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07-25-2004, 05:30 PM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico, USA
Vehicle: 04 Pontiac Sunfire (The Racer is dead...)
Posts: 2,408
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1995 Mercury T-Racer in-dash install finished!
Ok, it's been a long time in the making, but it's complete (except maybe software tweaks). Here is a pic of my car first.
Pretty ain't it?
Here is my dash complete with Glassed-in screen
Close-up of screen:
I decided to mount my CarPC into my Dash where the passenger-side airbag used to be. Nobody ever rides with me anyway.
Here is a close up pic of my screen on and playing a song:
It's actually purple, but looks a little blue in this pic.
What do you think guys??
My inverter is hidden under the mid console. I have like 4 relays that control it and my cube timer for PC Shutdown. I have a custom pioneer ip-bus audio input that I did myself. That's about it. Oh yeah, a remote starter, for those cold New-Mexican nights...
EDIT: Forgot to post, but this car is now dead. Too bad, it was a good one...
Last edited by Tidder : 08-14-2006 at 08:50 PM.
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07-25-2004, 06:00 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Charlotte, NC
Vehicle: 2001 Lotus Esprit V8 / 2001 Lincoln LS
Posts: 51
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Nice job. what used to be where the LCD is now? Just vents?
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07-25-2004, 06:15 PM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico, USA
Vehicle: 04 Pontiac Sunfire (The Racer is dead...)
Posts: 2,408
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Yeah, 2 vents were there, and my damn defrost button. That's what it's all about though man, sacrifices...
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07-25-2004, 06:31 PM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico, USA
Vehicle: 04 Pontiac Sunfire (The Racer is dead...)
Posts: 2,408
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Oh yeah, fiberglass work is suprisingly easy, just time consuming.
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07-25-2004, 07:16 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Denver, CO
Vehicle: Mitsubishi Eclipse GS
Posts: 80
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Cool. But I didnt know that Mercury made a Type R???
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07-25-2004, 08:38 PM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico, USA
Vehicle: 04 Pontiac Sunfire (The Racer is dead...)
Posts: 2,408
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It was a stupid prank. I had honda emblems and all on my car for a while! Then I realized it was stupid and just left the Type R on there.  I'll pull it off when I'm ready to paint it. |
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07-28-2004, 04:50 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Portland, OR, USA
Vehicle: 1993 BMW 325is
Posts: 636
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What did you do to get that texture? And, nice install!
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1993 BMW 325is - 15.2sec
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07-28-2004, 06:29 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Seattle
Vehicle: 2002 Saturn SL2
Posts: 817
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Nice ! I love the screen, small but cool 
This reminds me of one guy who used his Palm PDA in his big server PC to control winamp.
I just thought that it would be a nice idea for those who don't like all those big screens.
http://home.clara.net/ghalfacree/palmampmod.html
Last edited by Yuriy : 07-28-2004 at 06:31 PM.
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07-28-2004, 10:44 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 193
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yeah, that's pretty cool, I also want to know how you got that texture. looks nice.
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2002 Subaru WRX - Silver
-FP18G turbo
-Walbro fuel pump
-Modified OEM 840 CC Injectors
-TurboXS: UTEC, turboback, uppipe, intake
-Blitz FMIC
-STI cluster
-17"x7.5" SSR Competitions
-Tein Flex coilovers
-NOS 50 shot
-2004 rear conversion
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07-29-2004, 07:22 AM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ottawa, ON
Vehicle: 97 Legacy GT
Posts: 106
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You can now get a 2.5" TFT lcd for ~$30 from a PS2 or Xbox controller that accepst composite input!
Laz
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07-31-2004, 09:36 PM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico, USA
Vehicle: 04 Pontiac Sunfire (The Racer is dead...)
Posts: 2,408
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Quote: Originally Posted by SiGmA_X
What did you do to get that texture? And, nice install!
Thank you very much, and as for the texture, it's just called texture spray. I picked it up at my local paint supply shop. Couple of bucks. Not quite as good as the original, but it looks decent enough for me. |
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08-09-2004, 11:13 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 156
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Did you make the frontend for Winamp yourself.??? mind if i give it a try???
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AT mobo
Intel Pentium MMX 233mhz
ESS Solo PCI soundcard
Linksys NIC
Irman
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08-10-2004, 01:27 AM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Parma, OH
Vehicle: Lexus SC300, Talon TSi AWD
Posts: 93
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Nice install! I did the Racer mod on my friends old Tracer too... cut the T off of the emblem haha. It looked totally OEM, ricers probably sat behind him in traffic and wondered where he got it
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1995 Talon TSi AWD, 1992 Lexus SC300... LexusPC is finally almost ready for install!
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08-10-2004, 02:33 AM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Puerto Rico
Vehicle: 2000 Honda S2000
Posts: 302
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Quote: Originally Posted by Aksor
You can now get a 2.5" TFT lcd for ~$30 from a PS2 or Xbox controller that accepst composite input!
Laz
nice find man. i wonder how big the controller board is.
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Carputer: 2.8Ghz P4, 512 RAM, 120gb HDD, WIFI, TV tuner, CDRW/DVDROM, Slot load DVD in front.
Screen: Lilliput 7" touchscreen (Custom made Carbon Fiber Screen Enclosure)
S2000 Carputer
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08-14-2004, 06:21 PM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico, USA
Vehicle: 04 Pontiac Sunfire (The Racer is dead...)
Posts: 2,408
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Quote: Originally Posted by toadster123
Did you make the frontend for Winamp yourself.??? mind if i give it a try???
Yeah, I did do it myself. If you want it, I'll send you source and all. The "Find Song" button doesn't work yet...
Last edited by Tidder : 08-14-2004 at 06:26 PM.
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