Project : Sors salutis -by AnG3L

[AnG3L]

Originally Posted by TheMainMan

Looks good! Always great to see progress!

Thanks bro, I enjoy watching this mod closer and closer to finish line even though there are still more left to be done!!!

Originally Posted by xr4man

looks like fine craftsmanship. good job.

Thank you my friend I appreciate your comment!!!

[AnG3L]

Brothers I am back for one more update on this mod!
So lets get started.
First of all, I will show you some pictures of the AX850 Power Supply from Corsair I am going to use.

Installation of the main compartment's side panels.
First I marked where the connectors are for me to cut them later and also where the tubing will pass
and the extra cables.

These are the pieces that they will hold the side panels with 3mm screws.

I "weld" them on the chassis!

And here you see the side panels "screwed" on the chassis!
There is extra space around the connectors for easier access and installation. That space will be covered later on with some acrylic which I am going to cut on the cnc. Also I am going to use different screws, I just wait for them to come in my mailbox! You also see in the right upper side a little cut, this is for me to pull the side panel out.

I painted the psu backplate and the motherboard i/o thingy! It took me 3 days for each one due to the techniques I used. For finishing touch I used an acrylic clear coat by applying 3 layers.

For this part I used also the "texture" technique as you might notice.

Next I aligned the motherboard on the tray in order to mark the holes for the motherboard standoffs. After that I realized that I dont have enough standoffs and now I am in search of some!! OMG!!!!

Next I decided to install the cpu waterblock. For that I am going to combine 2 different mounting sets, one from Alphacool and one from Phobya.

The backplate is from Watercool as you can see.

Some cleaning!!

And yes, this baby is lapped!

And here it is installed!

Next step: Installation of the PSU. The psu backplate wasnt enough durable to hold the psu in place so extra support was needed. The stands I had from before were too small and "simple" so I improvised again and created a stand which is going to work as a fan grill too. It took m3 3 hours to finish it cause I wanted to create something artistic and... crazy!

Thats all for now guys, I hope you enjoyed reading my worklog! Thanks for your comments and support, till next time, peace!!!

[TheMainMan]

I love how the textured paint adds just the right amount of colour to your build! Keep it up!

[AnG3L]

Thanks bro, I am planning to do the other waterblocks too as they dont contrast right IMO so expect more color lolz

[AmEv]

How many standoffs do you need? I think I have three spares floating somewhere, and they're small enough to snail-mail....

[AnG3L]

Thanks brother for your offer I currently wait for a company to send me some along with an order I made (if they have some in their technical department they will do) if they dont I will let you know! I need 8 though

[Beta-brain]

I went back and read this build from the beginning and I'm still not sure how it will finally look but for sure it will be spectacular and very unique, great skills, plus rep

[AnG3L]

Thanks a lot brother well I aint sure too but hopefully it will look nice after all these efforts!

Also I would like to invite you all in my little humble website!! If you are a modder as long you are a member in my site I will be more than happy to post your finished mods there!

angel-mods.webs.com

[AnG3L]

Update no 21 and we move on!!
It takes me several days to post an update due to the complexity of my painting techniques and the amount of time needed for the paint to dry.
So lets begin our update in a random order.
First I had to cut off a piece from the motherboard tray as it was conflicting with the top support bar.

I removed the tops from the waterblocks as I decided to paint them too as they were not contrasting right with the already painted cpu block.

Isopon to remove the letters.

Sanding complete and also thread protection added. I used some round stickers in a random way to create a design as you are going to see later on this update and also to protect the screw threads.

After the 5 first steps of the technique. This process takes one working day.

Next day I add the textured lines.

As I told you in the previous update I couldnt find any spare motherboard stand offs so I decided to make some custom ones out of ...... a pen!!! I ve found a pen in the perfect size and also sturdy enough for the job! I ve cut equal size pieces, filled, sanded and then I embedded them on the motherboard tray by melting them with cement glue.

Here is my custom cover for the fan controller. I installed a 1mm acrylic window so you can see the pcb of the controller!

After I ve found some money I went to my friend Chris and cut on the cnc some designs which among them its this custom fan frame.
Its designed in a way that will fit with the ventilation design (fan grill).

I had to cut a circle though to cover the fan.

In order to file the circle perfectly I had to redo the circle design by using a compass set along with a red pen.

I glued the circle on the frame and attached the fan with some double sided tape.

And here it is attached on the chassis. I ve found that using springs looks nice so I might leave it that way.

Also here is the motherboard tray installed. I attached it on the support bar too, by gluing a 10mm acrylic corner so that way I created some kind of design.

Some of the parts I cut on the cnc were those Π shaped covers to hide the gap around the attachment holes.
I ve glued them on the panels with some cement glue.

What is this??????

Yeah 2 boxes with various stuff arrived in my mail!

And after 3 days when the paint was dry enough, I applied 3 layers of acrylic clear glossy coat on the blocks!

And here they are all installed!! I think they match perfectly!!

Thats all for now guys! I hope you enjoyed reading my worklog, till next time, Peace!!!

[SXRguyinMA]

looking good!