The Terminator - Initial Audio Assessment with Wayne Harris in 4K. Does it work?

[@meade916]

classic!!! What a fun little walk around. Definitely way ahead of it's time. I never got to see this thing in person, I would have loved to, especially in its prime.

[@wayne_harris]

Well.... I plan on bringing it back out. Maybe you will see it at Mastertech, Knowledgefest, CES, or SEMA. Or, cruising the strip some night. Thanks for watching!

[@heavybass3286]

The 🐐 meade!!!!

[@laurantsmccloskey5927]

Absolute legend! Thanks for the awesome walk around! I'm 58 & i was around before & during the Richard Clark grand national days of car audio & you were an audio God back in those days! Thanks for being one of the guys that influenced many of us into a healthy lifetime passion!

[@meade916]

@@heavybass3286 hell naw Wayne is the GOAT not me. But thanks!

[@heavybass3286]

@@meade916 both of you guys are the goats

[@MrSmotheredHope]

Richard Clark, Dave The Fishman Rivera, Auto Sound & Security, Car Audio & Electronics, and Wayne Harris. Just a few of the biggest names that got all of us started and inspired to do car audio. Thanks for this, man. Takes me back to the good ole days of aperiodic membranes, iso-baric enclosures, and electric actuators!

[@wayne_harris]

It was an exciting time in car audio, wasn't it? I wish there were still autosound publications!

[@briankt69]

@@MrSmotheredHope I for one miss the Auto Sound and Security and Car Audio & Electronics magazines. I couldn’t wait to get the new ones each month!

[@bozanimal5576]

​@@wayne_harris I wish there were publications, period!

[@brianfernandes2382]

I had the entire collection. Sadly, when i moved home. I had to throw them all 😢​@@briankt69

[@jamesstewart1794]

Aperiodic membrane. Haven't heard that since the late 80s

[@MegaMachineMasters]

You can't imagine my feelings right now. You are a legend! I'm 51 years old, and I grew up with your love for car sound systems. I am from Greece, and we met at a competition in Athens in 1999. I had a blue car, and you signed my blue Symmetry, which I still have. I am speechless! I want to say so many things... Thank you!

[@wayne_harris]

Wow! I am honored by your comments. I remember the contest in question. It was at the ancient Athens coliseum. Amazing. Thanks for watching and good luck moving forward.

[@HighVybeTribe]

Awesome man

[@MattSnider-b5z]

DB King!!

[@rlg222]

I'm 52 and was into cra audio heavy in the late 80 early 90's...

[@thugmetalproductions]

If my memory serves me correctly, I remember seeing this car in a number of magazines in the 90s as a kid. So when I went into the Navy in 1999, naturally the first sound system that I put in my car was a Rockford system. Thank you for the inspiration!

[@crazylarryjr]

Dude i saw this car in Auto sound and security back in the day as a feature as well as advertisement, when the vid started i thought they were recreating it, didn't think the car still existed, much less still looks that good. Worth a sub to see this project

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks! It has been covered and stored inside all this time. I finally have a place where I can work on it without interruption.

[@embee1973]

@@wayne_harrisI can’t believe it still looks so good! Wow, just wow. I was nervous sitting on my couch watching you turn on all that vintage audio.

[@jbrownjetmech-4783]

Auto Sound & Security...I had forgotten the name of that magazine. I learned so much reading those back in the day. Good times.

[@crazylarryjr]

@@jbrownjetmech-4783AS&S was the best in it's prime, but eventually became like other stereo magazines, stale and cold, but it was the Sh!t in it's prime

[@dynelepatterson7599]

Exactly where I remembered it from. I'm from Trinidad and Tobago where there weren't much places selling that magazine. Being an 80's baby seeing this brought back memories of Car Shows back then to see how far technology has reached.

[@scrapironfish]

This work of art should end up in a museum one day. Absolutely astonishing what you created, and in the early days of car audio no less.

[@JFar-jf6qq]

I obsessed over this build in middle and read the feature articles back to back in my study halls and some classes! This stuff is a lifestyle not a hobby or a job…thank you for giving us amateurs such a extremely high level to strive for cuz this beast was just bonkers when it was unleashed 👍🏻🤙🏻✌🏻

[@Projects815]

I've never had my jaw hit the floor so many times in any video I've ever watched.... I could literally stare at that car all day and talk about it ....I wanna be your friend!!! This is amazing!!!!

[@jacobhosler1982]

As a classic car lover and a basshead this is a match made in heaven.😮❤

[@jeremydiamond8824]

Wry CQQL MAN ! I remember your ride it was so CQQL and way ahead of its time like ya said ! Thanks for the great memories of the 80’s and 90’s ! When I was seeing this car in real time I was in my twenties a I’m now 54 !! lol 😂 how time flies ! FYI I’ve got some old HK’s ans audio control stuff I’m putting in a 1974 VW Super Beetle 🪲 !! 😎👍🏻🇺🇸🦅😇🙏all the best Wayne !

[@wayne_harris]

Good luck with your project. I had a couple of HK's in my corvette around 1985.

[@jamesturner6007]

That brings back so many memories from the early days of car audio...I am so glad you kept it and going to revive the car. I so wish I kept some of my older car audio equipment from back in the day, makes me nostalgic. Great video!

[@wayne_harris]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss the next episode.

[@ColAngus]

Wayne is a Genius, I consider him the Godfather of The Golden Era of Car Audio.....The Man was clearly ahead of his time and served as an inspiration to many in the hobby. Really happy to see this as the only time I saw The Terminator was in magazines...that I probably still have I might add.

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for the kind comments. I was fortunate to be surrounded by the "movers and shakers" of the early days of high-performance autosound.

[@PapaDaWhoopa]

I saw this pop up on my recomended list and said..noway! Within seconds i recognized the legendary vehichle.. Evey second i watched was like me being 17 again...man this is outstanding!.. subbed 💯✔️

[@wayne_harris]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.

[@JasonWW2000]

I'm glad to hear it's popping up on people's recommended list. 👍

[@1987gnXtreme]

When I was station in Holdbrook AZ with the Air Force, I remember seeing this car several times around the Tempe AZ area at many competitions and get togethers. Love to see you rebuilding it.

[@wayne_harris]

First, thanks for your service. I remember exhibiting the car in Phoenix during the Gulf War. Sometimes, servicemen would stop by and tell me stories. It was amazing. Thanks for watching.

[@DadsRCGaragePNW]

What a great slice of history! Need more of these videos form all of the guys back in the day. Talk about ahead of its time light years ahead!!

[@wayne_harris]

I agree. I'm always asking, "whatever happened to ..." Unfortunately, most of those builds went to the boneyard. But who knows... maybe more will come out of the woodwork.

[@scottgibson807]

Caught it at RF and had a chat with you about it as a wet behind the ears installer attending RTTI circa 1987/88. Mind blowing at the time, glad to see if still kicking and getting love and attention. Good luck Wayne.

[@wayne_harris]

It doesn't seem that long ago... but.. damn!

[@TrellBuilt]

Oh, how I used to dream of building cars like this ever since I saw it at the Rockford Fosgate install school. The graphic display in the side windows was ingenious, using basic 12 V side marker lights.

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for the feedback! I think the lights are cool as well. One point of correctness: those aren't marker lights. I fabricated individual light "cells" out of foam core and then glued them in place. What a pain! Essentially, you glue a long "column" strip and then partition that column with individual "dividers." There are 100 cells on each panel. A LOT of work.

[@MichaelAllen-g9m]

Been doing car audio since I was a kid. This right here bring tears to my eyes. Such a beautiful beast...

[@evilinside5984]

@dbTV- I met you before @ the DB Drag World finals, along with Mark Fakuda, Arthur the "Shaker" Turgeon, & Richard Clark in his Buick Grand National. Great memories, thank you so much for taking your time making this video. I can't wait to see this "Terminator" come back to life, or as Arnold would say "Ill Be Back"😁😆

[@wayne_harris]

I wish there were a way to bring all of those vehicles back! There have been so many amazing installs, but most are gone.

[@minitrucker8835]

Absolutely the footprint of car audio today. Thank you Wayne ❤

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for watching! I have been fortunate to find a career in something I really enjoy.

[@timwaddell9450]

Wayne is a guy that is an audio genious. The stuff he came up with at rockford set the stage for everyone to copy. Great to see him and this car again, so cool.

[@csj9619]

I recall seeing this car back in the day when it was still being shown. It's amazing you still have it and it's all still there. Very, very cool.

[@smiththers2]

im so thrilled to see this car again! when i first got on the internet in the mid 90s, this was the first car that ever stood out to me and im still blown away by seeing it today! i remember when it had more MTX in there, but its still absolutely badass with HX2 12's for MID BASS drivers haha.

[@jimmyjam5588]

So much time and effort went into this build and many other in its time. This build is awesome just subscribed 👍

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for your appreciation of the effort involved. And, thanks for subscribing!

[@TheRamSonus]

Such and interesting walk through time! I could on dream of something like this back in the day. Love the video!

[@mikematson3454]

Excited to see you get the Terminator back up and running! I was lucky enough to see this back in 01/02 in CDA. You were kind enough to help us run a few small sound offs at dalton gardens. The Terminator made a memorable appearance. Awsome to see it after all the car audio magazine articles ect growing up. Thank you Wayne!

[@wayne_harris]

Good to hear from you again. I miss CDA... but no so much in the Winter. August is amazing.

[@rlg222]

New sub on this channel. This was a cool car and I bet back in the days it was cutting edge install! Love to hear those subs Love those Rockford 1000's!

[@lilzip303]

I grew up watching your work in magazines and attending some of your DB drags... What a great era!! So much innovation that can't be matched today. Well done and thank you for preserving the history of car audio!!

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for watching! And thanks for following us over such a long period of time. What is really crazy is that I built the Terminator almost 10 years before the first dB Drag Racing event!

[@chrishickey5605]

So much love in bringing back the old RELICS!!!!!!!

[@SuperDave]

Wow, this is crazy, I remember seeing this build in a magazine many many many years ago when I was a car stereo installer. I also met you, Wayne, at a stereo contest in Atlanta Georgia might’ve been 89 or 90. The car looks great. Thanks for sharing the memories.

[@mildtowildrc7343]

What a blast from the past❤I remember seeing this and was a competitor in IASCA and DBdrag for years,some of the most fun at these events😎

[@JTSpencer]

This is so amazing to see! Gives me motivation for my 90' Cadillac Hearse

[@bargainhunter8950]

For all the contributions you have done for the auto and car audio industry the car should be in a museum and you in a hall of fame I always looked up to you, Mark F. and Scott B. So glad to see this vid

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for your encouragement.

[@ROTTBOXX]

What's even more amazing is it's still around and looks well taken care of. What a time capsule!

[@wayne_harris]

Exactly! I had to hide from my wife (Celise) for decades. Actually, she's pretty supportive, but we did spend a lot of money on storage since 2000!

[@mikelaue6166]

Wayne Harris you are truly a God. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and making me feel a little more normal because car audio has been my passion ever since I can remember.

[@wayne_harris]

Car Audio is like "Hotel California." You can check in, but you can't check out. We have the greatest job in the world!

[@itschadabernathy]

Absolutely love it. Man those were the days back then. Hope you have success reviving this beast.

[@wayne_harris]

That's the plan! Thanks for watchning.

[@Craneop817]

Absolutely Awesome!!! Those lights at the end of the video were icing on the cake 🎂 just wow! Really really looking forward to future videos of this car.

[@80kaudio]

This is sooo dope...seeing this car is taking me back to my childhood seeing this in car audio magazines

[@mikemccabe7124]

man I've seen that car back in the late 80's or it was early 90's either way glad to see its all in one peice and not gutted

[@wayne_harris]

So many great installs have come and gone. I have attempted to root out some of those installs. In dB Drag Racing we introduced an "Old School" class several years ago in hopes of getting them back. Unfortunately, almost all of them have been decommissioned and sold-off.

[@MrMan-ol4ic]

Omg, i remember this back when Auto Sound and Security magazine were out. I had every issue, and this was so far advanced for its time. I can't remember, though, if it was ever , ever in the va area back in the 2k times at the car audio shows. I feel like I've seen this in person, but I can't place where! Oh yeah, subscribed!!

[@MilGrip76]

So nice to see things up close and clearly. More content!

[@neonpeonu]

Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. So many good memories...

[@greglangley4518]

I enjoyed both your Terminator and Gerald Kirklands Crankenstein. Thank you for sharing.

[@lorenclark6279]

This thing is INSANE. I’ve been to several shows over the years with bass contests, so I’ve seen a good number of builds like this, but for the time, this is super well made and the installation is super clean.

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for the feedback! It was a labor of love.

[@franshaan7388]

This is one of the best installs i have ever seen here on KZbin! Wow the amount of products you used! I remember in 2002 when i had a 22" tv in the boot with a ps2 and 2 50 bucks subs! Those where the days!

[@wayne_harris]

I really appreciate the compliment! Makes my day. Thanks!

[@tcorley7477]

This is a piece of history. Can't wait to see progress on getting it back to 100.

[@ChadGeary-w5c]

Nice to see this up and running again 👍🏻

[@jlinders13]

I remember seeing her out in the wild. Awesome build.

[@audioquotient2833]

What an amazing build and way ahead of its time. Thanks for keeping the vehicle and system alive all these years and also for sharing this with us and I am super excited and looking forward to its reincarnated state now. Hope someday you get to bring this vehicle in sound shows/competitions for enthusiasts to drool over this amazing build.❤

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks! I have wanted to do this for a long time. My motivation kicked into high gear after Mark Fukuda restored the Blastro Van and put it on display at Mastertech a few years ago.

[@boominc0420]

Love it. I miss this vehicle. It reminds me of when i was young . I wish more people would do old-school builds !!!

[@NvTwist]

Omg blast from my past… way back when I got to sit and listen to this thing…. Instantly realizing how weak my car sounded. I believe I still have a pair of the HX2 8” Subs still in their box unopened.

[@scottgibson807]

The strain relief and cable management needed to have a rotating amp rack must have been huge!

[@wayne_harris]

It's a lot simpler than you think. The cables simply fold 180 degrees. The amp rack doesn't rotate continuously. The power cables come in on one side, and the audio cables and speaker wires on the other.

[@RavenousBitchProductions]

This is the car audio that i remember...WOW. The ingenuity and attention to detail i think has never really been surpassed. You were a huge factor in my love of car audio

[@wayne_harris]

Hey! That means a lot! Thanks for your feedback.

[@20hztremor]

Legendary. Hopefully can keep it most all original sound system. It was way of ahead it's time. Young car audio guys and gals today need to know how historic and iconic this is and Wayne is to the car audio community. Not saying your old Mr. Wayne lol..., but what you have done for the car audio community deserves respect

[@wayne_harris]

I really appreciate your comment. I still wonder if I'll ever grow up... Thanks for watching.

[@zerohms]

By far the coolest video I've seen in a while! Talk about ahead of it's time! When I heard him say he made those additions on the RF 1k amps i thought to myself "this dude is bad ass!!" 6k watts back in the 80s in a vehicle!! That's nuts!!

[@wayne_harris]

That is quite a compliment. Thanks! And, thanks for watching.

[@TheAquaponic1]

OMG..... the first time I saw you and The Terminator was at the Tempe Speaker Works back in the mid 80's..... This is going to be amazing.

[@wayne_harris]

Glad to make your acquaintance again! Welcome to my channel.

[@embee1973]

Absolutely amazing! This whole video really took me back to the 90s. I was a Orion, Rockford and Pioneer guy. However we respected everything loud. The Soundstream and PPI stuff was always out of my price point lol. We had such good times and we never knew we were living our best lives before cell phones and all this new technology. Thanks for taking me back to the days of spending days inhaling wood from building bandpass enclosures, soldering and wiring for what seemed for hours. Please post an updated video once you get it all working again.👍🏾

[@wayne_harris]

It's funny that you bring up Orion. My first engineering job in auto sound was at Orion. The industry was in its infancy at the time, and I benefitted greatly from my associations with many bright (alpha) minds. Thanks for watching.

[@patrickmarshall999]

What a blast from the past. I used to see this in Chandler, AZ back in 1989 at stereo competitions I would enter. Still looks the same. Soooo cool to see again.

[@wayne_harris]

It's pretty much the same as it was back then. A few viewers have pointed out some differences in the 12 inch subs and the head unit. But other than that, I don't think there have been any significant changes.

[@Basshead40]

This is Sooo Rad!!!! I love it!!!! Makes me miss the old days. Wish I could go back in time to 96 when I built my 1st system and tell myself... keep everything fool!! Always sold and upgraded, sold, upgraded. I wish I had all my old amps and subs from back in the day. Oldest sub I have of mine is an L7 from 04. I put it in a parallel 6th order and it still slams to this day. I've got another parallel 6th I built in 2015 with a Type R 12 in it and it too still slams.

[@wayne_harris]

I can totally relate! My first Rockford amp was a "bi-polar" 650. Rockford told me that only 50 of those amps were ever made. Rockford did a "recall" and replaced those bi-polar amps with the Mosfet 650. I traded mine in. Bummer! Congrats on your build. Keep it coming.

[@Basshead40]

@dB-TV Oh wow and dang!! My amp I wish I hung onto was when the Kicker 500SS came out. I sooo wish I had kept that amp! That was my 1st "Big amp" I had and spent Big money on being only 16. Lots of bailing hay for that amp there. Sure wish I had it still.

[@johnmyers5653]

Thanks for showing this iconic build!!! I am so excited to see it in person soon!!!!

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for the support! It's been a long time coming.

[@Xtaz_innovations]

Nice Wayne! I’m glad to see you getting the terminator back in play again. I remember seeing it in the 90’s many times when we competed in world finals. I’m not sure if you remember me, Fabian Ralston and my club VP Tony Luther with team Mosfet Maniacs at the beginning then team TNT in early 2000’s but we had many conversations back then and remember you giving us a rundown on the terminator at the world finals and how amazed we was ahead of the curve that things was!! Anyways, keep the videos coming and hopefully we can see it soon again with a new tour of it!! 😊

[@PixelLust]

Absolutely artwork and I thank you for posting this video 🎉 Happy New Year to you sir and your family

[@wayne_harris]

Happy New Year to you too!

[@kevinmclaughlin4807]

What an incredible piece of car audio history! Thank you for taking the time to share this with us. I look forward to watching the rest; late 80's and 90's was my initiation to car audio which continues decade later

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@1-Six-dee]

My god this is just unbelievable the technology you incorporated into this vehicle at a time it basically didn't exist. You laid the foundation of modern audio. We didn't have commercially available Amp and temp sensors til a few years ago and they are still not widely used. This is a work for genius and art all at the same time

[@wayne_harris]

I am glad you appreciate the innovation and effort that went into this project. Please share this video when appropriate. And, thanks for watching!

[@tonythetuner9763]

Wayne THANK YOU SIR!! Been a rough holiday after loosing my Pop's to Covid. YOU Made my 25 Already... I Wondered if you still had it or where it was at. WE MISS FEELING YOU CRUISING IN PHOENIX BROTHER!!! LOT'S of Awesome memories... Again THANK YOU & Hope your 25 is Blessed. Can't wait to see her Again in person 👍🏽👍🏽

[@wayne_harris]

Those were good times. We would cruise Central (I think) until 2 AM and then meet-up at Denny's for breakfast burritos. I wish I would have taken photos and videos during that time.

[@tonythetuner9763]

@dB-TV YES Sir! Our Car Club is named South Central as our old body shop was on the corner of Southern & Central... The Good Old Day's!! I worked at Loper's Speed Shop for many many year's out there You remember Shell Happy too

[@_BAD_MERC_]

This was a great video!!! I was in car audio from about early 90's to the 2008 recession. I was a master installer and managed a shop in South Florida for 9 years. I even worked under Ronnie Nicholson in mid 90's and was close up until his passing. I was a JL rep and still have my 2004 Mercury Marauder that was outfitted with a full buildout system when the car was new. Original Slash amps, three 10's and JL VR components all the way around. I never took it to the Spring Break Nationals in Daytona because I learned the hard way after having my 1995 Taurus SHO used as a staircase. Yep, footprints all over the rear bumper and trunklid. They put us in the Adam's Mark right across from the Ocean Center. I knew some huge folks but never played that card. I worked for and with some GREAT guys in my career. Likely I've met ya - I have never seen the car but you have quite a piece of machinery there!

[@wayne_harris]

I miss SBN. Those shows came after the Terminator era, but I conducted dB Drag Racing events there on many occasions.

[@kennyphoun4880]

Thank you for an excellent content ! Your car was wayyyy ahead of its time ! I LOVE That. blue

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for watching!

[@nileshudson2185]

Awesome i appreciate the walk through i always saw this car in past newspapers and internet about past mobile sound....

[@wayne_harris]

I have been curating a collection of photos, newspapers, magazines, and videos since 1985 that covers all aspects of car audio, not just my cars. I plan on publishing everything on my website and this KZbin channel. It has been extremely time consuming. Scanning, dubbing, applying AI photo enhancement and video upscaling, etc. Thanks for watching.

[@nileshudson2185]

@dB-TV awesome...its good to see the resurrection of the mobile...I like the content...like to see more of it...hopefully next time we can get it playing

[@erickpacheco1623]

I couldn't subscribe fast enough..If this Hertz is shown at any car show in the future IM THERE!!! I HAD TO ADD This by Far is the Best Damn video I've seen on U-tube...I'm Absolutely Stoked!!!

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks a million! I am so glad you enjoyed the project.

[@Rick_Dunaway]

Congrats on the 2nd Masters! And thanks for sharing the car and some history with us. Kind neat to finally put a face/personality to one of the names we in the industry have always read and heard about.

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks! It's cool... I'm getting job solicitation emails from the FBI, CIA, and White House! Ha! I haven't decided if I'm going to work on a third masters, a doctorate, or just play around with the Terminator! Thanks for watching.

[@hazepheno925]

Amazing build. Really love the rotating Amp Rack.

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for the feedback! And, thanks for watching.

[@JamesOKeefe-US]

Holy smoke, I swear I saw a picture of this car back in the early 90s in something like Autosound & Security or Car Audio and Electronics. Am I remembering that or did I Mandela effect myself 🤣🤣🤣 This was back when I first got into car audio. I sat in a friend's Buick regal with a Rockford Fosgate Power 1000 and a pair of Rockford 12s and it changed my audio listening life forever. So excited to have found this channel and to hear from one of the greats!!

[@wayne_harris]

Welcome aboard! The Terminator was in several publications. It first debuted in "Installation News". www.termpro.com/asp/pubs.asp?ID=173

[@ncg_gusto8860]

You just mentioned a guy (mark) from audio creations) I've been watching do builds down here for yrs. You guys are so amazing with your work and this is perfection.

[@wayne_harris]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@eatsleepbassrepeat]

This hearse is part of what made me go crazy over car audio. Those Fane 24” Woofers! And then the original Power1000’s… I remember that it was ORION amps prior to the RF’s. Thanks Wayne for bringing it back to life, I never was able to see it in person, maybe finally I can get that chance 🙏

[@wayne_harris]

Originally it had RF. Then, I switched to Orion when I took a job with the company. Then, I switched back to RF when I took a job with RF.

[@yourpcmd]

I remember Richard Clark's Buick Grand National. That thing was amazing!

[@JasonWW2000]

Rather tame when compared to Terminator. That's saying something! Lol

[@leonardfoster2155]

Awesome Wayne!!!

[@smokeyou812]

Seeing them old punches takes me back to being 18....And i just wanted to say, This quite possibly is the coolest vehicle I've ever seen. 💯 Straight up.

[@wayne_harris]

That is quite a compliment. Thanks a million!

[@RedHammerBodyShop]

Still own the old Fosgate power 300, power 650, and power 1000 and dozens more from the late 80s. You are a legend my friend.

[@wayne_harris]

That is so cool! Today, I was looking for wiring diagrams for the Terminator (to figure out the audio path) and I came across the original manuals for the 650. Thanks for commenting.

[@80kaudio]

The craftsmanship is top notch...that car is light yrs ahead of it time

[@jeffhurt5835]

Best video on KZbin in years

[@wayne_harris]

Wow! That's saying a lot. Please share the video with other groups so that I can build my presence. Thanks!

[@EmbraceTheEdge]

Unbelievable ingenuity.

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for the kind comments.

[@JasonWW2000]

Dude's a genius.

[@floydwilliams3321]

Look forward to seeing it again

[@steveharley2021]

This brings me back to when I was younger and eagerly waiting for the new Car Stereo Review magazine to come out. When watts were expensive and subs were efficient. Many fond memories.

[@wayne_harris]

You are right about power and efficiency. Somewhere along the way we got lazy and just started throwing power at the problem instead of focusing on the acoustical design aspects of the system. I have started speaking on this recently and I plan on conducting a seminar on the topic soon. Thanks for watching.

[@MikeAnnunziato]

Unbelievable! I dont have words right now!

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks! That means a lot!

[@TheRaami]

What a beast it has been in early days! Thanks for showing your mental side of yours 😂 Nice job 🫶

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@swizlstik]

Holy crap! This vehicle would have blown me away back in the day. Very creative build!

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks. "Too much is just right!"

[@2001waldo]

Simply Amazing. I'm 50 and grew up dreaming of these systems. It was Harris/Fukuda/ SpeakerWorks Clark/Matsubara/Tommy Clark/Kimura/Miller & Waits SPL/Rivera for the water tanks. Would love to see some of those systems recreated and in competition again. Awesome video.

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for watching!

[@Bassotronics]

One of my favorite things about it is the Spectrum Analyzer on the side window. :)

[@wayne_harris]

Me too! I'll try to post more video of that in the future. So much effort, but worth every bit. The "controller" is homemade and looks like something out of a mad scientist lab. It has 10 bandpass filters (one per octave), and bar-graph driver IC's that power 100 power transistors, each of which drives the light bulbs. Each bulb draws 200 mA. Each panel pulls 20 Amps. x2 = 40 Amps. Thanks for watching.

[@JasonWW2000]

​@@wayne_harrisWow, that's probably why no one's ever duplicated it.

[@jdizzle3740]

This is a living legend!!!!!!!! I'd pay top dollar to see this show up at modern car audio shows and show up new builds.

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks!

[@moreaudio760]

Really cool … video Wayne , thank you for sharing us your knowledge and cutting edge ideas over the years , I’ve been into car audio ever since the early 90’s … being bit by the car audio bug has been a journey …look forward to the “resurrection…or Terminator ata future show or Knowledgefest

[@LaDaveNCLa]

I'm so happy to see this

[@boneskull4207]

Of all things whith this car i love the windows, talk about innovations! You are a blessed man!

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks! The large RTA displays go way back... almost to the beginning. Sometime around 1986.

[@bobbyackerson4125]

That rotating amp rack is sweeeet

[@toejamr1]

I got into car audio in the mid 90s and things were not all that different. Soooooo awesome to see this.

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for watching!

[@bogusphone8000]

Wow, what a memory. Saw this very car in Phoenix when I was 12. I remember all of these details but didn't know the amp rack flipped.

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for posting.

[@rrho170]

Appreciate the effort in making these videos. This is a blast from my past back when the only info on cars like these was the trade magazines. I recall the article on this wich had a lot of black and white images if I recall from the MTX days if memory serves. My home area spawned a few memorable beasts like the All Pro Audio Rolling Thunderr vans and Auto Graphics Yellow Blazer and RF van but unless you had the ability to hit up a national event, print was the only way to "see" beasts like this. Wayne is s superstar in the industry and for him to make these videos is a treat.

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for watching. TBH... getting your ride "published" was a huge motivating factor. I can still remember the pride I felt seeing the Terminator in a publication next to the check-out line in a supermarket.

[@rrho170]

@@wayne_harris Had to be a great feeling and very well deserved. Closest thing to that I ever acheived was a below the fold front page photo in our area newspaper and a nomination for "Installer Of The Year" in Installation News from "Rabbit" our regional RF rep and the store owners. You know how those things go though, popularity contest and not a vote on submitted work but in that era having your name in print was still top shelf in the trophy case.

[@looklookerlooking]

excellent video,keep them coming 👍👍

[@wayne_harris]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. There are more to come.

[@P-J-W-777]

Young folks today just don’t understand what car audio and highly customized vehicles meant to us audio freaks back then. I’m a JL audio sub fan but I absolutely love my Rockford Fosgate amps and I’ll even admit that series of RF subs are freaking awesome and I’d run them any day of the week. I really hope that you’re able to get the car back up 100% even if you have to replace the monitors with LCD/LED screens. Just found your channel and now subscribed!

[@wayne_harris]

You can be sure it will be working 100% (or 110%). I am highly motivated and have been waiting for a place to work on the Terminator for decades. BTW... some of the folks at JL were instrumental in building the auto sound industry. Thanks for subscribing.

[@P-J-W-777]

@ can’t wait to see it again. Remember seeing it years ago in Auto Sound Magazine i believe! It’s one of the reasons I’ve liked JL and RF so much. However I did support other brands such as PPI (Loved their Artist series) for my mids and highs and you can’t forget about Zapco, Alpine and the good old Orion HCCA. Thanks for the reply and I’ll be continuing to watch your uploads. But I do love my JL W6 and W7 series subs. Even have JL’s home audio subs.

[@MazdaBass971]

I really like that amp rack, hope to see this come to life again!

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks! I expect to have it working by next weekend. Stay tuned!

[@rogerprice5297]

My jaw dropped when he rotated that thing!🤯

[@kentmackey2717]

Between this and the Lanzar hearse(s) back in the day, I so wanted a hearse of my own. Brings back memories. Thanks for sharing!

[@wayne_harris]

Thanks for watching!

[@luinhaden]

I remember seeing this at world finals and was in awe of it. So glad to see it come back to life!

[@wayne_harris]

If you are referring to the 2001 dBDRA Finals, then that was the last time the system was on display.