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Case Mod - In Progress Aprire - Lian Li PC-7HX -- VOTING ONLINE-- final pics

Discussion in 'Project Logs' started by flix, 9 Jan 2013.

  1. flix

    flix Minimodder

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    Hey guys,
    I want to enter the Lian Li Contest so I bought an Lian Li PC-7HX.
    There is just one Problem, there are still 9 days left. :D

    This is what I've done so far. :D
    I think this weekend will be very hard. :dremel:



    I'd rather let the pictures tell, so let me just say that the theme of the mod is Lamborghini. I really like these cars and I let myself inspired by especially the Lamborghini Aventado and Reventon.

    Here some pics of the original case:

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    The finish is actually to nice to destroy, but who cares? :eleph:

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    Big thanks to my girlfriend and a friend of mine which helped out some times working on the case.


    Now I'm very proud to name the sponsors of this project:

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    Caseking supports this project with some nice stuff from Bitfenix.

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    Thanks a lot :)



    I hope you have fun while reading this worklog and I'm happy for every feedback


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    Now lets start with the first real update about what I did so far!
    At first I disambled all the stuff I didn't need, that was a lot :D But I didnt take pictures.

    Second step: I cutted some angle sections:

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    These parts were mounted on top of the case. But why? :p

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    After that, I began to cut out some plexiglass.

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    After cutting it, I arrange the parts...

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    ...and began to glue them together:

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    Some parts were bended by using a heat gun:

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    Adjusted, ground and mounted:

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    Continued the glueing:

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    Now it looks like that:

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    The top of the case must be adjusted to fit the All in One Watercooler from Enermax:

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    Now it's time for the highlight of this mod. :)
    What would a Lamborghini mod would be without some gull-wing doors?
    I will use some gas springs which are normally used for furniture.

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    The bracket on the sidepanel:

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    At the end some pics of the working sidepanels: ;)

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    I hope you like it. ;)
     
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  2. siliconfanatic

    siliconfanatic Johny-come-Lately

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    nnnnnnnnnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. the idea you had for the scoops, with actual "channels" gives me a just the solution ive been looking for for the sidepanel im planning. nice touch with the doors too.
     
  3. dream1

    dream1 What's a Dremel?

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    Wow very nice i like the sidepanels. keep it up:)
     
  4. exexs

    exexs What's a Dremel?

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    Wooow! very nice panels! Gonna follow this one x)
     
  5. Sissilisko

    Sissilisko What's a Dremel?

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    Well that's cool :p
     
  6. siliconfanatic

    siliconfanatic Johny-come-Lately

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    question: will the left side-panel end up becoming a functional scoop? blowing more air into the case?
     
  7. Sn00k3r

    Sn00k3r What's a Dremel?

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    Wuhuuu, thats what i call fancy Sidepanels :D

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  8. flix

    flix Minimodder

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    At the weekend I started with the front. First I cutted some plexiglas and aluminium bars and screwed it together:

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    Mounted on the case:

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    Filed it :

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    Didn't take a lot of pictures these days, but it was every time the same kind of work: cutting, glueing and filing the plexiglass.

    I continued with the front:

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    Cutting this parts by using a scrollsaw:

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    Started to grind the front and mounted it on the rest of the case:

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    I love this card :)

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    Still a lot of work to do...
     
  9. Editor22

    Editor22 E22 | Hex-Gear

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    That l00ks insanely cool Flix! love the shapes you have created :)
     
  10. exexs

    exexs What's a Dremel?

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    You've got some impressive acrylic skills my friend x)
     
  11. flix

    flix Minimodder

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    Thanks a lot.

    Update time :)

    The front is nearly done. :)

    Tomorrow I won't go to university... deadline is comming :shocked:



    At first I want to mount the fan controller inside but I didn't quite know how. So i decided to mount it at a "standard" place.
    I don't like to see it all the time so I need a cover. I used some tiny magnets to hold it. Works great.

    This is how it looks at the moment:

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    Hope you like it, see you tomorrow ;)
     
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  12. sui_winbolo

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    Oh wow, amazing customization. Can't wait to see more! :D
     
  13. siliconfanatic

    siliconfanatic Johny-come-Lately

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    Lookin good! and im guessing that only the smaller scoops/intakes will be functional from all that bondo. or is your psu not balls enough to power enough fans to sound like the actual car :hehe:
     
  14. dreps

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    very nice looking mod! cant recognize the original :p
     
  15. jamsand

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    subb'd the mother subbin sub out of this
     
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  16. siliconfanatic

    siliconfanatic Johny-come-Lately

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    rep to you, rep to logger, have a little cherry bomb rep!
     
  17. flix

    flix Minimodder

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    Thx to all :D

    @ siliconfanatic: just the fins in the middle are for air intake


    I have no idea what you two are talking about, I'm no native speaker as you can see on my posts :D But it sounds like you like it :rock:

    Here the Update:
    Actually I wanted to be done by now but filling and grinding is such a time waster...


    Nothing exciting to see, just some small blocks of plexiglass. They will hold the fins on the front.

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    First coat of primer, just to see where I need to fill again:

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    Yesterday I broke some parts...
    So I needed to fix that. That was really discouraging, but now its done :)


    Bended the mesh for the front:

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    The top cover is also cutted and glued::

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    Startet to paint:

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    Front is nearly done:

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  18. Pranja

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    Looks great.
     
  19. k.3nny

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    Flat black always nice :D!
     
  20. flix

    flix Minimodder

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    Thats it :)
    Still some small things to do (for example lightning) but I'm satisfied.

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    Next week the voting starts, I will post the link here :) ;)

    Good night ;)
     
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