Project: Tarquinius

[Indybird]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/23f40772.jpg

Yay! My first mod...kinda. Its my friend's other computer, but we'll be working on it together. . Tarquinius is some name that my friend thought of.

Heres it's specs:
AMD Athlon 1.2GHz (Socket A)
Kingston 1GB DDR 400 RAM
nvidia Geforce 4400 128MB AGP
10GB Fujitsu IDE Hard Drive
MSI KT4 Ultra
Antec Case:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0112.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0111.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0110.jpg

Heres our plans:
-Make a side panel window
-Paint Exterior Gloss Black
-Paint Accents Silver/Chrome
-Paint Interior Matte Black
-(All Red LED fans) Install 1x 80mm at the back, 2x 80mm at the front and 1x 1x 120mm on the window
-Stealth the DVD Reader and CD Burner
-Cut out, bondo and mesh the lower front panel for front fan intakes
-(Possibly) A Plexiglass mobo cover

Well, theres the plans heres what we've done so far:

Cutting out the Side Panel Window

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0114.jpg
Our test cut and window layout: Believe it or not, this both of our first times cutting into a case with a jig-saw.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0115.jpg
The rough cut of the window

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0116.jpg
Here it is almost ready for the plexi.

Comments appreciated.

-Indybird

[dexaroni]

Wow, that window turned out really well! What kind of blade did you use?

[jdbnsn]

Oh yes! There is nothing more gratifying than seeing a beize case get the axe! There is alot of potential in this puppy.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

Man that's satisfying to see!

There ain't no "64" about a 1.2 Thunderbird... it's "just" an Athlon. :) Glad to see an older A get the kind of case it deserves.

[psychowit]

black and red ftw! gogogo!

[Indybird]

First of all, thanks for all of the comments.


There ain't no "64" about a 1.2 Thunderbird... it's "just" an Athlon. :) Glad to see an older A get the kind of case it deserves.
I didn't know that, all I knew is that it said athlon and was 1.2GHz. Around the time of those processors I was a big intel-geek and didn't pay attention to AMD's offerings.


Wow, that window turned out really well! What kind of blade did you use?
I don't know the specifics of the blade; all I know is that it was a fine metal-cutting blade. I forgot to mention though, this case has a 100% steel construction. We killed a few dremel cutting heads before realizing that they weren't for cutting steel :rolleyes:. By the way, this thing is retardly heavy.

[ComputerGuru64x2]

Looks like a very nice project, I might suggest adding some red accents to parts of your exterior to have a nice contrast with the Red LED fans you are installing. Also you did a very nice job cutting out the outside for the plexi glass. Hope everything works well.
Chris

[Xperiment]

Off to a great start, looking forward to seeing how this one turns out - Keep it up!

[Indybird]

OK we got up, went to Home Depot and got some stuff, and finished up the window

Finishing the Side Window

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0117.jpg
Heres all of the holes drilled.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0118.jpg
We cut the plexi, and cut out the area for the handle.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0119.jpg
Here it is bolted on, lookin pretty good. Sadly we accidentally only got 6 bolts, when we needed 7.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0120.jpg
Shot of the nuts holding the window.

Once the side is painted and we take the protective film it'll look really nice.

Comments Please.

-Indybird

[Computer-Geek]

Great job on the window!

[SgtM]

Looks good. Have some rep and your first light green box.:bunny:

[Indybird]

Thanks for the rep and comments guys. Sadly I bring you bad news: there won't be any updates until next weekend since my friend is busy all week.

-Indybird

[psychowit]

+rep

That is one great looking window!

[Indybird]

Update!, now that we had done all of our work from Friday to today, we are ready to post the pictures.

By the way heres a picture of the hardware:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0153.jpg

We got in our shipment of red case fans and black processor fan!
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0156.jpg
Nice red, eh? In case you want them they are Apevia fans.

Finishing the Window
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0159.jpg
Filing it down to the proper size.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0165-1.jpg
Here it is all done. Its beautiful except for those nicks; I was so mad when I took the film off and those were there.

Painting the Case
Remember, we're painting the inside Flat-Black and the outside Gloss-Black.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0162.jpg
The inside is all cleaned up and ready to paint.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0167.jpg
That black is lookin nice!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0170.jpg
Just gotta wait for it to dry...

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0176.jpg
We also painted the fan holders and wire-management thingy.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0177.jpg
Can't forget the brackets.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0180.jpg
All Dry and lookin' insane.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0183.jpg
Another dry picture, also lookin good.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/DSCF0184.jpg
Can't forget the HDD cage, and I/O Panel.

Thats all for now, sadly there won't be any more updates until next weekend. :( Though, next weekend we'll probably be finishing it up. My friend can't decide if he wants the old parts in this case or the parts from his new comp:
-Intel C2D E6750
-2GB Corsair DDR2 800
-MSI nforce 650i Platinum Mobo
-80GB IDE HDD + 160GB SATA HDD
-evga 8600GTS 512MB

Right now thats all a decent-looking, however plain, Thermaltake WingRS.

What do all of you think we should do?

Comments Please.

-Indybird

[Indybird]

By the way, does any one know of a nation-wide store or online store I could get speaker grill at? I don't want that A.C. Ryan Modder's mesh because its expensive as hell.

Thanks,
Indybird

[Crazy Buddhist]

looking good dude. :)

[Ap1thy]

theyeve got those mesh trashcans, or gutter mesh might work as well, no idea about speaker mesh though

[Indybird]

Alright, these pictures are actually from quite a while ago, but here ya go. These are all of the pictures of the painted parts. I think my friend might have some w/ the parts inside and the computer turned on but, he hasn't gotten me those yet. By the way, I probably won't be able to post any more pictures for another few weeks.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/Tarquinius/2753a969.jpg
The right side door.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/Tarquinius/b62acb8b.jpg
Left side door w/ fan installed.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/Tarquinius/dd33ef8d.jpg
Painted parts.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/Tarquinius/62d8db4d.jpg
And lastly the HDD cage.

I know its hard to tell from these pictures, but the external parts are all glossy where the internal parts are matte/satin.

-Indybird

[Indybird]

Yay updates after a long time, work begins on the front of the case!

We cut out the ugly grill thing to make way for dual 80mm fans:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/Tarquinius/DSCF1038.jpg

In that open whole we will be putting this piece of metal (with the fan holes cut out) bent around two 80mm Red LED fans (All with a grill over it).

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/Tarquinius/DSCF1039.jpg
I know its hard to see, but we have scratched out all of the lines for folding and cutting.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/Tarquinius/DSCF1044.jpg
The side grill has been cut, painted and mounted. Lookin good.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/Tarquinius/DSCF1045.jpg
Heres the bottom half all sanded and ready to paint.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/Tarquinius/DSCF1046.jpg
And heres the top half all ready to paint.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/Indybird/Tarquinius/DSCF1047.jpg

They're painted and drying.

There should be more updates monday.

-Indybird

[DonT-FeaR]

sweet never seen this link before but im likeing this is great alot of older mods are rising from the dead :O im excited


lookig good keep it up

[Dane Bramage]

glad to see this one getting some attention. looking good.

one question tho, as you have painted everything else, why not the handle on the side panel? is there a plan to paint it?

+rep/sub

[Indybird]

glad to see this one getting some attention. looking good.

one question tho, as you have painted everything else, why not the handle on the side panel? is there a plan to paint it?

+rep/sub

We are planning to paint that and the front panel buttons a Shiny Silver (almost chrome) color.

Thanks for the rep.

-Indybird

[Vexxx_2007]

I really like this thing!!
the colors look great, and the layout for everything is gonna be sweeettt
+rep :)