Took my FC for a walk by the lake (pics of course).
Not as exciting as you would have thought, but I figured it's time to update my pictures since I've cleaned alot of the bodywork up and removed things like the front license plate and created new badges. :D
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2908/uriIMG_2646.jpg http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5275/uriIMG_2620.jpg http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9452/uriIMG_2626.jpg http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6458/uriIMG_2627.jpg |
Here's the rest of the batch:
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4576/uriIMG_2628.jpg http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/8673/uriIMG_2635.jpg http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/2874/uriIMG_2648.jpg Ok, and here's the fruit of my super-secret project: http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4227/uriIMG_2659.jpg It's car-puter! I'll post some details and a couple of pictures when I get all the bugs ironed out. I'm still really happy with this car after ~3 months of ownership. It eats a little more gas then I'd like it too, but it's pretty fun and the rotary concept is fucking rad. After all the fluids, carputer, body work materials, and a couple of misc parts, the total cost of ownership has been a mere $2,700, which is much cheaper then any of the other cool cars I was considering before I fell in love with FCs. |
nice, clean
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Not sure why, I expected to find a personals ad for an rx7:
Name: Mazda RX7 Hair color: red Height: 49.8" Bust: 13BT Weight: 2850lbs (she's a bit husky) Likes: Spendy partners, long walks by the beach, expensive oils Dislikes: Cheap guys Turn-On's: Long spirited runs in the mountains, orange safety cones Turn-Off's: Vacuum leaks, Electrical gremlins, etc Anyway, that was funnier in my head. :) |
Very sexy dude, very clean. Looks like you put some work in her!
Just one thing.... GET THOSE DAMN WHEELS MOUNTED CORRECTLY ;) -redneck |
pretty clean
wait till mines running :D |
Originally Posted by poor_red_neck
Very sexy dude, very clean. Looks like you put some work in her!
Just one thing.... GET THOSE DAMN WHEELS MOUNTED CORRECTLY ;) -redneck |
thats the first time when i like the black moldings around the car. i painted mine. but that is one hell of a clean car!!!
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Cool Pics
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That is very ... uhh ... RED.
Nice clean car. I should take mine up to the lake and get a few portraits ... but i gotta install my bins first. |
Very nice. Did you cut the vertical pieces on your front air dam? Do you have any issues with the shifter and the screen?
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that is one clean interior
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Originally Posted by Gremlin
Very nice. Did you cut the vertical pieces on your front air dam? Do you have any issues with the shifter and the screen?
I haven't hit the screen yet, and it's a decent distance away. I made a bracket from some milled aluminium that pulls it as close the the dash as possible, and if I have it in 1st, 3rd, or 5th, I can reach out with a finger and easily choose what I want while still chillin' on the shifter. :D Here's the 800x600 version of the interface I made: http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/592...carputer01.jpg I got the screen from mp3car.com for $300 shipped and I'd definatly recommend them. Their prices are good, and it got here 2 days after ordering. :D |
I scrounged up a pic of the computer mounting. It's kinda rinky-dink, but it works well for a heap of spare parts. When I kick this computer out when it's upgrade time, it'll migrate to the carputer. I do need to get a DC-DC power supply as well, the invertor makes too much electrical noise and it can be heard as a distinct buzzing when I have the volume cranked and no audio playing. In the meantime, do you guys know of a filter that I can make or purchase that will cut out alot of hissing?
http://img13.exs.cx/img13/1011/IMG_2569.jpg Here's the current specs: - Athlon 1.0ghz slot 1 processor - 128mb PC133 RAM (I have alot more PC133 RAM laying around, just haven't tested it all yet) - GeForce ti200 (won't run Doom3... bummer :) ) - 60gb Western Digital hard drive - SoundBlaster Live 5.1 - 300w 1u server power supply connected to a 400w (800w peak) invertor - Generic Compaq motherboard - Lilliput 7" touchscreen (can be purchased from http://www.mp3car.com) |
the only rim mounted right is the driver side front
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Your carputer setup is AWESOME.
Does the athlon get enough air to cool properly? |
Originally Posted by 1SxyRXy
the only rim mounted right is the driver side front
As far as cooling goes, it's ok. I've never seen it climb to a dangerous level. I have 1 80mm blowing in there from a hole I cut in front behind the passenger seat, and the rear of the lid cover has a decent gap, and you can feel warm air flowing out.. |
why is the rpm niddle sit kinda low?
maybe just the angle when take the pic? |
Originally Posted by SonicRaT
Not sure why, I expected to find a personals ad for an rx7:
Name: Mazda RX7 Hair color: red Height: 49.8" Bust: 13BT Weight: 2850lbs (she's a bit husky) Likes: Spendy partners, long walks by the beach, expensive oils Dislikes: Cheap guys Turn-On's: Long spirited runs in the mountains, orange safety cones Turn-Off's: Vacuum leaks, Electrical gremlins, etc Anyway, that was funnier in my head. :) Matt :) |
sweet!!!
The interface is pimpin! So how are you controlling the computer? Are you running windows or something and then a program at startup or something? Or redoing the whole shell/litestep style? |
Originally Posted by Digi7ech
sweet!!!
The interface is pimpin! So how are you controlling the computer? Are you running windows or something and then a program at startup or something? Or redoing the whole shell/litestep style? The program I'm using to tie everything together is at http://www.mediaengine.org/ . It's pretty slick, and they're integrating Destinator GPS in a few releases, so that should be pretty bad ass. It's fun to play solitaire when you're stuck in non-moving traffic during rush hour as well. :D |
I've been working on a few car interfaces using XP Embedded, now that's a great little OS. Boots in under 10 seconds from the turn of the key. :) I am kind of interested in some better pics of the screen.
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Originally Posted by SonicRaT
I've been working on a few car interfaces using XP Embedded, now that's a great little OS. Boots in under 10 seconds from the turn of the key. :) I am kind of interested in some better pics of the screen.
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damn that is clean. :D
My car is never that clean. |
DamnnI just came upon a 1.2 GHz // 20gig computer for free. Now I'm thinking this woudl be damn coo to do.
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