Alti's 02 alti

**alti** · 01-03-2006, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by chebu70

Amazing job Alti....I'm getting ready to tackle a similar install in my 1970 chevelle. It's not going to be easy with minimal dash landscape.

Do you have any pictures taken during the dash fabrication? I'm looking for some pointers as i start the fab on this neverending project.

thanks, I do have pictures of how i made it, in my worklog

**chebu70** · 01-04-2006, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by alti

thanks, I do have pictures of how i made it, in my worklog

Hey Alti - thanks...getting a good starting reference. I am wondering though what you have mounted behind the screen in your original fab HERE

Also, did you end up covering your frame with fleece or any other material before you used any resins?

Next and last......still new to the carpc (not that a 1970 chevelle didn't come with any factory equipped CPU's)....did you just use a very long IDE cable from the DVD player to the board in the trunk?

**alti** · 01-04-2006, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by chebu70

Hey Alti - thanks...getting a good starting reference. I am wondering though what you have mounted behind the screen in your original fab HERE

are you refering to the curciut boards mounted on the wood screwed to the back of the screen? if so, that is the lcd controller board, inverter for the backlighting, OSD (on screen display control) and touchscreen controller.

Originally Posted by chebu70

Also, did you end up covering your frame with fleece or any other material before you used any resins?

I did not use fleece for this application because it has such tight corners. I used Lycra, it is much more flexible then fleece and easier to pull

Originally Posted by chebu70

Next and last......still new to the carpc (not that a 1970 chevelle didn't come with any factory equipped CPU's)....did you just use a very long IDE cable from the DVD player to the board in the trunk?

I used an IDE to USB 2 adapter (its actually built into the case that my slim slot load drive is in, just erun a USB cable.

IDE is only spec'd to 36 inches i think. USB is like 16 feet.

**djurchicprelude** · 02-13-2006, 11:35 AM

what kinda dvd drive is that?

**alti** · 02-13-2006, 11:30 PM

its a panasonic slim slot dvd/cdrw i think the model number was 8025 or something like that.

**scott_fx** · 02-14-2006, 02:43 AM

outstanding install! i usually hate any screen larger then an 8" (even that is stretching it for me) but wow....you did it right! it looks like it was designed to go in there.

**scott_fx** · 02-14-2006, 03:04 AM

how is the elmscan tool working for you too? I'm looking into getting that for myself.

**alti** · 02-14-2006, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by scott_fx

how is the elmscan tool working for you too? I'm looking into getting that for myself.

Its alright, you might get more out of it with a GM, i believe it handles gm's extended codes. The software that came with it is bad, so you might want to look into getting digimoto or another software.

I am going to start looking for a CAN interface, when i started this project, I could not find any, but now there are affordible ones comming out.

Thanks for the complements, I have changed a few things with the install since this threads pictures were taken, I basicly did away with the mdf computer "case" mounted on the back seat, in favor of a biostar ideq case (same thing as a shuttle). It looks much cleaner and smaller

I also ditched the opus in favor of a DSATX that i tested, and I am not using the M7NCG biostar anymore in favor of the Ideq motherboard.

**Rafster** · 02-14-2006, 04:45 PM

All I can say is WOW!!!!!!

That is ****in beautifull......!!!!

Do you have a system in there?

Peace,

Rafster

**alti** · 02-14-2006, 06:53 PM

not as much of one as i would like, but i had to slow down for budgetary reasons.

There is 4 channel sound with Dolby right now useing a Soundblaster XFI sound card and the kicker 4 channel amp. I am still running the stock speakers and when i can save up for good quality interior speakers I will replace them. (the stocks are equivlent to infinity reference, so they dont sound bad)