Finally a
BIG update!!
Got alot accomplished today, took a large chunk of the list out IMO. On to the progress, I'll detail the what-nots as I go on.
I left you with this top fan hole and the plans for a bottom one. However, the bottom one was obstructed bo that ridge where the vents are. I was pondering hammering the ridge down to mount the fan but then I realized "where would I put the HDD rack though? Then I thought, maybe the HDD rack will fit in the ridge....
Perffect(...almost
)!!! (with three old mock up HDD's)
I needed to cut a little bit off this corner right here for the HDD cage to mount flush. No problem though!
I then moved to the front. I will cut the front out here. This way a fan can blow air over the HDD's directly. Incidentally, there is enough of a gap b/w the front metal and the plastic bezel that I can mount the fan on the FRONT here. It fits just perfect, I was worried for second, sorry but I forgot to snap a pic of the gap b/w the metal frame and the bezel. Just take my word, it fits
Cut out!
Man, I was impressed, that's a better cut than I usually make!
The watermark kind of covers it up (
) but this is the little bit I cut off that was previously in the way.
Here's me mocking up the mobo tray and I/O panel. This is an old (broken) board I was using. But it's larger than my sig rig board so I knew if this one would fit, so would my MSI,lmao.
Wow, it's starting to look like a real computer again!
Now, in this pic what I had done was marked the holes for the I/O panel to rivet to on the inside of the back panel. Then I drilled them out and placed the panel on the outside, where I was cutting. I used these long bolts and screws to hold it squared up in the holes I had. Then I marked where I needed the cuts.
Close up of the aforementioned bolts/screws.
Drawn out and ready for some cutting
*ta-dahhh*
Riveted in! (I need to put some primer/base paint on this case, all the marker lines and dirt make it look uneven, but everything is fairly filed/sanded/and square.
)
Final shot of today's work. HDD cage mounted, mobo plate in, and I/O plate riveted in!
I need to now cut the PSU hole and also cut the I/O plate for a new I/O shield. I meant to cut out a square for a new I/O shield BEFORE riveting the panel in, but got trigger happy with my rivet gun
Lol, no biggie, I'll grab some discs for my rotary and get it that way later. I DO, however, need to know (if anyone would know) what is the size of a mobo I/O shield. I need it to be fairly accurate so it will pop in and stay. I have a feeling if I try to trace around mine it will be off and big too big
Thanks for looking guys!! Happy Hump Day