Mounting a Laptop?
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Mounting a Laptop?
Has anyone mounted a laptop in their car? I am looking at buying an old Dell 2100, which is less than an inch thick, and only has a 12" screen. About the smallest footprint I could find. I want to mount this for two purposes:
- mp3s linked to the radio
- HP Tuners software to run the datalog
Here are the approaches I am considering:
- Find someway to mount it in the glovebox with rails that would allow it to slide out.
- Since I have a coupe, some how building some type of swing arm from the trunk over the waterfall area.
- There's always, just the hide it under the seat method.
Has anyone done anything like this before? Just curious on the ideas.
- mp3s linked to the radio
- HP Tuners software to run the datalog
Here are the approaches I am considering:
- Find someway to mount it in the glovebox with rails that would allow it to slide out.
- Since I have a coupe, some how building some type of swing arm from the trunk over the waterfall area.
- There's always, just the hide it under the seat method.
Has anyone done anything like this before? Just curious on the ideas.
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Originally Posted by DDD
Has anyone mounted a laptop in their car? I am looking at buying an old Dell 2100, which is less than an inch thick, and only has a 12" screen. About the smallest footprint I could find. I want to mount this for two purposes:
- mp3s linked to the radio
- HP Tuners software to run the datalog
Here are the approaches I am considering:
- Find someway to mount it in the glovebox with rails that would allow it to slide out.
- Since I have a coupe, some how building some type of swing arm from the trunk over the waterfall area.
- There's always, just the hide it under the seat method.
Has anyone done anything like this before? Just curious on the ideas.
- mp3s linked to the radio
- HP Tuners software to run the datalog
Here are the approaches I am considering:
- Find someway to mount it in the glovebox with rails that would allow it to slide out.
- Since I have a coupe, some how building some type of swing arm from the trunk over the waterfall area.
- There's always, just the hide it under the seat method.
Has anyone done anything like this before? Just curious on the ideas.
go to Z06vette.com and get with FRC Tom...he is a mod over there and he has a sweet setup in his FRC for his laptop
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Originally Posted by BQuicksilver
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Originally Posted by robvuk
For mp3's get an iPod.
For the rest, I believe there's software for PDA's now.
Then you can hide both in the armrest.
For the rest, I believe there's software for PDA's now.
Then you can hide both in the armrest.
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I did get the issues resolved, but it required a lot of time with the Dremal and cutting some factory blts down. The results were a very clean setup.
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DDD, let me get a shot for you later on tonight and I'll show you how clean the jotto desk install turned out. Just somebody reply to this topic today or I'll surely forget..lol
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Originally Posted by BQuicksilver
DDD, let me get a shot for you later on tonight and I'll show you how clean the jotto desk install turned out. Just somebody reply to this topic today or I'll surely forget..lol
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Originally Posted by AllCammedUp
I'd really like to see pics of what was done for the jotto install. I'm thinking about putting one of these in my car, as well. Thanks!!
Okay, so the install was one of those things that isn't fun the first time, but wouldn't be that tough the second time.
What I did:
- Purchased the Jotto desk made for the Crown Vic/F-Bod, as there isn't one for the C5.
- Took the Dremal and lightly widened the post side hole in the baseplate about 1-2mm
- Drilled out a hole on the other side for the right sided seat rail bolt. The Jotto uses some quality metals, I broke 2 bits trying to get through it, but finally did.
Unfortunately, the seat bolts are recessed, so I purchased a 38mm coupling nut in M10 thread and cut it in half, then cut off the seat tabs and cut down the seat boltsto 1cm from 2cm. This allowed the baseplate to sit flush with the floor.
Here is the final project. I think it looks relatively clean. You can have this in with a passenger, and the passenger can swivel it over to watch a DVD or do work.
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It's a really solid unit. I can't tell you how impressed I was with the materials once I opened the package. Everything is hardened steel (you can see the scrapes where my drill bits collapsed trying to bore through it 
), and only the table is plastic...which is good since you want low weight on radius of the lever arm.
), and only the table is plastic...which is good since you want low weight on radius of the lever arm.
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Originally Posted by BQuicksilver
It's a really solid unit. I can't tell you how impressed I was with the materials once I opened the package. Everything is hardened steel (you can see the scrapes where my drill bits collapsed trying to bore through it ), and only the table is plastic...which is good since you want low weight on radius of the lever arm.
), and only the table is plastic...which is good since you want low weight on radius of the lever arm.