Project: Moditor

hey its me again with my accual case mod now im not one of you skilled billionares so this will be to the best of my ability and to a budget of cheap dollars :P

ok this is what i have to start with (ive taken all the old guts out and yes it is an old crt)

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lots of pics, any way i dont have any CADs so ye um thinking of a cdrom coming out of were the buttons were fans on the top of the case and maybe a window at the back for easy access... mbtray of perspex u'll see


um need a colour scheme to idea is to look standard as possible from the outside and nearly every thing clear inside...




update1

when i cut this section out i realised that there was a big (5mm) gap underneath

i will putty this up later


now the plan was to have the cd rom flat on the bottom but the smart ppl at the ktx company thought lets but some ribs in to make it hard for munkeyboy lol not to hard lil friend called mah dremel knocked that one on the head

the i had to heat up a knife with a mini blowtorch and flaten off the left overs (to lazy to sand) (pic above) looks bad atm but paint and final touch ups will fix this im buying the system as i go.

i have done more of this but i was intending on posting the full worklog when i was done but cant wait ill post more tomorrow btw im 14

tomorrow im going to the tech lab at school in lunch and sanding the mb tray

:P try to get it up to speed asap... till then

ok it seems i had a bit more time than i thought

ook the fan idea....
the plans (plans....?)

i dont have a holesaw 80mm so i just just my dremel
this is the first section

then rounded it finished sanded drilled holes

the fan to go in the hole

the problem with using that fan

the 'clever' solution (i was inspired off this site)

cut dem bits off and vwala lol

scince i did this step i manages to make the holes stuffed so i got to putty them up and drill them again.... till the next update (maybe tonight?)

Well we all have to start somewhere. I was about your age when I did my first mod, a clear window for my stock PC case...voiding the warranty of course ;). That was 2 years ago already, a lot happens in 2 years.

A great start and a great idea. What was the original size of the CRT your using?

I am interested to see how this turns out. +subscribe

yeah i have no clue 17 i think or 19 old n ****

um whats +subscribe mean?

im new although ive been looking around 4 ages

It just means I have subscribed to your worklog. When someone makes a new post in your worklog my User CP (Control Panel) will notify me when I log in.

While on the topic +rep means someone has given you reputation points for your work. These accumulated and eventually you get more green squares to the right of your name.

thanx 4 the info

ok i have more time lol
(if time was money i would be rich atm)

ok i thought i would have to have a 'front' to my case so were the old screen was i thought i would but a piece of perspecs and the firt attempt from scrap perspecs looked bad here ill put them up

the i went down to the local bunnings and did some 'haggaling' for cheaper parts (the guy cut it a little and gave it to me 75% off)

unfortunately i didnt take any early pics but u can guess

i heated it up in the oven and bent it to shape(its got glad wrap over it to protect it for the photo it has better protection now [shifty eyes])

fo the back of it like i said i thought i would put a window in i still havent decided but heres the plan if i do

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that is the same piece of prespecs it is just better protected now
i was thinking either 2 80mm fans or 1 120mm fan like this

The 120mm fan will be quieter and probably create more air flow.

yeah thats what i thought if i do decide to make the window i will use 1 120mm fan


mb pics will come tomorrow promise


any name ideas!!!!!

What about hot box?

The box with no name. It is so cool it dose not need a name.

LMAO. . HotBox. :D Will be interesting to see how this turns out.

yeah dont expect this to be an overnight project......

to get to this stage has take like 10 weeks lol just diong a bit here bit there


hot box??? meaning please

Hot box was the first thing that came to my head lol. It has no meaning.

fair enough i will probably put the name on the case somewhere


as promised i will update again today

ok today i went into the tech room at school and did a little bit of work (teacher wanted his lunch)

on the mb tray now i may be working slow but im tring to get things right

ok so this is it before i went to school

this is it still with the glad wrap and tape on when i got back (forgot the cover would come off takeing my marks with it) (wraped in glad wrap then tape so the tap glue wouldnt stick on it)

without the s*** on it

its not perfectly square but its good for now

this is a rough layout but i realised the HDD cant go up the top

so i was think i could make it go under neath the mb tray therefore making enough room for the shizzle on top

the cd rom could go infront of this still thats the rough size of a HDD btw

to do this and make the cd rack fit under neath the mb i need to cut it off here ish (top line)

for the HDD to fit with a rack on it in that spot i have to cut it at the section where it changes sizes and sand it off

my main problem in the near future is to make the mb thingo as i call it (thin on the back everything plugs into)

useable through the right hand side of the picture or left hand side if you were the case

i was thinking a hole with a guard to the thingo supporting it and ye you get it

ideas for this problem are very welcome VERY welcome im a bit puzzled on this one...

oh i think the psu will go under at the back

Cool Progress already that deserves a +Rep.
Consult the UrbanDictionary for the definition of hotbox. :D

The thing that everything plugs into is called the I/O panel.
+rep for the good progress

wow rep ^^) pitty i share this account hey lol im dont-fear btw

planning the legs for it now


i/o pannel ill try membah that cheers

Looks good! Thought of doing this once but never got around to it...

Low Radiation ... you have to leave that, man, have to. :D

Sweet! What are you planning for the front? A clear window or a flat screen?
+ rep and keep up the good work.

kk vastonecat im planning on a clear window i would put a screen but it would be small and cost to much

need to take photos and upload more updates later maybe

kk updates!!! lolz

i found that if i take out the back bit i will be able to fit 2 HDDs instead of only 1

this is the way i can do it

but without cutting the topp 'mb support' out. if it is to weak i can re-force it (cant spell btw)

this is whats going on the back to hide the HDDS

it is the back window i decided not to have the window because of a chain reaction i cant fit the psu in its original place so it will go here

then if i get some hdd racks from mah other case i can do this alot quicker and it will match

ill cut a section out of the back bit for the cords
these are the plans atm updatess this weekend

Ok, like I (he) mentioned before this is a shared account.

Anyway, I'm the other guy and I just wanna post my comments lol.

Ok so I think a LCD screen should be put in the front of it, you might be able to get one that is slightly damaged (small scratches) off of ebay or someone for cheap.

~ munkey_boy (the actual owner)

ye zac i cbf thats to hard lol it wont fit anyway :P (shot down)

we is school mates

(Original owner again)

Yes, but I remember a mod where a guy took all of the stuff off (stand, side bits etc.) so you might be able to do that.

~ munkey boy (the actual owner)

Hmmm confusing lol. Yes it is possible to remove the frame off an LCD so you can mount it elsewhere. It has been done may times before and a few times in this forum. Do a thread search and you should be able to find something.

EDIT: I did the search for you.
Linky:
http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/f...ht=LCD+Monitor
Enjoy :).

yea guys it looks like i has lots of room but i dont it simply wont fit

heres another pic of what i ment for the HDDs

this is how much will stick out at the end

the parts for the back somehow go scratched so ill 'mist them'

my painting table

this is the rough very roung idea of mounting for the back

i have to cut this on off above the line

ye updates when i have some

ok this is gunna be mainly a text update

i still have to cut out the back ribs
cut out the bottem black bit
get two matching HDD racks from either the shop near my house (going tomorrow) or from an old case i have with very different mounts ill post pics of them later
putty up the gap underneath the front
putty up the top fan holes and redrill
cut the cd rom rack
work out the psu and the I/O pannel mounting
frost the 2 parts at the back and cut to size
drill the holes for everything
and more but ill try get these things done before i work out the other ones :P


this is how much room i have between the mb tray and the bottom of the case

the black thing is 2cm thick

i found if i mount a fan like so

even tho its curved it leaves no gap see

how good is that i think i will have maybe 3fans on either side havent worked out final plans yet :P


happy easter
happy modding
updates soon till then ....

hmmm. and people say I have issues when I carry on conversations in the office with myself staring at the computer screen, but I think they classify it as an extreme case if you're posting comments to yourself.. Anyway, this is looking good.
Hey you know what would really set people off with this thing? Mount a LCD in the side of an empty computer tower. So your computer is in the monitor and the monitor is in the computer. Or could be the stress at work getting to me:D

Haha that is a great idea. People would be like WTF??? a computer in a monitor and a monitor in a computer :? :think: ;).

wow ur a genius ..... NOT nah i did think of that but i dont have ascreen im trying to get one

hey guys n gals if there is any that go on this site

this is a sort of update

me and my friend went to a recycled computer shop to look for cheap parts

(thanks the boy 4m oz for the idea)

and this is what we got after like 45mins of searching through 9 cases

1 10gig HDD (needed one for measurements and it was the only one there)
2 case fans + dust
1 usb and headphone jacks for the front of a case
4 fan screws
1 HDD rack
1 ide to 2sata power addapter

and i was like how much for all this

he said free im like thats not a price but thanx and then we got easter eggs (cause we are kids)

pics below

cleaned the fans

this is how much room i have underneath the mb with a real HDD

now i have 4 fans 1 for the top and three for where ever

these two i got from my old stuff
and the other two came from the computer shop

ty rontek

thats all atm

5day weekend 4 me modding here i come hopefully

oh and a piece of pvc pipe about a metre long and is the right size for a 80mm turbine if i need one, one day

i have a good name suggestion from the real owner of this account

he sugg3sted

PROJECT MODITOR

like monitor/mod/make me a sammich bitc.h (sandwitch its our word use it!)

I told ya they'd give you the stuff you'd need.

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Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz

Hot box was the first thing that came to my head lol. It has no meaning.

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:rolleyes:

let me know when you get a name and I'll see what I can do about a header.

kool thanx m8 so far im going towards moditor only cuz the other name sounds like my comps gunna become full of smoke

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Originally Posted by munkey_boy

i have a good name suggestion from the real owner of this account

he sugg3sted

PROJECT MODITOR

like monitor/mod/make me a sammich bitc.h (sandwitch its our word use it!)

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This is not your account? Please explain why you don't have your own.

munkey_boy and his friend share an account. The original munkey_boy is running this mod and his friend just uses the account sometimes.

lol nope other way around
^^):P

the original munkey boy hardly uses this account

the friend(me) used it for this mod

oh im just to lazy updates soon (next few days)