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Tools needed: Table saw or Skill-saw Drill ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Material:  (4) 1" self drilling screws(4) 3/4" M5 to M8 bolts (4) matching (M5 to M8) nuts (3 feet) 1-1/2" Velcro belt (found in Wal-Mart, Kmart, or the like) From any gardening store, Home Depot, Lowe: [shown here is not everything] ---> (2) 1/2" floor flanges, (2) 1/2"x 8" metal pipes, (2) 3" pipes, (2) x 4", (2) 5" pipes, (3) 45 degree elbows, (2) 90 degree elbows (6 feet) 2" plastic plumbing pipe super glue  (1) piece of 12" x 12" x 1/4" plexi-glass
from USPLASTIC[click on image to visit their website] ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Procedure: Step 1:  Cut the 12"x12" plexi-glass sheet into 2 pieces: 1" x 12"
and 11" x 12" (if you don't have electric saws, you can use hand saw and some patience) Super glue the small piece on the edge of the large piece, forming an L shape laptop support. Optional: use sand paper to un-sharpen the corners. Align one of the 1/2" floor flange at the center of the sheet. Mark, drill and attach the flange on the BOTTOM of the sheet using the bolts and nuts. Ignore the Velcro belt; it's the last step. Step 2:  Thread a 3" pipe into the other floor flange, then secure it on the passenger floor using the self drilling screws. It's getting easy now. Connect the elbows and the pipes and work your way up. Like this:   Step 3:  Put the (blue) plumbing pipe on the mount as the cover. Looking difficult, but it's pretty easy in fact, as the plastic pipe is flexible.Thread the plexi-glass support onto the top pipe. Now, put your laptop on the support, wrap the Velcro belt around to hold it in place. Mark the position of the belt. So now you know how the belt should be attached. [Note that with the threaded pipes, the mount can "rotate" sideway]  Next, cut off 2 pieces (2" each) off the belt and glue them on the bottom of the plexiglass support.Here shows how it goes --->   This is what it looks like when all done:   ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ What to do with this: * Gigabytes of music on the go (if you have a killer audio system then that's great) * Navigation * Tuning * Keep the passenger entertained *And your ideas The laptop can be powered with a (>200W DC - AC inverter) Music can be linked to your head-unit with a 35mm-RCA connector Navigation can be installed with software/hardware such as Copilot [All the wires for the above can be routed thru the blue pipe. No more messy wires like this one] |
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to do with it Disclaimer: This only serves as an online reference. I will not be responsible for drilled gas tanks, leaking exhausts, and/or whatever YOU do to YOUR CAR. Legality for in car laptop usage differs from one state to another. Research your local, state, country's law before attempting. |
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