Case Mod Project: PrometheusCU - Update #52 - August 31st 2009 - ...'bout time!

[tonschk]

Unbeliveable Mod , cant believe how people dedicated so much time money effort to build a computer , well done

[overdosedelusion]

Howe much has this set you back so far then? In man hours and coin?

Will be beautiful though!

PS, don't let pikeys see it, they'll strip the copper off.

[Langer]

@tonschk - Thanks a lot mate, I appreciate that. It is a labor of love... it has to be.

@overdosedelusion - $9849.63USD so-far, including shipping costs. I estimate hours to be somewhere between 500-600hrs, maybe more. That includes everything from milling machine bits, to LEDS, to metal, to hardware, I even designed my own wire that ITW-Pancon will be manufacturing for me one of these days.

[icutebluezone]

That is 1 black lego man. lol. Nice modding man. Good work on the carbon fiber.

[Burnout21]

Originally Posted by Langer

$9849.63USD so-far, including shipping costs. I estimate hours to be somewhere between 500-600hrs, maybe more. That includes everything from milling machine bits, to LEDS, to metal, to hardware, I even designed my own wire that ITW-Pancon will be manufacturing for me one of these days.

Thats is some what insane! Custom wiring!

[craigbru]

Originally Posted by Langer

@craigbru - As always, many thanks kind sir. I just sent you off an email response .

Would you mind sending it again? I don't see a message in my inbox. Thanks man!

[Dark~3nergy]

Originally Posted by Langer

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@Dark~3nergy - The uber panel of carbon was home made (sort of)... in the after hours of at a carbon fiber manufacturing plant. I copied the design protocols for a military project. The traditional application for this material is armour plating for a US military application - the specifics are *and I've waited my whole life to say this in literal context* top secret.... ooh yeah, that felt good. It is essentially about 12 'rigid' carbon panels pressed and heated together at 600 tonnes.
...

I thought it was something "normal" peoples could use. I'll have to find something else...

[Langer]

Hello again mates, I'm still alive.

Despite all my effort of finding a new (not so free) machinist source in my general location... NO-ONE wants to work with copper.

New plan - over the past couple weeks I've taught myself how to use machine-code and with it my router to it's full potential. I've dedicated a few days early next week to put my new found knowledge to it's test. Screw the machinist plan, I'm going to do this myself I can't wait any longer.

For those of you who have been reading... you may remember my desires for a Grand National earlier. Well I've got one now, it hasn't yet been delivered but it's on the truck right now on it's way from Florida.

Here is the very car I purchased:


She sports over 500HP and rocks low 11s in the 1/4 mile. (More details once its delivered)

Here it is being loaded for delivery... I CANT WAIT FOR IT TO GET HERE!






More to come... hopefully more relevant things... and hopefully soon.

Thanks for reading.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Dude very nice car. Is that a newer Pontiac it's racing against? That one is derived from our Holden Monaro.

[ThaNerd]

If you were going to mod that car as good as you're doing for your Promotheus CU, it'd become (yet more) such a car!

[Langer]

Muahaha!

Here is a video made by the man that sold me this car... hes a walking quadriplegic and is an incredibly kind man.









below you'll note the hand controls put in place my the previous owner (these were removed before I got the car)

Stock GN rims that have been widened to accommodate super wide racing slicks.



79,000 on car and 15,000 on Rebuild.
Stage 2 2004r Transmission with 9.5 3500 Stall converter and Trans. Brake (less than 500 miles on all transmission parts) Holds up to 850 foot pounds of torque
Line Lock
TA-52 Turbo
Giant Gbodyparts.com Front Mount Intercooler 3” inlet and outlet
3 inch Down Pipe
Headers
Rear Sway Bar
Alky Control Methanol Injection (Progressive Control)
Scan Master
Bored .30 over
TRW Forged Pistons
Ported and Polish heads with ARP studs
New valve job
RJC complete under-drive pulley system
Ported Throttle Body
Ported Aluminum Intake
Big Mouth Intake
42lbs OO9 injectors with high volume fuel pump and hot wire kit.
Turbo Tweak 93/Alcohol chip (adjustable features)
LT1 MAF with translator
Duel Rear airbags
Boxed upper and lower control arms
Drag Radial rear, tires New front tires
Converted Upgraded New S-10 Brakes
Resurfaced Original wheels with the back wheels widened
Electric exhaust cutout
2.5 Hooker Exhaust
New paint in 2006
New AC in 2006
Engine has lots of chrome
Custom trunk kit

[Langer]

SOME RELEVANT NEWS!


I've got Watercool Germany on-board now. They've generously offered to provide some waterblocks from their new 'Heatkiller' V3.0 lineup coming at the end of October. With this addition I'll be removing the D-Tek Fuzion and perhaps cooling the motherboard as well.... which calls for another Aquastream XT pump IMO.

I'm very very excited about this - I have to give some credit to ModSquad as I've never heard of the Watercool Heatkiller before he posted the image of one of their blocks in his CopperHead mod. Suffice to say I fell in love and had to have them.

For those of you not familiar with the HeatKiller blocks, here's a tase:







More to come, thanks for reading.

[ComputerKing]

Gratttttttttttttttttttz ADD some CF and COPPER to this car do it nowwwwwwww, Just kidding. Very dam hot car buddy. Well done.

[Volund]

very nice looking blocks, good to see that you are getting started with it again.

[tominated]

I need those blocks. any chance there is an australian reseller? been looking through your log and it's fantastic

[The boy 4rm oz]

Congratz on the new sponsor mate. They are some seriously sexy waterblocks they make.

[pizan]

Damn nice blocks. Anyone know if they are available in the states?

[Langer]

@ComputerKing - Oh... there will be CF...much CF.

@Volund - I've been at it all this time, just nothing new to report on really.

@tominated - Thanks a lot. I'm pretty sure they only cater to Europe - drop them an email and see if they'll ship.

@The boy 4rm oz - Thanks man, I'm super excited... I love their designs.

@pizan - I'm pretty sure they aren't, but you can always drop them a line and see if they'll ship your way.

[KayinBlack]

Heatkiller is just plain sex.

Damn and a half, man. It's like Mithril, now... Just the wood for Mithril I've had a quote for $3000, plus silver, copper, the casting resin (at 26 a quart, plus extra for screwups) parts, and stuff I didn't use...

Four loops in this thing, but just one PC. You, sir, are insane.

[Rocket733]

Looks great so far. Did the black keys you ordered work with your keyboard?