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12-12-2005, 10:33 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: New Jersey
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Ghetto fabulous
Admit it, your first stab at the carputer was probably very.. uhm interesting. We all built setups that quickly got retired. Don't be ashamed. Post pictures of your most ghetto install and describe it.
I had a soare minit-atx, power supply, some hard drive and my room mate had a paper filing box he must have payed almost $1 for.
I got a reverse camera and retractable 1 DIN LCD and I was ready to go.
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2004 Eclipse GTS v6 Turbo, NOS
Plantronic in-dash LCD
Via Epia M2 1200 with WiFi and CF Microdrives
OBD2
Rino 120 GPS
Last edited by recompiler; 12-12-2005 at 10:40 PM.
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12-13-2005, 05:46 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Cali
Posts: 76
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12-13-2005, 08:00 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: New Jersey
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LMFAO, that is awesome. I really like the CD rom mounting and the hood ornament.
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2004 Eclipse GTS v6 Turbo, NOS
Plantronic in-dash LCD
Via Epia M2 1200 with WiFi and CF Microdrives
OBD2
Rino 120 GPS
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12-13-2005, 09:43 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Wow. Simply wow 
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1997 Mustang GTS "Jenna"
VIA SP13000, 7" Xenarc TSV, 200GB, 'modified' M2-ATX, 1GB DDR400/3200, BU-353. RoadRunner + LSXVoid
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12-13-2005, 09:44 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 52
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so lets see your install?
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2004 Eclipse GTS v6 Turbo, NOS
Plantronic in-dash LCD
Via Epia M2 1200 with WiFi and CF Microdrives
OBD2
Rino 120 GPS
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12-13-2005, 10:57 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Cali
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Who me? It's still just a desktop in the garage. Still need a dc-dc power supply and a decent sound card. Then I can begin the unfarmiliar territory.
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12-14-2005, 01:19 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 443
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Quote: Originally Posted by recompiler
Is that a pipe bomb strapped to the 'case'?
You should be banned from the forums!
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Project Status: 90% Complete
Next Step: TIVO for Radio
Ampie Case :: MII10000 Mobo :: M1-ATX PSU :: 512MB RAM :: 2.5" HD, 60GB, 5400rpm, 16MB Buffer :: DWW-700H :: Centrafuse
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12-14-2005, 01:39 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: New Jersey
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Quote: Originally Posted by buurin
Is that a pipe bomb strapped to the 'case'?
No its a storage compartment for the tools and odds and ends (ever try to find a jumper in the trunk?)
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2004 Eclipse GTS v6 Turbo, NOS
Plantronic in-dash LCD
Via Epia M2 1200 with WiFi and CF Microdrives
OBD2
Rino 120 GPS
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12-15-2005, 11:35 AM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
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Quote: Originally Posted by recompiler
No its a storage compartment for the tools and odds and ends (ever try to find a jumper in the trunk?)
Of all things to store some tools in you choose 2" black pipe. Interesting design choice
Hey at least you got your carPC in the car and not on your living room floor lacking network support due to a botched nLite install.
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Project Status: 90% Complete
Next Step: TIVO for Radio
Ampie Case :: MII10000 Mobo :: M1-ATX PSU :: 512MB RAM :: 2.5" HD, 60GB, 5400rpm, 16MB Buffer :: DWW-700H :: Centrafuse
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12-15-2005, 11:59 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: New Jersey
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Originally I was building a themed case. It was supposed to be nemesis theme. That's why the pipe has a biohazard symbol on it. The pipe is wrapped in ribbon wire and the ribbon cable is run to unused pin son the motherboard (the other end isn't terminated so no harm done).
I have lots of LED lights in it and glow wire threaded through the case. It looks really errie. It also has oversized switches etc. When its on and the lights are off it looks like something that came off the movie set.
That computer got retired out of the car to the garage but may be going into girlfriends car this week or whenever she gets around to installing an LCS (she isn't even sure which one she wants yet).
I was always worried about getting stopped with the light effects on and the cop ****ting his pants and over reacting. That was one of the motivations for the version 2 carputer, this time a radioactive themed case but it doesn't look scarry enough to get a bomb squad called out.
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2004 Eclipse GTS v6 Turbo, NOS
Plantronic in-dash LCD
Via Epia M2 1200 with WiFi and CF Microdrives
OBD2
Rino 120 GPS
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12-15-2005, 12:20 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
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Quote: Originally Posted by recompiler
That computer got retired out of the car to the garage but may be going into girlfriends car this week or whenever she gets around to installing an LCS (she isn't even sure which one she wants yet).
What is an LCS?
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Project Status: 90% Complete
Next Step: TIVO for Radio
Ampie Case :: MII10000 Mobo :: M1-ATX PSU :: 512MB RAM :: 2.5" HD, 60GB, 5400rpm, 16MB Buffer :: DWW-700H :: Centrafuse
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12-15-2005, 12:48 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: New Jersey
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I meant LCD. She has a 97 corola and a 99 avalon that she drives. she likes the corola more and I'm trying to get her to make the avalon her primary car.
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2004 Eclipse GTS v6 Turbo, NOS
Plantronic in-dash LCD
Via Epia M2 1200 with WiFi and CF Microdrives
OBD2
Rino 120 GPS
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12-15-2005, 12:51 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: New Jersey
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Why not reinstall after the nlite ****ed up your box?
The only computer I have in my living room is my tivo and that actually does get flaky with the network sometimes too.
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2004 Eclipse GTS v6 Turbo, NOS
Plantronic in-dash LCD
Via Epia M2 1200 with WiFi and CF Microdrives
OBD2
Rino 120 GPS
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12-15-2005, 01:04 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Seattle, WA
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[QUOTE=recompiler]Why not reinstall after the nlite ****ed up your box?
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Just lazy... i install OSs all day (i'm working on longhorn/vista)... when i get home the last thing i wanna do is run another OS install 
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Project Status: 90% Complete
Next Step: TIVO for Radio
Ampie Case :: MII10000 Mobo :: M1-ATX PSU :: 512MB RAM :: 2.5" HD, 60GB, 5400rpm, 16MB Buffer :: DWW-700H :: Centrafuse
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12-15-2005, 01:33 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: New Jersey
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Quote: Originally Posted by buurin
i install OSs all day (i'm working on longhorn/vista)
I'm sorry
Quote: Originally Posted by buurin
when i get home the last thing i wanna do is run another OS install
I can sympathize, I have 2 machines that need to be added to my home crypto cluster just sitting there and a backup server I was 'getting to' for 2 or 3 months now. Maybe over the winter holidays...
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2004 Eclipse GTS v6 Turbo, NOS
Plantronic in-dash LCD
Via Epia M2 1200 with WiFi and CF Microdrives
OBD2
Rino 120 GPS
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