1971 Dodge Super Bee Mod

[TheGreatSatan]

As previously stated this Mod is for my In Laws. Since CLOWNED is complete and a present for my mom, I thought my In laws should get a mod too, to replace their 500MHz Gateway. They or my wife have no knowledge of this project. Thus far I only have the following components:

(1) 80GB Seagate HD
(1) AMD Opteron 165 (1.8GHz) Dual Core
(1) Green Aspire X-Discovery Case

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6370/xdiscoveryes5.jpg

I will act as though the top of the case is the hood. Since I have limited ability in making a good looking scoop, I will be mounting an engine in the top of the case. The engine is the Dodge 426 Hemi. I want to tie in a 20mm fan that once cooled the Northbridge chipset to the crank. I'm hoping it will spin the engine fan without makiung it fall apart, but I won't know till I try.

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/3924/hemienginexa2.jpg

Here's some concept pics of what I'm looking to do. I used Google Sketchup and then did a print screen to save them as .jpg's. The concept pics aren't final. I still need to add the stripes to the concept pics.

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1899/sketch1ra9.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/299/sketch2ll4.jpg

And so it begins again. Join me on another adventure.

[TheGreatSatan]

Here's pics of the components. I said earlier that I had a Seagate 80GB, but was mistaken; it's a Maxtor 80GB Diamondmax 16.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6390/maxtor80cc6.jpg

Here's the modem.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4750/modemkt6.jpg

And the Opteron

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9749/opteronxz3.jpg

Today I got the bee decal

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8229/decaldw3.jpg

And the SuperBee emblem

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/7789/emblemfl8.jpg

[savincent]

No offence, but why dial-up?

Anyway, great idea, the mental picture it gives off makes me anticipate it's finish.

[TheGreatSatan]

It's actually just in case. My in laws won't be accessing the internet at all. DSL/Cable is not available in thier area and they only have a cell phone. But if they were ever to get a phone line, it'll be there.

[elbarto241]

that superbee emblem is gonna look sweet on the case!

[TheGreatSatan]

I got the case in the mail and as you can see it's not nearly as bright of a green as the website showed. But that's great, because it's even closer to the color of the car!

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4544/new01ds3.jpg
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/2089/new02wj7.jpg
http://img282.imageshack.us/img282/2097/new03qi0.jpg
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/7600/new04kj1.jpg
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/7691/new05ll6.jpg
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/769/new06mb3.jpg
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/93/new07hm1.jpg
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/9738/new08ou9.jpg
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/5600/new09dt3.jpg
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/561/new10wp2.jpg
http://img282.imageshack.us/img282/7905/new11je2.jpg
http://img282.imageshack.us/img282/726/new12hl3.jpg

Also, I tested the engine spinning idea with the use of an 80mm fan and it just doesn't have the torque to spin it. There's more ways ahead.

Here's some updated concept pics.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8877/stripedsj5.jpg

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5051/striped1jf5.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I took the windowed panel off and disassembled the fan and grill. As you can see they added this nice little piece of mesh too. I won't be reusing the grill, but I do like the mesh.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8828/3piecevm3.jpg

Another nice feature is the removable mobo tray.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/1633/trayxc8.jpg

The right panel has an awfully convenient place for the "HEMI" window.

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/6318/rightprepjw7.jpg

And as you can see I've already begun the painting.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/6990/flat1tb5.jpg

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/2721/flat2fv1.jpg

Here's the paint I'm using. A nice flat black.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/8392/flat3dj6.jpg

I also cut a small angle to show the bend of the stripe.

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/2595/flat4vo5.jpg

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/5333/flat5xq4.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I've been meaning to mention for a long time how nice it is to have this mini spotlight.

http://img425.imageshack.us/img425/8387/lightfq6.jpg

I marked off the width for the right stripe. It has to be identical to the left.

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9526/rightstripe1py3.jpg

Then I roughed up the paint....

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7272/rightstripe2qv3.jpg

...and slapped it on.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8026/rightstripe3tt4.jpg

Looks good, again.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2197/rightstripe4bw6.jpg

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/7739/rightstripe5yf2.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

The motherboard I got is the DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D is mine. I still have to get the Video Card, Memory, Heatsink, DVD drive and the front panel LCD.

Here's the right side cut.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2646/rightcutbe6.jpg

I got the logo. It's 6 inches in diameter, the case is 8 inches. The logo here is yellow, but it doesn't matter I just need the black parts. I'll cut away all the yellow and slap it on, then clear coat over it.

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/6335/yellowtk3.jpg

Just like the car.

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6605/greenlogorz1.jpg

[tresk]

Looking good!

[TheGreatSatan]

I popped out the drive bay covers and removed the front glass.

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/6706/bezel1wc2.jpg

Then taped off the front panel

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/4237/bezel2zf6.jpg

I painted the bay covers separately

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/764/bezel3nb4.jpg

Then painted the vents. After it dried I made sure that none of the vents was clogged.

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/6029/bezel4xm8.jpg

Then removed the paint tape

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/957/bezel5yx4.jpg

Lastly, I slapped the covers back on.

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/7172/bezel6az8.jpg
http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/5854/bezel7zj7.jpg

[silverdemon]

the case already looks a lot better !!!

keep it up

[moOmL]

The black and green looks sick. Nice job! Keep it up!

I love mods inspired by old cars!

[m4gnum]

Fantastic colour scheme.

[elbarto241]

wow, the paint job is looking really nice! keep up the good work

[TheGreatSatan]

How would this look for a hood scoop?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=180014043229&sspagename=ADME%3AL%3ARTQ%3AUS%3A1

[dgrmkrp]

you mean this..
Polished aluminum hood scoop w/flames engraving for single Quad - with inlet screen and bezel. 13.5" long - Fits carbureters with 5-1/8" neck. 6-3/8 x 2-1/2" air cleaner and mounting hardware included.
?
http://i4.ebayimg.com/02/i/06/76/0b/86_2.JPG..?

it's brilliant!
and it goes A+ with a car-mod :)

oh.. i forgot to look at the price :( if i had the bucks (and the posibility to buy it online) i would take it! it would probably be very hard to make this by yourself, if possible.. and maybe the materials wouldnt be 100 bucks, but the machines and experience would be :(

oh, this mod is awsome! nice plan and nice case :)

[Luke122]

You're right, that green is REALLY close to the original car color. I think this is going to be a terriffic mod, and look forward to the end result. :)

This is inspiring me to build something..
-Luke

[TheGreatSatan]

What if I get a cheap $10 mailbox and cut it at the dotted line and use the curved part for the scoop?

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7241/mailsy0.jpg

[isunktheship]

the mailbox idea sounds good. 10pts for thinking outside the ... mailbox!

[TheGreatSatan]

Just like the BBQ grill for my R2D2 head

[simon275]

I saw that mod else where I dind't know that was you.

Holy s*** I just opened my atomic mag I forget that your R2 D2 won a hotbox award and is up for the hotbox of the year.

*Respect*

Case looks good so far alot of the work got taken out of it for you as it came the right colour.

[TheGreatSatan]

Ahh...Thank you! I got my copy too! The Gigabyte board they sent me went for $270 on ebay!!
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I got it!!

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/2150/scoopcc7.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

Here's my components, thus far.

Mobo: DFI LANPARTY nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939

http://tgsmods.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/dfi_lanparty.jpg

Proc: AMD Opteron 165 Dual core
HD: Maxtor 80GB Diamondmax

http://tgsmods.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/prochd.jpg

Heatsink: Coolermaster Hyper 48
http://tgsmods.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/hyper48.jpg

DVD drive: Samsung (Black) SH-S162 16X DVD
http://tgsmods.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/samsung.jpg

Video Card: XFX 6800XT 256MB
http://tgsmods.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/geforce6800.jpg

[simon275]

Soild line up. Those Opteron's are hard to come buy but you can overclock the hell out of em. Hope you do.

[TheGreatSatan]

I will not. The computer is not mine, it's a gift

[nil8]

That case is looking really good TGS, keep it up. I can't wait to see the scoop.

[Murader]

this is one Bad Arse Looking Beast

[TheGreatSatan]

The DVD drive arrived today

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/4531/dvd1yx5.jpg

And so did the logo.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2651/logo1sz5.jpg

After cutting away the yellow....

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/1082/logo2xc0.jpg

[silverdemon]

wow, nice job on the logo, very nice how you kept the circle and the bee yellow!

top job!

[TheGreatSatan]

I was wondering, since this is a car theme mod, should I get one of these?

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3480/lighteryh3.jpg

[elbarto241]

that cup holder n cig lighter might be a way to go. If you dont smoke you could always take that out and put something intresting there...use ur imagination:D

[TheGreatSatan]

They have those plugs at Walmart and stuff that turn it into a light.

[simon275]

Even though it is cool I would't put one in as you might get a few spills on the case from having coffee in such close promixity to it. And the coffee gets sticky and is a pain to remove. So I don't think it would be safe to put one in unless the person was really carefull but we all have our moments. BTW nice logo.

[TheGreatSatan]

Duh, I just remembered. The case has a piece of glass over the front, so you'd have to open the glass door then use the cup holder. I think it would look stupid.

Also,

This is my concept for the top with the scoop. I haven't settled on what will be IN the scoop, but it would probably be illuminated exhaust fans and a different type of mesh than what comes with the Hood scoop.
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1117/topscoopks6.jpg

I fixed the edge of the stripe.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1084/stripefixpz6.jpg

Then I put the SuperBee emblem on the right

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1499/emblemonvo4.jpg

[silverdemon]

It wouls be nice if you'd also add the little stripe like on the car:
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j139/rstakelbeek/superbee2.jpg

I think it'll look very cool if you do this, especially on the top of the case...

[TheGreatSatan]

Cool, that's just how it is too.

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/7249/bee4ex8.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I decided to add more black mesh to the right side to carry over the mesh look of the front.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3427/blkmesh1gj1.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4144/blkmesh2ka9.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/646/blkmesh3kd3.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I decided to make this:

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4518/moparyh2.jpg

as a custom grill for here:

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6702/new01cz4.jpg

[b4i7]

ooh dang...thatll look nice tgs.....

[isunktheship]

looking good! it's very classy.

[TheGreatSatan]

I laid the stencil for which to cut the mopar grill. I’ll start on it tomorrow on my day off.

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/1170/mopargrill1rv6.jpg

I finally got around to adding the thin pin stripe above the larger stripe.

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/4165/pin1xr4.jpg

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2387/pin2an5.jpg

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1608/pin3vd3.jpg

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/7061/pin4sx2.jpg

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9189/pin5po2.jpg

I got the Cooler Master Musketeer

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7350/musketeer1lgfw2.jpg

For here:

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/5808/dvd1zd8.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I changed my mind on the Video card. I bought the 512MB DDR2 Geforce nVidia FX6600 PCI-Express card instead.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5950/fx6600kg8.jpg

[simon275]

512mb on a 6600 overkill?

Any way keep up the good work!

[m4gnum]

The pin stripe really adds to the paint job. Is the musketeer going to be modded?

[TheGreatSatan]

No. I will paint it flat black to match.

The memory came today. OCZ PC4000 Gold (2x512MB)

http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/5636/packagelgsd2.jpg

Should I add another pin stripe here? It'll only be a vertical stripe though.

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/5492/otherwa6.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I worked on the custom Mopar grill and yes, I know it's not perfect, but it is a start.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/4185/intake01br2.jpg

Here's kind of what I'm looking for.

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4303/intake02vj1.jpg

Except I want mesh. Not thin modder's mesh, but something thicker. So I took it from this old case.

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/7972/intake03xf2.jpg

Here's what it looks like joined to the grill framing

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/6950/intake04mb4.jpg

And then again with the "M"

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/93/intake05ga2.jpg

All the excess along the sides had to go....So I started cutting

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4656/intake06qt4.jpg

Till I finished

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/5772/intake07ny4.jpg

And replaced the "M"

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/1189/intake08ea2.jpg

Here's kind of what to expect with the case fan attached.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2628/intake09xf4.jpg
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/5518/intake10mz6.jpg
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2064/intake11dm3.jpg

One last thing. Should I leave the "M" Silver or paint it? Maybe to match the case (at least as close as possible)?

[tybrenis]

I think you should paint it, cause right now, it almost blends into the mesh. I thin it'll contrast well if you paint just the "M".

[TheGreatSatan]

The majority thus far says Black paint.

[tybrenis]

I would have to agree with that - at least if you mean painting the "M" black. I'm sure it'll look fine with the entire thing painted or just the "M" painted, but I like the idea of the "M" contrasting colors and standing out. Maybe if you painted the mesh silver and the "M" black or something similar.

[nil8]

Mesh should be black with the M being green. It would match the case's paint style more than leaving the mesh unpainted.

[TheGreatSatan]

There's a thought. I need to see if I can get a close match to the case color.for the mesh. Here's a look of the black M.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/2792/blackm1ht1.jpg
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/8509/blackm2xd4.jpg
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4527/blackm3dp8.jpg

[OvRiDe]

Its probably too late but I would vote for flat black mesh and a metallic blue "M" like the original logo is. Eitherway.. it will look cool! :D

EDIT: Damn I forgot to hit submit before I went to get the pizza.. I came back, hit submit, and pow, there were already pictures of the finished product above my post.. Go figure:redface:

Any who.. Looking good.. I was looking at the mesh window on the motherboard side, and thinking some of the black pinstripping around that would look pretty good. Keep up the great work.

[MAC]

nice work, the pinstripes will make it go faster too. :P :)

curiously, what do you think of the cooler master musketeer you posted on the last page, I was thinking of getting one myself (from what I can tell the look nice but are essentially useless - do you think its worth the money?)

[TheGreatSatan]

I've read a couple of reviews is all. I haven't received mine yet.

[TheGreatSatan]

The hood scoop has arrived.

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1401/hs1aa4.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9197/hs2ro2.jpg

Should I put the scoop farther back

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9049/hs3qj1.jpg

Or more in the middle?

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8779/hs4xr9.jpg


Here's the mesh. I will not be using this mesh.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3545/hs5zj6.jpg


For the side scoop option, I found these at Auto Zone.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4750/ss1ot1.jpg

If I cut them into single pieces and lie them side by side it looks like this

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1332/ss2oz7.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7315/ss3pm7.jpg

And this...

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9384/ss4fz3.jpg
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5534/ss5wg7.jpg

I think I like the first two better.

[nil8]

The scoop looks better in the 2nd shot.

Anyone else notice the mouse and speakers from clowned in the background?

[OvRiDe]

Wow... That scoop is definatly going to look great, and even better with the top paint job. Im not really feeling the side vents, they just seem off in some way. Of course that is just my opinion. Looks like your on the home stretch with this one.. Are you going to do a keyboard and mouse with this one as well?

[TheGreatSatan]

I got the matching ones from Aspire

[TheGreatSatan]

I got the matching keyboard and mouse combo

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2330/beekeyboardyi2.jpg

And I bought the custom Dodge etch from Crazy PC

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5406/etch1vj8.jpg

Then applied it to the window.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2554/etch2ma4.jpg

Then I got the hole saw for the exhaust fan on top.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/9012/exhaust1zl5.jpg

The hole saw was actually too dull and I had to finish with the dremel.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/3024/exhaust2zi8.jpg

I then fixed the bad hole and applied the flat black.

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7174/exhaust3ji6.jpg

Then peeled off the tape.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/3435/exhaust4cl8.jpg

And used the pin striping.

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2938/exhaust5hb2.jpg

[simon275]

Nice pin stripes.

I cant wait to see the scoop ontop are you going to put a fan in the scoop so it sucks in aid or something?

[nil8]

Probably blows out because it is at the top of the case.
Oh yea TGS. That's looking good.

[TheGreatSatan]

Yeah it will be an exhaust. Heat rises, so it seem stupid to fight that.

I replaced the mesh for the Hood Scoop.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/4131/hsmesh1pr0.jpg
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/2858/hsmesh2rh7.jpg

And I painted the Hood Scoop to match the case.

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/4662/hsmesh3so1.jpg

Then I drilled out the screw holes .

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/139/topfan1il8.jpg

Then I put the fan in and blackened the screws.

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8898/topfan2tw8.jpg

Then put the Hood Scoop perfectly on. :D

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/3069/topfan3zd1.jpg

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9829/topfan4ij6.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

Well I woke up at 3:00 a.m. and couldn't fall back asleep so...

Just to see what it looks like, I added the drives

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7029/drives1cq9.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/92/drives2gw5.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5687/drives3rp9.jpg

Then I hooked the top exhaust fan to a test PC to see it lit up.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/484/bluetop1fs4.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/778/bluetop2nc4.jpg

Lastly I fixed the pin stripe so that comes from the Superbee logo and goes clear to the end of the case.

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1018/sidepiner5.jpg

[dgrmkrp]

really nice case mod :) looks very clean.


http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2330/beekeyboardyi2.jpg
i have the same keyboard, but with black/black :)

[TheGreatSatan]

Yeah, I like the keyboard, but the mouse is pretty crappy. It's a horrible Apple-type knock off.


I went to the hobby store and spent .99 cents on some lettering.

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4434/hemi1qy0.jpg

Which added some detail to the hood scoops.

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6927/hemi2py1.jpg

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5981/hemi3tn3.jpg

Next came the window grill. First some primer...

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/359/grill1bv5.jpg

Then the green on the mesh.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1852/grill2by5.jpg

And I made the grill frame black.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/5038/grill3jo4.jpg

Then I bonded the Mopar "M" to the mesh

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2166/grill4hh1.jpg

And lastly I put it all together.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4494/grill5zf1.jpg

And then on the panel.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5931/grill6bs6.jpg

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2658/grill7hn1.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I'm waiting for my motherboard to arrive so while I wait I thought I'd get some "current progress" pics.

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5185/whatif1na9.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9194/whatif2xp0.jpg

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5387/whatif3ss8.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1329/whatif4qh6.jpg

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/627/whatif5mz4.jpg

[TheGreatSatan]

I was wondering if I should use this old HD cooler bay front piece in place of one of the bays to "look" like a car grill? Or would it be overkill?

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4944/bayventzw1.jpg

Also, since I lost money on the motherboard in a bad ebay transaction and since my In-Laws will be visiting in 2 weeks, I added a multifunctional floppy/media reader drive. I was going to add a Matrix Orbital LCDC, but do not have the money.

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3497/floppyry1.jpg

[nil8]

Personally, I would leave the grill out.

That's too bad about ebay. I bet that would have been sweet.

[TheGreatSatan]

So I was looking at maybe putting the engine inside, but I think it's way too big. It sure won't fit between the drive cage rails and it would probably prevent a video card from staying in the slot.

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4455/engine1pa8.jpg
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/7726/engine2mh0.jpg
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/2073/engine3dg6.jpg
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1274/engine4wn7.jpg

I added some lights to the right side to shine out of the side scoops.

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/2432/rightlight1zb0.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3236/rightlight2hk9.jpg

Here's some pics of the lights so far.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/2424/test1vs6.jpg
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/4792/test2bv4.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3764/test3xq6.jpg
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/928/test4mt7.jpg

[Vertigo]

I love muscle cars, and I've been following this one, it's lookin good keep it up.

[tybrenis]

Sweet! That's looking really great! Keep up the good work.

[TheGreatSatan]

The motherboard arrived today. (The second one I bought)

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7863/lanpartyoe0.jpg

I set the Proc in

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4476/addprocvv1.jpg

and the Hyper48 heatsink

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/4214/hyper48mc7.jpg

And then the memory was seated

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/144/readybp5.jpg

Lastly I replaced to IO plate

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/3086/ioplate1xb2.jpg
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/2527/ioplate2gl7.jpg
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/8314/ioplate3xm6.jpg

More to come. I'm gonna modify the heatsink so that it appears to have this on it.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/163/pan1yb8.jpg

[nil8]

Anyone else notice that on the mobo box there are mountain dew cans and a bawls drink?
Or the PC has a window and lights?
That is one ate up motherboard box.

Are you planning on putting the hemi head over the fan grill or what?

[tybrenis]

Anyone else notice that on the mobo box there are mountain dew cans and a bawls drink?
Or the PC has a window and lights?
That is one ate up motherboard box.

Are you planning on putting the hemi head over the fan grill or what?

Yeah - well, this motherboard is called the "LAN Party", I have the same one. The case has a window and is displaying the motherboard, since it's parts glow under UV light. Also this mobo is meant for LAN parties, so the mountain dew seems fitting.

And he's putting that cap over the heatsink, I beleieve.

[TheGreatSatan]

Yeah I will, but there will be an obvious gap to allow air flow.

[purdy]

Kudos on the great mod! It's people like you that go the extra mile to make their PC truly "One of a Kind". To go to the extent of getting a hoodscoop shows drive and determination. Keep up the good work and I can't wait to see what's in store next from you!8)

[AMD RULES]

wow. NIce work. Keep it up!

[TheGreatSatan]

And after all this work, I'm giving it away on Sept 10th to my In-Laws!
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Here's another pic of the motherboard with all the cards, thus far.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6/allcardsng7.jpg

I put the glass back on the front too.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4039/glassedxl3.jpg

I also have been doing a bit of Soldering to take out the switches these cathodes come with. I don't want a bunch of switches on the back panel. When you power up the lights come on and then they turn off when you power down.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2554/soldergy5.jpg

For the loose lighting cables...

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3557/glued1ly1.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2787/glued2dh7.jpg

...I'm glueing them all down. Trust me, a glue gun is always nice to have around.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/7380/glued3gw9.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/3524/glued4se3.jpg

Lastly, I'm thinking of adding a UV cathode above the motherboard. There will be a few UV cathodes inside to really show off the UV sensitive Mobo.

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8397/topuv1dz9.jpg
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/1586/topuv2vb8.jpg

[Shikimaru]

looking great, although those lights at the front :|

i don't like them too much, sorry

[AMD RULES]

NIce job. Keep it up man ;)

[TheGreatSatan]

I could never stand seeing the drive bay cage from the window.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5235/whatif4qh6ld8.jpg

Can you think of something I can put there to cover it up that'll look cool? I thought about making a dealer window sticker for the 1971 Dodge Charger SuperBee and put that there. What do you think?

[jestyyr]

you could go with a partial cage, for the cage...
like something that goes from the front inside of the case and wraps around just far enough to hide the cage, perhaps even detailing it to look like some sort of car inside thing :P

[AceX]

Dealer window sticker wouldn't look right. It would be cool, but I don't think it would flow at all with teh rest of the case.

You could just spell out "Mopar" in vynl and have it go down. You could still see the cage, but it wouldn't be as ugly.

You could make a small panel out of sheet metal or something and wrap it in interior vynil. Making it look like part of the interior of the car.

Also, find a good pic of the car from the side and see if anything catches your eye, then use it.

[Airbozo]

I like the vinyl idea, but make it look like the upholstry or floor mats, or the same green color and add the coil, battery and wiring to make it look like the engine compartment.

[simon275]

I think it looks great so far.

All you need is a peice of sheet metal to cover the bays painted the same colour as the case.

[TheGreatSatan]

I kind of like the blue wiring. Some color wiring may be cool.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1347/426hemienginewn5.jpg

[simon275]

You could use wire sleeves

http://www.xoxide.com/wiresleeves.html

They would do the trick.

[TheGreatSatan]

I need them quick. I'll probably go to autozone tomorrow.

[Maz]

i am definatly thinking of like a dashboard effect to hide the cage. gauges anyone?

[TheGreatSatan]

The inside of the case is "under the hood" only.

[nil8]

That is a beautiful engine.

[TheGreatSatan]

I tried plugging in the CPU fan, that has 4 pins to the place on the board that only has 3, but it won't fit here.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4959/cpufan1hh1.jpg

What's this 4 pin power for?

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/8067/4pincb8.jpg

This cable comes from the floppy/media reader, but I don't know where to plug it in. The 4 pin jumper above doesn't say if it has data + or data -.

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/102/whatsoc8.jpg

Here's 2 pics of what he proc will kind of look like with the engine cover on.

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9494/filter1ra4.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/8509/filter2qd4.jpg

I painted the exposed drive bays black.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6466/darkdriveam0.jpg

I'm gonna copy the look of an engine with this CAT 5 cable.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3087/cat5mt9.jpg

I cut it up and I'm going to try to find a way to make it look good there.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6992/catcutfj2.jpg

Lastly I made all the power connections and cleaned up the wiring. The IDE cables will be black.

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/421/wiring1xk6.jpg
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/2782/wiring2se7.jpg

[dgrmkrp]

I tried plugging in the CPU fan, that has 4 pins to the place on the board that only has 3, but it won't fit here.
..the 4th pin is for PWM, if supported.. usually, these connections cross-fit.. but that cap looks to close.. mechanically, u can't put.. modd-wise... u can ;)

What's this 4 pin power for?
should be said in the manual..


This cable comes from the floppy/media reader, but I don't know where to plug it in. The 4 pin jumper above doesn't say if it has data + or data -.

that's a usb cable.. u should plug it in one of the free headers on the mobo.. usually, they have the + marked on the mobo and the others align by themselves :)

[DaveW]

Looking nice. Good idea with the CAT5 cables. If i were you though i'd cut one of them open and seal it around the wires from the front panel.

-Dave

[Shikimaru]

that 'M' fan grill needs to be fixed or made anew, can't have it crooked, if it's easier, make ito ut of plexi

[simon275]

Hmm a cool use of old cat 5 cable.

I would love to know how you are hidding this mod from your wife as stated in the first page.

[TheGreatSatan]

About 1 week ago she found out and is happy that I'm doing the mod.
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I've decided against the blue wires. It looked real stupid and untidy. With just a black cage it looks real clean and simple.

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/6703/leftcompnk5.jpg

[Airbozo]

Yep, the black cleans it up quite nicely. Looks "finished" now.

[nil8]

That's looking really good TGS.

[TheGreatSatan]

I bought a 10 inch UV cathode from AutoZone. These are brighter than ones made for PC's.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/1720/10inchuv1pi0.jpg

I got out a spare molex

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1430/10inchuv2zj7.jpg

Then I cut off the end and separated the 12V from the ground.

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/390/10inchuv3as3.jpg

I did the same with the molex

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7741/10inchuv4jf4.jpg

Then soldered them together.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/1972/10inchuv5lg7.jpg

And it works!

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7089/10inchuv6sg4.jpg

So I put it in the case.

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/2626/10inchuv7sc2.jpg


Next comes the engine/processor mod. I bought an 80mm blow hole funnel and a 120mm to 92mm fan adapter.

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/7145/cap1zz5.jpg

I slid one into the other....

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4213/cap2dt9.jpg

And cut away the excess.

http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8144/cap3eo5.jpg

Then screwed it back to the heatsink.

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/6849/cap4gn4.jpg

Finally, I used silicone to bond the engine top to the structure.

http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/2181/cap5hg0.jpg

[Nostradamus]

sorry but red cable in molex is 5V

[TheGreatSatan]

Yeah, I just figured that out too. I thought it seemed a little dimmer.

[Shikimaru]

oh dear, looks good mate

[TheGreatSatan]

So I started loading the OS

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/2493/glow1hg2.th.jpg (http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=glow1hg2.jpg)

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7627/glow2iw3.th.jpg (http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=glow2iw3.jpg)

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9051/glow3gh2.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=glow3gh2.jpg)

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9443/glow4xn6.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=glow4xn6.jpg)

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/9541/glow5pd6.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=glow5pd6.jpg)

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5923/glow6zm3.th.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/my.php?image=glow6zm3.jpg)

[jordy_wd]

Looking good, I like the lighting in the case, not too much, not too little...but just enough to create a brilliant effect for a briliant case

[TheGreatSatan]

Here's the final pics. I did add a stripe to the bottom of the keyboard.

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/6166/submit01vx9.jpg
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/6250/submit02us3.jpg
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/7480/submit03ys3.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/711/submit04pz6.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9871/submit05jk7.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2353/submit06qi9.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/982/submit07sf0.jpg
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/1205/submit08fi9.jpg
http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/3100/submit09ph3.jpg
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2803/submit10wo7.jpg

[nil8]

That's really sweet TGS. Good job. I really like how well the top and front panel compliment each other.

[NamesAreUseless]

The motherboard arrived today. (The second one I bought)

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7863/lanpartyoe0.jpg



if you look at the cans in the picture u can see its mountain dew an a bawls drink
the case in the pic looks like a chieftech case

[TheGreatSatan]

Send to completed logs...

[jdbnsn]

Already been done my friend.

[TheGreatSatan]

What's it been now, a year, more?

My In-Laws are done remodeling and are finally taking this home!!

[Zephik]

Picky picky! Jeesh!

lol :)

[jdbnsn]

You mean all this time it could have been burnin' rubber in my apartment? :mvad: