My other hobby, building a PC for my car :)

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My other hobby, building a PC for my car :)
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justinwebb	Sep 9 2013, 09:02 AM Post #1
Senior Member Posts: 210 Group: Senior Members Member #1,118 Joined: November 29, 2012	So for years now I have been building different versions of a pc for my car, I have a touchscreen that I custom molded into my dash for a mouse and the PC part does the rest. I have been making them since 2003 at least. I run music, videos, engine info, navigation, and have data tethered through my phone for weather and anything else you can think of. Since I race my car I have a few cams as well that record for track video. This is my latest design that I have done to fit under the front seat. The previous versions were installed in the trunk in a gutted CD changer to keep the stock look. Here are the specs of the new build, have to keep the power usage and heat low since its in a car that will get hot. AMD E-450 APU mini itx Asus board 8GB DDR 3 1TB 2.5" media drive 32GB SSD boot drive 160 W Automotive PSU Installed some new components as well such as a faster connecting GPS adapter, a bluetooth OBDII connector and a few other odds and ends. Haven't got the new camera in the grill yet still working on some things. It boots up in under 7 seconds and actually loads up all the programs quite snappy as opposed to my older system that was just a platter drive. Here are some pics of the dash. Here is the PC install itself in a super small case. So far no heat issues as I added a few fans, it was odd the E-450 was fanless as it ran hot all the time. I figure if it burns out I will go to a i3. I custom made most of the cables including the ATX to be the exact length needed so there is no excess wiring for max airflow. Here are some pics of the centrafuse front end, I tether with my phone for data, have tons of music videos, MP3's and whatnot. Garmin GPS and dashcommand for OBD gauges and diagnostics.
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buddy1983	Sep 9 2013, 09:22 AM Post #2
Veteran Posts: 2,457 Group: Admin Member #861 Joined: June 20, 2012	Thats cool, can you come and do mine please
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Cabanon	Sep 9 2013, 10:59 AM Post #3
Elite Posts: 4,585 Group: Legendary Member #505 Joined: May 8, 2011	pretty neat thing. wish these were out in 2004-2005 where the peak for audio/video entertainment was in the tuner scene. now with our Dodge Grand Caravan, I have all of this built-in, dvd player, 1 dvd screen in the back for the kids, 1 audio/video component input (to play some lovely n64 MK64 matches), a 30gb hdd to store our music, 2 wireless heaphones for the kids (will need a 3rd one soon). the 2013 model even has a Blu-Ray player ! and there's the option to add a 3rd row screen as well. I would have gone that route if I still had my car, but to play FLAC files, not crappy mp3 as I had a very nice audio system.



justinwebb	Sep 9 2013, 11:20 AM Post #4
Senior Member Posts: 210 Group: Senior Members Member #1,118 Joined: November 29, 2012	Cabanon Sep 9 2013, 10:59 AM pretty neat thing. wish these were out in 2004-2005 where the peak for audio/video entertainment was in the tuner scene. now with our Dodge Grand Caravan, I have all of this built-in, dvd player, 1 dvd screen in the back for the kids, 1 audio/video component input (to play some lovely n64 MK64 matches), a 30gb hdd to store our music, 2 wireless heaphones for the kids (will need a 3rd one soon). the 2013 model even has a Blu-Ray player ! and there's the option to add a 3rd row screen as well. I would have gone that route if I still had my car, but to play FLAC files, not crappy mp3 as I had a very nice audio system. They were around back then just not well known, it's always been a small community doing it. Started off with a 800mhz processor and 1gb ram and win xp. Worked great back then and was quite advanced. This will do more than any in dash ever can, I don't need DVD capability as I would never use it. I tune my car on the fly with it as well and record multiple 1080p cams for racing all while data logging and using GPS. Plus tethering with a phone gives me access to the computer from anywhere.
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Cabanon	Sep 10 2013, 10:23 AM Post #5
Elite Posts: 4,585 Group: Legendary Member #505 Joined: May 8, 2011	thats what I love about the newer in-car pc, internet connectivity. of course it comes with a cost as you need a nice data plan. mine cant read video files sadly but im not too worried for now, I just convert them to dvd and burn multiple (usually 4) movies on 1 dvd and it's all fine for 3 kids under 6 years old on a 7" monitor.



DeeMoney	Sep 11 2013, 01:23 AM Post #6
Outback Adventurer Posts: 6,734 Group: Admin Member #658 Joined: November 10, 2011	Looks great justinwebb, I'm very impressed. How much do you reckon it would cost to put something like that in? Not that I would do it, too technical for me, but looks cool and I can see great value in having a storage system for all your music and stuff Edited by DeeMoney, Sep 11 2013, 01:23 AM.
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justinwebb	Sep 13 2013, 09:04 AM Post #7
Senior Member Posts: 210 Group: Senior Members Member #1,118 Joined: November 29, 2012	DeeMoney Sep 11 2013, 01:23 AM Looks great justinwebb, I'm very impressed. How much do you reckon it would cost to put something like that in? Not that I would do it, too technical for me, but looks cool and I can see great value in having a storage system for all your music and stuff Well lets see the monitor I have had before and a few other components but I will just list them all as if you were starting Screen-$140 Motherboard- $130 SSD- $30 Hard Drive- $100 Case- $130 RAM- $50 Wiring- $30 so a little over 600 but like I said i have had the screen and the hard drive from another pc so it was a bit less. Its an expensive project but worth it. GPS, OBD engine management and other items are of course more.
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