Dash Fab (pt 2.)

I married the bybyte lcd frame with my dash kit with the epoxy putty. looks good. except that i effed up and put it in upside down. how to fix this?

options:
1) tear out and do again - NEVER!
2) use windows to flip screen - Will work but might be annoying that bios screen is upside down
3) mess with pin38 on the lilliput ribbon - I think this will rotate the screen 180degrees.

other than that, it looks fine. will start filling and sanding down more tonight. will post pics later.

Dash Fab

I picked up some loctite epoxy putty from lowe's last night and am going to start cutting up the dash kit tonight. I'm going to fit in the bybyte lcd frame and tack it up with some super glue, then use the epoxy to fill in the voids. sand it down. and then add some body filler after. sand it down. and hopeflly itll fit.

im still not sure what im gonna do about the dvd drive. i was going to add it to the dash, but i think i might just throw it in the center console, the smart slot, or the glove compartment.

Software

I put everything up in the spare bedroom. so i can start working on some stuff.

I put the new roadrunner (now renamed RideRunner) on the PC. I updated to winamp5. I had to mess with some stuff, but I got HD working out of the box. which was sweet.

i bought an xmdirect box at circuit city for 10 bucks this weekend.

ive run into a sound card issue. which is i only have 3 jacks. i thought i had 5. this presents a problem. for 1) the audio outputs i planned were three outs and 2 ins. so i need to do something. I'll either get a pcmcia or usb soundcard, or possibly the MJS line-in selector. Which may be the better option. Much more expandable and I think the quality of the on-board will be fine.

I'm ordering some epoxy putty to fab the dash.

All moved... almost

OK. So I will officially be all moved in tonight (probably). I moved in December, but left a lot of stuff at my parents. I unfortunately do not have a desk or table to put everything on so I will have to figure that all out...

But I have the fascia kit and a the bybyte kit. and im gonna try to figure that whole dilemma out. So i'll get that worked out.

then the whole software doings.

i jailbroke my iphone so i can tether it now. so thats good.

ill update soon hopefully.

Doctor's Orders

So I think I'll have a lot of time this month to work on stuff. I went to the cardiologist yesterday and he told me not to do any strenuous exercise until I can get tested at the end of the month. Sooo... I have all my parts. So I will finish my sub box and make the amp racks and configure the PC this month. Wooo....

To Do list and some progress

So here is the deal...

I installed XP sp3 on the jetway last night. runs great. tried putting minlogon on it, no dice. i have to disable windows file protection, will do that this evening. im creating an nlite install to reinstall a smaller footprint to fit on my flash drive. i will take all unneccesary drivers out and throw in the drivers i need as well as take out features that are unneeded.

As far as fabrication goes... im going to order a double din dash kit along with a bybyte 629 housing. Bybyte says that an ABS version that doesnt require the double stick tape will be out by the end of October. I opted to not create the dash because the abs i was working with warped a bit and it just didnt seem to want to work like i wanted it to. So that gives me plenty of time to do all of the other work. Which is this list:

TO DO:

Software:
nLite XP sp3
Install nLite XP sp3
configure minlogon (done) and EWF
configure boot skin
depending on boot time configure shell to load front end
install roadrunner and gps (delorme)

Hardware:
finish fiberglassing sub box
mount motherboard and peripherals to rack
create amp case for trunk floor
bring power to back
bring monitor and usb to back
wire amps up
replace door 6.5"

It's been a month

and nothing new has happened. I got my RMA'd mobo back. I was moving along pretty well with the fascia plate, but alas, god hath not mercy on me. I left it out in my shop for the month and it became a different shape. warped. so i guess it was better it happening in the shop then in the car with my screen attached to it. so what now?

i'm probably going to buy the actual fascia kit and either make it myself out of the screen bezel or solicit someone (nexson, turbocad) to do it for me. Or I might front panel express it and use anodized aluminum. It would only cost about 30bucks to do that. where as buying the fascia, and having someone make it would be about $250.

also, i have plans to move to london now. which means i must sell my car. so is this work really worth it? maybe... we'll find out.