MP3 project for Land Cruiser. Done

EricE · 03-21-2006, 02:50 PM

The project to install a computer in my Toyota Land Cruiser for easy
access to my extensive audio library is complete.

Pictures first then you can read the rest if you are interested.

Some general pics of the truck
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/Truck01.JPG
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/Truck02.JPG

Here is me setting up the MB and software.
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/MB01.JPG

Here is the LCD after I took it out of the case it comes in so I could
put it in my own frame.
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/LCD02.JPG

Here is the case the MB will go in.
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/Ampie01.JPG

Dash install. You can see I mounted it a little crooked. Next time I
am in there I'll adjust it. That has nothing to do with the mount but
just how I bolted it in. It also shows the software I am using in the
truck. It has big buttons that are easily pushable (it is a
touchscreen).
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/Dash07.JPG
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/IMAG0002.JPG
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/IMAG0003.JPG

Pics of the Case installed.
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/AmpDrawer01.JPG
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/AmpDrawer02.JPG

This shows the LCD dash mount dad made on his Mill.
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/IMAG0011.JPG
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/IMAG0012.JPG
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/IMAG0016.JPG

Here you can see the LCD in the frame and also the fiber optic mounted
to the PCB. I still wanted to be able to use the LCD remote control
so I used a fiber optic wire (toslink) and mounted it to transfer IR
from a spot below the dash to the receiver (behind the LCD) It works
like a charm.
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/IMAG0019.JPG

A pic of where I installed the shuttle for easy media browsing.
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/Shuttle.JPG

Some pics of the door woofers and ribbon tweeters.
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/DoorSpeakers04.JPG
http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/DoorSpeakers05.JPG

Hardware:
Via Epia 10000 Motherboard, 512 ram, 80GB hard drive (2.5" HDD)
Ampie case
M1-ATX PS
Lilliput 7" LCD touchscreen mounted in dash.
ShuttleXpress input device for media browsing.

Software:
WinXP, RR, winamp, 40gigs of flac audio files.

Audio Hardware:
Alpine PXA-H701 sound processor (using optical digital input from
Dayton converter)
Alpine RUX-C701 interface (for H701)
Dayton SPDIF -> Toslink, digital to digital converter.
3 amps, 2 woofers, 2 ribbon tweeters, 1 sub, and a partridge in a pear tree.

Next additions will be:
GPS for navigation.
Backup camera for hooking up to the trailer easier.
Wi Fi for connectivity with my home network when I am home.
And possibly some trip software for mileage calculations.

Eubey · 03-21-2006, 11:28 PM

Quote:

http://www.nwlink.com/~erice/CarPC/AmpDrawer01.JPG

Ahhhhhh my eyes hurt! the rest of the install looked great, but omfgwtf, as a pc builder who does his best to have cables either hidden, sleeved, and routed, that is almost an offensive wiring job! oh well, what works... works!
Other than that back wiring mess, looks great!

EricE · 03-22-2006, 06:43 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Eubey

Ahhhhhh my eyes hurt! the rest of the install looked great, but omfgwtf, as a pc builder who does his best to have cables either hidden, sleeved, and routed, that is almost an offensive wiring job! oh well, what works... works!
Other than that back wiring mess, looks great!

LOL, I knew somebody would comment on that. I've never been big on appearances...more of a function guy myself. Still, the dash install looks nice and no wires show in the vehicle at all. That back drawer is a mess though. I could probably clean it up a bit just by extensive use of wire ties. I may do that at some point. That makes tracing wires a little harder when I have to debug some problem in 6 months though. hehe.