Where to Install the monitor

**0meGa** · 08-10-2005, 10:03 PM

Well I am 15 and I just finished rebuilding a 77 Chevy Nova and I want to put a computer w/ an 8'' touch screen monitor in my car for music, war driving, GPS, ect. So my main question is, where should I put it, I dont want to drill or put any adhesive on the dash that would later ruine the interior when I remove it. I also want it in an easily accessable place to view and use. I was thinking of putting it right in the middle above the tranny hump thing.

Heres my car...http://www.cardomain.com/ride/711039

**Bugbyte** · 08-10-2005, 10:40 PM

Fashion a bracket out of sheet metal and attach it between the new headunit hanging under the dash and the underside of the dash. Bend it up in an 'L' shape in front of the old radio in the dash and mount the screen over top of it.

**BADDERICK** · 08-10-2005, 11:16 PM

Get something like this hack it up and put the screen down under the dash in it

ebay floor console

**mgithens** · 08-11-2005, 02:21 PM

the problem with a floor mount is glare, unless you angle it down... think of the screen as a mirror and try to look at a dark surface and not back at you or at the windows...

**786mine** · 08-13-2005, 03:16 PM

i'd say get a new car!

**stapan** · 08-13-2005, 05:10 PM

wow, thats a tough dash to work with for two reasons. one, you don't want to make permanent mods to it. two, the layout isn't very condusive to a touchscreen.

but there are a few possibilities I can think of..

you can get rid of that radio and mount a flip-out touchscreen slightly to the right of where it sits right now and try to angle it upward a little

or if you want to keep that radio you could have a flip-out touchscreen directly to the right of the radio, looks like that won't affect use of anything

or if you are willing to do something radical... put it in your door or roof.

**Rafster** · 08-13-2005, 07:05 PM

Also, maybe do something with the sunvisor like this guy:

Lilliput in Sun Visor Project

Peace,

Rafster

**0meGa** · 08-14-2005, 01:05 AM

Originally Posted by 786mine

i'd say get a new car!

And this is coming out of the mouth of someone who owns a 98 civic ex.

**johnnywu005** · 08-14-2005, 01:57 AM

well first off... good job on the rebuild and im jealous beyond words.
now that outta the way

i would fab a center console type partition for the screen and everything or anything else you could put in there. the bench seats look like they could use some help, a thought would be to remove them and replace them with a pair of bucket seats and then you could fab a crazy center console out of MDF board.... the limits are endless.

cup holders
coin holders
extra cigarette adapters
wood grain
screen clock compass
game consoles
full keyboard
pda dock
ipod dock
phone dock
touch pad
mouse pad
scroll ball
secret compartments for secret items *wink wink*
disk drive
memory card reader
usb hub
disc holder
microphone
a revamped HVAC system
neon lights
pilot lights
DDR pad? jk
im mean you could custom it to however you want
the thoughts are just mind blowing

well i wish you best of luck
let me know if you need some ideas

JWU