cirrus_

I am in the process of building the system for my G35. My objectives for the project are to keep it clean and stealthy, and minimally invasive to the car as possible. I have some components left over from a previous project.

Components:
Intel Mini-ITX dual core Atom 330 w/ 2GB RAM
120GB SATA HDD
USB WiFi
USB Bluetooth
USB GPS
M3-ATX Power Supply
7" Touch Screen LCD (~$100 from E-Bbay,may upgrade to a better one later)

My Ride:


My plan is to put the PC case in the upper glove box where the nav unit would go. The LCD will go in the non-navi cubby in top of the dash. I am going to make a panel to go in the ash tray. This panel will have the power switch, LEDs and USB port. I want to be able to close everything up and hide the system. Here is what I have in mind:


Here is my progress so far:

Where PC case will go (non-nav storage box removed)


Sheet of fiberglass to cut up to fabricate case ,etc.


PC case construction


Playing around with Ubuntu Netbook Remix on LCD

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hexxamillion

Cool start. Hey if you're going with LINUX, check out LINUXICE or nGhost for a front end (there is a section in the forums here also). If you are not looking for a front end, check out XBMC LINUX for media player...it's great on LINUX and works great with the Wii remote using bluetooth connectivity.

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cirrus_

Thanks! Great info, I prefer Linux and I was wondering is there was much interest in Linux based frontends. I spent the better part of a day compiling nGhost, NavIt, and the touch kit drvers and getting everything working. I am liking nGhost, it seems pretty easy to customize. Here are some screen shots of nGhost after getting it working and playing around with some customization.

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Progress update:

Doing front panel cut-out and adding reinforcing:


Cut outs for fans and wiring, almost ready for paint:


I didn't want to hack up the "coin box" that's in the car, so I bought a used one off of ebay to fit the LCD:


I want to be able to close the cover and hide everything, it's going to be tight:

csfile

nice work so far...subscribing

cirrus_

Just a quick update. Here is the PC enclosure after painting and ready to start putting the components in:



I also received the last bits I needed. The PAC will connect to the factory head unit for audio from the PC. I ordered the OBDII and mini-keyboard from our friends at mp3car.com. I haven't found a really good OSK for linux, and the mini-keyboard should make it a little easier to type in nav locations.

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