This is my build up to date:
Index of update posts:
Big thank you to superericla for making this.
Sleeving
More Sleeving
Watercooling Gear
Watercooling Gear
Reservoir Roughly Fitted
Reservoir / Pump Mounting
Mount Ready for Sandblasting
Cutting Scrap Metal
More Metal Cutting
PSU, Reservoir, and Pump Mounted
More Reservoir Mount Pictures
Fan Cable Management and Painting
Fans Mounted
Motherboard Installed
Parts Ready to Paint
Paint and Primer
Preparing to Sand
Sanding the Reservoir Mount
Reservoir Mount Hung to Dry
Mount Paint Setup
Reservoir Mount All Painted
Finished Reservoir Mount
Glass-Like Finish
12v Compressor
Paint Drying
More Painting
Case Before Modding
More Before Pics
Case Pulled Apart
Sticking With Corsair Motherboard Tray
Bending the Motherboard Tray
Motherboard Tray Mounted
Fans and Awaiting Parts
Metal Bending Tutorial
Modding Through the Night
Cutting, Filing, Bending Metal
Radiator and HDD Sectioning
Tin Snips
Radiator Holder 1
Radiator Holder 2
Radiator Holder 3
Letting Ideas Develop
800D Meets 3 Grinders
Organizing Bolt Holes
One Custom Rad Box
Stainless Steel Mesh
Mesh Installed
Things are Warming Up
Paint Tools and PC Mod Kit
Custom vs Corsair Panels
SSD Location
Bite the Bullet
Filing a Panel Insert
Panel Insert Mounted
Table Saw and Aluminum Cutting
Router Table
Drilling and Thread Tap
"Stuff"
Panel and More Mesh
Custom Motherboard Tray
GPU Waterblocks
Radiators, Fans, and Motherboard Mounted
Mounting the PSU
Making Stand-Off Plates
Flush Fitting
Test Spray
PSU Shelf
PSU Cable Grommets
Staggering Pumps
Pump Measurements and Drilling
Holes for Pump Mount Drilled
Pumps on Mount
Hard Work Paid Off
Compression Fitting Conversion
Reservoir Mount and Fillport
Making a Jig 1
Making a Jig 2
Starting to Like the Pump
Pump Mounting 1
Pump Mounting 2
Pump Mounting 3
Cleaning Up Brackets
Reservoir/Pump Mounted
Bolts and Rivets
Dual Drain Ports
Time for a New Front Panel
Acrylic Bender
Meant to Be
Easy Bending
Test Piece Without Paper
No Bubbles
Bending is Easy
Paper Removal
Mesh Between Layers
Even More Custom Panel
Preparing Panel
Drilling
Making Fiberglass
Holes for Fan Controllers and LEDs
Using a Dremel
Fans Taped On
Heavy Fabrication
2 Hours of Block Making
Design Change
Making Fiberglass for Fan Controller
Fan Controller Mounting
Fan Controller Planning
More Mesh
More Condenser Pics
Smoothing Before Bed
Surface Prepared
Blade Putty
Serious Amounts of Work
Working on Original Case Front
Old Face Prep
More Fan Controller Mounting
3.5" Drive Mounting Cradle
More Drive Mounts
Spraying the Case Before Wiring
Prepping Face
Face Starting to Look Like Glass
Precision Cuts Without Precision Machinery
Drilling the Face
Thread Tapping
Work Coming Together
More Work Coming Together
Running Out of 800D
"The Plot Thickens"
Throwing Around Ideas
Finally Happy
Serious Sheet Metal Skills
Getting There Slowly
Subframe
Angles
Starting to Look Like a Panel
Strong Panel
Coming Together
Even More Mesh and Panels
Inverted Mesh
Sheet Metal Love
The Filling Begins
Surface Prep
Ultimate Modding
Functional Work-Spaces
Fine Detail
Back To Modding
Another Piece of the Puzzle
Nearly Finished Top
"Everything Becomes a Mission"
Recessed Mesh
Mesh Inserts
Corsair Carnage
All Together
Controllers Molded Into a Panel
Fresh Finish
Radiator Mounts and Sheet Metal
Radiator Box
Hit a Brick Wall
Stainless Mesh
"Everyone Loves Grills"
Working Stainless
One Side Down
Painful But Rewarding
Will Be Tapped in Due Time
Grill Rework
"Welcome to the Wonderful World of Stainless
Win Win
Dual Drain Ports
Angle Grinder
Mounting
Considering Branding
File, File Sand Sand File File
Insane Amount of Work
Temporary Fixings
SSD Riser
Riser and HDD Mount
Sanding and Painting Each Individually
Modified Ratcheting Tap
Fitting Brackets
Crushing Along
Motherboard Slides Into Place
In Need of New Doors
Bringing Grills Out
Split Grill
Grills
New Doors Begin
"Imagine Re Size"
Jigs are Your Friend
New Tool
Solder Method
Moving Forward
Spamming With Updates
Grills Mounted Together
Folding and Seaming
20.6kg's
Updates, Updates, Updates
Doors Coming Together
Soldering is Hard
Finally Getting Somewhere
Important Information ( I've got a lot to add to this)
Taps/drill bit size
This is what I use, it's tried and tested.
Motherboard Standdoffs/HDD screws.
UNC 6/32 tap = 7/64 or 2.78mm drill bit.
This is where I started:
: How I cut my heatshrink.
: How I cut my sleeving.
Soildering iron with a 4mm tip heated up then flattened out. Finishing with a file for a simple edge.
First stage of PSU.
project
I didnt get pic's of modding the psu itself, I will apologize upfront its going to be hard to keep up with me and post might seem random and incorrect order.
Truth being every moment I spend typing is taking time away from building. My Project is planned, I have a list of goals and achievements that this build will achieve.
Im not going to talk about what I have brought or what I have planned. If you see something that you want to know more about quote me and I'll be more than happy to explain for the more experienced builder pictures should explain all.
Index of update posts:
Big thank you to superericla for making this.
Sleeving
More Sleeving
Watercooling Gear
Watercooling Gear
Reservoir Roughly Fitted
Reservoir / Pump Mounting
Mount Ready for Sandblasting
Cutting Scrap Metal
More Metal Cutting
PSU, Reservoir, and Pump Mounted
More Reservoir Mount Pictures
Fan Cable Management and Painting
Fans Mounted
Motherboard Installed
Parts Ready to Paint
Paint and Primer
Preparing to Sand
Sanding the Reservoir Mount
Reservoir Mount Hung to Dry
Mount Paint Setup
Reservoir Mount All Painted
Finished Reservoir Mount
Glass-Like Finish
12v Compressor
Paint Drying
More Painting
Case Before Modding
More Before Pics
Case Pulled Apart
Sticking With Corsair Motherboard Tray
Bending the Motherboard Tray
Motherboard Tray Mounted
Fans and Awaiting Parts
Metal Bending Tutorial
Modding Through the Night
Cutting, Filing, Bending Metal
Radiator and HDD Sectioning
Tin Snips
Radiator Holder 1
Radiator Holder 2
Radiator Holder 3
Letting Ideas Develop
800D Meets 3 Grinders
Organizing Bolt Holes
One Custom Rad Box
Stainless Steel Mesh
Mesh Installed
Things are Warming Up
Paint Tools and PC Mod Kit
Custom vs Corsair Panels
SSD Location
Bite the Bullet
Filing a Panel Insert
Panel Insert Mounted
Table Saw and Aluminum Cutting
Router Table
Drilling and Thread Tap
"Stuff"
Panel and More Mesh
Custom Motherboard Tray
GPU Waterblocks
Radiators, Fans, and Motherboard Mounted
Mounting the PSU
Making Stand-Off Plates
Flush Fitting
Test Spray
PSU Shelf
PSU Cable Grommets
Staggering Pumps
Pump Measurements and Drilling
Holes for Pump Mount Drilled
Pumps on Mount
Hard Work Paid Off
Compression Fitting Conversion
Reservoir Mount and Fillport
Making a Jig 1
Making a Jig 2
Starting to Like the Pump
Pump Mounting 1
Pump Mounting 2
Pump Mounting 3
Cleaning Up Brackets
Reservoir/Pump Mounted
Bolts and Rivets
Dual Drain Ports
Time for a New Front Panel
Acrylic Bender
Meant to Be
Easy Bending
Test Piece Without Paper
No Bubbles
Bending is Easy
Paper Removal
Mesh Between Layers
Even More Custom Panel
Preparing Panel
Drilling
Making Fiberglass
Holes for Fan Controllers and LEDs
Using a Dremel
Fans Taped On
Heavy Fabrication
2 Hours of Block Making
Design Change
Making Fiberglass for Fan Controller
Fan Controller Mounting
Fan Controller Planning
More Mesh
More Condenser Pics
Smoothing Before Bed
Surface Prepared
Blade Putty
Serious Amounts of Work
Working on Original Case Front
Old Face Prep
More Fan Controller Mounting
3.5" Drive Mounting Cradle
More Drive Mounts
Spraying the Case Before Wiring
Prepping Face
Face Starting to Look Like Glass
Precision Cuts Without Precision Machinery
Drilling the Face
Thread Tapping
Work Coming Together
More Work Coming Together
Running Out of 800D
"The Plot Thickens"
Throwing Around Ideas
Finally Happy
Serious Sheet Metal Skills
Getting There Slowly
Subframe
Angles
Starting to Look Like a Panel
Strong Panel
Coming Together
Even More Mesh and Panels
Inverted Mesh
Sheet Metal Love
The Filling Begins
Surface Prep
Ultimate Modding
Functional Work-Spaces
Fine Detail
Back To Modding
Another Piece of the Puzzle
Nearly Finished Top
"Everything Becomes a Mission"
Recessed Mesh
Mesh Inserts
Corsair Carnage
All Together
Controllers Molded Into a Panel
Fresh Finish
Radiator Mounts and Sheet Metal
Radiator Box
Hit a Brick Wall
Stainless Mesh
"Everyone Loves Grills"
Working Stainless
One Side Down
Painful But Rewarding
Will Be Tapped in Due Time
Grill Rework
"Welcome to the Wonderful World of Stainless
Win Win
Dual Drain Ports
Angle Grinder
Mounting
Considering Branding
File, File Sand Sand File File
Insane Amount of Work
Temporary Fixings
SSD Riser
Riser and HDD Mount
Sanding and Painting Each Individually
Modified Ratcheting Tap
Fitting Brackets
Crushing Along
Motherboard Slides Into Place
In Need of New Doors
Bringing Grills Out
Split Grill
Grills
New Doors Begin
"Imagine Re Size"
Jigs are Your Friend
New Tool
Solder Method
Moving Forward
Spamming With Updates
Grills Mounted Together
Folding and Seaming
20.6kg's
Updates, Updates, Updates
Doors Coming Together
Soldering is Hard
Finally Getting Somewhere
Important Information ( I've got a lot to add to this)
Taps/drill bit size
This is what I use, it's tried and tested.
Motherboard Standdoffs/HDD screws.
UNC 6/32 tap = 7/64 or 2.78mm drill bit.
This is where I started:
: How I cut my heatshrink.
: How I cut my sleeving.
Soildering iron with a 4mm tip heated up then flattened out. Finishing with a file for a simple edge.
First stage of PSU.
project
I didnt get pic's of modding the psu itself, I will apologize upfront its going to be hard to keep up with me and post might seem random and incorrect order.
Truth being every moment I spend typing is taking time away from building. My Project is planned, I have a list of goals and achievements that this build will achieve.
Im not going to talk about what I have brought or what I have planned. If you see something that you want to know more about quote me and I'll be more than happy to explain for the more experienced builder pictures should explain all.