xlwhellraiser

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OK, I was posting of how I am making a red knight rider in the auto detailing forum, and than I had an idea.
However, I think this belongs in the fabrication forum, so please hear me out.
First of all I am putting a computer in my car, connecting it to a 94 watt power inverter and running it with aldl the whole time. Now, I want KITT to talk back to me as well. So I had few ideas.

1. THe computer is not a lap top, but rather a desktop PC. I was thinking of taking the mother board out and making a new housing for it, while keeping all the accesories with it. Like putting the CD player right in the middle console like the knight rider. Also, getting a wireless internet hooked up.
Have you guys ever tried anything like this?? If Yes, please post pics. If not give me some ideas of where would be a good place to install this gizmo.

2. I wanna make KITT talk, and talk back to me. I found few programs that I can use such as "realize voice" where you command your computer and voice controll it. For every controll you do, the computer has an option to respond back.
Now with AT&T's vitrual readers, that read whatever you write, I thought I make my own responses like that, and make them sound like KITT.

Do you guys know of any programs that I could use, or if you have any ideas on this subject please let me know.

If any of you have done this before let me know.

Oh, and I am also trying to install some water proof speakers in the front bumper, for KITT to talk to intruders, and the scanner sound when its scanning.


Thanks.l

RedLineByrd

From what I've heard, it's very cluttered in our dashes, which would make putting a computer, along with enough room for cooling, a difficult project. But, nothing is impossible.

As for mounting the CD drive in the center, IDK exactly how long the cables are for the drive, but I'm pretty sure they can't reach far. Just keep that in mind as you figure where you're gonna mount your computer. Nohting major. The wireless internet shouldn't be hard at all. Just pop one of the cards into the PCI slot, and you're pretty much good to go. You could even put it in a work group and be able to wirelessly connect to other computers in the workgroup. Then again, if you put a small monitor in the car, just connect an extension to the mouse/keyboard slots on the computer, and get a spare keyboard and a trackball mouse. Now you have a fully functional computer in there that you can use for whatever.

AM91Camaro_RS

i wasn't planning the whole KITT theme but I had planned to do about the same computer setup, it sounds like. I also want to install it in the dash with all "accessories". I was also planning to do the full-time aldl, too! If you get to it first, I'll be watching to see how it goes for you. If I get around to it soon, I'll try to post some pics/problems/info/whatever else...

edit: I had also planned on the wireless internet, too!

xlwhellraiser

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Hey fellas, Sorry for the long delay. I had a brake problem (rear left line busted) so I was qute busy for anything else.
Now, that thats over, I am back on my project.
My dad was bitching how I am taking apart the computer and so he offered to get me a little lap top for 100 bucks and he gets to keep my 98 desktop (which is actually in great condition).
So, I am trying to figure out what his plans are cuz he's kinda avioding me now .
I am still searching for the program. I think that realize voice is good, but I can not afford it now and downloading it is a problem.
I currently have the second speech from At&T and its awsome. It will read anything you type.
I was kinda planning on using that as KITT's voice, and give it a lot of commands.
I am going to put all the replys in one file and than pop em' on the respond spot whenever I ask the computer to do something.
The good thing about the Realize program is that it can take up to 6 random answers to any command.
So, I can memorize my commands and amuze people of how I converse with my robot.

ALDL will be hooked up all the time, and I am in process of making a skin for it, so its digital guages looks cooler. Than I will mount the monitor where the middle vents are, and make it so I can twist it in any direction. That way I can have digital guages next to me(these guages are the ALDL guages that you get when you click on guages). ALDL will be right next to the guages and it'll tell me how the car is doing.
I will program the speech command program to tell me if something is not right with ALDL's parameters. That way I can drive and it'll tell me if I am loosing cooling preassure.

Sorry for the read, but I got a lot of plans on my mind.

Kenwood

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UMMM again they already MAKE what your talking about...they are on EBAY all day long...and all over the net....Why reinvent the wheel...basically they have a preprogrammed module...it Holds like 100 different replies>>>You order it in KITT or KARR form... then it reacts to your voice.... They are not all that expensive...But they are made to interface with the Knight rider voicebox in the dash... I suppose it would work if you did not convert the dash...but either way...the one they sell is a lot smaller and a lot less complex to make work..

Angelis83LT

not to mention you wuld not have to use a full size computer motherboard. get one of the baby boards. things are almost smaller than a laptop board. and the performance is pretty good. you can buy cases for them to hold a dvd drive and a hdd and the deminisions are only 6" accorss 10" long and 5 or 6 inches tall.. comes in nice for multitue of things . anything from games while board in traffic, to news reports, traffic reports, movies... whatever. (some of those you will need a wireless internet card for) but you can put that in the back with the inverter for power, plug it into a 7 to 10" LCD and run a micro thin keyboard with mouse input int you center console.

Kitt would only dream of being able to do all of that.. and it would be a bit more useful IMO

xlwhellraiser

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Alright, checked the Knight rider program on e-bay. With only 39 phrases it sounds rather dull. I can find a program with the same functioning for free. It also requires an onboard computer, which kinda defeats the purpose of getting it.
I also checked on motherboards that are compact, but I have the 98 computer for free. So, since I dont have any money to spare right now, a little DIY would do some good. Plus if you think about it, an onborad PC with games and what not will boost the price of the car. This is not even including the 350 and everything replaced to new.

Now, I am trying to get the program, but the website is just messing up. Its called Cool conversations and it has a free version where you can teach your computer to talk to you. So, I will try that out and let you know, whoever is interested.
I will have some pics of the computer going into the car tomrow, I am creating the housing for it, with fans, and I will get the little translator box so I can hook it up to an LCD. Than get the LCD and we are in bussines.
I'll let you all know whats up tomorow.
Peace.

88pursilla

bangin idea!
it actually gives me direction to an idea I had: i wanted to install web cams to turn on when my alarm goes off so if for any reason an aholeo wants to mess with my car i can see who it is.
have you heard of a macintosh? they put out this new computer called a mac mini. this thing will fit in your cargo pocket of your pants! and yet has the power to run more and faster that some new laptops! if you want cd/dvd burner and wireless connection (all included in the origonal size) it will run about $800 bucks. you can get voice comands for it as well, i named my comp lola and shell even tell me jokes when i ask her to. thou im not sure it will accelerate for you.
but if your a diehard pc guy i dont know what to tell you.

Angelis83LT

yea. and those should get really cheap with that motarola CPU they have in them considering mac is now going with Intel chips in all thier systems so now you will be able to have windows, moc os, or any other OS on thier computer's.. so all computers have prettyy much become a constant

Oh yes.. And you will want to be careful what you buy and make sure it will be able to withstand the shock of road driving if you hit any hard bumps or anything.. Having a normal computer running while hiting a hard bump is a good way for a HDD to fail. The best way to avoid that is to go with a laptop HDD. the burner you would not want to run while driving period.... the rest should be OK.. as long as it is not jarred around to much.

87CIZ

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well i didn't want to let the cat out but I'm working on putting a PC in my car also. check out www.mini-itx.com they have alot of stuff that will give you ideas. Also you can check out www.mp3car.com for loads more ideas

Angelis83LT

Yea. i worked at a computer shop and did many many custom cimputer installs into cars. never a one was the same since everyone has slightly varying tastes.biggest thing is to just make sure the things you get will fit where you are gona put them, and the equipment can take the shock of driving. while on.

AM91Camaro_RS

question....can you use a dc/dc invertor from a laptop to run the computer? ...run a "desk top" from the cars battery? that's one thing that i've been thinking about doing.

Angelis83LT

dc to dc. I don't know.. Never run across asituation where i thought about that. ussually a nice 1000watt inverter was installed into the car to go from dc to ac. (let the person run a few other goodies while he was at it if he wanted) Being though that the car battery is running at 12 volts dc you could get the board power fed.. although you would have a problem since many of the drives and such are only 5 volt feeds. so you would have to create a circuit for all the devices to accept a voltage drop so you do not fry the computer compent by feeding it to much electricity.. The laptop designd boards have a situation built into them that does that for the battery. pretty much like a mini power distribution block only in circuitry form. My opinion.. jsut alot easier to install the inverter and be done ith it than try to deal with all of that.

since the inverter will take care of it all and you can run it off the car battery.

87CIZ

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i didnt respond cause i didnt understand the question you said a laptop inverter for a desktop? I highly doubt that it would have enough power. An inverter is a cheap but highly uneffective way to hook up a computer. Because of the heat generated and the loss of going from DC > AC > DC Opus makes power supplies specially for this reason. It's already built with the 5 volt leads in it. But they cost about $150 last time i checked.

AM91Camaro_RS

87CIZ, that's kind of what i was looking for. i don't want the heat issue from a regular invertor and the weight (i know they don't weigh much but i'm trying to keep it as light as possible. i had thought about looking at the power output of those little invertors that plug into the cig. lighter and are a small, self contained unit. you which ones i'm talkin about?

Angelis83LT

I had one of those for my Sony laptop.. was like 100 watts or something, was supposed to be able to power the laptop.. I would plug it in, and then plug the laptop in, and not 3 minutes later it would trip and not work... Happened with ever single of those ones you plug into a lighter socket that i tried.. and i tried in 5 different cars... (just to rule out the posibility that something was wrong with the cig socket)

87CIZ

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yeah i wouldn't mess with one of those. Do you just want the computer in there on occasion or are you going to hardwire it to the car. YOu can still hardwire it and make it easy for removal to prevent theft. Cause one of these mini itx computers will set you back about a grand if you deck it out.

Angelis83LT

exactly. they are not super cheap but they are cheap for what you can get out of them. where you place the thing as well wil have an effect on how you wire it and if you need to take it out and so on.

AM91Camaro_RS

yeah, i wasn't sure if those little invertors had enough power or not. i plan to hardwire my setup into the car.

xlwhellraiser

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Alright, I was fulling around with my desktop, but in the end I realized that 6hrs. of work and no success was not for me. Way to many problems and all the crap would not fit right, than I started thinking about the shock, and just gave up. I'll be getting paid in two weeks, and a nice little laptop is going in. ALDL constantly running. I have a 3inch mini TV that has AV input, and I found hardware that transfers from SVG to AV. So I plan on hooking up the lap top to that little TV and place it in the middle vent opening. I will, ofcorse close that vent. From there on, I plan on putting the following things in there, and nothing more.

Ultra hal (virtual buddy who learns from you talking to him, and so far he knows few things, including my girlfriends birthday. He always seems to wanna chat about her )
ALDL ofcorse.

Whole bunch of emulators with games. A joystick hook up and lots of fun.

Load of MP3 songs, that I can control with Ultra Hal.


I will build a little bracket that will slide the laptop from underneath of the pass. side console, and it can tilt left and right. That way, I dont have to worry about taking it out every night.

When I turn off my car, computer goes to its own batter saving mode, with Ultra Hal starting a surveilance system, (still working on that, but have few ideas of taking few sensors and wiring them, and have a program read them out). They would work kinda like the cheap bulldog security systems. Except I will have four of them wired to four corners of my car.

Second way I thought of, is when I wire the four bulldog alarms to four corners, and one sounds off, Ultra Hal will hear it (because of the microphone installed in for conversation) and than he will alert me by calling my phone number. (take that).

Let me know what you think.

Oh,yea the speakers I have outside will be powerd by the lap top and they will be located two in front bumper, and two in rear.

The paint will be satin black.

What do you think now?

Angelis83LT

sounds interesting. I have a question. What are you going to play all those MP3 files on. hopefully not on the sad little laptop speakers or computer speakers you have connected to the laptop. that will sound horrible. If the laptop had RCA sound out, then you could plug it into the back of the head unit (if it has RCA Inputs) and that would work. and i hope that monitor is larger than 3".... thats about the size of the gameboy screen almost.. qould be a pain in the rear lol. lots of hard looking to see the screen. The rest sounds like it is an interesting idea. The activation of the alarm might be a bit tricky, but other than that it all sounds decent.

Once i get my cars exterior done and the drivetrain at least stable. I am going to have the whole of my interior redone and I will be installing an Athlon 64 FX powered minicomputer into the car. Sure it will cost me about 900$ but I am going to have it mounted in the rear of the car, and have it easily removable when i want to hit up a LAN party or whatnot with it. Plan on putting in 2 400gb SATA drives, a dvd/rw drive and about 2 gigs of memory. And since i have most of that laying around not doing anything anyhow the cost to build it is pretty cheap. I already have an inverter in my car, so that is no big deal, and it does not get all that hot really. I will be getting several 7" and 10" lcd screens for use with it and 2 touch sensitive screens for control when driving or when i have the hatch popped and i am outside. No need for my car to talk back though.. i have enough of that from people.

AM91Camaro_RS

lol...not planning on having mine talk, either! i need to find (or get one of my friends to make) a program to display my aldl data the way i want it. that will be the number one thing. i also plan on the dvd drive and having mp3s on the computer. plan to hook it in to the stereo, of course.

xlwhellraiser - how is ultra hal going to call you to alert you of a problem? what kind of calling access are you planning?

xlwhellraiser

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I'll record the alarm noise in his brain editor, and I'll have wireless internet on the laptop.
So, whenver he hears the alarm sound he will automatically call me.
It will be like a command to call me. It can make calls through modem, so I'll teach it the sound and than he will recognize it and dial my cell.

The 3 inch monitor is just so I can see what is going on with my computer. If I had to do any work I will get the lap top and work on the real screen.

Angelis83LT

that sounds better lol. still not sure how much info that 3" is gona give ya though.... might be nothing more than little dots lol

AM91Camaro_RS

for the wireless internet to work...you have to be near a wireless connection. not everywhere you go has wireless. especially wireless that anybody can use.

Angelis83LT

that is very true.. I myself have access to my father's account which is the entire lower 48 states with a few cut's here and there. but then he is a trucker and that satilite feed stuff is not for everyone. else As long as I am within 15 miles of a large truckstop (flying j, Petrol.. ect.ect. then i can surf.. and really that is the only time you should be surfing the net when you are not driving.. Also people who have wireless gateways in their house offer free wireless service to.. Not very hard to plop onto thier box as long as they have an open port. And more and more and more people are jumping on that band wagon. since alot of cable internet provider's have "home networking" packages now. And they take no precautions in actually securing the network since most average people wouldn't even know how to get into the router to begin with

AM91Camaro_RS

yeah, but the home network thing won't work for someone in a car unless they are parked right outside their home. i know that my home wireless only works to about the end of my driveway...and not too great there.

xlwhellraiser

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Now that I think about it, I am not willing to pay for the wireless internet only to have selectible service. However, I am going to think about paging with the cellphone company. Like have the car page you over the phone. I'll be talking to them about getting something like that set up.
I thought that wireless internet was there like cellphone service.
Am I wrong???

Angelis83LT

yea the home networking wireles cards are junk.. I cruise up and down the streets of my town every now and then with my laptop in hand and it pulls up wireless router connections left and right.. have had up to 20 open connections displayed before..

RedLineByrd

Most home wireless routers don't work very far. They work well within short distances though.

They do have a satelite wireless service, and one you can hook up to your phone, but that is a very expensive option, and IMO not worth it. Alot of places are now having Wi-Fi hot spots. Just be careful, some will try to find out who you are and charge you for using their bandwidth.

Angelis83LT

the sat stuff really isn't that expensive.. about as expensive as my business Cable connection a month.. only faster.. As for the hot spot. most of those hotspots have user login access. they are just not wide open like the wireless routers.. and i dunno what routers you have been trying.. But I have a nice belkin which will give me a stable connection 250ft away and push the info as fast as the server it is coming off of will throw it out there. The biggest thing is though is the combination of the wirelesss router and the wireless card.. You can get different ranges, depending upon the wireless card you have as well. so there are alot of variables to the whole thing...

Anyhow. I would never go the phone route.. that is just crazy expensive.... mostly though the idea for the alarm going on and being called is a pretty nice touch, if he can get it to work out.

Xophertony

you are half right.

if you have a "wireless connection" in the commonly used definition, it is simply a wireless router with say, a 250' range in your living room so you can be anywhere in the house and still acess your email, without pluging in a wire to your laptop.

then there is "mobile internet" internet on your cellphone. this (since it uses your cellphone) will work anywhwere your phone will. you can even hook your laptop up to certain models of phones and use your phones internet connection that way.

one thing you may want to consider is getting a prepaid cellphone. hook it up to halpal (if the prepaid phone and your laptop are compatable) and that way it would have the ability to call you when the alarm goes off.

i hope some of this helps.

RedLineByrd

It's mostly the outside walls of the house, with all the wiring in them. Thats what kills the distance on home routers. Also, every place is different and you can get great service somewhere, and ****ty service somewhere else. I should know, our school has a few access points, and yet you can only acess the network in certian rooms. Some rooms just have too much wiring/walls nearby and the signal can't make it through reliably.

Angelis83LT

the wall biut is certainly true. especially with new homes and buildings that use the metal studs instead of wood studs. I know schools and new office buildings and such are horrid for those access points because of all the steal and aluminum in the way.

xlwhellraiser

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Well, I talked to my cellphone company today (cingular). I explained what I wanted to do, and they suggested some of nokia phones that can connect to a computer and use their internet. However, they charge up the butt for kilobytes. So, I belive they had a plan that was like 80 bucks a month or so, where you get 600min. or sumting like that. I wasnt really paying attention at this moment, cuz I realized that I just threw myself into a trap. I told this guy what am exactly doing and he was trying to milk me. So I played my nascar thunder while saying "uhu" every once in a while.
I think he said that n-gage is a good phone for that, for its blue tooth connectivity and internet capabilities. So I planed on getting one, and I think that it might work out. If not I'll think of something else.
Anyway, ultrahal will go into a lap top and onto a onboard computer. Right now I am thinking of a good way of concealing my laptop in the car.
I am thinking of getting a mini one (like half size with wide screen (duh)). And since I dont have a glove box I'll cut that plastic part out, and make some hinges for it to pop out and maybe even slide out. Anyway, I checked for clearance and it seems just enough space for the project to work. I'll update you on the progress with some pics. Hopefully.
What do you think??

Angelis83LT

the ngage is a nice phone.. i have one of those.. I have never really done the connection of a cell ohone to the computer though.. because like you said they pretty much take a big pole and lube it for you.... and that is jsut the beginning of the mess they put you through..

Xophertony

i was watching "FAST AND THE FURIOUS" the other day and noticed two things

1. most of the "car talk" is total nonsense.

2. they have laptops hidden in the seats! f-ing cool!

perhaps there is a way to do that. i only see two problems. the firstis that you would crush the laptop if you sat down on the passanger seat, one way to correct this would be to make the seat lid HARD. this crates the second problem, your passanger seat is now uncomfortable as hell.

83 Crossfire TA

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Ignoring the fact that a large part of this conversation has turned semi insane… it’s not that uncommon for show cars and roadsters to have a seat built out of fiberglass that is just covered with a layer of leather, and if built right it’s OK to sit on. A lot of race seats are a ‘glass, fiber or metal shell/bucket with a thin layer of padding and a cover, and if you get a good look at the “sport seats” (like the APC and summit ones) they’re not much more then that.

That would leave plenty of room for a laptop. Making sure that it gets sufficient airflow would be a bigger issue.

I’ve had my laptop setup to keep running with the screen closed, set it up to play MP3’s and then just wedged it between the seat and the console in my truck… same basic idea.

there are also complete mini computers that would work mounted just about anywhere. A friend of mine found one on ebay that is 6x6x1.25" that is pretty close to a complete desktop...

xlwhellraiser

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Yup, I saw those, and I do agree with most of u. The conversion is getting out of control. But i figured that I will try to do whatever I said. Including building a bracket to hold the lap top behind my non existing glovebox. I will get virtual hal to talk to me as well. Than I'll try, take my time, and see how the heck I can get him to call me if the alarm is sounded. Maybe I can get him to amplify my sound from the phone so I can yell at the thief. I will try to get the phone hooked up to the computer and have the net.
Right now, I am getting an 82 nose and putting it in 89 firebird, than privacy shade and finally the scanner put in the stock nose.
Give me two days, I'll post the pics.

I wish i had a digital camera, damn.

Xophertony

i am exited to see how it turns out. an exterior KR conversion has been my "when i get the money" idea for a long time...

xlwhellraiser

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I got a 82 ta bumper and modified it to hold the scanner. I took out my entertainment center and am selling it on ebay. I will try to get a laptop in the car. That way I can put in many games and can play DVD's and not to mention, KITT.

I am still trying to figure out where my paycheck went, but I am left with 100 bucks. So, tomorow I am redoing my interior and fixing all the scuffs and touching up the paint. Than I will try to fab up some brackets for the Lap top, or atleast measure up and see how I can make it work.

I know I promised a lot of you the pics of my car and here is my story.
Bought a cheapie camera at walmart (I know ). I took it out at sunset and took some great pics. Than I get the film back and none of the pictures came out right. I was pissed.
So, I had my friend bring me down his digital cam. and I took pics. Some great ones at night in downtown Denver. I come home all excited, only to find that my friend did not pack a cable to transfer the pics to the computer. So, all frustrated I will work on my interior trying to fix it up, than I'll venture to Radio shack and grab the stinkin' cable.
I will post some serious pics on the boards, probably in apperiance thread. Than I'll post some on my website as well

http://www.krusaders.20m.com
(my pro/am website)

As far as my Knight rider conversion goes, I switched my bumpers so now I have 82ta bumper, 86ta tail light, and 89pro/am.
I also have the wires for fog lights which I plan on mounting on the 82 bumper once I get some money. Than I will spend every single penny on my 350 and get it to run and throw it in my KR.
Than comes in KITT. I'll get virtual Hal and I'll use my current laptop (which I use for editin my films, so I cant really leave it in the car)see how everything works out, how the voice recognition works.
I am sure I'll tear up once KITT first responds to me.
Oh, FYI, you can name the computer, and you guessed it. I named him KITT
I am also saving some money for a new fone, that way I can use my old one and hook it up to the lap top.
From there I am going NOS etc.

Xophertony

dam it, now you are toying with my emotions here man... i have been checking this every frekin day to see this thing.... we'll i'll just keep checkin, but i aint happy!

joke....

i hope it works out man

xlwhellraiser

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Sorry bro. I got cought up with my exaust now.
I checked for the cable and it was 20 bucks.
I had 30 in the bank, so I spent it on my exaust gaskets
However, my step mom agreed to throw them on a disk for me. So I am hoping tommorow for the pics.
I only have one of the interior, plus it wont be recent since I am putting in black carpet and retouching the whole inside of the car.
I am selling my tv and 64 on ebay since I want a lap top. So, first the interior than the lap top, than ultra hal, than 350, than NOS than ..... oh crap. I better pick it up.

Angelis83LT

don't forget suspension, transmission, rear end... ect ect. lol.. we of the car need pretty good jobs to get the car just how we like lol. or a really good 20 year plan lol

xlwhellraiser

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tranny is in great condition. Unlike the engine the tranny was taken care of. It had 120k on it and it looked like it had 10k on it. The people at the shop that service my tranny told me that they never saw a tranny in such a good condition for 120k on it. They as well as I think it has been rebuilt. Now I've changed quite a few things down for the suspension. I got some serious shocks and most notably a new rear end. Posi traction, 3.24 gears and disc brakes. Engine has been re-built, but now a 350 is waiting to go in. The only place that hasn't been touched yet is the front wheels, wait just the suspension in the front. I got brand new rotors and pads for the front wheels too.
I did soo much to this car, I dont even remember half of it. The exaust came 3inch from the factroy rated at 10 extra hp as well. So, as it stands right now my car has been overhauled 80%. Get the 350 in and some NOS, get the subframe connectors and I'll drive it till it drops. Than pick it up restore it and drive it again.
Thanks.

Oh, yea, check out the detailing and apperiance forum to see my car. Finally got the pics.

Angelis83LT

i you plan on restoring it.. you should buy all the parts you can find now.. especially if you are looking at body parts down the road... the things can start geting expensive in a hurry. that way when the day comes it is not big hassle to start in on it right away

xlwhellraiser

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Well I changed way too much on it, but I am keeping the original parts in my shed. Just in case. However, I can get all the good parts from junk yards around denver. The gfx and all the good stuff. The only thing I need right now is the bumper from an early bird. I saw 5 of them at my local junk yard. So, as soon as I get paid I am getting one.
Check out my ride at the apperiance forum.
Someone doesnt like it already. I feel sad

P.s. Peta wilson is a fox.

nedry

There's something out there that works, called Connexion, but the smallest thing it can be put on so far is a 737. I'm always bombarded with stuff about "gee, isn't our new product great? (Never mind that almost nobody's buying in and it ain't cheap for ya even if you CAN find an airline and flight using it...)" from the Boeing in-house newsrags.

Might be better off to sign up for a data plan with cellular PC-card from Verizon, Sprint or AT&T.

I've been pondering a computerized KITT for several years now, but I was thnking of mounting a custom-built dual-CPU rig under the front seats.

Good luck.

xlwhellraiser

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Ya, I am really thinking of fabing up a custom dash so I can put in a lap top and use it as one of the knight screens. Than I wanna put in Kitt so he can talk to me. It would be awsome. Ofcorse, the car needs to be black, and I am not going for a total conversion. I want to make it unique.

bourneash

just so you guys know there are companies that make DC input power supplies for PC's as I have one. Would save some room and help keeping it simplier than running an inverter. I used hardwired it in my car for a little while.... If anyone cares for the name of the company that makes it let me know and I will try to find it again.