My A/V system in about a week.., Touchscreen monitor, g4 powerbook, SNES, Options

[shid]

Xenarc 700TSV touchscreen monitor- also hooked up will be an SNES with controllers rerouted to the centor console. Wireless keyboard- no need for a mouse (touchscreen..).

Putting the head unit where the quarter window and top controls are- moving THOSE under the dash whole.

The computer- a g4 550 mhz powerbook, is gonna be used for mp3s, NES, Genesis, and PS1 emulation- not to mention DVDs, divx (NARUTO!), etc etc etc. I plan to mount the computer sideways under my seat, so that I can change DVDs on it


So... what do you guys think? Any comments? questions i need to think of? suggestions? etc etc?

This post has been edited by shid: May 17, 2004 - 5:25 PM

[shid]

The rundown on difficulty I am expecting so far is this:

monitor fit @ old head unit area: EASY, This area just needs to be expanded in order to fit the screen. I'll know more when I have the unit in front of me, but I'm not expecting major hassles here, just cutting. Behind the unit there's ample space for the little over an inch depth required. Mountings going to be a pain- and will probably be accomplished by a strange assortment of mismatched L brackets and the like screwing into the old head unit screws.

head unit fit at old switch area: MEDIUM/HARD , a little sanding again; the most difficult part is going to be widening the SIDE of the console to make it fit.. if you look at the PS picture, it overlaps a little- most difficult part is going to be to GET RID OF THE STOCK AMP- which right now is blocking the head unit from fitting in depth wise- once thats gone tho, it'll fit easy. A small plastic piece might need to be affixed to the edge of the head unit to cover up a half centimeter hole- but thats it. Faceplate might even still be removable. Only downside being, CD's wont be able to be put into the unit when cars in park due to gearshift. I might change the gearshift later tho to a smaller one, so even that only problem disappears. Volume knob is still easily reachable too!

relocating convertible switches to under dash: Simple as HELL- the area around each switch comes out even.. we don't need to make new switches.. wires will need to be extended- only problem; and thats not too difficult.. right?

Overall, I've heard of some people taking many many months to complete a system like this. Which strikes me as odd. I don't plan to take more than 3 days once all the parts arrive.