Case Mod - In Progress Project: LEXA

looks great

 

Thanks mate.

 

cool things really happens on a cool mod!!

nice and great mod

 

Thanks for your comment n0cturnull.

 

As promised I have the finished and mounted pump bracket.

Here is the bracket painted and with the mounting bolts installed:

Test fit with the pump:

Pump installed with the Velcro:

Pump bolted down:

Another view:


Now to mount the bracket to the case.
I drilled the two holes and test mounted it, fits perfectly:

I then cut the bolts to size and attached foam strip to the back of the bracket to help with the vibrations:

Bracket installed:

And finally the pump installed on the bracket:



YAY all done lol. The pump sits a bit wobbly which is annoying me. I am cut the copper spacers on the pump mounting bolts down a bit to add some more tension to the pump base. At the moment it is slightly lifting the pump up.

Well that's all I have for you now guys. With 2 2000 word essays due Friday I guess I won't have an update before the end of the week but I may do something this weekend, depends if I am droving in assignments. Until then...

Happy Modding.

 

Nice work man.

 

Thanks mate.

 

Looking good

 

Thanks Frenkie.

 

excellent work my great friend

 

Thanks ulysses.

I will maybe have an update this weekend for you all.

 

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET.

 

Poor old P4

The heatsink is 100% blocked with muck, how did it not cook lol

 

No idea mate lol. I may be modding that whole PC in the enar future so keep your eyes open lol.

 

That mount was a slick idea, nice job!

 

Thanks mate. Yeah the pump had to be mounted there or no where lol.

 

LOL. nice one. No where. yeh pumps are over rated. lol who would want a pump in a pc HEHE.

Nice work.

 

Exactly lol. Waste o space.

 

Well guys don't I have a nice treat for you all today. This one comes in the form of A COMPLETED CASE!!!

Yesterday while I was waiting for a few mates to come over so we could continue with one of our media studies assignments I got an itch. Not an itch that could easily be scratched...I got the modding itch. I decided it was time to put my poor old LEXA back together.

First there were a few minor alterations that needed to be taken care of.

I had to slightly modify one of the front case feet to allow rivets to be inserted underneath it. This meant simply drilling a hole and countersinking it:


Next I had to cut a small bit of the radiator grommets to allow the drive bays to sit flat:


And finally I had to grind a bit off the HDD bay cover so it would sit flush with the base of the case:


And now, the moment you have all been waiting for. The case in all it's glory!!!
Windowed side panel on:

Windowed side panel off:

A shot of the drive bays:

A shot of the rear:

And the underside of the case:


Well I hope you all enjoyed that, I tell you what, I sure did lol. Even thought he case is constructed there are still a few more things that need to be done before my hardware can call it home. This coming week is the last of school before a 2 week break before exams. I have a lot of work to do in the first week on the holidays but should hopefully get LEXA finally completed before I have to go in for my practice exams. Until then...

Happy Modding.

 

Looking real good mate, keep it coming.