cquinndesign

this is great, I can't wait to see the final product!

TheSubtleKnife

I just read the whole 19 pages of this mod expecting to see it almost finished(as in paint)...then i come to the last page, and its kinda anticlimactic..haha JK

Nice job on this amazing mod, and I cant wait for the finished product!

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thanks
like fine wine, good things take time
thanks

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nafljhy

oh man. this is truly something to be witnessed! you leave me speechless CR! you have me jumping up and down all giddy waiting for more!

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Come on CR FINSIH THIS PLEASE!
You tease, you are terrible. Even worse than my last girlfriend....j/k updates are commin nice. Everything is lookin great man. I can't wait for the finished product. And I still think Valve should contact you, and team up with cyberpowerpc or Ibuypower to sell their computers in this case.

Alas this won't happen but its ok, You still do amazing work man.

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CattleRustler

oh my gosh, haha. steady mate! Thanks

Thanks for the kind words Tator. I am trying to finish as fast as I can. Shouldnt be too long now

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Me want finish picture!

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The Intelligence - Day 27

I was originally going to do a post test today but before that there was some things that needed checking, and depending on how those turned out, there would be more cutting. The first check was to see if the HDD cage cleared the video card, so I mounted the mobo pan



mounted the mobo

mounted the video card (8800gts 320 w/zalman cooler)





turns out the double drive hdd cage I made in the case lid hangs down too low, preventing the case from closing.

cut it down to a single hdd rack (dremel action)

cleaned everything out and remounted the test hdd, and the slot loader dvd



started rechecking clearances

tight but ok

dvd drive slot

I ended up using these screws I had left over from the the 8800 stock cooler, they ended up being perfect for the varying depth screws for the dvd drive (should have pic'd this earlier in this log)

I have been meaning to sort out a center hinge for the case since there was definitely a need for something to secure the lower case (above te io cut-out) to the upper case. Busted out the original case piano hinge and got to dremelling...

in the meantime the remnants of w/e hurry-cane began stomping down on my shop. paid it no mind

thats the cut off hinge from the larger piece

I mounted both main hinges to the case with temp screws, and replaced the rubber moulding that sits in the lid groove, so I made sure the height and offsets were perfect



lol @ q-tip acting as temporary hinge pins



center hinge needed some various mods, getting ready to cut

the storm continued to intensify





thats the modded center hinge. I needed to cut away a portion of the upper part, to clear the fan screw, and the lower lip had to be trimmed to fit the area above the io cut out



I drilled out the hinge and the case for the upper part if the center hinge

then I cut out the mobo pan to allow for the lower hinge lip



I sanded down all the areas and cleaned them with IA91%, then mixed a batch of JBWeld

I jbwelded the lower hinge to the case since there was no way to get any screws thru that thin piece without f'ing it all up.

clamped it all off and hit the road

the center hinge will be painted the same as the case as to "mask" it, while the main L/R hinges will be black to accent themselves against the red case.

Tomr I will most likely post up the machine, then (amongst other things) will bond the fan hole grills into their openings.

thanks for watching



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pjlietz

Wow, gettin close man! Looks really cool with both sides together! Nice save with the HDD mount.

Hope the post test goes ok for ya!

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looks real good cant wait to see it finished TF2 is a great game