elstev0

im an aussie on the gold coast had my carputer over a year working great currently replacing broken ide to usb for dvd rom and looking for a better fm tv card, and dont use a front end prefer itunes.

*blinkey*

i posted a while back

but i now have my carputer up and running! i'm trying to find a USB2.0 to IDE adapter so i can move my DVD drive up front... i use centrafuse as my front end.. i just formatted and im having heaps of bugs like things not in the right place and startup just not working properly... but i love carputers! cant wait till they take off in aus and i can say "i've had that for ages!"

good to see there's a bunch of us here though! go aussie!

furrybarry

Hi guys and girls,

Don't know how I didn't find this thread before.

I'm in country Victoria and built my basic carpooter from mostly bits posted from US. Second hand Viewpad 1000 touchscreen tablet with souped up ram (380mb woo hoo) and 80gb HD. usb to optical sony adapter, usually used for minidisc players, feeds an Audiobahn add51t surround sound decoder, feeds two 2x150W (no centre channel) and an 800w class D sub amp.

It lives in a 1989 nissan GTR, and interfaces with the aftermarket full engine management computer (apexi powerFC).

It should be 802.11b but it is ye olde pooter and a windows XP driver does not exist for the gemtek mini PCI wireless card. I'd update it with an a,b,g card and plug a gps antenna into the compact flash slot but I'm leaving for Seppo land in a month so I'll be buying an old lexus sedan and starting again anyway.

I thoroughly recommend the little touch screens even if they are a bit underpowered processor and video wise. Having a dock that you can plug DC and all other peripherals into, on board power supply and battery life of over 5 hours makes things easy. Being able to take it out of the car is good too. Like a removable faceplate on a car cd player only more so.

Best found on ebay, as long as you can talk the vendor into posting it to oz. just watch out for dodgy bastids like the bloke who didn't send me two spare docks that I was going to rip apart and play with.

S2K12

im in perth but still planning my car out.

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jimmyc

Well i just picked up a Fairmont Ghia V8 (pics) http://jmcrockett.gallery.netspace.net.au/GHIA-3V

I am keen for a carputa. got most bits just need a suitible Video Card (agp) thanks panda for the link on ff.au. !!

just need to fab up a custom case so i can hide the pc under the felt in the boot.

BiGGy

My Carputer

Any questions from aussies msn punk28186@hotmail.com

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Continued Worklog... Upgrades in progress:
*15.4" WXGA LED backlight touchscreen upgrade
*Custom fiberglass dash bezel
*768 X 1024 Narrow RR Skin

http://bigs.omfg.net.au/

wheesplat

Re: k2805 - the refresh rate may be a bit low... try homepages.ihug.co.nz/~fcjames for a fast way of testing..

Kosti

I'm sure there's more on now, cmon aussie cmon, cmon!!

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Lilliput 629 $270 | Hitachi 5400RPM 80G $92 | PIO DVR-K05 slot $95 | AYAY SIR Quad port GPS $160 | DSATX 220W PSU $205 | Mechatroniks Bezel $186 | Kino-9453 MB $380 | A-Data DDR2 667 2Gig $140 | 2 X CCD Cameras $180 | HQCT -e $140 |

ahart

Hi all,

I am currently putting in a PC into my 95 Pajero linking up to a xenarc 700IDT. I am also placing in a xbox in the back for the kids, but all screen have the option to see either the computer or the xbox.

I also have a reverse camera plugged into the xenarc.

Andrew

meddler

There are plenty of people around. Ususally when people get their setup running they don't spend a lot of time here.

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Iceman_jkh

I'm Aussie.
Melbourne.

NiSlo

Hey blokes,

I'm in the procees of getting my caprpc into my '06 Impreza hatch on the Gold Coast. All the hardware is in (from mp3car.com store, ebay, itwarehouse), all mounted in my custom aluminium box and ready to be mounted in dash behind my touchscreen. Just working on the software side of things at the moment and then fabbing the screen into the dash.

I do need a slot load dvd drive though. Who's got one for me ?
I'm looking to use Media Impact with the stripped OS I'm running (thanks to blk02si). At the moment I'm getting a 20 second boot from power on to music.

System:
Epia m10k
512mb ddr
m2-atx
bu-353 gps mouse
D-link usb wifi
7" Lilliput widescreen TS
80gb Hdd
Soundblaster Audiy Pci sound
Custom aluminium enclosure

I've been meaning to pull my finger out and start my worklog. I've got all the picures and what not from laong the way, but I just can;t be bothered with the words at the moment.

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Stompit

Scott living in Melb, Australia, V2 Monaro. Just starting build, waiting for components to arrive and trawling this forum

Anyone with a Holden double din who has experience with suitable lcds gimme a shout

Dunc

Iceman_jkh

Will post a pic tonight.. but I doubt it will help, as its a custom mod job.

jampac

I'm aussie!!!! Live in sydney.

http://bburgess.gallery.netspace.net.au/CarPC

M2 ATX DC-DC PSU
VoomPC enclosure
Via C7 1.5ghz
1GB of ram
120GB HD
Garmin GPS
Creative soundblaster live 24bit external sound card
a/d/s 5 channel amp
7" touchscreen LCD motorized single DIN
Senao cardbus wifi adpater with external antenna
shintaro Wireless keyboard and mouse
D-link FM radio (don't like this)

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