Archive for August, 2007
Thunderhill Raceway Park – 2:11
Round number 2 with Thunderhill proved to be much more rewarding. After a slow session with B group I got signed off to move up to C group and had a lot less traffic to contend with. More…
Mac mini meets Corvette
After several months of research I completed the installation of a Mac mini into my car. Well, almost completed, I still have some software and the main bezel to finish up. But the entire process along with pictures and video is documented here: Mac mini meets Corvette.
Update: In July of 2009 the car was broken into and the Mac mini and LCD display were taken. Oddly, they did not take the head unit, sub, amp, or DC power regulator which were all within arms reach. Luckily they didn’t do any damage to the car itself. I filed an insurance claim but thanks to the rapid depreciation of computers in the eyes of insurance companies, I ended up with about 1/4 the cost of the equipment. #insuranceracketstrikesagain
Since I had planned on migrating the Mac mini into my Xterra, I removed all of the custom stereo equipment and simply added a regular head unit, see Clarion Stereo Head Unit.