Author Topic: my new sub enclosure / incar PC (UPDATE 3.16.10) (Read 20789 times)

Tec_ · « **on:** June 27, 2009, 01:35:01 PM »

whats up guys?

ive been sick of how much room my normal sub enclosure takes up in my trunk and ive also been wanting to do some work on my car so i ordered these parts:

MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500010

Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116069

Ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146526

and this SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139007

I also started work on the new sub enclosure

mapping out ware the sub is going to go

and mocking out the new enclosure

its going to get fiberglased in to the left side of my trunk and i will build a custom enclosure for the PC on the right in roughly the same place.

in the next week i will be buying a flip out 7in touchscreen lcd and a DC power supply for the computer.

Bhawan · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2009, 01:41:51 PM »

wow dude thats sweet..

link to the touchscreen??

now i want a computer in my car...

PhenomenalDesigns · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2009, 03:07:09 PM »

Pimp my ride

injungleist · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2009, 04:20:45 PM »

as long as you can make it so the hinge wont hit the box/enclose it should be fine. great idea by the way.

Skullmaster · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2009, 10:03:18 PM »

I was thinking about this for awhile. Now that I have my s-10 I'm thinking about it even more.

Ben. · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2009, 12:33:53 AM »

My dad makes sub-enclosures for a living..

Tec_ · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2009, 01:21:02 AM »

Quote from: Skullmaster on June 27, 2009, 10:03:18 PM

I was thinking about this for awhile. Now that I have my s-10 I'm thinking about it even more.

you total should and i would be more than willing to help

Quote from: Ben. on June 28, 2009, 12:33:53 AM

My dad makes sub-enclosures for a living..

i would love to see his work and any tips would be very helpful

Ben. · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2009, 05:48:15 AM »

Well i dont see him too much.. but ill grab some pics..

i know he uses fibreglass... thats about it.. :L

Tec_ · « **Reply #8 on:** June 28, 2009, 12:57:38 PM »

that would be very cool!

Skullmaster · « **Reply #9 on:** June 28, 2009, 03:04:04 PM »

see the only problem I have right now is where to mount everything in my truck. The only real spot is in the glove box...

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 28, 2009, 04:11:39 PM »

Skull that's not a bad idea, actually.

Mount everything in the glove compartment and then over it all you can have a touch screen/panel. Open the glove compartment and BAM! you have a touch panel controlling the computer under it.

Skullmaster · « **Reply #11 on:** June 28, 2009, 05:58:36 PM »

I went out and looked at my glove box and it is quite small though. I wonder if one of those mini pc's motherboards would work

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 28, 2009, 07:33:54 PM »

You could get a 2.5" hard drive, a power supply from HERE, and a socket 775 mini itx board (here's some), and some RAM. The motherboard would support a Core 2 Duo (and some even support Core 2 Quads) so you'd be set. A lot of those support up to 8gb of RAM, too. On-board graphics would be fine for this situation as well.

treemty · « **Reply #13 on:** June 28, 2009, 07:44:34 PM »

or even a pico-itx?
linkety link

I might throw my mini-itx into a 360 case soon, since I dont like the look of the case its in now(one of those antec psp cases thingys)

RoBot1ks · « **Reply #14 on:** June 29, 2009, 08:04:09 AM »

I will have an extra lappy here soon. Wonder if I will be able to use that...

Tec_ · « **Reply #15 on:** June 30, 2009, 01:45:09 AM »

whats up guys this is the monitor i will be using

https://www.xenarcdirect.com/product.php?productid=16148&cat=259&page=1

and i will be picking up my fiberglass tomorrow.

Post Merge: July 02, 2009, 02:08:47 PM

all my parts have shipped and almost everything has arrived

the mobo with ram and CPU mounted for a size comparison

the fan i will be using to cool the whole rig (plugged in to my comp for effect)

and the fiberglass

Skullmaster · « **Reply #16 on:** July 02, 2009, 03:30:32 PM »

Love the motherboard, I need one of those for my truck! Have fun with the fiberglass, I hate that stuff. Make sure you wear your mask!

ryan0 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 02, 2009, 03:37:22 PM »

Should use aqua resin instead dude,it's cheaper and it doesn't make those awful smelling fumes.

Tec_ · « **Reply #18 on:** July 03, 2009, 08:26:57 PM »

whats up guys i have a mock up of what its suppose to look like

moved the head unit down one and threw the monitor in

nothing is hooked up yet i ran out of parts and daylight will continue tomorrow

Jumbo · « **Reply #19 on:** July 03, 2009, 08:49:55 PM »

Thats looking pretty damn sweet Tec_. I cant wait to see the final result

budgray19 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 03, 2009, 11:12:37 PM »

so u have a radio and a flip out screen in 2 diff slots
nice

W-Gaming5 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 03, 2009, 11:27:17 PM »

EliteGamer83 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 04, 2009, 06:36:51 AM »

Wait why are you building a PC inside your car

Then you can't really park it anywhere on hot summer days or freezing winter days (depending where you live) and and if someone steals your car thats it... but man I love it

that's pretty sick.

RoBot1ks · « **Reply #23 on:** July 04, 2009, 07:09:32 AM »

WOW That screen is expensive
That looks really good though

Elite:
You can use it for fuel management, control random things, play your music through the car or watch movies. W/e you want

ryan0 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 04, 2009, 07:34:23 AM »

You can also use it to immobilise or track your car if it is stolen,so it's actually a security feature more than a security risk.

RoBot1ks · « **Reply #25 on:** July 04, 2009, 07:36:49 AM »

Quote from: ryan0 on July 04, 2009, 07:34:23 AM

You can also use it to immobilise or track your car if it is stolen,so it's actually a security feature more than a security risk.

Win
Now that's spiffy

robin1989 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 04, 2009, 12:03:11 PM »

looking cool - so the main question everyone wants to know (well me anyway lol) what os you going to put in it, winblows, hackintosh, linux, other?

W-Gaming5 · « **Reply #27 on:** July 04, 2009, 03:21:49 PM »

PspKicks316 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 04, 2009, 03:41:56 PM »

Quote from: W-Gaming5 on July 04, 2009, 03:21:49 PM

why would being cold matter?

Because cold affects it just as much as heat...

RoBot1ks · « **Reply #29 on:** July 04, 2009, 08:48:13 PM »

I'm not too sure about the cold effecting it too much. Maybe the motherboard, yes. If they can take liquid nitrogen and hydrogen to cool a cpu while overclocking it to (I think 6.0ghz??) then it shouldn't be effected by 10 degree weather

But you know, I could be wrong

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