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Motorcycle Universal Gear Indicator

January 27, 2012 by Chris
“This is a new design for a universal gear indicator that can be fitted to any motorcycle as an aftermarket accessory. Its main advantage is that its operation depends entirely on the gear shift lever movement, instead of connecting to speedometer and tachometer sensors....It consists of a main circuit including a 7 segment LED indicator, two Hall sensors that are attached to the motorcycle frame, and a small magnet placed on the gear shift lever.”

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Fake Car Alarm Circuit – 555 tutorial

December 14, 2011 by Chris
“This page outlines how to make a simple theft detterant which may be just as effective. The idea is to have a flashing red led indicate that your car is protected. This device can protect your vehicle from potential thieves – it makes it look like your car has an armed alarm system installed, which causes thieves to pass by your car in search of an easier target.”

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Remote Starter Extender Project

August 18, 2011 by Chris
This article talks about a guy who got fed up with waiting for his car's heater to kick in and wanted to get things working remotely. The setup uses a cell phone to remotely start his car using quite a few mods and the gsm auto module. All the details are there, along with a demo vid of the project in action.

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Car PC Controller Using A PIC

August 17, 2011 by Chris
For those of you who love to mod your car, check this one out. This guy (through a long forum post) shows his step-by-step construction of an interface to his car with a PIC microcontroller. In addition, there's a lot of good information in between the forum pages on the honda civic's inner electronics.

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The R.I.O.T. Wheel

March 15, 2011 by Chris
Self balancing two wheeled segways be damned...the riot wheel puts them all to shame. This entire website is dedicated to explaining what the R.I.O.T. wheel is and how it was built. If this looks like something crazy enough for you, then read further.

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iPhone-Controlled R/C Car

January 12, 2011 by Chris
Larmie takes away the need to keep resetting your alarm if you have busy daily schedules. Instead, an arduino resets the alarm for you after checking out your schedule on google calender. The project write-up has pics, a great description and the source code.


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Build A Moonbeam Microcar

January 3, 2011 by Chris
The Moonbeam microcar is a super tiny car that you can build for not more than $2500. It has an impressive range (100 mpg) to go along with that impressive price. Check the website for detailed building instructions and parts list.


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Cordless Screwdriver R/C Car

September 20, 2010 by Chris
Not sure what to make of this project, however it looks quite interesting. Using some left over cordless screwdrivers, the 'i make projects' guy builds a fully functional r/c car! Take a look at the website for the build process and parts list.


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Controlling an RC Car from a PC

September 12, 2010 by Chris
Hacking an r/c car remote control is actually not a terribly difficult thing to do. But the real reason I put this project up today is because it is strikingly similar to my own "autonomous drifter." Take a look and delve into the world of r/c car hacking.


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Eee PC Car-Charger

January 10, 2009 by Chris
The Eee PC Car-Charger is a very simple yet versatile project. The basic circuit from this project can be used to facilitate making a charger for almost any device. The charger itself is very easy to make, take a look!


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