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 <Br>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....

 

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

ever thought about getting a lower profile shift ****?

 

looks great

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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!!!

 

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!!!!

 

wow looks great...

 

Im speechless... amazing!

 

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

 

+1... Steve does great work.

Never noticed the fingerprint scanner.

 

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

 

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

 

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