Scratch Build – In Progress Bulldozer project - AMD Tribute

It started to get final form, if you guys thought it looked big before, wait to see it now

ITS MASSIVE!!!





Still, much more work to be done

 

Looking good.

 

Ok, i know it has been a good long while since i last posted but i am happy to inform you that i am contiunuing my work and that i cleared another year in my faculty studying came first to this... sorry

I took few of these at local shop here in Serbia ( Uradi sam / Do it yourself )



I cut them to lenght and i made new tracks...


( mind the dog, she is dangerous )







I figured out how to make the windscreen the way i want it to be, also spoon is done tomorrow when i take the rear suspension from Fiat Punto

There is a bit more update some stuff came last week from AquaTuning






Tomorrow i will make ubber update!!! I kept you in the dark for far too long

 

I found myself mentally making truck noises while looking at the pictures.

 

Wroom Wroom i will put little speakers that will make sould like this while booting in to windows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFl2ga4hlFM

 

Ok, i got few pics of progress and a question




The spoon will be simmilar to this but i will str18 it a bit, add some mesh on top, make it more robust with stirofoam and such... it will look really good with suspensions and all painted trust me, i have it in my head!!!

Also there is a question regarding these two pictures below




Should i make mud protector on the 2nd pic, or should i leave it like it is on the 1st?
Please post coments on what you think i should do and what you like/dislike on it...

Tnx, Bax!

 

I perfer this version.

 

I made a compromis with mud flaps and went llike this, i think you will like it







And the demonstration of power!!!
Just for you to see how sturdy this thing really is... ( also to mention i am 192cm tall )




I hope you can gasp the sheer size of this thing
At some point i will make it battery operated and i will drive on top of it XD

 

Peeps, i know pictures are awful but my camera bateries ran out so i had to use my camcorder.








I know most of you will criticize my choice to go for wood instead of alu but i had my own good reasons

Also as you can see, my suspensions came and i am super happy about it Deatails almost complete and i hope that tomorrow i will finish complete body and start painting it hehe

 

here is an update after a big long while

I fixed the doors so they can open correctly now and i had to make them open up top because of clearance issues :/

This is first layer of acrylic filler





This is 2nd, and there might be a tird to fill the smallest holes

 

I've got some stuff inside of the case just to check how everything fits and looks in the cabin












I hope you like the overall look inside the cabin its a bit tight but I like it like that only main ssd's will be inside the cabin, hard drives will go under the entire thing, and under that, radiators, pumps etc

Its nearing the end and the start of painting i cant show you enough how that makes me feel

Also a small adition to everything i fixed my speakers that i will be using and i will be also replacing the monitor with 40" 4k display

 

A few more days left, I will finish the mod before August

As i didnt want to post pictures that make no sence, posting pictures where only i could see the difference, i waited a bit and once i had done things i deem'd made a change, i made a little walktrough around what i have done and around the case...
The video is a bit on the longer side, and i got a bit confused with terminology i would be thrilled if you'd watch it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XweUbD1jcVo&feature=youtu.be

I will grab some batteries for my camera and that is one of the reasons i used camcorder now, and i will take some nice closeups tomorrow, also i will most likely put primer on the drawer piece

 

UPDATE!!!, still not painting ran in to some work related issues but still sort of big update

1) The "Nose job":









2) FINALLY! Fan mount...







3) Polyester filler :


Hole for 24-pin done old fashion little plate style with |-type screws





It still needs sanding before painting, i corrected the edges and everything on the bodywork of the core part, i got fittings, and i did a hole for 24-pin

 

I like the hidden fan ports. Case is looking good.

 

Here is one long overdue update.. bodywork is taking much longer than i anticipated

I ended up saving me the trouble with doors that open like this.. so the original idea --- to the water







Made my life allot easier when it came to cooling fans can now be securely mounted to the side pannel XD





Also, now everything seems to fit perfectly >.>



And some finishing bodywork, tiny air bubbles gave me allot of problems after sanding...




In the end it was worth it... Just perfect





Also, one more idea that took me, Idiot, almost entire day and it was complete bust!





Also, i figured that if i paint over the dry body kit, it will give it a bit of strength so i ended up doing that and it made my life easier, I paint it when i am done, and than, when i am back from work tomorrow its nice and solid, doing this saved me from allot of scratches



The back fan mounted ( the one that cools the back of the socket ), i must add that when i did measurements for the cuts, i wanted to make it octagonal, i kind of dig the lines.. i think i will pinstripe them on it... Also the fan is mounted to the plate, that is than mounted to the case...









Checking if the cables fit the hole i made, it will be awesome when i put the sleeved cables there with cable combs there






There, I hope you guys like the progress i made, i will take liberty to say that it the case as a case should be done in a week, and the water cooling components and components should be fixed inside few weeks after that total...

 

Been a while since i posted, and loads of things happened since than

Enjoy the slideshow XD

Top part still needs some minor adjustments, it now opens quite nicely with some support from suspensions







I dont know about you, but it looks more massive than it used to

Next in line is the finished front piece remaster!







next, experimenting with paint/foils




Here you can see how the roof holds with suspensions when open

And the last, i really think you will like it, 95% finished product XD







Bare in mind that the foil didnt set as it should have, and i will re-do it, the glue needs to be heated and i didnt have good dust free chamber, i redid it and the finished pictures will be out soon, only thing left for me to do now is fill it with components , loads of little details finished as well, this is just a preview! Finished pics will come out when i have it all working!

 

Hello guys and really sorry for not updating, i have had some massive lack of time so i didn't get to do anything that i wanted. This is a little tease and i promise i will post full update log once i get time to work on it . Also, tomorrow is the day i fire this thing in its cage as i have been running the system hihihi.

So here it is for now:



Brm brm brrrrrrmmm

 

Much cleaner. It looks bigger from that angle.

 

Actually it is smaller but the rotation of the board changed its laid down now

 

Ok, some things i think you are gonna like that has been done to the mod

16mm Copper tubing:



Changed the board rotation, its laid down now:



Added professional grade backplane  



And the drawers:



and the look before painting from different perspective:



Also, the 480EKWB rad with 8x CoolerMaster Jetflo:



New ones come tomorrow, enjoy!