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  1. 4 hours ago, TT350 said:

    Hi buddy.

     

    This is great. Well done.

     

    Not to detract but why the 26 swap for a rather conservative 500hp?

     

    My TT VQ35DE which has been built will take 700hp.

     

    That said I do very much appreciate its all down to personal choice and I embrace individuality.

    Hey man,

     

    No point going anymore really as the car will just become unusable. No chasing figures though. Just gonna build it to the spec I want them see what it does on the dyno.

  2. On 16/08/2017 at 23:44, SmoggyPauly said:

    OK, not really done anything like this before but thought I'd document my build here in case anyone else is interested (and also to get help as I go along!).
    So I'm going to mount a Galaxy Tab 4 tablet (10.1") in my 350z in place of the head unit & sat nav. I'm using the plastics from Workshop 12 that are available now to order.

    Although I know a little electrics, I'm fairly new to in car audio installation etc, having only wired in a new head unit in the past. However, on their web site, Workshop 12 are slowly adding more tutorials etc so will plough on! They are also working on a comprehensive app for android (Brainiac), but as that's not finished yet, I'll be looking for other alternatives and tricks as the hardware buttons for home, back, volume etc will not be accessible. This will all be resolved in the app though - there's details of it here:
    https://workshoptwelve.com/brainiac-solution/

     

    There's also a bit of history there about how it all came about. I wont go into detail but they were going to release a full unit with screen etc but couldn't get funding.

    Anyway, back to the build...

     

    First of all, I bought a spare head unit/gauges bezel. not totally necessary but allows me to leave me car intact whilst im working on it...

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    Then last week, the plastics to mount the tablet arrived. These are 3d prints, pretty good quality but rough surfaced so need preparing. At the same time, I bought a number of connectors etc that will be needed to connect the audio etc. These consisted of:
     - 12v to 5v converter
     - On-the-go USB cable 
     - 3.5mm to RCA audio cable
     - Ground loop isolator (to negate any interference that might occur - might not be necessary)
     - 350z specific audio wiring harness

    Not sure I have everything I need yet but thats a start. I have an old amplifier in my garage that I'm going to try and use too, although there may be an option to use the standard amp, not sure yet...

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    So, first task was to prepare the head unit/gauges bezel. This required the cross piece cutting out...a really complicated task involving a hacksaw and 20 seconds of hard work. Once done, I check fitted the tablet bezel...perfect...

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    Next, I had to prep the plastic mounts and surround. As I said, they're plastic printed so rough to the touch. I started by using hi-build primer and then wet n dry to smooth it off...

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    Top coat next, followed by clear laquer. I've gone for a basic silver for now. It should look fine but once I'm all done, I may get it wrapped or dipped, we'll see..

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    I'm no paint spraying expert but it's turned out fine. This is it all mounted in the dash bezel with the tablet in place. Quite excited about how it's all going to look.

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    I'll do a quick post about the software and apps I'm thinking of using next and the workarounds for hardware buttons etc in case anyone is interested.

    Any advice anyone has, I'd appreciate. Also, my spare time on this is limited so might take me a while to get complete so apologies if this takes a while!

    How you getting on with the install? any updates?

    Ive ordered the same facia...got everything waiting for me to just get stuck into it all.

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