Lexa

[The boy 4rm oz]

Haha thanks mate, the pair of those grommets cost me $3AUD. I used a 1/2" hole saw and the grommets are 3/4" so they fit nearly perfectly, they move around a bit so your holes don't need to be 100% perfect.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Ok guys like I said it's time for a very small update. School is back on (my final year YAY) so you will probably be seeing less of me but I will try to get you weekly updates.

Ok, on to the modding.

Here is the drive bay section completely dismantled and ready for it's coat of primer and paint:

And here is the piece being primed, well almost (I'll explain the "almost" later):

Well half way through priming this piece I ran out of primer (that was the "almost" ) and it may take a few days to get some more primer. Due to this set back I have nothing else to really show you guys but as soon as I get the primer I will finish priming and get straight on to the painting. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well I painted those drive bays so here are some pics.
The finished priming:

Half Painted:

Completely painted:

Now it's time to add the plastic:

The front installed first:

And now the side:

Well I'm in a hurry guys so no more pics for now. Enjoy. Until then...

Happy Modding.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well very little happening on my end. I am just getting bits and pieces together so when it comes time to put the case back together there is minimal fuss.

I have however done the final little adjustments to the drive bays.
I cut this hole to pass some molex cables through from the PSU to power all the fans, CCFLs etc. It is a bit sharp so time to put some fan hole molding on it.
Before:

After:

Next we have the hole I cut in the mobo tray and the PSU support.
Before:

After:

Here is the cut I made to allow fan cables to enter the drive bay area.
Before:

After:

While I was at it I decided to also cover one of the mesh edges that was visible on the drive bays.
Before:

After:

And finally to cap it all off, two progress pics.
Pics:

[The boy 4rm oz]

That mesh is the AC Ryan MeshX. It comes in a 500x500mm sheet. You can get it it black or silver. They had no black so I had to get the silver and paint it lol.
I got the mesh from:
www.pccasegear.com.au

Thanks for the compliment.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Sorry for the lack of updates guys, still waiting for parts.

You may remember my problem with mounting a radiator at the bottom of my case. I have decided that I may get rid of the crappy plastic case feet and get some nice caster wheels. This will raise the case higher off the ground and if I can get some wheels with chrome stems and rubber wheels it will suit the mod perfectly. I am going to take a look at some later this afternoon and I will let you know how it goes.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Well I just got back from my local hardware store. Yeah they had caster wheels but they looked like ass, crappy industrial ones or cheap plastic ones. I wondered around for a bit and eventually ended up where they display all the fastenings (door handles etc.). I found some awesome handles so I grabbed 4 and went and paid for them.
This is what they look like:

Closer shot:

My only concern about getting these is that they would be a bit too short...I was right.
Pic:

As you can see the original feet are about 3-4mm taller than the new ones.

To over come this issue I have decided to cut and polish 4 green plexi strips to go between the feet and the case...it was either this or chock it up with washers lol. The green plexi I am using in this mod is around 3-4mm thick anyway so they should end up around the same height.

Another issue I have found is with the front fascia. The front fascia has half of the front feet molded into the design. I don't want to hack up the front of the case so I was thinking of taking the feet off the rear of the case, add 4 new feet (2 front, 2 back) while still keeping the front feet. I think this will look OK because the top of the fascia overhangs so if the bottom does it shouldn't look out of place. This means the rear will be missing the overhang but this doesn't bother me because you will be able to see the radiator there anyway.

I am hoping to install these Thursday. We have sports day that day which I wont be attending and then Friday is Good Friday so another day off for me, just one of the percs of going to a Catholic school. So that makes a 5 day weekend for me (got Monday off also ). Until then my friends...

Happy Modding...and a Happy Easter

[The boy 4rm oz]

Ok guys a small update.

I am going to be mounting the new case feet tomorrow. I have marked up for the holes, I just have to drill them and hey presto. I will also have to make some plastic spacers which I will probably start tomorrow as well.

Also GAM got back to me about the radiator. Looks like I can't get a HW Black Ice GT Stealth 240mm radiator but he can get me a NexXxoS Pro II - Rev. 2.
Linky:
http://www.alphacool.com/Radiators-h...v-2--4636.html
This is a thin radiator and will suit my needs perfectly. It is also cheaper than the GT Stealth which means I can finish this mod quicker than I thought.
More tomorrow. Until then...

Happy Modding and Happy Easter.

[The boy 4rm oz]

While I had some free time I thought I would show you how the feet sit on the case.
Here is a distance shot of the feet under the case basically where they will be mounted:

As you can see the front feet aren't touching the metal. This is because the front original plastic feet are slightly taller. I will be making plastic spacers for each of the new case feet to bring them back up to the correct height.
Here is a close up image of the front gap:

And another with a different perspective:

As you can see this part of the mod isn't overly hard. I just have to drill some holes and cut some plastic. I am still undecided weather I am going to polish the plexi spacers or leave them "frosted" like the rest of my plexi pieces. Well more tomorrow guys. Until then...

Happy Modding and Happy Easter.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Another really quick update before the modding begins tomorrow.

Firstly I would like the thank b4i7 for his help with this design.
Here is a sketch I did quickly, it is out of scale but you get the idea.
Pic:

As you can see the spacer (will hopefully) look like this. I will cut the plexi into a shape hopefully resembling this. I will then mask off the ends and paint the center strip black. Then for something different I will cover the painted area with a piece if silver mesh. Also to make the green plexi glow I will drill holes in the case floor above all the green bits to let the interior UV light shine through and illuminate these pieces.

The next step was too see if I had any plexi available for this small mod.
Here is every bit of plexi I have:

The stuff on the left is green, the right is clear and the pieces at the bottom are white.
Here is all the green plexi that is usable for this mod:

I want to keep that big piece on the top right for another part of the case mod which I forgot about.
So here is what I have left to work with, easily done:

I should be able to fit 2 spacers on the un-protected piece of plexi, it is all scratched but there are 2 areas that are big enough that haven't been scratched. I should be able to fit one spacer on each of the 4 other pieces of plexi shown. So I can have 2 spare .

Well this looks like more work than I thought. I also have to re-mark those mounting holes for the case feet due to the size of the spacers, they would over hang the side of the case. Hopefully I can get all this done tomorrow, if not there is always Friday. Until then...

Happy Modding and Happy Easter.