. After connecting everything this afternoon and firing it up, I giggled like a mad scientist. Over the next couple of days I'll start the process of tuning everything and setting up delays etc to get it just right. But even untuned, it does sound pretty amazing. And not to mention it looks stellar, IMHO. So, on to the pics and play by play: Starting off small, I added the fire extinguisher next to my 2140c: 
Then I took a lunch break and did more work the next day. HEY, I'M UNION HERE!!! The panel for the 3300c: 
Made the same way I did the EQQ and other amp panel; cut, drill, spray, wrap, clamp. 
The newer, damn near immaculate Xtant 3300c. The guy even sent all the resistor packs for the on-board crossover module and the original manuals: 
Running the sub wire out: 
10AWG for this freakazoid, the MB Quart PWE304, made in the USA. It's so nice I wanted to reverse mount it, but I didn't have the room: 
Installed with the Parts Express grill to protect it from inadvertent objects: 
And everything installed, buttoned up: 
I may build some kind of cover/grill for the amp on the package shelf, but it's not too high on my priority list now. It's not super visible from the outside, especially with the cargo cover up and my tinted windows. And here's a link to the whole album, because in the original post (linked here)all the Photodump pics are dead. Link to stereo install album
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99% done with my stereo, just need to set up and tune it. - 
