Case Mod Project: Steampunk'd TJ11 DONE!!! October 2012 MOTM Winner!!!

[Elladan]

Good job dude and really good ideas

[Angel OD]

I'm not a fan of steampunk, just not my style.
But that's not gonna stop me from appaluding your amazing work on this project! Great ideas, and perfect execution!

[Sarakon]

That res is indeed awesome excellent work!!

[Waynio]

That res mod is very flipping nice indeed.

Coming along excellent this Fuganater.

[Fuganater]

Originally Posted by Elladan

Good job dude and really good ideas

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Angel OD

I'm not a fan of steampunk, just not my style.
But that's not gonna stop me from appaluding your amazing work on this project! Great ideas, and perfect execution!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Sarakon

That res is indeed awesome excellent work!!

I enjoy it Thanks!

Originally Posted by Waynio

That res mod is very flipping nice indeed.

Coming along excellent this Fuganater.

Thanks Wayne.

[Fuganater]

Little bit of work this week.

Got a package from Nils




I've been asked by several people for a pic of the whole case. Here it is.






I forgot to post a pic of the back of the mobo panel with the cabling and mid plate supports.



I installed the PSU and connected all the wires. Here is what it looks like.




I put the back side panel on to see how it looks.





I may make something to hide the PSU...




I put the 240 rad back in the case and ran all the wires to the FC10. Still need to zip some of the wires together.






I learned that I can connect a Bitspower thermal probe stopp fitting to my FC10 so I did. I used one of the open ports on the EX360 Multiport rad.






And I decided the fan in the roof of the case needed painted.



Looks better now.





Still more to do. Some of my packages were delayed so I might need another 2 weeks to finish this.


Cheers till next time,

Fuga

[Parge]

Don't like Steampunk.


But this is EPIC!

Great work dude, looks just brilliant!

[Sarakon]

Amazing work as always!
Are you going to put some mesh on the ventilation holes in the sidepanel?

[mnpctech]

Niiice... you should ask MDPC if they will list it in their Gallery when it's completed!

.....and got yr message about the Modders Mesh!

[Fuganater]

Originally Posted by Parge

Don't like Steampunk.


But this is EPIC!

Great work dude, looks just brilliant!

Thanks! Maybe I am converting you?

Originally Posted by Sarakon

Amazing work as always!
Are you going to put some mesh on the ventilation holes in the sidepanel?

Thanks! Yes. I am waiting on 4 small grills that I ordered. Should look epic.

Originally Posted by mnpctech

Niiice... you should ask MDPC if they will list it in their Gallery when it's completed!

.....and got yr message about the Modders Mesh!

The master himself. Thanks Bill! More of the mesh in the next update.

[KrunchR]

I'm loving this mod, I like steam punk, well, anything that looks tricky and different, I like seeing fitting and workings and mechanisms, too.

Good work, man.

[ziza]

I simple love your modding, along with TJ011 that Kier made.

One of the best projects of the year with new and fresh ideas, and I must say your reservoir is perfect

[Sarakon]

Originally Posted by Fuganater

Thanks! Yes. I am waiting on 4 small grills that I ordered. Should look epic.

Nice because that is the only thing that still looks off....

[Fuganater]

Originally Posted by KrunchR

I'm loving this mod, I like steam punk, well, anything that looks tricky and different, I like seeing fitting and workings and mechanisms, too.

Good work, man.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by ziza

I simple love your modding, along with TJ011 that Kier made.

One of the best projects of the year with new and fresh ideas, and I must say your reservoir is perfect

Well thanks for comparing my work to Kier's. He does awesome stuff.

Originally Posted by Sarakon

Nice because that is the only thing that still looks off....

Hopefully I'll get them soon.

[KoSoVaR^]

Please tell me were you got theese, damn those are brilliant !

[Fuganater]

Originally Posted by KoSoVaR^

Please tell me were you got theese, damn those are brilliant

PPCs.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=31903

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=31910

[Fuganater]

Things have been pretty busy for me so sorry for the delayed update. I try to do at least one update a week but sometimes that doesn't happen. Lately, Photobucket won't let me upload from home. Probably because of my shotty internet. Oh well, On with the modding!


I got a few things in the mail.

Gorilla Glue (This actually didn't work so I picked up a different kind)



You all wanted it so here it is. Copper tubing and a bender.



Another bender which I need to mod to accept the 12mm tubing and a cutter. The cutter is for hard tubing so I have to be careful when cutting the copper.



Modders Mesh



LEDs and LED strip



Acrylic order from Thomas at White Light Laser. He threw in tons of extra gears and stuff at no extra cost







Maybe for a future military mod?




These grills are for the vets on the doors. I painted them gold.



And glued them on. Pics later once they are dry.




I got my dual channel EK-RAM Dominator block so I painted it gold.








Random side panel shot




Added some foam under the pumps.




Got the FC10 installed and the DVD drive



I then made my own power cables for the DVD drive and 4x HDD/SSDs. Sleeved it and make it look as pretty as I could.




I need to cut some holes in the mobo tray for all the cables. I'm still filing but here are the marks.




Now to make the custom front panel.







All cut



Epic fail. I used too big of a hole saw...



Remade!



Perfect fit.



Trimmed off the wings. I was going to fold them in but it would have been more work.



The big hole in the middle will be covered with gold mesh just like the side panels. The entire front panel will be coverd by leather to match the doors.

The big hole looks a bit crooked... After getting out the square, it is. I'll be cutting/filing that soon.




Cut and filed the DVD slot



Drilled all the holes for the FC LEDs to show through




So those LEDs I ordered... look freaking orange again! They say amber though. I ordered some more from a different place, well same place I got the LED strips from so hopefully they will match. They are from Hong Kong though so shipping takes like 2 weeks.




So out of the acrylic parts there were 2 big gears. Here is where they go.



Paint them gold.



They looks good. Also you can see a small gear around the fill port.




I also had gears made for the power buttons.





Thats it for this update. My to do list is getting shorter every day but I keep adding one or 2 things a day... but thats modding for you. Only things I'm waiting on is the fittings for the tubing and new LEDs.

Cheers till next time,

Fuga

[Baguette]

The fact that everything is so perfect, makes me feel very bad for pointing out the one thing that is hitting my eye...
I think the window on the reservoir looks a little off...a bit bare or undecorated :/ Hope you understand what I'm trying to say :P

As per usual, I still can't reattach my jaw thanks to all that fancywork on those pics! Keep it up man, so damn impatient to see what you will make

[Fuganater]

Originally Posted by Baguette

The fact that everything is so perfect, makes me feel very bad for pointing out the one thing that is hitting my eye...
I think the window on the reservoir looks a little off...a bit bare or undecorated :/ Hope you understand what I'm trying to say :P

As per usual, I still can't reattach my jaw thanks to all that fancywork on those pics! Keep it up man, so damn impatient to see what you will make

I'm not sure I will be keeping the window the way it is right now. I'm thinking about doing a trim around it like I did on the res.

[KoSoVaR^]

Originally Posted by Fuganater

PPCs.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=31903

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=31910

1+ rep for the help

The new update looks amazing , but why did you buy the coppertube in roll like that ?, you will never get it 100% straight again, i would have buy regular straight tubes in 2-3 metres instead