Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 10:32:53 +0100 From: MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: need a good motor ? free car included....
In article <6%Wdb.702$Vb3.626181nopsam1.news.adelphia.net>, oddcompnopsamphia.net says... > oh i have it built i have had it installed in my s-10 blazer but the front > end on my s-10 is to quirky to make it safe to drive and it eats a bit more > gas than i like especially when my drive to work is a half hour > so its kinda been retired Mine run in takes about 40 mins to an hour. one Album will usually surfice unless traffic is stupid, and I'm delayed. I'm using the 4AM music console for MP3 ATM. So I start one Album worth, then queue up a second just in case. Then I don't need to touch it while driving. Haven't used the GPS for about a month, as I ahven't really been anywhere apart from my usual commute, but it is useful when I do. > hence forth the on teh shelf status of car pc > i am now rolling in the ""wife's"" :) subaru gl-10 turbo > wagon that has been slightly modded by me all in the name of fuel economy of > course.... > granted the side effect of being able to lay waste to most riced out farty > piped cars is nice hehe > and since my son and nice and nephew are usually in the car when the wife > drives it during the day > i decided that installing my car pc in it was not the wisest choice... In a Family car, it would probably be more hassle than it is worth, unless you force yourself to be one of those control freak fathers that expect any passenger in the car to just sit there through out the journey and do nothing. > any quick run down > via epia 800 <gee go figure> > 256 meg ram > laptop cd rom laptop 12g drive > 12v inverter running a emachine sized atx psu > eventually to be a true dc-dc psu Yeah, would love to go the DCDC route, but Opus don't have a UK/Euro distributor ATM, and I would need the inverter still as the monitor has a weird 12/5v split 5 pin Din style plug. > it was a 5.6 tv type lcd but my son knocked it off the table and it has > lines in it now > i did score a datalux vga to tft lcd controller > with touch screen capability > and have a choice of a 10 11 or 12 " lcd panel that i have > wish i had something smaller > and i need ot get some 31 pin hirose connectors to make a cable for the lcd > and get the appropriate sized touch overlay I went the Inverter route Myself. Did by one of those mini ATX PSUs, but it failed after 1/2 and hour(don't know whether it terminally burned out, or just overheated. Ended up putting the 250watt ATX back in that I used in the large box I had as version one in the boot/trunk. Went with an Epia Nehmiah M10000, and 512 meg DDR. I located a nice external USB2 DVD player that is small enough to sit under the rear seat poking out on the centre tunnel, but is tucked far enough away to not be stepped on when I carry rear seast passengers. I did have composite STN panel, that I mounted on a swivel arm like a cell phone using a speaker mounting bracket (in house type). But when I rebuilt it, I went with a 10.4" TFT VGA desktop screen that I ripped out of it's case. I bought one of the 10.4" Touch kits from Armin, but had to cut up the Saab 900 centre console (the lower console that colds the cubby and din slot) and widen it with an MDF frame, then lots of fibreglass and filler to rebuild it, and sprayed it satin black with Plastic bumper paint. It isn't perfect, and the filler is a little wavy, but as the interior is a little dark it doesn't show so badly. Two of the sales drones at work have seen it. they are both retail gadget freaks, one has a PS2 and GPS in his Boxster, the other has full DVD multichanger, Sat Nav, and multimedia in his M3. They both use 7" screen. The guy with the Boxster said, "You built that for £5-600 (I did salvage bits from the junk box, and Ebay for the secondhand screen), my Screen cost me £1000,( but it does Fold away) The Guy with the M3 said "You Geek". I think he was just jealous that I had better screen display, and currently about 40 Albums when his all singing all dancing Multi changer only does 15. > oh yeah and my own car to put it all back in > since it don't look like i can find a affordable tranny for the saab and not > having anyluck selling it off as a parts car > even though the motor is good Whats affordable? What is the body like? With the Prices that Saabs fetch over hear, it might be worth finding a bodyily shot one, and getting the trans from that (is it auto or manual). then just junk the rest, or donate that to anyone who wants the remains. > yeah i know my typing sux what do ya expect for just getting off graveyard > shift > lol Don't worry, did three years of manual work on the night shift, so i know what you mean. Hopefully, when I redevelop it further, I'll get a better Headunit with decent either AUX in, or a CD changer port with an Aux hack, instead of the slightly crackly FM modulator. Good luck with sorting out the 9k. -- The poster formerly known as Skodapilot. http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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