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Well, I was looking to replace the existing Stock radio in my Car and being geek by nature, wanted something different than the plain vanilla Audio/Video solutions available in the market.  That is when I stumbled upon a site called mp3car.com where there were lot of like minded people discussing something very interesting which was installing a PC in a car. And I got hooked!

Strange as it may seem, but why would anyone want to install a pc in the car or a carputer?

Well, the answer is quite simple, with a pc the possibilities are endless. From hearing your favorite MP3s , watching videos , playing games ,Gps Navigation , On Board Diagnostics...  to mention a few but the list goes on and on.

This is when I decided to have something similar in my car and I started the car pc project.

The initial challenge was to source the right parts for the project and I was lucky to find a place to source most of my parts from.

I did quite a bit of research before taking the plunge. Took help of few like minded people meanwhile and it almost took me over a month of planning before I actually began to install the pc in the car.

My CarPC Specs

  • Motherboard - Jetaway Via C7 - low power consumption
  • 512 Mb Ram
  • 40 GB HDD
  • Inbuilt 6.1 channel sound
  • Inbuilt video
  • Inbuilt network card
  • 80 watt DC to DC intelligent Power supply with startup/shutdown controller
  • 5 port USB Hub
  • 7 inch Touchscreen Monitor
  • ELM 327 USB OBD II scanner

The other things which went it were..

  • Pioneer 600 watts Amplifier
  • Monster 4 gauge Amp wiring kit
  • Distribution box
  • Speakers - yet to buy, using the stock right now.

  Car PC Project

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