O.K. I got completely sick of switching cd's and looking at my gps all the time, so, I'm installing a computer. It's still in development. It's not installed in the car yet, either.
Specs:
5U Rack-mount Case
P4 641 3.2Ghz
Gigabyte GA-G1975x Motherboard
2x 512Mb DDR2-533
2x 40Gb RAID1 (operating system)
2x 160Gb RAID0 (media)
802.11 b/g w/spread spectrum support & external hi-gain antenna.
Bluetooth 2.0
8" lcd touch-screen
2x 9" lcd widescreen t.v. monitors in the sun visors for full screen overlay
carpc.com's XM radio usb adapter
Terrestrial DTV/TV/FM/HD-Radio Tuner w/amplified over the headliner antenna
Night-Vision rear view camera
USB-GPS receiver w/hi-gain external antenna
AutoTap OBD-II - USB Diagnostic w/additional advanced Chrysler package
There will be a slimline (laptop) cd-rw/dvd-rw mounted in the lower tray of the dash. (Laptop IDE CD-drive w/standard ide adapter connected to the innerds of a external USB 2.0 cdrom.)
...I may have forgotten a few things. Actually I know I did, but there will most likely be a website with many pictures when it's done.
Nothing listed will run off of 110-120VAC! I am a firm believer of doing things right. The computer will use a 12VDC 350Watt ATX power supply. The power supply controls the power switch directly from the motherboard. 4 seconds after either sensing ignition power on, or off, it simulates pressing the power button.
Anyway, more on the picture I'm gonna post. THIS IS NOT A FINISHED PRODUCT! I tacked the screen in with super-glue. Next, I got some long haired fiberglass and filled in the bulk, sand and shape, then light-weight bondo, sand and shape. Now, I thought it was starting to look good. I put a quick spray of what is going to be my finishing paint, just to highlight imperfections, and just to help visualize the finished product.
Next steps: finishing skim coat of bondo, thick epoxy primer, sand, Water sand!!, wait 24 hours, and paint.
