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Post by 84superoo » Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:12 am

Bantum wrote:The back 'board' in last photo is only carboard - The aim is to do it in brushed aluminium, similar to what I've done with the Wagon ... :cool:

The side's of Pod are to be covered in vinyl, simlar to door trims. As for the actual head unit, it may end up being a tablet PC of some kind - I haven't got round to that bit yet ... :(

I'm also looking to do a few pages on the Sound System outling the process, similar to how I did the LED's - When I get round to it ... ;)

To much to do & not enough do$h ... :rolleyes:

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mighty car mods put a i pad in an outback if you want to try and fit a i pad mini or i pod touch in there :rolleyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ALYArl ... 4&index=20

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Post by Silverbullet » Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:06 pm

I'll be putting a tablet in my wagon when I get around to it; no problems with depth and you have your own sat-nav, internet, movies etc in car :) Only problem is I think you need an amp so you can run the audio out of the tablet into the car stereo. Looked at a few tablets and I think any 7-8 inch tablet will be right for Brumbies/MY's.
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Post by purp » Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:52 pm

Silverbullet wrote:I'll be putting a tablet in my wagon when I get around to it; no problems with depth and you have your own sat-nav, internet, movies etc in car :) Only problem is I think you need an amp so you can run the audio out of the tablet into the car stereo. Looked at a few tablets and I think any 7-8 inch tablet will be right for Brumbies/MY's.
Do any of the tablets on the market come with the ability to plug a GPS aerial in?

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Post by Bantum » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:57 pm

Yeah - I generally don't like anything with an 'i' in front of it ... :) ... ( Subaru's Excepted )

I've been looking at the Samsung Galaxy S2 with 4G or blue tooth ... I more like the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 updated with 4G and 'Jelly Bean' as an option ... ;)

To get GPS working you may need a few add ons ... :)

Not decided yet ...

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Post by Bantum » Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:24 am

I just did a quick measure check - the 'note 10.1' is way to big to fit at: 262 x 180 mm - Doh ... :(

The max size to fit space would be approx: 190 x 130 mm

The iPAD Mini comes in at: 200 x 135 mm - Hmmm, Close ... :)

I'll keep looking ... ;)

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Post by hydrowill » Fri Jan 11, 2013 8:34 pm

Check out the ASUS nexus 7. Currently integrating one of these into my outback. Pretty cool piece of kit.

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Post by 555Ron » Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:20 pm

The IdeaTab comes in at just 3mm over at 193mm and is way under the 130mm.

http://blog.laptopmag.com/lenovo-launch ... r-just-299

It's got an FM tuner and aerial but I'm not sure if it would be appropriate for a car install. More home work to be done but it might be worth a look.

And this Samsung is the same size as the Lenovo

https://www.samsung.com/in/galaxytab2/spec.html

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Post by Bantum » Sat Jan 12, 2013 9:05 am

hydrowill wrote:Check out the ASUS nexus 7. Currently integrating one of these into my outback. Pretty cool piece of kit.
Yeah I was also looking at that one, specifications Here ... price is Ok too - about $ 260 ... :)

With dimensions of 198.5 x 120 x 10.45 mm it would need some creative mounting though - hight not a problem, width might be though ... bit tight towards bottom end of panel.

I was going for a standard double DIN (180 x 100 mm panel ) mount so that I can swap it out at any time for future upgrades etc ...

What sort of head unit ( for Amps - etc. ) would you need to run it in a car ?
P.S. - It does have a Mini USB + WIFI ... It could be linked via cable etc ...

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Post by Silverbullet » Sat Jan 12, 2013 10:20 am

hydrowill wrote:Check out the ASUS nexus 7. Currently integrating one of these into my outback. Pretty cool piece of kit.
I was looking at those too, until I found out they don't have and can never have an FM tuner :( That's all I use my stereo for at the moment! :|
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Sound off ...

Post by Bantum » Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:17 pm

Ok - for more sound system info head over to here :Bantum's Brumby Sound System ...

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Post by Bantum » Sat Jan 12, 2013 3:49 pm

steptoe wrote: ... My Brumby fan dial lights up, think the bright intenisfies with the speed too ! ...
There is a dial on top of the main light switch that adjust the dash light levels ... ;)

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Note : This is also a spare dash which I'm looking at swaping over, its the electroic version though ...

Add : + Wiring :

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steptoe wrote: ... MY's other than Brumbies got lights behind the wiper and lights labels in the pod just below each switch ...
Yep - done that mod - looks prudy. I will have to take some pic's of it later ... :)

Also did the main cabin lights to LED's, more here ...

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Console Update ...

Post by Bantum » Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:35 pm

I should follow up with what I did with some of this lot ...

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I took apart the console & replaced the cover on it ...

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Added some padding ...

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+ some shots of fixing it up ... ( Note : the orange tape is double side sticky )

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Note : the green stuff peels off when ready to stick it ...

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Then finally installed :

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You'll note that the switches were made good for a power window conversion, still yet to be done though ... :(

Note : I'm still after the rubber surround for the brake handle ...

Cheers, Bantum ...

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Post by El_Freddo » Mon Jun 24, 2013 7:20 pm

Yeah those hand brake rubber strips are hard to come by in good condition. I wouldn't mind a new one too. Maybe we should try using that "paint brush" style black brush strip stuff that you see on the front wheel arches of prime movers/buses etc but in a shorter length to suit.

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New Spare Wheel ...

Post by Bantum » Sun Jul 28, 2013 9:55 pm

Finally found one of these on Gumtree ... ( lost the link )

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Note : This is a 'Performance' Modular 14x6" wheel ...

Took it home today ...

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& gave it a bit of a clean :

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Back of wheel :

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Tyre is gonski though :

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All I have to do now is reunion it with the Brumby ... :D

Cheer's, Bantum ...

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Post by Rodeo4jake » Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:45 am

I saw that on there & thought of you. Good that you managed to grab it.

Cheers Jake

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Sketched ...

Post by Bantum » Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:24 am

Thanks Jake ... :)

Here is a sketch I've just done for Ken ...

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Cheers, Bantum ...

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Post by Tigger » Fri Mar 07, 2014 2:01 pm

Awesome sketch Bantum!!! Looks great :)
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Post by El_Freddo » Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:41 pm

If this was bookface I'd be smashing a like button right now!

Great effort mate!

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Skined ...

Post by Bantum » Thu May 22, 2014 3:27 am

Found some more pictures to show what was intended to put on doors :

Old skin :

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New trim :

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& cut up :

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That's about as far as I got ... :(

Ciao, Bantum ...

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Post by Silverbullet » Thu May 22, 2014 6:45 pm

Watching with interest! Want to see what you do where that old embossed strip used to be on the upper half, since you can't replicate the embossing. Looking for ideas for my interior ;)
Will it ever end!?
-EA81 TWIN CARB!!!!
-L series 5 speed
-Custom paint job
-2" lift
-Full custom re-wire
-L series front end
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