Case Mod - In Progress Project: Future Lan: drive bays, large pic update: sept 18

UPDATE TIME

ok...today i decided to get more done on my back cover. its getting fairly close to being done


today i started working on my cut out for the power supply


and all cut out


i then tapped the holes where the rivets used to be, i also did this for the front end of the top


all tightened down..


here it is with the back cover mounted, and my test PSU installed... i also put in my broken fan housing just so you have a basic idea of how it will look when completed


and a full length shot

i plan on having this back panel done this weekend, so i can start adding its accent pieces....ill also get my top window mounted with the duct hole cut...also start polishing the last of the external parts that are painted

 

Nice back panel. Can't wait to see it done.

 

Nice work b4i7.
Though, I'm curious, what was the point of making a flat back panel out of fiberglass when it would have been _much_ less work and healthier making one out a sheet of plastic (e.g. plexi) or alu, bypassing all that epoxy and bondo work. Was it the learning experience?

 

yeah...this was all a learning experience for stuff i have coming in the future, a few posts back i was working on the mold for my motherboard cover, which ill be making out of fiberglass...i thought i should do something a lot simpler to get my foot in the door with it

 

Good thinking. I have never tried fibreglass before. I like plexi though and think I can work quite well with it, one of my stronger points lol. I will have to try fibreglass though, may come in handy later down the track .

 

its been about a month.. so i thought i would give you guys a bit of an update on whats going on..

about a month ago i moved, and have no space to work. im leaving for a trip to pennsylvania in two weeks....for two weeks, then when im back im gonna be bringing some of my tools and FL up with me

 

Looks good. Seeing mods like this make me want to start modding, but chances are I'd end up with less fingers than I started with.

 

As long as we see an update, eventually.

 

well... its been a while since ive updated this

lets start off with whats new with me..
to start off, ive moved back in with my mom about 100 miles from where i used to live..into an apartment. no room for modding here.

thankfully ovride from TBCS provided me with space to work on my case stuff (and maybe prod him into starting a nice mod of his own ) so we have been working together planning new ideas, and im sure we will be pumping out some other mods here in the near future

anyways...lets update this thing shall we?


started cutting my side window of my case...


then ovride offered me his saw...its got frikken lazer beams

tonight i started working on my top trim...again...needed some redesign to fit with the duct


and all cut down to size..ish...need a bit off the length of it


and filing down that cut edge


after some drilling, cutting, and bending this is where im at...but im not done yet!


looks kinda nice sitting on the case


and front notch cut out


and now filing out the center line on our ghetto sanding setup


and a wonderful shot from ovride of me doing some filing


much better

so i meant to get some final shots of where FL sits now...but the battery died in my camera.... i have all the windows cut...and the top center trim done...

more to come in the near future...

 

Nice work as always mate. I can't wait to see if the joint mod with ovride eventuates.

 

thanks jason, we have some really crazy ideas for our first major mod together...but youll have to wait and see

and i had to get back on FL, cant sit here with an uncomplete mod whily you finish lexa

 

Well LEXA is almost done so you better get moving lol.

 

UPDATE TIME!

well..a small one anyways, got another piece of trim cut tonight



and from the front


and finally with the window below it

this was kind of a spur of the moment idea as far as design, what do you guys think?

 

Looking great mate. I love how you overlap and stack the materials on top of each other.

 

thanks jason

 

well, i got more work done last night... but i forgot my camera at ovrides, will have pics for you guys tonight

 

well tonight i went to ovrides...but as normal, i got distracted and didnt get any work done...but i do have the pics from the night befores modding

i got the second piece all cut for the trim. its still not complete, as i have some other parts to make for it all

anyways here are the pics



and i realize in this last one...everything isnt quite _straight_.. just tossed it all up there to give you guys a closing shot

i think the PSU will look nice when all done, what do you guys think?

 

It is gonna look great.

 

UPDATE TIME!

well... i bought myself a scroll saw...which was severely disappointing

about 5 minutes into use the power/speed knob came off in my hand... so im going to get a hitachi saw on saturday

but while i have this saw...may as well get some work done eh?



got a couple shots of me working


just about there


and done


and some closing shots

 

That looks really cool Sean. Really ties in with the rest of the design.