{"id":518,"date":"2013-04-22T23:59:39","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T23:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/blog\/96camaro\/?p=518"},"modified":"2017-11-22T03:11:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T03:11:07","slug":"518","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/blog\/96camaro\/2013\/04\/22\/518\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1040 &#8220;Misplaced&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Small change in plans for the tablet. I&#8217;m not using the Tablet.\u00a07&#8243; is just too much space for the 93-96 dash. I use my radio a lot more than I would the Tablet, so it was returned. But here are some pics of the mock up. It was just a mock up btw. I also hated the location of the radio. You couldn&#8217;t see it because of the shifter and you had to dodge the shifter to change the volume. Putting anything in front of the shifter is pointless.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130417_191913_006_zpsdf600261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130417_191913_006_zpsdf600261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130417_220349_017_zpse840d193.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130417_220349_017_zpse840d193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It looks extremely cool at night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130417_220313_984_zpsa3a0cccc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130417_220313_984_zpsa3a0cccc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A couple other things that axed the tablet idea for me was powering and the visibility in bright conditions. you really need a screen made to be seen in the sun. Tabs and phone just aren&#8217;t powered that way.<\/p>\n<p>On a more productive note. I got my wiper switch in and rewired my power to my subs with 4 gauge (by a suggestion from nismo). I can tell a little better sound quality. Also got my fuse a little closer to the battery. I think that was also hindering my performance as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130419_210319_914_zps0c3443bd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130419_210319_914_zps0c3443bd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130420_120644_571_zpsead01186.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130420_120644_571_zpsead01186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130420_180153_084_zps7ca57b8c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130420_180153_084_zps7ca57b8c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130420_170138_312_zps24a14b0e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130420_170138_312_zps24a14b0e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also took my LCA roto-joints apart and greased them up and tightened them down a little more and i have finally gotten rid of the &#8220;Klunk&#8221; that I&#8217;ve been having.<\/p>\n<p>Now that I&#8217;m back to my Droid X as my start button for the ignition, I can start figuring out the details of power and placement..<\/p>\n<p>First my battery is shot. I&#8217;m trying to figure out how to wire the phone directly to the car. I could get another battery but heat and lack of 100% charge all the time I think is going to be a problem.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/random\/IMG_20130419_095813_021_zps34844132.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/random\/IMG_20130419_095813_021_zps34844132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Placement I think i&#8217;m going to do something like this. I&#8217;ll need to look at the newer console when it comes in to place it on that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130328_183219_036_zps72f80bdf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frankforged.com\/forge\/images\/cars\/96camaro\/operationx\/IMG_20130328_183219_036_zps72f80bdf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s only a month until the gathering. That&#8217;s not much time to install and test the system for reliability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Small change in plans for the tablet. I&#8217;m not using the Tablet.\u00a07&#8243; is just too much space for the 93-96 dash. I use my radio a lot more than I would the Tablet, so it was returned. But here are some pics of the mock up. It was just a mock up btw. 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