17 replies to this topic

[Joe Bellissimo]

Does anyone have a car they want to muck around with?

Maybe try a few things?

The board needs a little more action!

[milehigheric]

I will be building mine soon...nothing flash however.

[Joe Bellissimo]

What were you planning to do?

[milehigheric]

When i say nothing special i mean run of mill sorta stuff... GPS nav, music/video playback etc. I will be running centrafuse interface, and there is lots of little plugins to play around with so will see what happens. It will only be integrated into the audio system using aux input but hell, this is a daily...not a SQ money pit haha

This should be started in about a month. Im just about to get the project truck running so from there on its paint, then i can FINNALY start on the much loved ICE side of things.

[Joe Bellissimo]

What CPU are you going to use? Prefab computer or custom built?

[milehigheric]

Custom built...have not put a part list together yet, to much other stuff to do haha. I will put a thread up when i start it

[Joe Bellissimo]

I'll be watching for it. I'm waiting for someone to use an Asus EEBOX.

Anyone else planning anything soon?

[Big_Valven]

I'm currently planning a FitPC, touchscreen, HD sound card and custom control circuitry in a double DIN chassis for a toyota MR2. Looking at radio, bt, gps, video with external screens, ipod, web browsing mobile and via wifi, OBD displaying, etc. Using centrafuse.

Might not be that innovative, but look out for the infill-like integration as a package

[Joe Bellissimo]

Where do we get the FitPCs in Australia? This is the first time I have seen those.

If anyone wants to have a chat about this sorta thing add me on MSN: sales@shoppingsecure.com.au

[Captn_Awesome]

whats the deal with radio these days? does any one make a decent and affordable radio card that works when driving?

[KGB]

Bump. Lets get some action!

[Captn_Awesome]

Im still waiting for my question to be answered!

[KGB]

I'd like it answered as well if anyone can comment. There are the HQCT tuners but they are pretty pricey. I'm wondering if the radio shark 2 will do the job... I'm not expecting it to be brilliant though.

[Captain Kermit]

I'd like to build a carPC for use in my next car, however that's over a year away. I have a very small form factor HP PC with a P3 7xxmhz CPU, 256MB RAM and it runs windows XP (just), so if I made my own streamlined install of XP, slapped a laptop hard drive in and made a custom enclosure that's even smaller than what it currently has I could be onto a winner for a low cost. I'm willing to donate the PC (plus an extra that's exactly the same) to anyone who's willing to have a crack at a carPC without spending hundreds on newer intel Atom CPU's, etc.

[KGB]

Hmmmm, I wish I had the skillz and time. I'll probably end up going for a pre-built unit that I can semi-plug and play.