Donovan C. III

Donovan Calfee III

Owner: Donovan Calfee III
Location: Arabi, LA., USA
Vehicle: 1997 GMC Safari
Car Club: Team Soundstream/ Wicked Addictions
Horsepower: 200
Website: Car Club

Donovan always had a knack for audio, DJ'ing since he was 10 years old. It all started with an old '87 Mitsubishi Mighty Max that he put two 15's in. Down the line, as he began college, his business was expanding and had bigger equipment so he needed something to haul it. He sold the truck and got a 1997 GMC Safari in 2006. Starting off with small upgrades like a new grille, HID's, and an in-dash TV, Donovan wanted to go bigger, but space limitation from his DJ equipment was the limiting factor. He soon bought a U-Haul for his equipment so he could turn the van into a true custom daily driver.

It started with a few 15's and some 6.5” components. Donovan went through a few different designs through those first few years, winning a few trophies, but then wanted to bring it to the next level and have a vehicle that was different in every way. He talked to Grizz at Soundstream and soon created a complete custom van from top to bottom. Every panel was custom fiberglass, the floor went from carpet to an Oak hardwood floor, and the headliner was custom orange and black suede. He designed a box to both sound good and have a car show look. He also wanted to incorporate Soundstream into the design leading him to build a spider web on the top of the box to go along with the Tarantula T5-15 subs. He then made full custom fiberglass front and rear doors and added pull out turntables in the rear with LED DJ lights that pop out the back. Last, he put on a 2005 Silverado front end with one piece headlights equipped with the latest Oracle Colorshift 2.0 LEDs. It gets nothing but compliments everywhere he goes and is a complete DJ mobile on wheels with lights, strobes, and Soundstream system for music.

Photos By: Donovan Calfee III

ENGINE & PERFORMANCE
Custom dual cold air intake
300 amp Iraggi alternator
custom Magnaflow exhaust
electric fans.
14v XS Power batteries and electrical 
with all KnuKonceptz 0 gauge wiring.

WHEELS & TIRES
20" Onyx Black rims with D-Centi tires

 Donovan Calfee III

SUSPENSION
Full FBSS air bag suspension with 4 link. 
All airbagit.com components with 1/2" valves, dual compressors, and dual tanks.

EXTERIOR
05-07 full front end mod with one piece headlights equipped with Oracle Colorshift2.0 halos and LED strips
shaved all handles, taillights, and license plate
custom floating hood
custom suicide rear doors, and dancefloor on roof of van.
LED Glow leds throughout entire exterior of van linked to interior lights
Competition Orange paint job.

Donovan Calfee III

INTERIOR
All custom fiberglass.
Center console with Jagermister machine,
minibar on side wall, 
custom false floor with amps, 
fiberglass floor in front, LED ceiling, 
custom door panels. 
LED Glow advanced 3 million color leds throughout entire van.

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AUDIO
All Soundstream. 
8 Soundstream SPLX 15" subs on 4 Soundstream Tarantula 2600.1 amps(soon to be 2 Soundstream XXX 10k amps), 
30 Pro audio 10s, 30 Pro audio 6.5s
30 Pro audio tweeters.
5 XS Power 14v batteries
2 10" tv visor
7" tv rear view mirror
7.5" in dash cd player.

SPONSORS
Soundstream
Oracle Lighting
LEDGlow
Airbagit.com
Spectre
XS Power

Donovan Calfee III
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