Anybody have any ideas or a good place to start looking on how to go about installing a PC/laptop into a car? I have a 2 dr 98 Civic. Thanks!

 

what do u want the computer in there for? playing music? tuning the engine? or just for regular use so that u can plug it in and use it as a normal computer?

 

http://www.dashpc.com/

 

Ive thought about doing this myself for media and engine control, but I always run into a temp control problem, in the summer you car is going to get to hot, in the winter to cold. A computer should have a operating temp between 55 - 85 degrees.

 

actually comps function very well at temps far below 55 deg F. In fact, there are many liquid cooled computer cases that keep things running at temps far below freezing.

 

damn that is tight as helll. The coolest **** is the shutdown and startup stamp circuits he built.

Two thumbs up!

 

I would use one of the new nforce2 mobos it has on board 6.1 sound, nic, video (32mb) get cheap duron 800 for about 40 bucks put it in a case that will let plenty of air flow thru. Also need to add a big heat sink like fop38, alpha pal 6035. I would recommed getting a laptop harddrive because they handle shocks and bounces much better. I was going to build one in my car but i discovered the alpine 7894 mp3 player.

case 45 bucks
nforce2 150
heatsink 25
fans 30
duron 40
memory 65
cd drive 20