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emarkay
November 6th, 2003, 06:17 AM
Tired of looking for a way to use your PC while logging?

So was I - so I invented a wood mount for the laptop.

The 98-02 Camaros have a silly passenger cupholder (This ain't a minivan, ya know!) and I have finally found a use for it.

Drop the can-sized tab into the cupholder and rest the legs on the seat.

Prototype done, now for the prettying up...

Will add foam on "legs" (allowed an inch for leveling), add straps or velcro for laptop, sand, fill and paint gloss black, and place it in that passenger cupholder and go.

It clears brake handle, allows for adjustment of screen, and doesn't get in to the way of the airbag ...

http://www.efilive.com/upload/public/emarkay/images/protolaptopmount.jpg
Amx990
November 6th, 2003, 12:53 PM
Nice Idea! :D



AMK
emarkay
November 7th, 2003, 10:49 AM
Completed!

http://www.geocities.com/wastespace/camarolap
Amx990
November 10th, 2003, 04:25 AM
cool! :D :D




amk
Blackbird
November 11th, 2003, 09:57 AM
clever but I have to wonder if that flip out cupholder is gonna take the weight for long.
emarkay
November 12th, 2003, 02:30 AM
That's just a pivot.

The "legs" take the weight.

One thing I didn't factor in is the center of balance - that laptop is weighted big-time on the rear, so If I did this all over again, I'd move the "legs" outboard a bit, or make them longer.

Moving the passenger seat forward, leans the assembly down, and compensates for this.

MRK