[Planned] The Rally Car - mITX, watercooled, carbon fiber-wrapped LAN/gaming build

After a few days of Google-fu, I've pretty much finished planning out my case-mod/build. Read on, and basic sketches will come in the morning

Case: Bitfenix Prodigy (whenever it gets released)
Mods on case: 2 side windows (one on each side), carbon fiber vinyl (3M Di-Noc), momentary key switch to start PC, with engine starting sound (powered by Arduino Uno). Perhaps even automatic pneumatically-powered side doors that hinge up (later date, probably).

Watercooling stuff: Aircraft-grade stainless steel braided tubing, with adapters and fittings to fit G1/4" threads. Koolance RP-402X1 with 2 DDC pumps in parallel. 2 loops, one for CPU, filled with blue coolant, other for GPU, filled with red coolant. 1x 30FPI 120mm rad for CPU, 2x 30FPI 120mm rads for GPU. 3x Gentle Typhoon GT-31s. 1x slim fan above DDC res to keep DDCs cool. Either 2 universal GPU blocks or a custom-made split loop full cover block (water goes into block over first GPU, out to rad, back to block over 2nd GPU on card, back to another rad, then back to res).

Actual hardware (that I have prices for):
CPU: i5-3570K, $244
Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe, $229
GPU: 6870x2, $350
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer BLT2KIT4G3D1869DT2TXOB, $75
PSU: Silverstone Strider Plus ST75F-P + PP05 Short Cable Kit, $160
SSD: Crucial M4 128GB, $129 (primary/OS drive)
HDD: Seagate Momentus XT 750GB, $199
Soundcard: Creative X-Fi Surround USB, $65
Fans: 3x Gentle Typhoon 5400RPM, $87
Watercooling bits: Koolance RP401X2 ($84), Swiftech Apogee HD ($79), 2x XSPC RayStorm GPU ($79 each), 3x Hardware Labs Black Ice GTS 120 ($49 each)
Total (approx): $2180

PS: If anyone wants to use the same hoses as I do, then you'll want Kinsler part no. 8281, IIRC. It converts an AN fitting to G1/4", so you can connect the hose fittings to your blocks/reservoirs/etc.
Edited by BodenM - 5/17/12 at 10:13pm

^ What he said. the 6870x2 is pretty awesome, goes almost as fast as a 7970, but costs less (also uses more power and makes more heat though, xD). I've never seen a full cover block for one either, so if I want one, it's going to have to be custom.

Here are the sketches, as promised (my apologies in advance for my horrid sketching skills, LOL, also, they don't detail the buttons and shiz):

Anyone got some compliments and/or constructive criticism for this so far?

There is space for 2x 240mm rads, but having a 240mm in the front means I can't cool the GPUs independently of each other (I'm going to have it setup like this: pump > GPU 1 > 120mm rad > GPU 2 > 120mm rad > res), and a 240mm rad in the top means I can't use the 5.25" bay, which I need for the pump/res combo. I'll have to work out a system for the Arduino and wave shield that won't sound like crap though

I've always thought that too, haha. I got the original key start idea from a case mod I saw (Maximum Security) that used a key to start the PC. The car starting sound was originally just an afterthought of that, but now it's a fully fledged part of the build
That's the plan, braided aluminium tubes are smexy n_n. I'll be putting some race-style decals on the front corner of each side panel, and a name tag on each side window with a small country flag too, once again, like a rally car. I think cutting the handles off, and then making it look smooth, then trying to affix wheels (with brakes, wouldn't want it rolling off the table, xD) would just be too difficult, especially considering those handles are made of something BF calls "plastic steel", something about being able to flex and then return to its original shape.