Custom Vista ultimate 8.4" Xenarc touchscreen/fingerprint/EVDORevA carpc

[Deftronix]

Well this has been an off and on again project for a while now so I thought Id post up the progress..

Heres what the current setup looks like.Unfortunately, my only access to a camera was for a couple hours today so I was not able to take in progress pics. The next step is to carbon fiber the entire console and adjust the deck fitment upward a bit. Also, fully replace the factory nav with a xenarc 7" and run dual screen. I knew I could have gone with the tv2nav module for the oem screen and just got a usb 7 touchscreen controller and run the SVideo off the computer video card but the quality would suffer greatly so I figure going with another high resolution lcd would be the best route. Material list will follow

Just some brief info on a couple things. This PC is running vista ultimate and is fully aero capable. Ultimate has all of the normal tablet features built in such as onscreen keyboard and touchscreen control/gui options. It runs an m-audio audiophile card that has straight RCA out that is connected directly to the aux input on the Pioneer Premiere DEH860 head unit, Sounds great! Running a wireless router that has a PCMCIA cardslot that serves my sprint wireless broadband (EVDO Rev.A) to computer and also acts as an access point thus making it a hotspot Its a really cool feeling driving around streaming my favorite 128kb+ online radio streams!

Sorry for the dirty carpets :

Fingerprint scanner built into the door switch panel. It allows me to login into the computer, websites like driver and other programs on the fly so I dont
have to type in usernames and passwords on keyboard, makes things nice and quick.




Thanks for the night pics andy:



The console pieces are both modified OEM parts. The ash tray holder was filled in through a plastic welding process (simply melting plastic together) Then dremel/sanding to get the deck hole cut. On the upper piece I used part of the xenarc screen bezel and cut a hole in the OEM piece and plastic welded them together which allowed me to maintain the mounting points for the lcd to the bezel/housing. Computer is located in the trunk to make it "silent"

Materials/parts list:

3.06Ghz P4 HT
Xenarc 840TSV
GeForce 7300 256MB (low profile)
ATI TV wonder 650 PCI (low profile)
2GB DDR PC2700
Pioneer DVR-K05 ( slot load 4X dual layer)
ATI TVPro650 (Input for rear ir camera,HDTV-OTA)
M-AUDIO Audiophile 2496 (soundcard 2x RCA out)
160W DC-DC Intelligent PSU
Dual pci riser card
16’ kvm usb/vga extension cable
Bluetooth 2.0 usb dongle
Dlink DIR-450 (EVDO PCMCIA router)
Merlin S720 PCMCIA card (EVDOx1 nic)
16db antenna for DIR-450 (Wireless B/G)
7db antenna for Merlin S720 (Wireless EVDO Rev.A)
Microsoft fingerprint scanner
Gyration MCE remote
6 port powered usb hub
Bluetooth headset
GPS receiver
TERKTV55 (HDTV antenna)

Furture:
Xenarc 700TSV (touchscreen to go in OEM nav housing)
48 port relay usb controller

Keep you guys posted....

[Joaquin03]

this setup is frekin' sweet... down to the blue LED's everywhere...

ever thought about getting a lower profile shift knob?

[GreenGoblin]

looks great

[Deftronix]

Ya, from that angle it looks quite obtrusive but from driver/passenger angles it really isnt an issue. However, a lower profile knob would be nice for those shots. Thanks for the comments

[Joaquin03]

what kind of speaker setup do you have.. or still stock?

[Deftronix]

Still stock but it sounds much better after putting 60sqft sound deadening in there and filled the rear quarter panels with insulation. I had a 13w7 running off a Zapco Reference 750 at one point but took it out for the sake of the computer and more importantly my back seat . I do plan on putting some DLS components in and a smaller sub. Possibly a 10w7

[Joaquin03]

sweet... does the sound deadening make a difference.. i mean, i know it does, but is it worth all the work if i were to do it myself? the rear panel and door vibrations are killing me!!!

[2K6G35]

I personally have been inside Steve's car and seen the CarPC.
It's freaking sweet. The LCD touch screen is huge. You must see it to admire his talent.

I was using his WIFI to surf the G35driver.com from 200 feet and the speed was fine at 128KB.

And those blue lights console is freaking HOT!!!!

[Beebo]

wow looks great...

[Red_G35]

Im speechless... amazing!

[G-Rated]

love the work and aswome on the finger print scanner... keep it up

[sfgr415]

Originally Posted by 2K6G35

I personally have been inside Steve's car and seen the CarPC.
It's freaking sweet. The LCD touch screen is huge. You must see it to admire his talent.

I was using his WIFI to surf the G35driver.com from 200 feet and the speed was fine at 128KB.

And those blue lights console is freaking HOT!!!!

+1... Steve does great work.

Never noticed the fingerprint scanner.

[Deftronix]

Thanks guys!! I just updated with the parts list..

[r0csfinest]

that is awesome. i love the finger print scan... soo cool

[Meth68]

Originally Posted by Deftronix

Still stock but it sounds much better after putting 60sqft sound deadening in there and filled the rear quarter panels with insulation. I had a 13w7 running off a Zapco Reference 750 at one point but took it out for the sake of the computer and more importantly my back seat . I do plan on putting some DLS components in and a smaller sub. Possibly a 10w7

Nice setup, you running any front end or just using vista? I would suggest going with a 10w6v2 to save some space, still bangs