Thread: 2003 Durango SLT / Project HiJackZX1 / 56K= D@mn this $h!+ is gonna load slow!

Lilliput offered to fix my screen for free after I wrote a major complaint. I sent it out yesterday, lets see what happens. I contacted Mini-Box.com that also sells the thin motherboard that I want to use. The had much greater knowledge on it then what LogicSupply.com had. They told me that each board runs at 12V 4 amps. With that, I can actually use one PSU to power 2 units. That cuts my PSU number from 6 to 3. That is much more affordable and takes up less space.

Doing this list to help me remember what exactly I need and where to get it.

1) 3 M4-ATX at $89.50 ea. ($268.50) http://www.mini-box.com
2) 6 D945GSEJT Motherboards at $118.00 ea. ($708.00) http://www.mini-box.com
3) 6 D-Link KVM-221 USB at 39.99 ea. ($239.94) http://www.tigerdirect.com
4) 5 Wireless Illuminated Super Tiny Keyboard at $50.00 ea. ($250.00) http://usb.brando.com.hk
5) 4 Lilliput EBY701 at $173.00 ea. ($692.00) Ebay user Sharpton
6) 1 Alpine PDX-1.600 at $550.00 ea.
7) 2 Alpine PDX-4.100 at $550.00 ea. ($1100.00)
8) 3 Alpine SPR-17S pair at $280.00 ea. ($840.00)
9) 1 Alpine SPR-57C pair at $180.00 ea.
10) 1 Alpine SWR-1222D at $220.00 ea.
11) 1 220 AMP Alternator at $310.00 ea. http://www.powerbastards.com

Other items needed are 6 Sata HDD, 6 1GB 533mhz SODIMM RAM, 0 gauge AMP kit, electrical wire, speaker wire, and ethernet crimping tool. Fabrication is also seperate.

For your wire, can I recommend KnuKonceptz? Ive purchased hundreds of feet of wire over the years and the "oversized" stuff that they sell is very nice to work with. They tell you every detail about the cable and they stuff the hell out of the wires. Very good quality, and very good service. Just wanted to point that out as a satisfied customer.

Plus, it sort of looks cool.

PS: HOLY EXPENSIVE PROJECT.

Originally Posted by colin

For your wire, can I recommend KnuKonceptz? Ive purchased hundreds of feet of wire over the years and the "oversized" stuff that they sell is very nice to work with. They tell you every detail about the cable and they stuff the hell out of the wires. Very good quality, and very good service. Just wanted to point that out as a satisfied customer.

Plus, it sort of looks cool.

PS: HOLY EXPENSIVE PROJECT.

Thanx I will try that wire.

Yea it is but hopefully the out come is awesome.

Originally Posted by nadforever

awsome job so far on you install. had a question for you have u had any trouble with ur reception with the radio hd radio atleast. with my computer on i lose reception strength. i can get soem channels but there week and staticky, but if i turn the pc off and hook the hd radio directly to my head unit I get all reception strength back again. i know it had alot to do with EMI. but nto totaly shure how to get rid of it.... u have any ideas or had any of my troubles?

Well maybe its the location of your HD receiver? I have mine away from the car pc. I am also using the stock antenna. I did have to buy a extension cable to reach the unit since the HD is in my front center console. When I am at my house I get bad reception, but everywhere else its good.

Well I decided to work on my car a bit. I was trying to fit the PC cases to the doors and I really did not like it. I also dreaded all the VGA cables that would have to run through the doors. So I started to think, then noticed a difference between the right and left sides of the rear. One side has the A/C system, but the other doesn't.

As you can see one side is normal, while the other is more in. I decided to keep all the units together, and place them all in the cubby. I stacked them all up and found they are not that tall when laid a certain way.



Here are the cases stacked.



Here is with me holding all six cases up. I think its an OK fit. Once I get the panel out and cut all the way down to the cars frame, I should be able to get a better fit. By having all the PCs together, I don't have to have a long Ethernet run (which means I have to undo what I have done previously), also the KVMs can stay near the rear. All I would have to do is run a single VGA to the doors. What will go to the doors is also one headphone jack, a USB port, power button and PC selector switch. That really cuts down on cables running through the doors, but adds alot of length. I don't think it will be much of an issue though. One thing I may do is take out the third row seats so I can run the audio cables straight back. By doing this I avoid any EMI. Currently all my audio runs down the side where I want all the PCs to go. Also Electrical wire will be limited to the back. Still a few thing to work out, but I think this will work best.

I think you may be insane.

Originally Posted by HiJackZX1

7) 2 Alpine PDX-4.100 at $550.00 ea. ($1100.00)

Sonicelectronix has that amp for 329. I've been contemplating getting it