Case Mod - In Progress Project Streamliner (upd 23.12.14)

Hi. Theme of this project is "retro cars"

Part1


Thermaltake Element S. In the picture: without excessive parts




Front panel frame


Excessive parts are cut with a dremel tool, holes of 2 mm are drilled out, factory paint is washed off


Put back


New front panel 3d model.


Milling. Aluminum 35mm




Thread M2 for coupling with frame






Side panel


The same actions were taken as for front panel frame


Side wall panels. Vector


Laser cutting. Aluminum 2mm


Jointly with frame


Punchdown rivets connection


After grinding


Heads (other side)








Mnpctech feets

 

Stopmotion animation and sweet, sweet CNC'd aluminium. I'm sold.

 

Really unique and lovely stop motion animation; love it.

 

Stopmotion is awesome for case mods.

 

That's a cool (and arduous) way of presenting a mod. Well done!

I'll keep my eye on this for sure.

Darkened

 

Holy Cow! Hand riveting!

 

Part 2


3D models of front panel plates


1Milling stage. 2mm brass




Bending


Second stage of milling


Gas-oxygen welding pack rack


Brass pins HMP soldering


Plates took seat after through holes were made




Side panel plates. Vector


Laser cutting. Brass 2mm


Brass pins M2. Brazing






Overall view


Mistook about two bottom holes sizes. Patch




Parts after sandblasting. Flux, dross and cutter marks are removed.


Sandy texture is a kind of artistic solution.


After sandblasting, threads are made again on pins.


External exposed surface grinding









Apertures pattern for bottom plate was taken from the radiator grill of Soviet car GAZ-13 "Chaika"

 

GET OUT! Awesome work dude.

 

Thanks man

 

Part 3


Photos coming soon

 

It is not my style of modding, but your presentation and work on it is amazing. Such cool videos!

 

This is first class.

The video work must be very time consuming, but it's such an effective presentation method. Well done.

 

I love the way you compose the videos, done interesting points in the case too

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Delicious

Delicious!!!!!​

 

This is lovely. The look the way it's being put together. It's all seriously cool. Top modding dude

 

can you say more about your style of modding ?

Thanks

woow, woow, thanks

 

Let's deal with the chassis


Dismantled chassis


Unnecessary parts are cut off


L-profile aluminum stiffening rib


Cable channel made from square aluminum tube for the inner lining of a power cable


Let’s take off the factory paint and join the parts


Powder coating, RAL9005


Rear part of the case


Also cut off unnecessary


The most difficult part for paint removal


Filling piece for the rear panel. Laser cutting, groove milling. 2 mm aluminium


Riveted


Four brass standoffs for mounting one prop that appears at the end of the project.


Powder coating, RAL 3011


Assembling the chassis


Bottom part of the case


The insides are cut, the paint is washed off.


Powder coating, RAL 3011


On its place


Riveting


New parts


Laser cutting. 6 mm aluminium


Profile for LED strip


Inserted in the grooves





Bottom of the case assembled





RGB LED stripe inside the profile


Stripes are covered with light-diffusing cover. Feet are bolted to the bottom





The connection between the bottom and the frame




PCI slot plugs. Laser cutting, CNC bending. 1 mm steel


HDD enclosure. Laser cutting, CNC bending. 2 mm aluminum. Round brass standoffs are used instead of shelves


On its place


Cable channel for power cable


Angle IEC cable.




Box for insulation of the high-voltage power connector and for storing of excess length of the power cable. Inserts into the HDD enclosure.


On its place


High-voltage plug is soldered to the cable


Bolted


Ventilation grids of the bottom


On its place


Enclosure is ideal for 2.5"drives. It also supports the installation of 3.5" drives by two outer mounting holes


Frame for vertical installation of PSU


On its place








Top panel of the original case. Powder coating, RAL 3011


Added fastens for internal illumination






The hull is ready

 

Awesome.
-It seems it would have been easier to build the entire case from scratch. You obviously have the skill to do that.

 

How did I miss this...

 

In the beginning it was planned to make it in an easier way
"The appetite comes with eating"

welcome