Thinner . . . . . . ATX

[TheGreatSatan]

I've been thinking for a long time to do something out there. I want to make a PC with a little something different going for it. It's hard to explain what the final product will be, but stick around it'll be interesting.

Here's the victim case.

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/8537/thin01cj6.jpg

I'm gonna make it real thinner. Watch this.

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3927/thin02ka5.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5723/thin03in6.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/149/thin04xv2.jpg
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4407/thin05qg3.jpg
http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9678/thin06sx6.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6776/thin07dl1.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6083/thin08ao9.jpg
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2796/thin09oa7.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/6792/thin10th2.jpg

More to come

[TheGreatSatan]

Here's the shell for the UPS I won't be needing anymore.

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/114/upsfit1ps4.jpg

And it was cut in half too.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/1985/upsfit2jt4.jpg

I then realized that my ATX case wasn't thin enough...

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/9284/upsfit3iu7.jpg

And the two joined together.

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/2739/upsfit4fv5.jpg

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/4073/upsfit5qh2.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/3640/upsfit6nh3.jpg

And with the motherboard.

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/5923/upsfit7ui5.jpg

Lot's more coming, including a whole lot of Bondo!!

[TheGreatSatan]

I bondo'ed the back at the bottomto make it look like it's one case and not two joined together. I'll do more later to complete that look.

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/708/sealedrh0.jpg

I also covered the unused back panel.

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/8982/covered1dn9.jpg
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/285/covered2ie1.jpg
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/5076/covered3vf3.jpg
http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/1481/covered4fx1.jpg

I will make it look better later.

[TheGreatSatan]

I decided to cut out the IO area that I had earlier bondo'ed. I want to do something different here.

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/673/cutiooy5.jpg

I got some edging to clean up the rough look.

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/6272/edge1kt2.jpg
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/45/edge2cq6.jpg
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/2756/edge3xo9.jpg

I created my own side panel for the right side

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/2871/right1au3.jpg
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/8641/right2gf9.jpg
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/9229/right3cz3.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I added the support bar.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/9164/support1ct6.jpg

I then worked on another bar to hold the new left panel.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/3470/swingbar1uj9.jpg

I cut it to fit.

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/9678/swingbar2mi7.jpg

And drilled some holes to rivet the bar to the frame

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5572/swingbar3ch8.jpg

That looks good. And before you ask, the PSU will not be going here. :D

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/3936/swingbar4jk7.jpg

And the rivets are in too.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/9104/swingbar5wz6.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I painted it black

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/1348/allblk1ol4.jpg
http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/5445/allblk2el4.jpg
http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/418/allblk3hd2.jpg

NEXT: Plexi, Fans and .............. Sheet metal??

[TheGreatSatan]

I pulled out the drive bays from the old case

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4971/bay1np7.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6641/bay2di7.jpg

And shortened it to fit

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/497/bay3bf8.jpg

Then put it in.

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/8493/bay4vo2.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2997/bay5kc7.jpg

I'm going to hinge the left panel, but first I made it blue

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7192/hinge1us3.jpg

I'll also be shortening the plexi panel too

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2867/shortentz5.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I can't argue with you there, so...

I put the hinge on the side.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2769/hinge2rd6.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/5241/hinge3mo5.jpg
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3415/hinge4ms5.jpg

Here's roughly where [on top] the pwr button will go.

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3217/pwr1ml2.jpg

Next comes this shelf I never got around to using :D

http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/7408/guard1nv7.jpg
http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/3627/guard2qg5.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/1998/guard3ne2.jpg

Now on to the plexi. The thin plexi I had cracked, so now I'm using the thicker stuff. For perfect holes, use a HOLE SAW.

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/2799/holesawmu8.jpg

See.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3889/3fans1uu7.jpg

Then cut to size

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/3535/3fans2wu6.jpg
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/3234/3fans3dj5.jpg

Here's what to later expect.

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/7360/blueguard1gj3.jpg
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7052/blueguard2xg4.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

The case is going to be black and blue.

I cut out the hole for the PSU.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7181/psuholeye7.jpg

And painted the bays blue to match

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/9871/bluebay1kn3.jpg
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7636/bluebay2kp8.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I drew out the bottom

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/7377/bottom1uy6.jpg

The carved it

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8841/bottom2hx1.jpg

And bent it into place

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/525/bottom3wp4.jpg

Then riveted it on.

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5559/bottom4yn4.jpg

I also finished the intake fans.

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/7753/intake1kz3.jpg
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4964/intake2ww9.jpg
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/2832/intake3pt5.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I painted the CD drive

http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/2727/blkcded6.jpg

And mounted the PSU

http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/7402/psuin1bx7.jpg

http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/5184/psuin2fp8.jpg

Then worked on the top bay where the HD will go. I'm using this old frame from my Matrix Orbital now in R2D2, so you'll be able to look in at the HD.

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9145/topbay1ox4.jpg
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/6770/topbay2lb0.jpg
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/1820/topbay3bo8.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I thought that the glass was too clear, so I added a light coat of blue. Now you can still see inside.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/4775/fog1sl6.jpg
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/530/fog2kv6.jpg
http://img423.imageshack.us/img423/5971/fog3nm8.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I painted up another set of the bars

http://img450.imageshack.us/img450/2292/backbars1pc7.jpg

And put them on the back

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/4441/backbars2au6.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

Next came the side panel, which is just a pice of plexi with a window cut out of it.

http://img421.imageshack.us/img421/4905/windowed1mi2.jpg

And painted it blue to match the front

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/6638/windowed2qh5.jpg

As you may remember, I cut out the area above the IO ports; I'll replace it with plexi too.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7032/mini1uz9.jpg
http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/773/mini2mx8.jpg

And here's the back with the bars too.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/220/barred1pj4.jpg

Now, back to the windowed panel door. More bars.

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/2438/barred2ma3.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/9562/barred3gc9.jpg

Then I put it all together.

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3434/barred4ek0.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

Here she is standing up.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/917/swing1fw9.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9751/swing2qj2.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6296/swing3wg7.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4562/swing4gz6.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8549/swing5fm2.jpg
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/1830/swing6xi3.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I put a window on the right side so the PSU would be exposed.

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/6989/psuwindowzk2.jpg

Then I put in the mobo. The original board is DEAD, so my cheapo PC Chips board is in...

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/2142/thinmobo1mc8.jpg

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/1315/thinmobo2is7.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/561/thinmobo3tv2.jpg

I still have to add the power button and clean up the top, before my next project starts rolling.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/719/thinmobo4az3.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/929/thinmobo5on1.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7733/thinmobo6nr9.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/9154/thinmobo7df3.jpg

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8345/thinmobo8hy6.jpg



Link To Original Worklog (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4321&highlight=thinner)