mag008

Mustang PT

Category

Car Mods

Status

Final Detailing

Deets

Mustang GT radio controlled car modded to hold a computer running Ubuntu. This mod was inspired by my subscription to Maxium PC and then I saw the ModShops link and my college bookstore’s computer sales department is named Panther TEK (where this will be on demo) so hence the name “Mustang PT”
Specs:
1.2GHz Celeron
512MB RAM
80GB HD
Ubuntu

The most fun was chasing the parts.
1) New Bright 1/6 scale R/C Mustang GT $49.90 + $15 S&H
2) Intel D201GLY2 all-in-one motherboard, cpu, vga, network and sound $65 + $7 S&H
3) Hitachi DeskStar HDS728080PLAT20 80GB Hard drive $0 after rebate
4) Airlink 802.11G USB WiFi $10
5) 512MB DDR2 PC4200 $10
6) Misc Cables $20
7) Micro ATX 250Watt P4-12V $20
Woo Hoo!!
A radically modded Car PC for $200
That is just crazy

The last mod that may or may not happen is a servo to raise the body off the frame to allow for proper cooling. This beast runs so hot I fear that at best it will melt down the body and at worst the car would catch on fire and burn the building to the ground.