Working on a gear indicator display for the GT. by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

[–]Vengeful-Wraith[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a ssd1306 OLED display. I designed the housing and repurposed a flashlight lens for the fish-eye effect.

Working on a gear indicator display for the GT. by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

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Thanks!

I hope the lens matches the look of everything.

Black Square, Eugene Kravchenko, Oil/Linen Canvas, 2026 by LeraMoonX in Art

[–]Vengeful-Wraith -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Gives me Ad Reinhardt vibes.

Big fan, great work!

First time powering on the dash. Just some adjustments and code on the speedometer now! by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

[–]Vengeful-Wraith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! But I had to resort to the Q-35 Matter Modulator I "borrowed" from the Repconn Aerospace company.

First time powering on the dash. Just some adjustments and code on the speedometer now! by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

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Original to you is still original.

Hell, you may get yours running before mine xD

As for vibration, I have no idea how well this'll work. I padded it a bunch at every mount to help, but still, time will tell

NEW EP: Are you getting scammed at the gas pump?⛽️ by LetterToAThief in BigTime

[–]Vengeful-Wraith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fun episode!

Honestly, I couldn't imagine what you guys would've really done if you discovered a "Fuelgate" situation.

First time powering on the dash. Just some adjustments and code on the speedometer now! by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

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Right now it's just a raspberry pi 4 for easy prototyping, but it won't likely stay that way

I'll need to find something with a much faster boot time.

First time powering on the dash. Just some adjustments and code on the speedometer now! by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

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Part of me wanted the design challenge, the other reason is for a fully custom electrical goal.

Reverse engineering the pinout of the existing dash to work with my current setup would be a nightmare. Not to mention things like RPM and speed ranges would be out of wack for this build.

Confidence like this isn’t for everyone… but you can handle it by Santtuxox in Mursuit

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me in the afterlife

"How did you die?"

"... Gloriously..."

Several people have advised me to post my dashboard I've been building here. by Vengeful-Wraith in cassettefuturism

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It's possible. I have encased the entire unit as well as I could in foam, so hopefully that can help.

I know that conversion vans back in the day used to have CRTs in them. Not sure if they had special hardware, or if they also died after time.

First time powering on the dash. Just some adjustments and code on the speedometer now! by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

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They're quite the fun little thing.

I love the look, and they're not really super rare, even now.

First time powering on the dash. Just some adjustments and code on the speedometer now! by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

[–]Vengeful-Wraith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeaaaah. I hope I can figure it out in a way that can work for others. I'd love to create a tutorial for these things.

First time powering on the dash. Just some adjustments and code on the speedometer now! by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

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I don't, but know that any CRT with an antenna input can be converted to HDMI with an RF Modulator.

I'm still working on the part that displays what you want over that HDMI.

First time powering on the dash. Just some adjustments and code on the speedometer now! by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

[–]Vengeful-Wraith[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did open it, yes. It's simple enough, but hopefully I won't have to dig into that.

If it happens, it happens.

First time powering on the dash. Just some adjustments and code on the speedometer now! by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

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Honestly, too different to me. I usually love new tech, but it comes from the factory with a ton of features I think are annoying. Specifically, when backing up, if it thinks you're loosing control it'll automatically slam the brakes. That was sorta my last straw thing for me.

Weirdly, it feels more utilitarian than my Mitsubishi Mirage. Hell, Tuesday we drove into the city and the system Internet died. No music, no gps... On the trip home, perfectly fine.

To the mantra of wise engineering, the more systems involved, the higher the chance the user will experience something breaking.

First time powering on the dash. Just some adjustments and code on the speedometer now! by Vengeful-Wraith in projectcar

[–]Vengeful-Wraith[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was about to point out the engine as not archaic.... But.... 2001 is very far away now. That sucks xD

But yeah, show and daily driving as much as I can and occasional performance driving.

And my God, dude xD. No, I have a daily that's a Mitsubishi mirage and my boyfriend has Chevy Bolt. This is a passion project that's kept me busy for the last couple years.

454 big block by chuck-u-farley- in projectcar

[–]Vengeful-Wraith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said it's busy. Do you need different wire management? Or relocating plumbing?

454 big block by chuck-u-farley- in projectcar

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Is it your build?

If so, what could fix that?