Scratch Build – In Progress [MOD] Projekt "CRAZY BLOBZ" - up: 18/10/2007

CRAZY BLOBZS part 2

Hi all
After weeks (monthes... ) of busy life... I'm back with an update

For beginning this second part, it's necessary to announce some changes in the setup. Disc PATA of 120 GB was transformed into 320 GB SATA, the 3200+ (754) changed into a 3700+(939), the mobo always comes from Asrock but becomes a 939S56-M. The RAM arrived, 2x1 giga PC4000 Ballistix Tracer - big thanks to CRUCIAL . The power supply unit also arrived, it is a 300W used in the Shuttle xpc. These changes intervened recently and the first pics still contain the previous setup. We had been left in full invasion of blobzs, it would seem that they left as quickly as they arrived…. in short, exit the blobzs for the moment, we will see later if they reappear, I'm functioning (like usually) in improvisation's mode, nothing does not say that I'll wont re-examine them before the end.

This second part won't be very spectacular, now all the hardware is ready, and I considere this part as the real beginning. Next parts will be more fun.

We will attack directly in the fat via a small "how-to" on sleeving a fan, in fact a AKASA-AK-183 L2B. I particularly appreciate the silence (18dba), the good CFM (44,8), and the color amber of these fans.





To start, pull out the wires from the connector using a pointed ustensil on the small pins
of the connector, and draw back wires . I draw a small black spot with a pen on the connector on the side of the black wire, that allows me to
remember the order of wires to reassemble the connector correctly.
The black wire side of the black spot and the red wire always beside the black wire.





Then to facilitate the passage of the three wires in the sleeve cover them
with painter's tape.(or other, but the painter's tape can be removed more
easily).Time to starts the introduction of the wires into the orange sleeve.






continue to thread almost until the end.






then it is necessary to have two smalls pieces of heatshrink, like those which I had much
problems to shoot.






then introduces a piece of heatshrink until the end by taking care to cover
the orange sleeve, and gently heats with a lighter without burning the
heatshrink (the better is being the heatgun).






If you take some pics, don't forget to clean your nails , then use small girl
pink cutter to redress the small pins, as on the pics. Introduce the second
piece of heatshrink , plug the wires in the connector, listen to the 'clic', heats the heatshrink as
close as possible of the connector and voilà.
Be carefull with the order of the wires in the connector !!!






And you obtain a superb sleeved fan which will find his place beside the
painting 'hind in an underwood' which decorates your chimney.



"wotta l33t f4nz!"
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Ok, let's continue with the box.



I've raised the case slightly by inserting two pieces of 8mm plexiglass between the box and the feets.







To ventilate the radiator I will go in push/pull. The fan in 'push' is an Aerocool Streamliner (14cm blue leds). It is fixed directly on the case. Those little silent-blocks are coming from the interior of a dead CD/rw, they will absorb the vibrations. (the new mother board being slightly larger, the attachment of the fan risk to be modified).







The fan in 'pull' is the sleeved Akasa.







Work on the new front by creating some pieces in white and transparent plexi.










The tubing run through 5 parts of transparent plexi, these 5 parts are fixed to the case with 2 screws. The parts in plexi white are bended by hand without heating. This last pic is not really important because the senfu will be replaced by a LCD blue Crystalfontz 4x20 like this one:

 

This white plexi part will be done twice, one on the top and the other on the bottom of the front and will be used to hold the new blue senfu. A little archaic bending system but work well









yeee, start to look at something (imo)





added black joint under the 2 white pexi pieces





This part will be used to cover the LCD on the front.









First test, the adjustement will come later. this is just to have an idea on how it will looks.

 

[The PSU]





The PSU will be on the back of the case, it'll be held by 4 L - 2 both sides and 1 under the PSU.







Before I can continue I need to paint the case. At the meantime I've painted the PSU





The PSU will be plugged by the bottom of the case, so I need to lenghten my psu wires. I was not really awake the day i cut
Soldering will be for the part 3.






And these 2 last pics for the road...



The third part promises to be animated, indeed I has just discover that the DVD does not fit any more because of new mother-board which is larger. The DVD will be installed in top on the meshed side. The parts in plexi on the front will be enlightened (UV, blue, orange). The side door will be attacked...
And once again thanks to NOKYTECH and CRUCIAL !.

cya later

 

Zomg, I'd nearly forgotten about this mod, boy did I remember it when I saw the case.

Will a 300W PSU be able to power everything in your case? ie. Watercooling etc...?

Love the ending in the last post, lol.

 

looks sweet. love your craftmanship with acrylic.

 

I think yes, the pump will be directly plugged in 220v (never stopped...fishes needs oxygen even the night). The video card is not really greedy (x1600pro), rest the DVD/RW, the HDD , Mobo , 2 fans under-volted , and a few leds.

 

That's great

Keep it up

 

oooh maan. Thats pro modding :O

 

i like you colour scheme.. (the white plex in particular )

 

Nice! Interesting mesh like case you got there! I like it!

 

Great work so far, are you going with the slot load dvd instead now? would oreintation be a problem with it being on the top?

 

This case mod rocks, i love your work!

 

Wow, cool with a update on this one.. Great work matey!

 

Thanks guys

@Beats : I persist with this one

 

BLOBZ PART 3

Hello
Yep an update....


PSU

Let's start with the PSU

Problem, le 12v wire is too short








now the length is ok


All the wires are orange fluo sleeved
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The radiator

After a good polish, the rad is black painted

protection tape







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Camouflage of the back electriq mess

To hide the wires I've used a mesh, bended and black painted

The black rad will hide the rest.

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The door

Ok, now the big part of this update, the lateral door.The door is made from a white plexi piece.

The 14cm fan moved





same shape cut in a metal sheet


and same shape cut in a ... snake skin






The snake skin is glued to the metal



This grill will go on the 14cm fan


Sorry mr pioneer ....


then U joint is added around.





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The front
For the front I've used the same snake skin. The skin is hold on the main white plexi piece with double side tape

This plexi piece is used to hide the top of the shape




Orange plexi is added

















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To do: the bottom of the front, the feets, the inside, the DVD support...
Ok, see ya for the next update ...

 

this is VERY different but i like it

 

Damn your designs are crazy, but I'm digging it too

Love the contrast (not necessarily in colouring) between materials, snake skin, mesh and acrylic, it just looks like something that has never been done before (which, of course is a good thing).

Keep that up and finish this bugger.

Darkened

P.S. And I thought I was a slow updater

 

This looks straight out of a Half Life 2 laboratory pretty cool, cant wait to see it finished!

 

It touched my heart to see you started with salvaged junk. You, sir, have the mind of a true modder!