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13lazer · 01-02-2007, 08:38 PM

my dad got me a cool book for christmas, its about putting obsolete computer components together and making a into a usefull portable pc for near no $. its basically a cusomized computer that is far too complicated to be of any use to the lowlife laptop thieves. the applications for such a mod are unlimited. i have been seeing this idea floated on sites in various places.
thanks to dell's ****ty inspiron 8600($2700) new, and then 600m (given to me by another victim of the dell Q.C. program with motherboards that die suddenly after the warranty wears out. now i have 2 high quality flatscreens from these dell out of warranty boat anchors that dell wont answer for. i intend to strip every useful chip i might need. i havent seen anything mentioned on this board on this topic and i thought id share. here are a few pix showing where i am so far. this one might be a little tougher even then knocking(burning out ) my old 4x4 spring hanger/shackle bolts, but i really hope not. ill post info as i get there, im still reading the tech book and taking inventory of my pile of goodies.

cstanley · 01-03-2007, 02:45 PM

check out the forums at mp3car.com
they have tons of great info there. this is one of the mods i'm doing to mine...

some posts i'm aware of on this site...
http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=197580
http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...ad.php?t=84222

i think there are more out there.

just make sure you get the startup/shutdown controller, i think Opus makes it...

13lazer · 01-03-2007, 03:59 PM

ill do that, thanks. i saw some stuff on my yahoo under hack a day. the book was in the computer section of borders books and it is really detailed. it explains how to power it with capacitors, through how to get windows on a flash memory card. im thinking 40 gig ipod for my h.d. or something similar.

01-02-2007, 08:38 PM	#1
13lazer 13lazers' blazers Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Pedro, CA Posts: 152	onboard computer, mp3, office, dvd, gps, wi fi my dad got me a cool book for christmas, its about putting obsolete computer components together and making a into a usefull portable pc for near no $. its basically a cusomized computer that is far too complicated to be of any use to the lowlife laptop thieves. the applications for such a mod are unlimited. i have been seeing this idea floated on sites in various places. thanks to dell's ****ty inspiron 8600($2700) new, and then 600m (given to me by another victim of the dell Q.C. program with motherboards that die suddenly after the warranty wears out. now i have 2 high quality flatscreens from these dell out of warranty boat anchors that dell wont answer for. i intend to strip every useful chip i might need. i havent seen anything mentioned on this board on this topic and i thought id share. here are a few pix showing where i am so far. this one might be a little tougher even then knocking(burning out ) my old 4x4 spring hanger/shackle bolts, but i really hope not. ill post info as i get there, im still reading the tech book and taking inventory of my pile of goodies. Attached Images __________________ 1970 2wd blazer 1972 1ton blazer 4x4 in progress 1966 mustang coupe (modified) 1985 c20 suburban tow rig 1996 462 ranger with a 150 efi merc. a former B.A.S.S. tournament boat almost all exempt from california smog laws intentionally.

01-03-2007, 02:45 PM	#2
cstanley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,229	Re: onboard computer, mp3, office, dvd, gps, wi fi check out the forums at mp3car.com they have tons of great info there. this is one of the mods i'm doing to mine... some posts i'm aware of on this site... http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=197580 http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...ad.php?t=84222 i think there are more out there. just make sure you get the startup/shutdown controller, i think Opus makes it... __________________ "Anybody who would paint his truck like this, would go to a minister's funeral dressed in feathers!" - Big Enis Burdett '72 Blazer Restoration Blog: http://sportchicken.blogspot.com/ Last edited by cstanley; 01-03-2007 at 03:02 PM.

01-03-2007, 03:59 PM	#3
13lazer 13lazers' blazers Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Pedro, CA Posts: 152	Re: onboard computer, mp3, office, dvd, gps, wi fi ill do that, thanks. i saw some stuff on my yahoo under hack a day. the book was in the computer section of borders books and it is really detailed. it explains how to power it with capacitors, through how to get windows on a flash memory card. im thinking 40 gig ipod for my h.d. or something similar. __________________ 1970 2wd blazer 1972 1ton blazer 4x4 in progress 1966 mustang coupe (modified) 1985 c20 suburban tow rig 1996 462 ranger with a 150 efi merc. a former B.A.S.S. tournament boat almost all exempt from california smog laws intentionally.



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