[Intermediate] Spitfire - Overclock.net

*XAslanX* · 01-28-09

This case mod is dedicated to my sister who has been through alot the past 2 years with her health and other problems.

I would like to give a big Thank You to Lunchbox21984 for providing me with this case, motherboard, and CPU cooler for this project. Without him I wouldn't have been able to find another case like this to mod.

Stock photos of the unmodded case:

Paints used (primers intentionally left out)

*XAslanX* · 02-09-09

Lion door pull found on ebay for this case mod:

I then drilled two holes in the eyes for the LED to shine through:

Orange LED with a 550 Ohm resistor hotglued in place:

Final Product:

I decided to place the CCFL switch in one of the 3.5 bay covers for easy convenience:

With an exacto knife I carved out the plastic and the end result is this:

Plastic parts sanded and ready for primer:

Plastic parts primed:

I removed the tabs on the side of fan holders and painted them:

Fan holders and support beams painted:

*XAslanX* · 05-10-09

Chassis has been deriveted and torn down to be prepped, primed, and painted:

Back portions of the case primed:

Expansion slot covers and front brace painted:

5.25 drive bay, support beams and HDD cage holders primed:

Sanded HDD cage:

5.25 drive bay painted:

HDD cage painted:

I used wire cutters and a hacksaw blade to cut out the fan grills in the front and back of the case:

Final product:

Front of the chassis primed:

Top and bottom of the case primed:

Inside of the bottom painted:

Back side panel sanded:

Inside of back panel primed:

*XAslanX* · 06-18-09

Bottom of the case painted, yes I know there are spots but those wont be seen:

Front bezel painted:

Front door painted:

Front paint completed:

Case feet and power and reset button painted:

Image used for the back panel design:

Image printed off and glued to poster board to be cut out for a stencil:

Stencil cut and placed on side panel:

The final product after touch up:

Inside of the back panel painted:

Image used for the top of the case:

Printed image ready for cut out:

I used sticky tack to hold the stencil in place to prevent running during painting:

Stencil placed on top panel ready for paint:

Final product after touch up:

Inside of the top panel painted:

Some of you may notice this side panel from last year. Well I was running short on time so I decided to grab the side panel off of that case. I don't care as that case sits in a desk and that side doesn't get seen anyways, besides it's better fitting for this case.

Finished outside of the panel finished:

Finished inside:

*XAslanX* · 06-24-09

Motherboard tray with planned wire cable management holes. The holes are cut to allow for any type of motherboard with connectors in various spots:

Holes cut out with my rotary tool:

Uchannel placed on cut holes and glued into place with rhino glue:

Motherboard tray painted (clear coat is still wet which is why it looks yellowish):

Case rerivet process:

Chassis rerivet complete:

Completed chassis right:

Completed chassis left:

Completed chassis front:

Completed chassis back:

*XAslanX* · 06-24-09

For the CPU fan I decided to use the second door pull on the fan guard:

End result:

Parts for this build include:
Pentium D 820
3GBs of DDR2 667
Western Digital 160GB Sata HDD
Radeon X1900GT
Gigabyte GA P35-DS3L (no I/O shield as it was bought used)
Leadtek TV Tuner
DVD Burner
Thermaltake Jungle 512 CPU Cooler

Fans, fan grills, CCFLs, sata cable, painted inverter box, and Ultra 500 watt modular power supply and IDE cable wrapped in white electrical tape:

*XAslanX* · 06-29-09

Components installed:

Cable management up shot:

Cable management down shot:

Window side panel installed:

Back shot:

Front shot:

Inside front shot:

Back panel shot:

Night shot cathodes off:

Night shot cathodes on:

Video card close up shot:

Final outdoor shots:

*XAslanX* · 07-01-09

And finally a summed up video of the progress with a couple videos clips at the end of the finish product, enjoy!

YouTube - Project Spitfire

Lunchbox21984 · 07-03-09

well, for being the one that provide this case for this comp., i will say this came out far from what i believed. looks like i might have to sign up for next years comp. be looking for me in the future, cause ive got some ideas turning.

Looks great

clbkdaz · 07-03-09

The lions head is a real nice touch. I've always been a huge fan of the Black and White color combos and this is certainly not a let-down. Excellent work there. Good Luck in the Comp.

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