Scratch Build – In Progress Ioncito v2.0 [Update TODAY]

Looking good! And yes I will be stealing some of your ideas when it comes to fabricating angled aluminum bars

I like case evolutions like this, take the original and make it bigger and more awesome. Cant wait to see V2 completed next to Ioncito

I also dig your piston project weight

 

Thanks!

A profile to close the frame:



Copper ribbets to reinforce the structure:

 

Copper & aluminium ? I have a bad feeling about this.....

 

Cause of galvanic corrosion? that just happens with extreme humidity or water... don't worry

 

This piece is my next victim.. it's gonna be hard to fix that with bondo:


Here Yoda is testing the frame integrity:

 

Mmmh, copper rivets not paint you should. Beautiful they are.

 

LOL

Angle reinforcement:


Horizontal division, mother/rad/pump/res will go on top, PSU/HDDs bottom:




Next to Ioncito v1:


Now what's only left before paint, its the curve reinforcement.

 

You killed Yoda? NOOOOOOOOOOO!
I didn't know you could get copper rivets. Those are cool.

 

Looking forward to how you're gonna do the curve reinforcement I have a similar shape in mind for my next mod

 

New toy:


Hinges for the sidepanels:



Mothertray:





There's a lot of sanding left...

 

Hard arrived... wallet almost died, MB 300 u$s, VGA 160 u$s after taxes.

 

Reinforcements + bondo... needs lots of sanding.

 

360° view






Just a few more alu pieces before the structure it's all done:




Bondo:

 

Rad mount test:





I'm having trouble finding a mcp350/355 or compatible for my XSPC acrylic reservoir here in Argentine, it sucks being in the end of the world when looking for hardware :S

 

I feel your pain. Soldier on my friend!

 

Thanks stonedsurd, it's good to know I'm not alone.

My uncle just gave me the most beatiful PSU ever built for this project, Vitsuba SAN-47-S, 470w, blue lighting.

 

looking cool as ever! enermax fans always rule!

 

Thanks.

PSU plate done:

 

Wow this is really cool man! Great work

Sub'd

 

Ouch! the hardware there is very expensive. Newegg sells the same MB for $134.00 US. Truly great modding skills. The power supply mod is definitely the BOMB.