Project Car

i hope that your car get stolen.

and by the way honda civics are for losers.

Haha... Thanks celfie.... I had a feeling that this thread wouldn't go with out some one bashing the rice burner. I've heard them all already. I'm not really all into cars, and what is better than this, and that car sucks because blah. I have a civic, I like it, so I am going to work with what I have.

So again, spare me the lecture. You're not driving the civic, so don't worry about it.

Again, thanks everyone for your suggestions. Keep them coming.

jared_c you are assuming that celfie has a car, he/she may have a bicycle only.

Ah, good point Louie. His mom probably bought him that bike for Christmas too. :)

jared_c :)
hah i like the Idea, i saw it somewhere in a Mercedes before, it was nice.......

But if i were you id definately go with a seperate power pack, just hide it under the seat..... u dont want to fry your computer with your car battery, trust me!!! It will be more efficiant.

But good luck with it, hope the girlies like it....

BTW, dont we all just love Louies posts??? just so posative and informing :P

:)

LOL....that would be a project and a half! and computer on a bicycle!, I say good luck m8 never heard of anyone putting a pc in a car before, let me know how it goes for you.

personally i wouldnt be able to do it as i would never get to work! LMFAO i have just one question : How the hell can you make a civic look like a BMW? wouldnt it just be easier to buy a BMW????? hey what does BMW stand for? Break My Windows! LOL

I think having a full PC hookup in a car is a great idea. Hell, if you're going to get the LCD screen anyway, you could always hook up a PS2 when you wanted it and take it back inside when you don't. Completely versitile.

I don't know what kind of CD player you have, but you should look into a good amp or something that can accept audio input from your PC so you always have a stack of mp3's to play as well.

Like the other guy said (sorry, no credit..i'm too lazy to figure out who said it), I would definately mount the PC in the trunk if you're going with an RF keyboard and mouse. Why waste passenger room with something like that?

The wireless adapter is a great idea as well, but watch for signal blockage if you mount up underneath your dash because the firewall might block some of your signal. If you get a wireless hub mounted in your garage you could always transfer your new MP3's when you park at night.

And for the guy that hopes you get your car stolen...make sure you insure the living HELL out of it, and let your insurance company know what the hell you're doing. I know my agent would laugh me out of the office if I told him my PC hookup was stolen out of my car.

You can look into a "shuttle" board/case. I know that this form factor is called either a "biscuit computer" or a "Micro-ATX". When you start looking into these, you'll find that they're about the size of an external 5 1/4" hard drive case; there was a link on linuxcar.com or some car that had linux installed in it about 2 years ago (before they went embedded into dashboard devices) that could play MP3 files - and it went over the type of computer used, etc. I should have kept that link. :( I actually think it was a Mazda Miata, so the space constraints were increadible!

Good luck, and keep me posted; I'm looking to do this also.

~N~

jezter6, that is a great idea about the amp with the audio hookup. Could blast mp3s through the car's speakers, not to mention if I popped in the DVD it would have some wicked surround sound.

Also excellent idea about the wireless hub in the garage. Any songs I would want in the car I could download when hanging around home, then once I go to the garage just copy them onto the PC in the car using the wireless connection to the network.

This project is starting to sound more and more fun with each post. :)

Again, I won't be doing this for a couple months due to lack of funds, but I will definitely be doing it. I think I will take pics and document the whole thing. Then post the tutorial here. I wish I had the money now, this sounds so damn fun. :)