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ultimeus
11-20-2008, 04:44 AM
Hi all, I begin my first worklog, it's a apple G5 conversion, I try to keep the apple look outside and inside but with my own choices.

Hardware :

Q6600
DFI P35 UT
4GB crucial ballistix tracer 5300
Twintech 8800GTS 512 (to change with black pcb card)
Samsung T166 500gb raid
Corsair HX 520w
Sony dvd burner

Liquid cooling if budget can be complete
Ek supreme
Laing ddc 3.2 with Ek acetal top
Ek northbridge cooler
EK nickel block (depend from graphic card)
Dual microcool 240 rad (stacked rads)
10/16 compressions fittings
10/16 white tubing

Mod parts:

Apple G5
Lian li A10 motherboard tray
Lian li rack drive
TJ-07 watercooling rad supports
Full white sleeving
Nanoxia Fans

Some objectives of the project:

Try to keep the mac look with mods, painting of all parts to mac grey,

Reuse powersupply plastic surround port in lian li motherboard tray

Cover rads, bottom case with custom aluminium plate.

Color scheme : white, grey, green.

Repaint case to original grey.

Sponsor : EK waterblocks
http://www.sysone.fr/images/actu/070726_ekw_r600.jpg


http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0001.jpg
http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0002.jpg

Modding parts

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0005.jpg

Case ready for some action

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0007.jpg

First placement of motherboard tray

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0010.jpg

Cut for opening door mechanism

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0011.jpg

Motherboard tray inside

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_00082.jpg

Second cutting session and more adjustment

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_00112.jpg

Cutting back plate for door opening and lapping

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0013.jpg

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0015.jpg

Adaptation of powersupply plastic surround port , final form of hole would be made with mastic

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0020.jpg

Holes will be filled with bondo too

I'll try some sketchup for final look
d_stilgar
11-20-2008, 04:56 AM
Cool. I can't wait to see more. Welcome to the boards!
DonT-FeaR
11-20-2008, 05:18 AM
welcome also... good start mate
ultimeus
11-20-2008, 09:34 AM
Thanks guys, I hope make an update soon, I begun playing with mastic yesterday. Making precision lapping :)
SXRguyinMA
11-20-2008, 12:17 PM
welcome, looks cool
Luke122
11-20-2008, 12:34 PM
Welcome aboard! I think in general that we are all happy to see Apples get their guts ripped out. ;)
SXRguyinMA
11-20-2008, 12:40 PM
:stupid: lol
ultimeus
11-20-2008, 05:32 PM
I contact Eddy from EK watercooling, he accept to sponsor me, I'm really happy and want to thanks him because this is my first worklog.

Tomorrow big update, I play all the afternoon with bondo, some parts are modded and painted with filler.
SXRguyinMA
11-20-2008, 05:45 PM
congrats on the sponsorship! :up:
ultimeus
11-25-2008, 07:15 PM
Hard drive rack prepared for some modding (3 to 2 hard drives)

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_00073.jpg

Integration of apple psu hole

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_00152.jpg

backside

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_00162.jpg

superior side, there was an hole in the upper side, I cut a little plate from aluminium and filled with bondo.

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_00142.jpg


Rack drive modded and prepared with filler.

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0023.jpg


Back motherboard tray finished

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0029.jpg

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0047.jpg

Painted

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq295/ultimeus/IMG_0061.jpg

I'm not very happy with paint, it doesn't look professional, kind of plastic texture and don't match apple grey.

Since I had planed to repaint the case ( to much little dents, and color dismatch because smoking) soon, I've ask a friend who work in a paint garage to resparay all the parts.
LiTHiUM0XiD3
11-25-2008, 07:20 PM
heh man i have seen alot of these mods... hope u do it well.. there has been many many G5 case mods... some of them not very well done... and others done amazingly well...i have seen one that kept all original mac plugs/ports in the original positions aswell as there being absolutely no exterior modifications.. aswell as ones that take the mac case and make it look super kickass with windows.. lights.. cooling fans and all... +rep for takin a stab at this... and i hope to see it turn out great :D
ultimeus
11-25-2008, 07:47 PM
heh man i have seen alot of these mods... hope u do it well.. there has been many many G5 case mods... some of them not very well done... and others done amazingly well...i have seen one that kept all original mac plugs/ports in the original positions aswell as there being absolutely no exterior modifications.. aswell as ones that take the mac case and make it look super kickass with windows.. lights.. cooling fans and all... +rep for takin a stab at this... and i hope to see it turn out great :D

Thanks man I appreciate.

Well my goal is to make a really classy look inside and like if it was made by apple.
Same kind of inside than million dollar pc or murderbox.

Outside will be like original, but without apple vinyls.
The boy 4rm oz
11-26-2008, 02:53 AM
I love the G5 cases, very cool. Always plenty of room for another G5 mod.
DonT-FeaR
11-26-2008, 07:10 AM
/\ agreed.