Case Mod - In Progress Project Lithium - 10.23.10 more paint and some hardware

okay
lets get this party started
we start with the subject matter of the day
the case

gutless and empty with the side off, its a black hole

and here we have the front of the case, still in its plastic blanket
simple lines, monolithic, and a clean-functional design

hard drive bays
cant wait to enjoy those, no more busted knuckles

the back, where i will hide all of its cables or at least the bulk of them

the back IO panel with the 140mm fan

the top, WTF is the deal with those dents in the front?
ill have to fix those

i decided to put the side panel back on, that curve seems a little out of place
on a case that is so square and monolithic it just doesn't seem to work for me

i know that this thing is steel
it weighs a friggen ton
and it will be a PITA to cut
but i dont want the blasted thing whistling at me

re-location, im still not sure if i even want to keep it but ill burn that bridge later

hmmmm they say those are for liquid cooling, but they look like a carrying handle to me

threw my mobo in there for a size comparison
thats an ATX size, plenty of room
for now

ooooohhhhhh aaaaaaaahhhhhh color in a black hole

empty............. for now

i see you
okay so you have seen some of my ideas
well im off to make this thing cry mercy

 

okay, blasted delays
ive had to resort to use photobucket
any way here we go

now these cables are really long
and i know that i will be having an issue with available USB headers
so its time for some wire work

i have no use for audio headers in the front of my case
so its time to loose em'

take off 2 screws and its gone

2 screws here, and 4 more........ why not!

buzz buzz, gone

thats looking better
now i just need to fill in the ports

okay its time to get to cuttin!

after i cut some hair
subject A

and subject B

dissecting the wire

tools of the trade and trash
the plugs are ready

now its time for the headers

after my first operation
not enough lipstick and mascara

back to cutting preparation
removing some of the guts

nuts and bolts

here is why i performed the operation
to move all 4 of the USB ports to a USB hub internally, now i will just plug the hub into my USB port on my USB card
and i will also add power, so i wont fry anything out

and these annoying things, completely useless IMHO

break out the BONDO!!!!!!!!

first sanding complete

 

and the cutting begins!!!

spare bondo must be prepped for a flat top coat

the subjects

the second application of bondo sanded smooth

and you the size of the hole is obvious

a better view

round one of filling and sanding finished

its empty!!!!!!!!!!

and now the mesh is back

over all as it stands
well thats all for now

 

huge hardware update


oops its in pieces

the shakers

button bonanza

playing with plastic

screws to get the d-pad out

added some color to the triggers

the bottom trim it was gray before i got to it

the bumpers

ahhhh thats better, nice and glossy

easier to see the highlights

a smorgasbord of buttons

re-assembled

here's the top

painted next to a standard wireless

a wii mote painted

gander at the guts of a wii mote

and here is the under side

more buttons

a charging kit for batteries

a wii chuck

the misc parts from the wii mote

new gpu

another glamor shot

mobo odds and ends

mobo


fans

a plug

PC radio! for those annoying moments when a deer takes a wiz in the woods and the web cuts out on me
never get all services from one provider (ie cable, web, and phone)
talk about boredom

another shot

relays for a surprise later

some rocker switches

bay adapter

extenders

floppy holder for a different use

HDD rack

6GB of DDR3 ram both sets at the same timings



storage!

all of those blasted USB sticks have a place to go
along with the back-up DVDs

laser cut grills

wire fan grills

wiring in my future there is

and the reason why i cut the floor out

its naked!

and gooie

and thats what happened to that

a perfect pattern

the backplates

this is the biggest card ive bought

thats it for now
up next
i have to make holes for those 40mm fans

 

body work, then trouble!!!


here is the hex mesh trimmed, sanded and flat in its new home
it looks like it belongs there

40mm fan holes rough cut
and another expansion slot

smoothed up the fan holes

did some more sanding to the top, its looking better

taking off the feet
they are in the way

i see you screw ball

ta da!

and that screw is coming out as well

chopping the floppy holder for its purpose

chopped
all of a suddenly im thinking of the food network

painted

some sanding and i filled in the mesh from the triple sli exhaust vent

here is a better shot

hmm thats some mighty tight clearances

crap, it wont fit

yeah, no
there's just no way that it will fit

im off.......... by alot
well more cutting
now i just have to figure out how to make it work

thats all i have for now
ill be back in a few days
i have to travel 3/4 of the way up Indiana to a small speck called kokomo Indiana
im the best man at my younger brothers wedding
next will be some liquid cooling parts

 

Nice start.
Idon't know how this will end up but there is for sure lot of idea.

 

liquid cooling, more issues,

it will end up with a door, a whole new look, and liquid cooling
thanks for the comment
now
we have the water cooling parts

the resivor brackets


the pump

the res

the pump bracket


cpu block

pump bracket

pump top

140.1 rad

120.3 rad
crap, another issue
i forgot to measure

disassembly begins

i have what i want

on to the pump

its time to fit that top

ta da!

and now its up to the case window held on with cut off scews

and traditional

i break!!!!
i just kicked the window out of the 'security' screws

the 2 pieces, and if you look you can see the 'security' screw

painted

a detail shot

the hotswap bay door, thats what the whole thing will eventually look like

some mounting locations

an updated view of the case

putting on the feet

step one, base coat

masked off
well thats all i have for now
ive been reading to much, and now im eyeballing my GPU for a quick 'make over'
anyways
let me know what you think so far

 

one of my threads actually has 1000 views

 

Considering my personnal pic I have to say nice fan grill.

 

Do NOT use that reservoir. I almost guarantee you that it will leak. I have had two of them, and they are sh!t!
Nice paint on the cpu block!

 

can you tell me where i leaked from? what part of the res?

 

Wow this is looking very good. Cant wait to see more.

 

thanks man
i have my GTX 275 in half, now i just need to get some parts
and figure some things out

 

This case Obsidian 800D is very beautiful!

Great job!

I'm making a case that links your case Corsair Obsidian 800D, and Silvertone Raven 2, which is already in progress, then go there to see how it's getting.

 

top, bottom, and ports lol...

 

Thats a great colour on the block dude was it just spray?

 

holy cow!!!
o0 a great one posted on my little ol' thread
yes its just rattle its Dupli-color Metalcast anodized blue with a silver base, not chrome just a metalic silver
and i still have more parts to paint with it

 

This is looking great. Can we get some more details of how you mounted the res and pump? I'm thinking of moving away from my drive bay pump/res combo and I'm curious to see how it's done.

 

Some nice touches to the Obsidian. The top dents are indeed a bit odd.

Sleeving those front IO port cables decimated my sleeve stock! I'll never really use the front audio ports either, but I couldn't bring myself to hack at the case to be honest.

Interested to see how this all comes together. There aren't too many 800D cases here, so it's good to see what people come up with. The steel certainly does seem to eat through ones supply of cutting discs

 

ummm brackets
thats what im planning
so stay tuned ;D

god dont remind me
i still have to cut a window
and now for an update


oops its naked

ahhh heres it face now

and the twins

its their stroller

the pump mounts

the glossy black

and the final product of all of my paint hours
3 coats per color, 3 colors, a silver base, a blue drool maker, and a glossy black coating
oh yeah wait 1 hr between coats, and 7 days between colors

the trio

the completed block

60 GB SSD

RAID card

4GB thumb drive

160GB laptop HDD

500GB HDDs my raid array

my CPU

hm my GPU

remove these

now what could i be up to?