pathfinder123 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 After 3 weeks of head scratching and pulling my new Z apart, finally the CarPc is up and running. The biggest issue was that there was no way that my 7" LinITX Translucent display was going to fit in the existing "sticking out lid" cubby. As I did not want to mutilate either the display or the cubby, I made a replacement cubby out of Fibreglass printed circuit board. A lot of measuring/cutting/filling and soldering was involved, but the end result has been worth it. The PC which is a bundled system from LinITX is housed in the rear cubby, fitted on shock mounts onto an MDF board covered in material. I took lots of photos during the process if anyone is interested. Cheers Stewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Very nice clean install looks great Was it about £700 all in? Not bad for all the functions etc. How much memory you running? Guess you got it wirless so you can transmit files from your home network to your car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder123 Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 You must have been looking at my credit card statement ! With all the bits and pieces it came in just shy of £700. Presently have 256Mb of RAM, and although everything runs fine I may increase that in the future. Yes, the WiFi connects to my home network for file transfer etc, but also using TightVNC I can control the CarPC from inside the house. However, I have to turn the volume up a bit to hear the music .... Stewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Looks great, do you fancy fitting one in mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder123 Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 How can I put this politely ? NO !!!!!! Stewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 You must have been looking at my credit card statement ! With all the bits and pieces it came in just shy of £700. Presently have 256Mb of RAM, and although everything runs fine I may increase that in the future. Yes, the WiFi connects to my home network for file transfer etc, but also using TightVNC I can control the CarPC from inside the house. However, I have to turn the volume up a bit to hear the music .... Stewart You remember when Mr Kangaforwatatoowee phoned you about the ugandan dollars... Nice one mate, a fine solution... Hope I get to see it at a meet one day... If you got a long VGA or RGB cable we could try and link it to my kenwood KOS box and see how it looks on my top screen!! Like the idea of transfering remotly!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 How can I put this politely ? NO !!!!!! Stewart Looks great, do you fancy fitting one in mine? You know nurrish does these? PM him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Tidy little set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toffeeblock Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Nice install. Got some real stones there for showing Elkie Brooks playing . I prefer the Scissor Sisters myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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