Knight Rider CWC

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Let me give you a little background story on Knight Rider CWC. Knight Rider is referring to the old show Knight Rider with the car call K.I.T.T
The case was started as a school project that I can do anything I want as long as I can relate it back to design process so I grasped this chance to mod and get marks.

The case will be all black panels, candy red chassis and peripherals accented with candy red. My original idea called for a tail pipe out the side of the case. But I am scraping that. I am going to do a nice window.

So you might be asking what CWC mean. CWC is a project that was started for school this year, and basically designed my own water cooling system. Other then the pump it was suppose to be custom. I started design on the water block and kind of came to a road block when I needed it CNCed. I was also suppose to make a custom res, and in line water filter. But now I am going to stick to getting the water block done on a drill press. Although recently a few people have approached me to CNC it for me but they have been a little slow on replying back.

This summer I pledged to finish off Knight Rider case cause last June was one year since it was started. Also I had CWC in my hand and I was like what the hek why not combine the two. So now you got Knight Rider CWC case mod.
BTW CWC=Custom Water Cooling

Case Mod Gods seem to be the heart of many great mods so I present with no farther ado

Knight Rider CWC Project Work Log

Enjoy and please comment it will only make my project only better when I get advise from veterans. But do not think I am a modding noob.

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I got the camera again

Here I go again.

Here she is, under UV light.

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For some reason, again there is crap in my water. I think its crap or might just be foaming up of the water as it gettes air rated. That swiftech stuff made my water kinda foam up. BTW Guy red dye and swiftech addtive dont mix. I added the red dye stuff and still the water is UV green. I didn't know the swiftech stuff had UV dye in it.

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This bad boy will be mounted some were for easy acces later.
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Test PSU.
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As you can see still need to get a screw and nut that are long enough go through the Rad, but that are still thin.
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Now to talk a little about the rad. I was planing on putting the rad in the front of the case and now I choose to put it, on the top. Under this air cleaner cover from early 90's Ford Truck.

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The air cleaner cover has dual 80mm holes. Perfect for a nice cycder ling res's or two 80mm fans.
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It going to be sitting on this panle, why not mount the rad here any way.
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Here are some more stuff that I am working for this case.


HDD mounted in PSU box and were PSU use to go.
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Remember the side panle I was working on. Well for the LAN I shot it with a coat of black and toke it. But as soon as I got back I started to sand. I stoped though. Will be back at the Bondo thing soon.
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This is a plexi glass pump cover I am designing. Not sure to use it or not. Also if you can see, because of all the flame talk lately here at wizd forums I have drawen out a nice set of flames that I will cut out if I get a nice scroll saw with super thin blade.
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Today I did more some more marking-up and taping-up.
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Like I told you the Air cleaner cover is going on top of the top panle as a rad shround.

Here it is all clamped down.
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Now time for marking.
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The places I missed because of the clamps I used a ruler to finish.
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You can see that there is a 2cm difference from the edge of the cover to the inside of the cover space.
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Nice and marked up. Marquee Mods Rules!


Time to game for a while.
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2 cm needs to be cut off because there is a chiped area on the duct. After I trim it down 2cm I am not sure what I might do with it. I might put 80mm fans in them. Or turn it in to a dual res design. With 2 80mm cyclinder like res's. That would look cool. I am also thinking of finishing the end to look like polished metal. Kinda like tail pipe.

All I know for now is I need to trim 2 cm.

My freind said put some tap on the inside and JB weld the endge to finish it but I am not sure that will look nice?

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I am back at it guys. Today I am cutting the top panle. This is were the air cleaner cover will go and the the rad also. The air cleaner cover will act like a shroud for the rad also.

My tools and work area

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Modding is FUN! Sparks are a moodder's shadow, sparks are a modder's inner fire, sparks are the reason we mod, we are modders, we are flames, but together we are a blazing fire.

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Getting up and close with the sparks m8s.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/2ce29541.jpg
Really close.

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Just when you think you can finish the cutting with one blade the blade gets smaller and smaller.
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I thought I was finished cutting then this. Hanging by a thread.
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Now time to grrind down the sides.
I used the metal blade first then the stone sander.
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All done for now.

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Modder and daily things.

TV and modding tools go together well.

Wolds first TV remote and dremel
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Fixing switchs with dremel. The only tool you will ever need as a modder..


Trying to type with dremel. Don't need fingure dremel does it all with more then 50,000 tips.
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Modder.


I also bought some stuff to start the Knight Rider Lights.
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Ok some more work was done. It was very small but work was still done.

I lined up the holes and started to drill.

This is the mock-up. Just showing the massive amount of air flow.
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Tools needed to make a perfect hole. Hammer, drill bit, sharp object (nail will do), and clamps. I only used one clamp when marking the drill spot. After marking it, make sure to make it dented with a starter punch (sharp object) so that the drill bits catchs. I like to slowly drill for a nice clean drill hole.

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Mr.Hammer and sharp object. I dont recoumed using dremel bits thoug.
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The right drill bit for the right hole.
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All done drilling

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This weeks agenda
-cut rear 120mm
-cut front 120mm
-grind down speak mount
-general cleaning of the chasis
-also create template for window shape.

I am so lost when it come to what I am goign to do for the window?


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Today I have so many pics. I didn't do much but it was very documented today.

First thing on todays agenda was taking out the rivets.
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There are alot of rivets. I had to take out like7 for the front and like 6 for the back. Plus the front had like 6 more do the drive bay.

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I worked in my laps to take out he drive bay rivets
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Time to CUT. Dremel time.

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Toke a break to enjoy the out doors.

Now time to drill the holes. I used a broken fan and carfuly alined the holes and put presure on the fan to keep it in place and drill the holes.

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All done.

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Here is the worlds first 2" mid tower frame. LOL
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Today I broke out the bondo and worked on the Chassis. There were a few holes that needed to be filled. Also there are some areas that are shallow and need to be filled.

Here are the two brother before bondo.
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Areas that will need to be watched
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On the first layer I put allot of bondo. Its because I am going to sand it with a machine so I was a little muddled and excusive

BTW this is what happens to $2000 Cisco router when its gets obsolete.
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Today I went out and got a cheap rivetor, some rivets and some plexi glass.

Plexi glass is .220" 24 x 12
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Some of the plexi will be used for the side window which I hope to etch, but also for the pump cover.


You know what this means Starbuck. It means I can make you one 1250 pump cover too.

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Bondo Time
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Front Bezel design
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Switch mock-up.

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Now back to BF2
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Last Night (Nov, 16th), I sanded the Bondo down on the chassis, and the top panel. I found the Bondo on the front chassis worked really well in covering up the fan grill holes. I also used Bondo on the top because the top panel was a little dented in want a nice clean flush look. –

Front Chassis
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Top Panel
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This little bezel/lip
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My Idea for the Air Cover. Two Bawl’s Bottles. Might turn them into a res. Might not sure yet.

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hehe Awsome dude ^^ You seem to know what your doing 8)

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Very inspired mod.

Looks like it's been a while since your last worklog update. How is it coming?

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man you've got to shoot some video of the knight rider LEDs lol :D looking great! keep it coming!

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Ok guys today was big day. I tried drilling the copper. it worked but not as well as I wanted. I released that the copper block were not big enough to have 3 barbs like I intened so I am changing my design to a 2 barb block. Also released that the the mistake I made while drilling are not that bad and work well when water was sprayed on.

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I also worked on the chassis. I put the putty on. I also started to prime the top panle. When I started priming, I then wanted to mod my MX 1000 again. I wanted to paint it like a red. A candy red, or a dark deep metalic red. So I started to take apart my MX1000, and then wanted the keyboard rist rest painted the same as the mouse too. So I to that sanded with 240 using sander, then 320 wet sanding by hand.
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I also filed down the copper block and sanded it with 240. Looks better now.
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Last package came. It was suppost to be 1 red cathode tube.
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But they sent me a whole kit.
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I went to buy the paint. And this is what greated me at the door. Stuiped snow. I hate this white stuff.
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Bought 2 part paint system
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Now that looks so much better

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Althought the rist rest looks good, had one problem with paint dripping.
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Time to paint the hub.

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Now the mouse and hub

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Beware Modding is addictive, Painting guide coming up, this guide is highly addictive and some might have the urge to take apart there mousse and keyboards to paint. Please don’t try this at home if you don't have proper safety ware.

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Marquee’s guide to great paint job.

You will need these things.

Sand Paper
180 grit
220 grit
320 grit
400 grit
600 grit
800 grit
1000 grit
1500 grit
2000 grit

Paint
Filling primer*
Normal primer
Paint color of choice
Clear coat

Candy look
Color tint and base coat.

Other things
Tack cloth
Some sort of glove (like rubber gloves)

Explaining My Technique
First off I would like to start by saying that my techniques were created by refining many tactics and methods. Just like many first time modders, I looked for advice by reading step by step guides and reviews on how to improve my methods of work. Then I tried to do one, it was kind of successful, but since then I have come across difficulties and some miner kinks that I have fixed. Note by no means is my guide a perfect one.

Using filling primer
Filling primer, a thicker primer to the can finishes quicker but if used right give even noob a nice paint job. When starting to paint the object, you must sand the surface to get rid of the clear coats or any surface errors. This is a good place to identify any surface dents that might need to be filled and scratches that will need some sanding. For noobs I suggest using filling primer as there first coat of primer. This way the sanding you just did will be easily filled. I found in my experiences as a newbie that my sand with low cores grit was very bad, in terms of leaving to many surface scratches that were hard to fill. Nevertheless after reaching a 220 grit move on to a 320 grit. Remember to make sure you are sanding in perpendicular motion. Meaning, sanding from right to left then sand up and down.

Like so:
First sand /\ \/ second sanding < >

Make sure to sand in alternating pattern. After every coat, sand is opposite direction.

Explaining the Colour Coats
After reaching 400 grit sanding make sure to move on to the colour coats. If you read any paint can it tells you to sand lightly and this really has some weight when painting the colour layers. From here on paint a coat then sand all the way to 100 grit. Then move to clear coat. Spray clear coat then 1500, then if you can get it clear then 2000. After the last layer I don’t like to sand. I personally don’t have much exprince with finishing the paint job, in terms of wax or some sort of after market creams. One thing that did happen to me is once I tried to use a turtle wax finisher after painting my first case the G5 theme, I had used a tremclad silver rust proof paint and the paint started to come off when buffed with turtle wax.

Candy Finish

The candy finish is a fun paint job. For some modders this will be supper easy. For other this will be moderate skill level needed. You start off with these things:

With Dupli-Color MetalCast paint system. You need a MetalCast ground coat. Its silverfish and the paint has some sort of additive that allow the later tint coat to bond together better. This is the thing I love about the Metal cast system. The paint has some sort of additive that if you apply enough paint that the gloss comes to the top and give you a nice smooth finish. So after reach about 800 grit I moved to the ground coat. A thing layer every 5-10min, at least 4 times. Then as paint can says, from the last layer I wait 30min and then applied the tint layer. Same with tint layer, apply 5-10min a thin layer then after about 4 layers stop and let dry.

Wait a couple days, let the paint cure and then apply clear coat. The MetalCast system to tell you the truth though, if applied right the surf might be able to do with out clear coat. But if you want your paint job to last years I suggest to clear coat it for sure.

Secrets of Marquee
I have found that using tack cloth before each coat has dramatically made my paint job better.

Painting inside, in highly ventilated area has also bettered my work. The outside has wind and may thing in the air that get stuck on the paint while paint out side.

Use a clamp and wear glove. Move the object around to paint all the hard to reach areas.

Clear of the area of paint with a cloth to get rit of dust that might get stuck to painted surface.

Prep is everything. The more you sand, the more detailed the sanding is, the better the paint job will look. Take you time. Painting is a art for those with patients not a thing that should be rushed or done to quickly.

Have a nice cold drink will sanding. It will make the time pass faster. Play some music flow to the beat.

My guide is not perfect, no a complete guide. I strongly recommend reading the mnpctech guide.


Here is an overview:


Colour Painting

Sand with 180 grit if needed. 180 is corse and I like to start with 220
Prime
Sand with 220 grit
Prime
Sand with 320 grit
Prime
Sand with 400 grit
Move on to Colour paint
Sand with 600 grit
Colour coat
Sand with 800 grit
Colour coat
Sand with 1000 grit
Colour coat
Sand with 1500 grit
Clear-Coat
Sand with 2000 grit
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Candy Finish

Sand with 320 grit
Prime
Sand with 400 grit
Prime
Sand with 800 grit
Ground Coat
30min Tint colour
Clear coat after cureing

*make sure that you ground and clear coat layer are not sanded off and that the ground and tint are applied nice and smooth. A few layers are required to have nice clear look. Avoid any orange peal effect.

What it look like before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Nov17thLargeupdaye040.jpg

Sanding one
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Nov17thLargeupdaye043.jpg

Prime
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Nov17thLargeupdaye050.jpg

Sand
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Nov17thLargeupdaye054.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke035.jpg

The paint
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke006.jpg

Get ready for ground coat
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke009.jpg

Ground coat. This is what I was talking about, how the clear coat comes to the top of enought paint is applied.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke013.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke038.jpg

Tint coat, after 30min
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke015.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke056.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke062.jpg

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Marquee’s guide to great paint job.

You will need these things.

Sand Paper
180 grit
220 grit
320 grit
400 grit
600 grit
800 grit
1000 grit
1500 grit
2000 grit

Paint
Filling primer*
Normal primer
Paint color of choice
Clear coat

Candy look
Color tint and base coat.

Other things
Tack cloth
Some sort of glove (like rubber gloves)

Explaining My Technique
First off I would like to start by saying that my techniques were created by refining many tactics and methods. Just like many first time modders, I looked for advice by reading step by step guides and reviews on how to improve my methods of work. Then I tried to do one, it was kind of successful, but since then I have come across difficulties and some miner kinks that I have fixed. Note by no means is my guide a perfect one.

Using filling primer
Filling primer, a thicker primer to the can finishes quicker but if used right give even noob a nice paint job. When starting to paint the object, you must sand the surface to get rid of the clear coats or any surface errors. This is a good place to identify any surface dents that might need to be filled and scratches that will need some sanding. For noobs I suggest using filling primer as there first coat of primer. This way the sanding you just did will be easily filled. I found in my experiences as a newbie that my sand with low cores grit was very bad, in terms of leaving to many surface scratches that were hard to fill. Nevertheless after reaching a 220 grit move on to a 320 grit. Remember to make sure you are sanding in perpendicular motion. Meaning, sanding from right to left then sand up and down.

Like so:
First sand /\ \/ second sanding < >

Make sure to sand in alternating pattern. After every coat, sand is opposite direction.

Explaining the Colour Coats
After reaching 400 grit sanding make sure to move on to the colour coats. If you read any paint can it tells you to sand lightly and this really has some weight when painting the colour layers. From here on paint a coat then sand all the way to 100 grit. Then move to clear coat. Spray clear coat then 1500, then if you can get it clear then 2000. After the last layer I don’t like to sand. I personally don’t have much exprince with finishing the paint job, in terms of wax or some sort of after market creams. One thing that did happen to me is once I tried to use a turtle wax finisher after painting my first case the G5 theme, I had used a tremclad silver rust proof paint and the paint started to come off when buffed with turtle wax.

Candy Finish

The candy finish is a fun paint job. For some modders this will be supper easy. For other this will be moderate skill level needed. You start off with these things:

With Dupli-Color MetalCast paint system. You need a MetalCast ground coat. Its silverfish and the paint has some sort of additive that allow the later tint coat to bond together better. This is the thing I love about the Metal cast system. The paint has some sort of additive that if you apply enough paint that the gloss comes to the top and give you a nice smooth finish. So after reach about 800 grit I moved to the ground coat. A thing layer every 5-10min, at least 4 times. Then as paint can says, from the last layer I wait 30min and then applied the tint layer. Same with tint layer, apply 5-10min a thin layer then after about 4 layers stop and let dry.

Wait a couple days, let the paint cure and then apply clear coat. The MetalCast system to tell you the truth though, if applied right the surf might be able to do with out clear coat. But if you want your paint job to last years I suggest to clear coat it for sure.

Secrets of Marquee
I have found that using tack cloth before each coat has dramatically made my paint job better.

Painting inside, in highly ventilated area has also bettered my work. The outside has wind and may thing in the air that get stuck on the paint while paint out side.

Use a clamp and wear glove. Move the object around to paint all the hard to reach areas.

Clear of the area of paint with a cloth to get rit of dust that might get stuck to painted surface.

Prep is everything. The more you sand, the more detailed the sanding is, the better the paint job will look. Take you time. Painting is a art for those with patients not a thing that should be rushed or done to quickly.

Have a nice cold drink will sanding. It will make the time pass faster. Play some music flow to the beat.

My guide is not perfect, no a complete guide. I strongly recommend reading the mnpctech guide.


Here is an overview:


Colour Painting

Sand with 180 grit if needed. 180 is corse and I like to start with 220
Prime
Sand with 220 grit
Prime
Sand with 320 grit
Prime
Sand with 400 grit
Move on to Colour paint
Sand with 600 grit
Colour coat
Sand with 800 grit
Colour coat
Sand with 1000 grit
Colour coat
Sand with 1500 grit
Clear-Coat
Sand with 2000 grit
Clear-coat












Candy Finish

Sand with 320 grit
Prime
Sand with 400 grit
Prime
Sand with 800 grit
Ground Coat
30min Tint colour
Clear coat after cureing

*make sure that you ground and clear coat layer are not sanded off and that the ground and tint are applied nice and smooth. A few layers are required to have nice clear look. Avoid any orange peal effect.

What it look like before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Nov17thLargeupdaye040.jpg

Sanding one
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Nov17thLargeupdaye043.jpg

Prime
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Nov17thLargeupdaye050.jpg

Sand
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Nov17thLargeupdaye054.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke035.jpg

The paint
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke006.jpg

Get ready for ground coat
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke009.jpg

Ground coat. This is what I was talking about, how the clear coat comes to the top of enought paint is applied.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke013.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke038.jpg

Tint coat, after 30min
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke015.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke056.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/Paintingandpacke062.jpg

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This will be my last photo update for a while guys. Its a mock-up of the water cooling, lights (UV & RED) and the top panel cover on my G5 chassis. The Knight Rider Chassis will be the same but will future a 120mm rear fan and also a 120mm front fan; Other then that the two chassis will be the same.

Also on the Knight Rider I will be cutting some holes on the mother board tray for the PSU cables and hard drive cables. I want to keep them hidden till they reach there right hardware there supplying with power.

I have I also came up with a new way to mount my hard drives. The new way is not in my sketches but will be soon.

On the sketches you will see the front Bezel design and some other little thing floating around in my mind. Also in the sketch you will see the window etching I want to do.

The case in the dark. Man no X-mas tree for me, my computer will do. LOL

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/nov20018.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/nov20014.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/nov20022.jpg

This is were the rad will be placed with some spacers.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/nov20026.jpg

I love the look of this dual tube thing. So sexy.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/nov20038.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/nov20039.jpg

In the end the though the pump will be on its side for some space problems

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/nov20033.jpg

And also be a few cm above the floor of the chassis

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/nov20031.jpg
i fixed a tag for you - cheebs

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Here are some of the sketchs

THis is what I am gunning for in the end \/

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/KRsketchs00085.jpg

The frame for the front bezel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/eda11135.jpg

Some ideas
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/1f5a8dfc.jpg

Front bezel ideas and res idea
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/13798baa.jpg

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Here is a never before seen protype sketch.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/KR_sketchs0018.jpg

Also here are some new sketchs that lookd more like what I am going to do.

Here is a sketch were I was playing with some ideas for the front. I was thinking of the front bezel and how it will work.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/KR_sketchs0019.jpg

The front and top panel will look like this sketch but I am no 100% sure on the side. I was thinking of adding a cowel to the side but I am sure. Also I am thinking how the 24" x 12" peice of acrylic sheet will make a nice window for the side of teh cause.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/KR_sketchs0021.jpg

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I got a new little toy... Laser guided Jig saw. As most of you might know I am the founder of Mi-PCs.com. Soon Mi-PCs will be up and running. One thing we are trying to do is to create new cases. We hope for the first little bit to get cases and mod them, and in the future to have our own designed cases. That said over the last few months I have been building up a modding tool arsenal. The latest tool to be added to the arsenal is a Jig Saw. Ever since I saw tribelo, get a new one with laser guider I needed to get one. So I got a Laser guided, Jig saw with 4.5A motor, and many other features. One feature that it has that is pretty sweet it that the blades are stored onboard and look like the cartridge for the blades can be removed and secured to a belt.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album02/0548225_450_CC_50c41.thumb.jpg

The next toy to get is
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album02/0555509_450_CC_35ea3.thumb.jpg

Also
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album02/0553554_450_CC_32c2f.thumb.jpg

Hopefully some on this Christmas will get me a new rotary tool. This time the digital speed display one with extra light for lighting up your work area and 512 piece accessories.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album02/0544770_450_CC_4dd7f.thumb.jpg

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Sisp thank you so much dude.

Rankenpile as a kid with no cable I watched many episoded of Knight Rider. I watch the whole thing and then watched the re-run at least 4 more times. When I did get cable I started watch the next greatest show, Baba watch. I will be getting a new package of stuff soon and when I get it I will be updating. I have been cought up with school work and the fact that some of the designs for this cases needed to be finilized before going any further. I need to work on the Front bezel design and specialy the mounting of the HDs under the Rad. I have some sketchs of the Hds and how they will mount. Also have a sketch/cardboard mouck up of the controle panle were the switchs and the some new light idea will be.

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Sisp thank you so much dude.

Rankenpile as a kid with no cable I watched many episodes of Knight Rider. I watch the whole thing and then watched the re-run at least 4 more times. When I did get cable I started watch the next greatest show, Baba watch. I will be getting a new package of stuff soon and when I get it I will be updating. I have been caught up with school work and the fact that some of the designs for this case needed to be finalized before going any further. I need to work on the Front bezel design and specially the mounting of the HDs under the Rad. I have some sketches of the Hds and how they will mount. Also have a sketch/cardboard mock up of the control panel were the switches and the some new light idea will be. I am also in the processes of trying to get Knightlight.co.uk to sponsor me for the LED chaser. But more likely would be me making from a kit.

Adreamtraveler, I will just for you m8.;)

[OvRiDe]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/biggiy05/Marquee/2ce29541.jpg


:eek:

TWO WORDS-- EYE PROTECTION.. heh

I just had a friend loose an eye in a freak accident where burning pieces of metal were not spewing directly at him. You only got 2 and if you loose one thats 50%.. So practice safe modding. That said..

DUDE this is SWEET.. I grew up with Knight Rider so of course if peeked my interest right away. Looks like its going to be a Killer mod.. and when your done with it you could always do a K.A.R.R mod as well.. :)

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KARR and a the other car. The one that was suppost to take over for KITT. It was like a Ferrari.

I am wear eye protection m8. Check it out closer, I am wearing some shades. its bouncing off my shades.

[OvRiDe]

I am wear eye protection m8. Check it out closer, I am wearing some shades. its bouncing off my shades.

Glad to hear.. didn't see an ear piece so I ASSUMED and you know what that does.. :redface: Sorry to sound critical..

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NP dude cause I once got metal in my eye and it hurt and I was lucky I didn't loose an eye. Do you remember the name of that car that was suppost to take over for KITT the ferrari?

[OvRiDe]

Well I dont remember a Ferrari.. There was an episode where they transplanted K.I.T.T. into a 57 Chevy. Then there were the "After the series" shows Knight Rider 2000 or 3000 where K.I.T.T. was the Pontiac Concept car called the Banshi. And then there was a VERY short lived series called Team Knight Rider where there were 5 characters that drove assorted vehicles, 1 SUV, 1 4WD Truck, a Mustang, and 2 Motorcycles.

Man I feel like a geek being able to remember that.. hahaha

[Rankenphile]

omg, this is looking sooooo hot. Great job on the paint, btw. Very sexy.

[wingman358]

Lookin' shweet.

[adreamtraveler]

And then there was a VERY short lived series called Team Knight Rider where there were 5 characters that drove assorted vehicles, 1 SUV, 1 4WD Truck, a Mustang, and 2 Motorcycles.

:eek: i'm just now remembering that one!! haha...man that one was bad...if you had ever watched the original, then to watch Team Knight Rider was down right embarrassing ( at least i think so :p ) lol

[adreamtraveler]

Adreamtraveler, I will just for you m8.;)

SWEET! :D :D :D

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I found it. It was called KRO
Knight Reformulation One
(K.R.O.)-Modified Ferrari GTS


.R.O. is a Series One Knight Foundation vehicle, Marland Technologies Project #17-328-2.
Voice of K.R.O.-John B. Wells
Driver-Martin Jenson
License Plate:KRO
Driver Override Code:N/A-KRO did not have this feature built in because the idea of the driver symbiosis was overlooked. After Kro killed six people and was deactivated, the D.O.C. was installed in the other five TKR vehicles
Features-Grappling Hook
Holographic Projector
Infra-Scan
Intruder Control-
Arm Restrains
Ceiling Laser
Steering Wheel Shock
Microwave Laser Beams
Remote Locator
Tracking Beacon
Video data Bank
Voice Print Analysis
What was K.R.O.(Knight Reformulation One)?

K.R.O., short for Knight Reformation One, was designed to be a replacement for FLAG's highly successful revised prototype super car, KITT. FLAG's engineers put all of the years of experience and technological advances they'd developed while KITT was in service and put it into the shell of a Ferrari. KRO was suppose to spearhead the Foundation's efforts into a new decade. Unfortunately FLAG apparently didn't take as much care selecting KRO's driver, Martin Jantzen, as they did building KRO. He proved to be to unstable and was pushed over the edge by his car\driver relationship with KRO which also warped KRO's personality. KRO became extremely dangerous, resulting in the deaths of several technicians before he was shut down. He was later reactivated during the KRO mission and had to be hunted down my TKR in much the same way FLAG's first prototype, KARR, was. He was eventually destroyed and his driver killed, when he was buried in molten metal. Along with his long list of capabilities, KRO's scanners were specially configured to search for weaknesses in his targets, and exploit them. This proved to be a problem for TKR since FLAG had decided to incorporate special weak spots into their vehicles after the incident with KRO so they could be stopped easier if they went out of control.

http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/poitier/1005/d92c8960.jpg

http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/poitier/1005/9c598720.jpg

KRO was a Team Knight Rider car.

[OvRiDe]

Even tho I didnt really care for Team Knight Rider....

Ferrari GTS' are cool and Knight Rider is cool.. so how can you go wrong!?!

:)

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Maybe if I make a new case, the next one will be modled after KRO. As far as Knight Rider CWC case, the UPS package should come today. I need to pay them a large amount of money because it came by ground mail I have to pay $87.32 CND.

As soon as I get the PSU. this next thing to do is to make the CP. Controle Panel. need to be re done because the PSU has a 120mm on top so I need to flip the PSU and then the make the new CP.

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Some good news m8.

I got my stuff today. I have no camera but x-mas came early for me. OMG the Hiper PSU is something special. From when I opened the latch for the container it came in I knew I was dealing with a quality PSU. The AOC fans are sleeved with a UV red, and UV red heat shrink. I got my black thumb screws and my black fan screws to. I can’t wait to take pics and show the net. Maybe by Monday some time I will get the pics up

[Aero]

hmmm, K.I.T.T. looked exactly like a third gen firebird. So much infact many K.I.T.T. replicas are now made from black trans ams. But if you say it was some ferarri. ok I guess.

[Malatory]

hmmm, K.I.T.T. looked exactly like a third gen firebird. So much infact many K.I.T.T. replicas are now made from black trans ams. But if you say it was some ferarri. ok I guess.


It was the 3rd Gen Trans AM (Firebird is the wimpy version).

http://www.knightrideronline.com/wiki/doku.php?id=knight_rider

I had a red one for a while.

they might have done a ferarri in Knight2000 or something like that.

[Aero]

It was the 3rd Gen Trans AM (Firebird is the wimpy version).

http://www.knightrideronline.com/wiki/doku.php?id=knight_rider

I had a red one for a while.

they might have done a ferarri in Knight2000 or something like that.


Same body though, tranny's just have a different spoiler if you can call it that and larger engine plus a few other mechanical perks.

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Kitt is a firebird. But KRO is a ferrari m8. it was a spin off.

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Yesterday also some good news I got a web cam. Its was for free I got it, and can take pictures up to 640x4.. Which is great because I can start taking pic of the new stuff right away and the stuff I have done. Its not the best when it comes to detail but I am hoping that there is a digital camera under the Christmas tree for me.

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Here is what many people have been waiting for. All my stuff I order came in and some new tools and stuff for modding also bought.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/1_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/18_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/19_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/20_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/23_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/24_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/26_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/29_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/36_G.jpg
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http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/numbered_2.jpg

1)Resin for the fiber glass cloth.
2) 2 can of red tint for candy finish
3) Ground coat for candy finish
4) Mothers metal and meg finish

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http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/numbered_1.jpg

1)Polishing and buffin pads for sander
2)Scroll saw
3)dremel 60 grit sander
4)L-shaped leveler and right angle
5)Fiber class cloth
6)JB weld
7)5-min epoxy
8)150 grith sanding discs

Also there is some Carbon fiber dremel cut of disc between the polishing discs and 5-min epoxy.

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Here is one of the mods. Since the Rad will be mounted on the top panel replacing were the PSU went, there need to be a mod there. Right under the rad will be the HDs. Two hard drives for now. and then the Rad will screw into the top panel.

To start I need to cut the old PSU back plate. Then I drilled holes on the bottom in order to later rivet it to a flat sheet. The HD mounts will come out from the sheet metal and screw into the hard drives. When I was searching for a piece of metal is act as a mock up for the HD sheet I found that a CD-ROM bottom plate fit nicely. I am going to find an old CD-ROM with a flat sheet and use it.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/1_G_001.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/3_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/4_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/6_G_001.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/7_G_001.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/8_G_001.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/9_G_001.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/12_G_001.jpg

[OvRiDe]

So now that you got your stuff.. Are you done yet??

Some of us are anxious.... hahaha

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No m8. There is so much to be done. I have to make the CP, cut enough holes, windows and hidding wires. Also need to make a switch box.


Last night I worked a little on the CP ( Control panel). It is designed to look like kits voice and CP. It looks cool.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/voice.gif

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/CP_MS_sketch.gif

1) Squares that light up when switch turns on, IR scanner is the LED chaser, turbo is extra fan
2) Holes for switches, 1/2"
3) Top will be painted but side will have red glow coming out.
4) Side plate will not be painted but will glow red, and will have a boarder etched into it.

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Here is a sketch from before to show you were it will go, the colours have been inverted to show the sketch lines better.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/31711A_23_Ath64FX_160_10fps.gif

I started with a sheet that was not in use


http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/1_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/3_G.jpg

Cardboard cut out.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/4_G_001.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/6_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/10_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/11_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/12_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/13_G.jpg

It stil needs to be sanded and rounded off though. Not the end of the CP.

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Today a big day. I am going to be fiberglassing the front bezel. Also to night there will be a mini update with the CP all sanded, drill, filled, and polished sides.

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Today I got all the things need to make the custom fiberglass front bezel and some one said to me, with all this jazz you have in the case, why make the front so plain. Well I said to make it look clean. They said why not do something funky like the rest of the case. I thought for awhile what might I do. Nothing came to mind. I want to stick with my idea of plain front bezel but I wanted to ask the world first. What do you guys think? Plain front bezel or should I go with some sort of design?

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http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/14_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/15_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/16_G.jpg

[Xato]

Hope this mod turns out sexy, and i like those cans you have.
"DANGER
EXTREME"

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LOL They pack one hell of a punch too.

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Here is the new tool I got

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_003.jpg

LCD screen, and also if you set it to a speed and when you cut most dremels slow down, this one will compinsate for the added load and will give more power to sasatane the speed it was set at
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_004.jpg

Front Bezel frame
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_029.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_030.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_031.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_032.jpg

Area I have to watch out for
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_034.jpg

New toy to use while modding
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_035.jpg

Its super thin I tell you
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_036.jpg

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This is cover. Now mocking up the fans before I cut.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_037.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_038.jpg

I quickly realized that I should cut this piece before I go on.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_043.jpg

Time to mod.http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_045.jpg

Got to my new work place.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_046.jpg

One thing I love about modding it that with the headphones on my ear and the dremel screaming at 35K RPM the world comes to stand still while I mod. Here is one of my modding tracks I listen to.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_048.jpg

Any one for pizza?
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_052.jpg

Last cut with old tool. Time for new one. You served me well cheap tool. Thank you for the many years of service.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_060.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_061.jpg

Sanded down the notch
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_068.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_073.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/cover_074.jpg

OMG look what I found I went crazy.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/family_006.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/family_022.sized.jpg

^This made me ok for a few hours. I have to go out and get a heatsink now. Not a cheap one ethier, maybe one of those huge as$ Zalman ones or something that is huge and copper so I can still get good overclock.

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Ok here is goes again guys more pics. This time the wheel s came in and also the cover has been drilled for the fan screw holes. Also some new updated pics of the on going project.

Her goes get set

Here is a close up little blurey sorry.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_004.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_003.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_002.jpg

New wheels. With this baby I will be riding less then 2" from ground level.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_008.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_009.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_010.sized.jpg

Here is the frame for the fiber glass.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/album03/New_toy_2_013?full=1

Time drill, oh yeah!

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_023.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_024.sized.jpg

The AOC lable is going to have to go.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_026.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_029.sized.jpg

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Time to drill and sand some more.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_030.sized.jpg

Had yo countersink to make it look good.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_032.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_036.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_044.sized.jpg

Little mock up

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album03/New_toy_2_048.sized.jpg

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More hardware part two

G7 awsome mosue

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/New_hardware_001.jpg

7800GTX OMG you guys need one. They are awsome too.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/New_hardware_003.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/New_hardware_005.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/New_hardware_007.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/New_hardware_018.jpg

This is what the chassis will look like when its painted.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/New_hardware_060.jpg

This says Gamer all over it.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/New_hardware_061.jpg

HAPPY NEW YEAR. wont post for anther 4 days or so so enjoy.

I forgot the new hardware: 7800GTX, G7 mouse, Fatal1ty heatsink was thanks to my new sponsor. Will explain that later kinda late for work. Also they sent over SONY MRD-V500J headphones too.

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THis is what happen when you here about modding. Til you become a modder.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_014.thumb.jpg http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_015.thumb.jpg http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_024.thumb.jpg

LOL
This is the that piece getting outlined for cutting.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_022.thumb.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_026.thumb.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_028.thumb.jpg

AOC mid sanding

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_035.thumb.jpg

The one on the left it closer to being finished.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_036.sized.jpg

After cutting.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_037.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_043.sized.jpg

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Here is the new card. X1800 XT 512mb. What ever you do dont get this card. OMG so many driver problems. Even the modded drivers can fix. I will be more detailed of my problem at the bottom of this post.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_052.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_058.sized.jpg

Massive cooler. This card is like a nice wieght for arm curlels :D LOL

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_059.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_064.sized.jpg

Here is the 1GB kit they sent over too. Now I have a total of 2GB of RAM. 2 Dual channle kits.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_067.sized.jpg

Sorry for it being blury. Now this is a BF2 gaming rig. 2Gb Ram, 3000+ at 2.5Ghz, 2x 120GB 8mb cache RAID 0, X1800 XT 512mb.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Party_075.sized.jpg


** Ok the main problem I had with the X1800 XT is while installing and also while trying to run a game in full screen. While installing the ATI driver it had problem and reset itself. Also after that was done and I did anther install it still was problamtic because of the full screen problem. The full screen problem is that when trying to run this card with any game I found so far, (Counter Strike sourcce, FEAR MP demo, CoD2 SP demo, and BF2) is the card while in full screen doesn't not post good FPS. I am getting about the same FPS as my 6600GT with same settings and res. Also the card will rest itself for no reason. The screen turns off then card powers up to full fan speed the screen turns on. The game will start to freeze up right before card resets. Then the game will close. While playing Counter Strike it gave me a Engine Error, when the monitor came on. The error said something to the effect of Failed to hock buffer to......

Also since I have a older apple monitor its a little dark so I need to turn up the brightness and gamma in the video controle panle. The ATI version has one for the game and one for the desktop. I set both to right setting so see all the detail witht this monitor and started the game. The game was dark so I alt+tabed out and reset the brightness and gamma. When I tabed back to the game the game fails. I was hoping to have a update up yesterday but the card was very stable with the ATI driver to the point the whole computer will reset while I am on the desktop. For now still I find a good modded 5.13 driver I will use my 6600GT. I am kinda wanting that 7800GTX now. That card was scalbale and worked fine. By fine I mean I finaly got to turn the games to max settings.

[chris_kalan]

Marquee, you are amazing. Honestly, this is one of the nicest mods I have ever seen! The quality parts make it more than a mod because you use the bext components too! Excellent!

[crenn]

Should have got a 512MB 7800GTX instead ;)

[Exley]

I have had the x1800xt since christmas and have experanced no ploblems what so ever. if you are using the drivers from the CD try getting the ones from the website, it might help.

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@ Chris- Thanks man. I have got some more hardware that is hot end that you will like. By 8EST I will have the new hardware pics up and the new card.

@ Crenn- I would have got the 7800GTX 512MB if it had value. The 512mb is almost $1100 CDN. This is because that card is only made in low numbers. The X1800 XT performed better then the 7800GTX with 512mb because of the way the X1800 XT is made with a different architecture. The so called "architecture".

Number of 7800GTX 512w/mb (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28254)

GTX VS X1800XT (http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=ODc1LDM=)


@Exley- I understand for some people it worked fine but my system has slowly become a system filled with high end parts. When many high end parts come to gether some time they dont work well together. I am a hardware guy meaning I will experiment and will move around in the hardware brands but ATI for sure will need to work will its driver. So show you what I am talking about go to the contole panle for ati. go to color. Then set you gamma to like 1.8 and brightness too 11. That is what I did. Save it by pressing ok, or apply . Then go into a game. The brightness will go down to noralm again. Which is not suppost to happen. Any way the point is that the driver doesn't not fix enough of the problems with the X1800 XT. It focus more on the cards like X1600, X1700, and a little more on the X1800XL. I just feel at the time ATi's X1800 XT is not the best choice for my gaming rig. It sadness me to say this because I live a few km from ATi HQ. :( I should really call them up and ask them for a job to push there product. Because gamers need a midle man. Some one that can tell the large companies what they want. Like a driver that is nice.

Well I know I spelled alot of things wrong here but I am lazy to check it. With the clean install I have no MS word up yet.

updates coming soon.

[Aero]

nice mod, love how its coming togather.

oh, and 9800XT still pwns.

[chris_kalan]

Yeah!! 9800XT (All In Wonder) ALL THE WAY!

[crenn]

@ Crenn- I would have got the 7800GTX 512MB if it had value. The 512mb is almost $1100 CDN. This is because that card is only made in low numbers. The X1800 XT performed better then the 7800GTX with 512mb because of the way the X1800 XT is made with a different architecture. The so called "architecture".

Number of 7800GTX 512w/mb (http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28254)

GTX VS X1800XT (http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=ODc1LDM=)


I'll point out this. The 512MB 7800GTX actually preforms better than the 512MB X1800XT. The article you posted shows the 512MB X1800XT vs a 256MB BFGTech 7800GTX OC. And what's worse is the 7800GTX is beating it.... just.... but remember, that's only with 256MB.

If I can remember where I foudn the article. I'll post a comparison of the 2 512MB cards.

EDIT: Here's a good review on the cards:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/11/14/nvidia/page7.html

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Ok that was a quick post. But let me asure you if you read reviews you see that the X1800XT (which I dont own no more), was better in high quilalty, high res gaming. Most revies if you see them the nvidia cards do well in any res with now AA or AF. Here is a better review. You see here that a card like 7800GTX 256, is all most same as the X1800XT but as soon as AA and AF are turned on you see a big difference with the X1800XT on top. You see even a large margin when moving to larger res. But then again games like "Chronicles of Riddick" seem to be made for the 7800GTX. ALso check out the BF2, FEAR and 3Dmark05 test. They show that the card is better when AA and AF is turned on. The ATi cards seem to be built for AA and AF, while nvidia for pure speed. From what I hear the G71 core is a go and ready to start shipping soon. That core will be even more faster and better overclocker then G70 and will for sure kill the X1800XT and X1800XT PE when it comes to raw power. Also Dells new little play with fire machine with quade Sli is crazy. Keep in mind that nvidia is smart and wants you to buy a new card while ATi will like to slow down the game and R&D more.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/radeon-x1800.html

Edit dude the link you sent is so one side. Its also a lie. Look at the Doom 3 test. With a size od 16X12 res with 4xAA and 8xAF, even the 7800GT is better then the X1800XT. Let think for a sec. The most powerful ATi card with 512mb is not as good as 7800GT. Yeah right. BTW isn't Tom's hardware paid to review.

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Ok, I'll give you a quick hint into why the reviews are so different stories for the NVidia cards. If you read back in the TH review, you will see that the drivers used are the NVIDIA ForceWare 81.87 whereas the review you posted, they only use NVIDIA ForceWare 78.01. Remember, drivers do improve preformance. It's why both cards are near equal.

EDIT: I'm sorry, I'm actually incorrect. TH used NVIDIA ForceWare 81.89 for testing as NVIDIA ForceWare 81.87 didn't recognise the card used.

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This update was due a few days ago but I had computer trouble in which I had to format my computer and then get a new hard drive and took me 3 tries to get windows to install with out error.

Since this is in the theme of the Knight Riders KITT car, I said what the hell let me give it a underground effect. So I took the bottom lined up the tube and marked off the holes. Then toke a dremel to it. The tube will be held to the bottom later bu a zip tie or metal bracket. The zip tie or metal bracket will be hidden from viewer looking into the case by and pice of plexi that will be mirror like.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300266.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300267.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300268.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300270.sized.jpg



http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300275.sized.jpg

This is a mock up witht he frame of the front.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300277.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300282.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300285.sized.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300311.sized.jpg

This hole is for the tube power wire.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300313.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300312.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300314.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300316.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300317.sized.jpg





http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300318.sized.jpg


And yes after some more grinding and bondo that hole will look clean. I hope. Or I might just do rub ring.

[RobjaFalu]

Hehe! That looks awesome. Very nice pics

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Thanks, I try my best to keep the camera study. But with like 4 cups of coffee in me, holding a camera still is like holding a dremel still hard to do.

Ok this post is to show the way the HD will be mounted and were they will be mounted. It will be placed right over the RAM and CPU area. If the PSU was still were it will normaly be, the HDs will be mounted right under the PSU box. I will be using a Zalman hard driver cooler. I plan to take the hard drive cooler apart and paint it the same way as the mouse to give it a red look. Red and chrome will be the final colours of the hard driver cooler. Here comes the pics.

This is the plate that will support the HDs, I will use spacer and some plexi to hide the screws of the HD.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300319.sized.jpg

This is and idea what it will look like.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300323.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300324.sized.jpg

This is to give an idea were it will be mounted.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300325.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300329.sized.jpg

This sketch shows the side view of the hard drive mounting. The middle bar is the plexi. I will use spacer and two sets of screws to mount the HD to the new plate. The first set of screws will mount the plexi to the plate with spacer in between. The second set will mount the hard drive to the plexi.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300331.sized.jpg

Here is a quick 3D sketch.



http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300332.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/S5300333.sized.jpg

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Ok here are better pics

Here is the Zalman HD cooler.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_023.sized.jpg

My new Raptor hard drive.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_024.sized.jpg

Getting the right wires. I need to mock-up the HD and see how much space wires and so on will take.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_025.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_038.sized.jpg_027.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_028.sized.jpg

As you can see I have to place the HD a little far from the back of the plate so I can clear some thing under it like RAM and the motherboard.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_029.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_030.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_031.sized.jpg

New games

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_032.sized.jpg

Testing the Raptor. And what a beast it is. Can't wait till I have two in RAID 0.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_038.sized.jpg

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Ok here is a little hardware peak.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_039.sized.jpg

This is for sure me. Every night since I got F.E.A.R. I can't sleep no more.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_047.sized.jpg

I dont think this is true.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_045.sized.jpg

Must have gamer gear. THis card is the bomb.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_049.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_050.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_051.sized.jpg

You guys need to get this card man. Its crazy.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_052.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_053.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_054.sized.jpg

Old card. Bye bye. You served me well for the past, oh 10 years. LOL
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_058.sized.jpg

Pile of games that I am currently playing. I am gamer I tell you. I am taking this hardware to its limts then water cool it and OC it to the max. For now I am figuring out my baselines.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_061.sized.jpg

Look at the beast that hosts this hardware. Yes its bare but the case is coming. Don't worry lonly hardware, you will have a sexy outter layer soon.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_062.sized.jpg

It lights up. WOW
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_067.sized.jpg

Sneak Preview of whats next on this project.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/HD_mounting_068.sized.jpg

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Ok guys this update is very minor work. It’s just me lightly priming the ND mounting and the cleaner cover. From this point on I would like to call the cleaner cover The Core. Why the core, because the heater core sits right under it. Any way. I primed them so I can get and idea what needs to be sanded, better and areas that will stick out when painted. Found many things I never thought of, and a few I already knew of.

Over here you see that there is a sort of a low area, it might need filling, or might be good, because of the rivets and the space below is tight any way.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Picture_060.sized.jpg

This is that PSU back plate. I see I need to get better files and file it down. I need to get smaller files.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Picture_061.sized.jpg


This is the famouse Core
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Picture_062.sized.jpg

This will need sanding to make it smooth.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Picture_064.sized.jpg

Here are some more areas.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Picture_065.sized.jpg

A better shot of what I am talking about
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Picture_066.sized.jpg

Anther area, I was hoping this area would heal it self. Kinda pissed off, of the amount of sanding I must do still.:angry:
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Picture_067.sized.jpg

In the end the core, will be painted a candy red to stand out a little from the glossy black case. Like so.\/
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Picture_068.sized.jpg

Enjoy the work.

[chris_kalan]

Looks beautiful! I can't wait; I always check this thread last when I do my daily rounds because I save the best for last!!

[Rankenphile]

Excellent stuff. Can't wait to see the rest of it.

Keep it up!

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Thanks guys. The best for last.HEHEHE I am very humbled, thank you.


Ok there seem to be many questions on many forums about the state of the water cooling. If it will go in or not and what not. Yes it will go in and here is a sneak preview of the block that many and machines are working on. I plan to have three of them made. One copper base with plastic clear top, aluminum base with plastic clear top, and an all aluminum one. After some tests with the three blocks the winning block will be used. Also the winning block I am going to order 10 more of and sell them on my future web shop.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/889_G.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/water_block_assembly.jpg

Whats your ideas on the block?

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http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mi_PCs_flow.jpg

Here is the flow of the block. The pic above is the side view of the water block.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mi_PCs_waterblock.jpg

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I have to start making the bracket for the heatercore. The heatercore will be held in place by a bracket that will run zip ties or screws down through the core. Here is the piece I cut out and will using to make the bracket.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_001.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_002.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_003.sized.jpg

First look.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_007.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_008.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_010.sized.jpg

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I started sanded the 'Turbo' today. I needed to fix some areas so I was sanding with a 80grit. I got rit of extra areas quick.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_012.sized.jpg

Remember this area
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_013.sized.jpg

This area will need to get filled.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_014.sized.jpg

And this one too.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_015.sized.jpg

Here are some areas that stand out some what.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_016.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_017.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_018.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_019.sized.jpg

All the pics I have for now. Stay tuned guys. Please reply and ask questions and suggestions .

[chris_kalan]

Looking beautiful That sucker is going to be loud though. I would have preferred to channel the airflow out the pipes and keep the unit enclose, maybe with only one small fan on the top. But oh well, still daymn sexy!!

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OMG I cant believe this. I am being Featured. This is a first for me. :)

I am going to make a plate that closes of the res of the gap betwean the case inner and the haeter core to force all the air down the hearcore. I am hoping to use a fan controler in the end to mangen the noise levels. The two smaller hole wont be used for fans. Although they are perfect for 80mm fan I am going to mount a dual 80mm res there. Nice and clear so that the red water can be seen. In the future. No plans on doing that now, since I need some tool that I dont have yet. Tap and die, drill press, and much needed skill with plexi.

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This is modding fuel. A lightly toasted white bread with chocolate spread and peanut butter. With a nice healthy sized cup of Colombian coffee.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Door_001.sized.jpg

Here is the area that need to be filled.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Door_002.sized.jpg

I started by making the side piece first. This will need to be shorted, for the fiberglass cloth to fit. Its not finished. I am going to make it shorter by at least .5cm.


Here is the top piece. Same as the other one it will also need to be shorted to fit with the cloth on it.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Door_004.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Door_005.sized.jpg

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Ok guys this update is thanks to the guys at bit-tech who have motivated me. They said my work was **** and I can make it better. Its true though I can make it better. But I don’t share the same ideas as them when it come to my work being **** though. Any way long story short they suggested a few ideas. Ideas that I have been personally have been thinking about for the past week.

First idea was the fins on turbo. To keep them or no? The fins in some areas are damaged and they’re for need to be repaired. Or better yet cut them all off and then simply paint the turbo to keep the clean and sleek look. I thought about this again. They were right. It will look better cut off. So I told them I would do this and off to the shed I went. I broke out my new dremel and the flex shaft. I cut all the side fins off. The front fins are a little harder to cut because they touch on the corners and also on top parts of the bottom instead of just one like the side piece. I have saved the front fins to be cut on Wednesday. I haven’t sanded the sides down by hand yet so still looks rough. But I have sanded it with the Dremel.

Last look at finshttp://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_fins_cut_001.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_fins_cut_003.sized.jpg

This is what I said about the front piece touching the bottom twice.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_fins_cut_005.sized.jpg

One side down

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_fins_cut_017.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_fins_cut_018.sized.jpg


Other side.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_fins_cut_027.sized.jpg

For the next time.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/Turbo_fins_cut_031.sized.jpg

[chris_kalan]

AWW MAN!! Hope you didn't get rid of those back fins just yet! I would bondo the back fins up to keep the sleek going all the way to the very back edge. It would keep the sleekness factor up, and make the unit a lot stronger. Also, maybe you could try doing that with the sides, rather than having edges sticking out each side.

PS. Bit-Tech people....they are poo :)

[cycleboy]

great project - looks very interesting....

where did you get the wheeels from????

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I got the wheels from Performance-PC.com. I dont see my self trying to fix the front fins and keeping then there. There already half gone. After this cutting next thing I have lined up is there, Pump mounting and the pump bracket. Most will have forgot about this looks at one of the pics of the water cooling mock-up. The pump is place near the front and is placed with its back to the viewer. Also at the same time I will be doning the plastic part of the HD mount.

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So the big question is. Is Knight Rider down and out. No way. I just haven’t had as much time. I have been doing a little work for my sponsors at there place configuring some of there high end computers for them. I also have been there on-site gaming hardware expert for a big visit day from one of there highest ranked employers. So basically I was there dresses in black shirt and red tie talking about how far the gaming hardware has come and what the trends are for the next year or so. Its no formal position, just for there store to look good in the eyes of there boss.

I have been working on KR (KnightRider) on and off. Not much work has been completed because of the big visit thing, exam and some troubles at home. Here is what I have done.

You can find this stuff at local Home Depot
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_008.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_009.sized.jpg

"Plastic I am your Father, feel my rather with my new jig saw"
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_013.sized.jpg

Pretty Clean cut. Straight for the most part to.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_014.sized.jpg

After a little fill and sanding work, fits like a glove.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_015.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_016.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_017.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_018.sized.jpg


Ok this piece it between the edge of the mobo, were all the HD and PSU connections are to the front frame.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_024.sized.jpg

These areas will be cut out in order to make room for the mobo mounts and the optical driver IDE connection.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_025.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_026.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_027.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_028.sized.jpg

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Ok this is were the second plastic piece will go.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirror_plastic2_001.sized.jpg

As you can see there is a lot of edges and corners to be sanded/filled.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirror_plastic2_003.sized.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirror_plastic2_005.sized.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirror_plastic2_006.sized.jpg

This is how bad it was.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirror_plastic2_008.sized.jpg

When I was done, I rounded the edges off and cleaned up the lines.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirror_plastic2_009.sized.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirror_plastic2_010.sized.jpg

I found a problem though. The bottom mirror piece and the mobo mirror piece will be touching each other, so I need to shorten the mobo one or cut a slot into the bottom one.

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Does any one here have some thick piece of metal. Nothing $$$, no copper. Steal or something like that. I was designing the res, and how it will be mounted but I need some thick metal.

When I mean think at least, .5cm-1cm thick metal. I will have some new sketches up soon for the rest of the inner case up. Also some more cutting of the mirror plexi.

I have found my self looking for a new machinist. I kinda got a new one and thus for re-designing the water block again. This time I am designing from the ground up again. I will have pics of the new pro-type designs up soon.

[jdbnsn]

Looks great, you are doing a wonderful job! Very creative and thorough attention to details.

[marquee]

Thank you so much dude. I try very hard.

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Hello guys been a while since I update sorry. On many of the sites sadly I have made my way to the second page of the work logs. :(

I also got a voltage gage, it will be mounted in the front of the case right under a temp gage. I am look to get anther gage that is round like the voltage one for the temp if not I will you the digital rectangle gage from before.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/volt_gage_bay_mirror_001.sized.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/volt_gage_bay_mirror_002.sized.jpg
Light up.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/volt_gage_bay_mirror_004.sized.jpg
Juice kicks in. What this little under 12V, well thats because it connted after the FAN controler. Even with the fan cotroler on full it no full 12V.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/volt_gage_bay_mirror_005.sized.jpg

This is the frame connected with the HD mount. I hope this give a better idea of the way the HD will be mounted.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/volt_gage_bay_mirror_006.sized.jpg


Well any way I have cut out the mirror piece for the drive bay I need to sand down and fill down the corners still.

I have also managed to cut out a piece of plexi for the HD mount and drill the holes for the HD. I hope from the night is over to get anther updated pi c of the HD mount.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/volt_gage_bay_mirror_007.sized.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/volt_gage_bay_mirror_008.sized.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/volt_gage_bay_mirror_010.sized.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/volt_gage_bay_mirror_011.sized.jpg
Also tonight I will also try to get a mini BFG 7800GTX review up. Well maybe not tonight but hopefully soon.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album08/Mirror_plastic_001.sized.jpg

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Ok folks I have a little update. This is all the mirror piece cut and mounted in place. This is the first fitting for this case. And since it was the first issues came up. First being were the mobo mirror piece meet the bottom. I cut out a notch into the bottom one. Also found more problems were the mobo tray meets the front frame. The inner Bondo still needs to be sanded down.

Most other areas are fin other then some scratching which I will easily fix and some chipping. The chipping will be fix with some molding or some rubber tape for the edges. The scratching will just be taped up or coloured in from underneath to make the scratch go away.

Here are the pic hope you enjoy them. Also here is the progress pic for those who asked.



Bottom mirror all cut
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirro_i_think_finished_001.sized.jpg

Small gap for mobo wires
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirro_i_think_finished_003.sized.jpg

Hi there fellow modders. The stuff you see here is not skratchs but dust on the mirror/ on lens.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirro_i_think_finished_005.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirro_i_think_finished_006.sized.jpg

The edges here will need to be taped up for sure.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirro_i_think_finished_007.sized.jpg

Problem when front frame meet mobo tray.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirro_i_think_finished_009.sized.jpg

Mirrored up, This shot has the drive bays also.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirro_i_think_finished_015.sized.jpg

Progress I say around 50-60%
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirro_i_think_finished_018.sized.jpg

Check out that air flow. A super small case with huge fans.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirro_i_think_finished_022.sized.jpg

Better idea of the RAD, and were it will sit.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirro_i_think_finished_025.sized.jpg

So long for now fellow modders.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album01/Mirro_i_think_finished_008.sized.jpg

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Ok I first started by washing down the part to be painted. Then I didn't want to paint. The reason being that I want need to find a new way to paint. I have been banned from painting inside the house so I must only paint out side. But the Canadian weather is hard to deal with the hardly ever have the nice 20C temps. Well its either 40C in Toronto or -40C. L:lol: L

So I remebered I watch a show the other night with Chip Foose on it. They were under a dead line and after painting the Baked the car. I thought it was to finishing drying fast. So I started. Before I knew it I was done. The hole thing only took me about 1hr. Thats about 3 thin coats every 10min. Mine was more like every 15min. The out side temp was like -2C. Then I let it dry in side for less then 20min. Then into the oven for 10min at 170F then 20min at 180F.

For the knob it was the same time but I only put then in the oven at 170F and I was watching close cause I didn't want the plastic to melt. Also I need to let it harded when it came out because the plastitc was soft. This new way was fun and cut the painting time by alot. Try it guys I think you will love it. Also I found by bakeing in the oven it got rit of the freezing effect of painting it extreme cold temps.

Well enjoy the pics.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Baked_on_007.sized.jpg

Thinking food. I ate about 3 donuts when thinking of a new way to try paint.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Baked_on_009.sized.jpg

3 coats later. 170F 10min.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Baked_on_011.sized.jpg

All done now. She is a pretty red.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Baked_on_016.sized.jpg


This is why mirror are so cool. Every angle of your work you can see.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Baked_on_017.sized.jpg

Money shot. This why I mod. I saw this in my head when I was drawing. When its done it feels so good when it comes right of the paper, and its just like you planed.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Baked_on_018.sized.jpg

Knobs
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Baked_on_020.sized.jpg

They use to be silver. But now there "Knight Rider Red" LOL.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Baked_on_004.sized.jpg

[public_eyesore]

nice

[Vaantal]

I love the mirrors. I think that they will make the interior look super high tech by showing the mirror image of all the components and wiring. This gave me an idea about that old trick when you have 2 mirrors facing each other and the reflection looks infinite. I wonder if there is a cool way to do something like that with lights. I don't know if anyone has already mentioned that further up in the worklog, but if they did, then it is definitely a good idea hahaha. Anyways, awesom job so far. Can't wait to see more.

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Thanks Vaantal. I just keep trucking and trying to get something done every week. I think I am going to have to make to more plates for the inside. So I can make the back frame were the pci slots are mirrored and also the front one were the drive bays are. But only from the inside.

[Tech-Daddy]

Bro... you do know that by baking paint in an oven, you are releasing toxic gases from the paint into the oven, right?

Please tell me you are not cooking in that oven too?

[wingman358]

Bro... you do know that by baking paint in an oven, you are releasing toxic gases from the paint into the oven, right?

Please tell me you are not cooking in that oven too?

Lol

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Well the oven has a opening at the top to let the air out through one of the stove tops. Then I have a fan over the oven clearing the air outside. Also I leave the paint it only for a max od 30min. I check the parts many time during that time and let the air out often.

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Fresh out of the oven come and get it folks. I just finished the mobo and it looks so nice. I love the reflection on the mirror of the mobo tray.

At 180F. Nice and toasty.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Mobo_tray_009.sized.jpg

Drive bay you have a new brother. He is also orange.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Mobo_tray_013.sized.jpg

I love this colour.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Mobo_tray_012.sized.jpg

Mobo in place with the other frame parts.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Mobo_tray_014.sized.jpg

I love this shot. The reflection of the mobo is so sweet.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Mobo_tray_015.sized.jpg

On other news I have primed the back frame piece. But this piece will need more filler and more sanding.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Mobo_tray_016.sized.jpg

[chris_kalan]

LOOKS AMAZING MARQUEE!!

Wonderful mod so far, can't wait to see this baby finished!!

[jdbnsn]

I love that color, you are doing a great job!!!

[cupra]

hi to all . 1st sorry for my bad english, im spanish new modder. i like your modding very much. I love this colour is very beautifull. Come on to work i want watch more photos .

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Will do Cupra. I will have a new update for you tommorow.

[sXenoG]

What type of paint are you using. (I went throught hte post several times dont believe i saw u state what kind you were using.)

But yea man that paint looks so sick. I want to hook my case up witha nice paint job like that.

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Some might know that I bought anther HD. This time a Maxtor 200GB with 16mb cache. I had bought a Seagate 300GB 16mb cache and NQC but I thought it was a little out of my price range and needed to get something a little more cheaper. So I went for the Maxtor which was about $65CND cheaper.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album10/HD_Window_plan_001.sized.jpg

This was my first idea. But I quickly after posting I found it wont work.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album10/HD_Window_plan_010.sized.jpg

I used a Canadian penny for the rounded corners. The Canadian penny is about 3/4".
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album10/HD_Window_plan_011.sized.jpg

For the bigger corner I used a CD with a which is about 12cm.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album10/HD_Window_plan_012.sized.jpg

This right after the first cuts.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album10/HD_Window_plan_017.sized.jpg

Don’t worry it anit finished. It was to late to Dremel the corners down so I will hold that off for anther day. But its give you and idea of the shape of the window and the area it takes.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album10/HD_Window_plan_018.sized.jpg

I love this angle on the case.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album10/HD_Window_plan_020.sized.jpg

Later, folks. That’s all for now. I will be back maybe Friday night or Saturday night with anther update.

[cupra]

this very well.Which accessory of dremel you use to review the curves of the lateral one of the box?. I wait for more photos.It enchants to me.:D

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Today I had an idea. Well I had the idea a few days ago but didn’t start to sketch it up till today. The idea was to mount the switches under the frame and is a way that its not seen so much. I found a nice piece of metal sheet and started to draw more and more. Till I got this folding idea. But then again my corners are not perfect, nor the flat sides are not even because of my hammering. Well any way it looks bad but trust me with some grinding filling a black paint it will look nice.

Geting a feel for the size of the mounting bracket.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/Switchs_003.sized.jpg

No you, are not looking at the Matrix, but the line I need to draw a nice perfect centre on the boxes.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/Switchs_004.sized.jpg

Holes drilled, that was the easy part.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/Switchs_005.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/Switchs_006.sized.jpg

Looks very beat up and bad right. Gets worse.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/Switchs_008.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/Switchs_009.sized.jpg

These ares on both sides need to be trimed in order for the bracket to fit nice ly under the frame of the case.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/Switchs_011.sized.jpg

This is the depth I want to mount the bracket at.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/Switchs_010.sized.jpg

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Hey guys how you guys been. I am currently on my spring break and working around the clock on the modding. I have a few thing done and I think you might like them. I have been playing a lot of CS also. It helps me think. I all the action makes me think very good after ward.

Any way, in today’s update I have anodized the wheels. Primed the bottom frame. I was surprised to see I have no black paint at the moment. I am going to paint the black on and bake it to see the effects of the baking on normal paint. Then maybe the guide I am writing will be able to work with normal painting process.

I have also been thinking about wiring and how I am going to wire all the switches to the fans and the lights. I have also found a nice sized LED chaser that is pre-built. Its ment for cars and the size is small enough to fit in the front bezel. I think its about $30CDN. Little more then I want to spend for the LED chaser but hell it looks nice cause it has a black tinted plastic cover over the LEDs. I have not bought it just yet but will maybe some time next week.

As far as the baking guide goes I am going to release in two parts first part will be available in my work log but the second part will be available on the TTM site(first part will also be there too). And my guide is in no way perfect and it should be a follow-up read to MNPCTECH’s painting guid (http://www.mnpctech.com/case-mod-paint-computer-pc-case-mod-how-to.html)e.

There is a 3 CD thickness between the bottom the switch box. With paint it will more to more like 2 CD thickness.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/xmas_to_march_179.sized.jpg

The switch box. I am going to candy red it to. I was going to paint it black but not no more.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/switchs_015.sized.jpg

Taking apart the Lain-Li wheels. Who knew there was so many parts.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/red_wheels_005.sized.jpg

Look at me I am a rock star ROCK ON
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/red_wheels_007.sized.jpg

There are these small little things on the locking mechanism, you need to take them off, that cant be painted.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/red_wheels_009.sized.jpg

You need to take out the screw on this part too.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/red_wheels_010.sized.jpg

I started to tape things up. I found it hard to think of a way to cover were the plastic bearings go. After a few mins of thinking though I found this.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/red_wheels_022.sized.jpg

Put tape on the plastic part then insert.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/red_wheels_016.sized.jpg

Push on the plastic and pull on the tape
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/red_wheels_017.sized.jpg

After paint I baked them to.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/red_wheels_023.sized.jpg

Fresh from the oven. Come and get... taste good too.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/red_wheels_024.sized.jpg

Tape off.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/red_wheels_025.sized.jpg

Oh looky, its a Canadian flag. LOL.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album11/red_wheels_026.sized.jpg

[cupra]

The pieces are precious. I love that color. Here in Spain they are not seen pc´s as the your.greetings. ;)

[wingman358]

Marquee, why do you bake the parts after you paint them? Is it dangerous?

[legoman786]

dries faster?

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Also hardens the paint also. THere are a few reasons. But I will explain soon to you all in my guide.

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Part #1 of 2

So you want to Candy Paint.


In this guide, I will demonstrate how paint baking and candy painting is done. Remember, this is not the only way to bake paint. There is 100 different ways to do the paint baking but in the end the results will be the same. That said, you should read MNPCTECH’s painting guide (http://www.mnpctech.com/case-mod-paint-computer-pc-case-mod-how-to.html)before reading my guide. That was the first painting guide I ever read and the first you should read to understand my technique in a better way. For a long time I followed MNPCTECH's guide (http://www.mnpctech.com/case-mod-paint-computer-pc-case-mod-how-to.html) but then I started to experiment with different ways and ways to shorten the time for the paint to dry. Thus my technique was created.

Remember…. Please Remember
Remember that painting can be very relaxing and rewarding. This painting guide shows you how to paint with candy finishes and also how to oven bake your paint. Remember that I am a complete novice and my guide can’t be accountable for any damages to you or your property. Remember this might be quicker way to paint but you need to keep a close eye on the paint at all times. Literally, I was watching the paint bake all the way through just in case anything happened. This is because paint fumes are very combustible and you need to ‘purge your ovens air’ once in a while.


What you need..
You need a nice area to work in. I always liked working inside in a well ventilated area because you can better control the environment. The METALCAST paint is very picky in the temperature it likes to dry in, but by baking it we overcome that issue. You need a oven that you don’t plan on using the whole time you are baking. Make sure your oven also has a vent in one of the 4 burners above it. Mine has a little pipe that runs from the oven to the top right hand side burner. This will allow some air to escape.

Oven
METALCAST ground coat
METALCAST tint
Scratch Filler & Primer (Red Primer)
Sand Paper (200,300,400)
Clear Coat
Rubber Gloves
Tape

Anodized Finish
To create the anodized finish like the Drive Bay you need to take the bare metal and wash it with soap and hot water. Then dry off. Tape up any areas were there will be moving parts like CD drive coming in contact with the drive bay. These areas we can not be paint because they need a specific clearness and the paint will normally exceed that clearness room. To anodize you don’t need the ground coat or primer. The tint needs to be first heated up. I used a pitcher filled with hot tap water, then I placed a dish over the can so it doesn’t float. I waited about 10mins, then took the can out. I started to shake the can. I put on the rubber gloves then I started to paint. Use very thin coats. Set the piece down and come back every 10min to 15min to paint again. If you want a more copperish look to the paint then only do a couple coats (2). If you want a deeper red, I would say do more like coats (5). But with doing 5 coats you need to pay extra attention to how thick the paint it becoming. At this point you can let it dry and still come out with nice paint job. But my secret is to bake it.

In Canada there are very cold temps during the winter and thus its difficult to paint. I painted out side once and the paint job was smooth but was very oopeg. The oven baking further smoothes out the paint and makes the surface glossy again.


Clean with hot soapy water. Dry
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Baked_on_007.sized.jpg

Warm-up can.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Paint_guide_012.sized.jpg

Paint the subject
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Paint_guide_004.sized.jpg

First Dry ( if you do not want to bake stop now and still end up with nice paintjob)
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Paint_guide_006.sized.jpg

Bake
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Bottom_Candy_004.sized.jpg

Cool
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Baked_on_013.sized.jpg

What you get is.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Mobo_tray_013.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album09/Bottom_Candy_010.sized.jpg

Part #2 will be posted on TTM (http://thetechmasters.com/).

[wingman358]

Nice guide! Can't wait for #2.

[Aero]

one question. How hot did you bake it?

[ColModish]

will it be the same if you use gas stove, or thats a explosion wating to happen??

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Aero- The temps depends on what you are baling. Plstics should be 170F and metals more. But in the second part I explain all that details for the baking. That’s one of the reasons why I made a part two, to the guide. There is so much I need to say I made two parts.

Wait for the for second part before you try this.

ColModish- Never tries it with gas stove. Please wait for the second part, I have some idea to make this a gas stove friendly way. I need to experiment.

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While I was gone from the forums I still was modding. Not as much but a little. I was hoping to meat my May deadline for this case to but some stuff came up.

Any way here is what has been done. The pic speak for them self.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_006.thumb.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_015.thumb.jpghttp://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_014.thumb.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_007.sized.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_013.sized.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_017.sized.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_037.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_009.thumb.jpg
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_011.thumb.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_020.sized.jpg
Some Hanging issues.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_021.thumb.jpg
Need to be more like this though.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_022.thumb.jpg
I add some support but need more support before it can stand right.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/April_30th_012.thumb.jpg

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This is the back frame but I dont like the way it looks mightt haave re-paint it.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/May_4th_006.sized.jpg

This is the turbo box with all the fins cut off. Also using spot putty to even the surface out.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/May_4th_017.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/May_4th_016.sized.jpg

I am even starting on the pump mount. Since this case is a small atk case its kinda hard to cram in a 1250 pump.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/May_4th_012.sized.jpg

[Tortilaman]

WOW
1. Amazing paint job
2. Amazing color
3. Amazing Idea
4. Amazing parts
= ZOMG GODLIKE!!! :eek:

[Bauw]

What can I say that hasen't already been said.... :?

....Well first I am whit the other peoples here on:

Awsome Paint...
Great parts...((I want them all XD))
Like what this is turning out to... :D
..and last... Darn Your good man XD


...So keep the great Work up... and i will be here looking after you :p 8)


....and for the word no one said yet.... Woppeli Dodda!! 8)

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I got the pump no mounted. There will be a piece of plastic that will come over the mount to hide the metal. Thats the idea right now. As before this piece of metal is far from finished and will be more work.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/May_13th_001.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/May_13th_002.sized.jpg

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Some more pics of the Turbo sanded after the spot putty. I think I need some more putty before I gets primer.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/May_17th_011.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album04/May_17th_012.sized.jpg

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Ok first update in a while

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_002.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_003.sized.jpg

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This is the first put together. There will be many more builds before its finished.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_004.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_005.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_006.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_007.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_008.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_009.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_015.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_016.sized.jpg

[The boy 4rm oz]

I love that colour. Can't wate for it to be finnished.

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Soon it will be finished. Well atleast the Knight Rider part will.

Then I got start work on the CWC part.

Some good news flew modders.

The turbo below, was chipped in the front and needed to be fixed. Also the holes at the top were to big. Well this morning I was trying out the AOC fans on the turbo and they fit perfect. I mean, they cover up the extra gap on the fan hole because AOC fan is thicker in size. This just means less work for me.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album12/May_4th_017.sized.jpg

By tonight I should have the turbo finished in Bondo and hopefully primed. Also today I am going try and get the RAD mount bracket finished but that’s hard to do when I have no metal blade for my jig saw.

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Here is the underglow effect finished. All I have to do is mount the transformer to the mobo tray. The witch is all wired up too. It looks so nice I toke like 10 pics.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_021.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_022.sized.jpg

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I said I would try to do the Bondo work on the front so I did. Since I am so into the case right now might as well do more work before the work week begins? Ok here is what I did.
I first broke off the piece of plastic that was flapping.
Then I made a cardboard trace of the area needed to be filled.
Then cut a piece of plexi to that size.
Then I had to sanded the plexi so its the right thickness to fit in the hole.
When that was done I cleaned the area that I was going to epoxy the plexi to.
epoxyed the plexi to turbo.
Then waited for it to dry.
I am using anew bondo, this stuff is the carbon fiber stuff.
It has strands of fiber in it to make it stronger.
Also when dry its harder to sand.
I mixed allot of this stuff so I did the front and there was some small dents in the side so I filled them too..

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_029.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_033.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_036.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/candy-build/June_23rd_032.sized.jpg

[m4gnum]

I'm glad you're back posting updates, this is one of the reasons I signed up to bestcasescenario. Good work.

[Canadian Eh?]

nice table cloth. lol

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First I started buy making a sketch and cardboard model.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album13/June_23rd_004.sized.jpg

Here was the original idea for the bracket.
http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album13/June_23rd_009.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album13/June_23rd_010.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album13/June_23rd_011.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album13/June_23rd_005.sized.jpg

Here is the first issue I found with the Turbo case: In the areas with no Bondo / putty filler, its not smooth. I am going to try to sand the whole turbo again to smooth it out. If that doesn’t work I am going to putty it all up.

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album13/June_23rd_016.sized.jpg

http://images.mi-pcs.com/albums/album13/June_23rd_017.sized.jpg

[saik09]

... breath taking ...
i love the craftmmanship, the color, the.....EVERYTHING!!!1 know what would be cool. you should put fans on the holes on the turbo... if you are then you can mods comps and read minds. lol :p

[isunktheship]

this is such a good looking mod, i mean color wise it's insane!! i love that color you are using, and i'm thinking of trying the oven method.

[Murader]

NP dude cause I once got metal in my eye and it hurt and I was lucky I didn't loose an eye. Do you remember the name of that car that was suppost to take over for KITT the ferrari?


The other car that was developed at the same time as kitt was Karr. and Goliath (semi) both karr and goliath went bad.

I love this case. its comming along well.

[OvRiDe]

Do you remember the name of that car that was suppost to take over for KITT the ferrari?
The other car that was developed at the same time as kitt was Karr. and Goliath (semi) both karr and goliath went bad.

We figured out that it was K.R.O (Knight Reformulation One)
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showpost.php?p=17141&postcount=41

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I cant belive there is a huge ass fan base for Knight Rider till I found that site about all the knight Rider stories.

I herd there might be anther Knight Rider movie in the workings.
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1809353183

BTW guys I have been working on the case, but I came accorrs one major set back. When I was sanding the top panle for final time before paint the primer started to peal off. Not all of its gone but I think its because the surface under the primer was supper smooth so I am going to sand the it will 80 grip paper then prime is again. I hope this will fix the issues.