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WEEKEND UPDATE!
Did a bunch of work on the mesh boxes, and got them almost done. woot! I went ahead and made the
notches in the tops, so the fittings and wc lines would clear. I cut one side,
...then the other.
For the top, I made a cut down the middle, then bent each part to line up with the side cuts.
All bent. I will cover the gap in the middle with an extra piece of mesh and screw it down.
Since this mesh would cut down on airflow if left as is, I need to remove some material on both sides.
For the radiator side, rather than just cutting a boring square hole, I thought it would be cool to mimic the
side window design. So after measuring the radiator, I cut out a cardboard template.
Then used it to transfer the design onto the mesh boxes.
Using the drill press, I made numerous starter holes,
... and proceeded to cut it out with the skil saw.
What I couldn't get with the skil saw, I finished up with the rotary tool, then filed the edges down.
Here's a shot of the mesh boxes in place against the rads.
Once that was done, I turned the boxes over and cut the round hole for the fans.
Then it was time to mount the fan grills. :) I came up with a design that incorporates the trident
shape, and had Moddersmart cut them out of mirrored acrylic.
Here's a close up shot:
I used some 3/8" nylon spacers to set them off the mesh a bit, and secured them with 6/32 screws that
screw right into the mesh. Any excess protruding through the back was cut off. This way the mesh
boxes are totally self-contained and can be removed easily.
A shot of two mesh boxes in place on the rad/fan mounts.
..and with the side panel on:
And finally a shot of the rad side with the panel on:
The boxes still need some finish work before they are ready for paint, but they're pretty much done
for the most part.
Got word that my T3 reservoirs will be shipping this week so I can't wait to check them out when they arrive! :D
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The trident cut out and the fan grills really take the rad boxes to the next level, they look amazing my friend, as does the rest of the mod, keep it up. +rep
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*clap clap clap..* wow... very nice my friend
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Mounted the front logo medallion last night to see how it looks.
After placing the piece on the front, I marked the holes,
..and drilled them out.
Using the same 3/8" nylon spacers and 6/32 screws, I mounted it directly to the mesh.
Not sure I'm happy with it yet. Even though it looks nice now against the aluminum case, remember
that I will be painting the case blue. So I'll need to do something else to make it pop off the case more.
Perhaps a backlit effect is in order?
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I have always wanted to mod a case with a bottom like that. Great work and I will be watching.
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oh that looks nice... good mounting..
yeha i think leds are in order :)
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Your right, the grill does look very good against the silver mesh. Have you considered painting the back of the grill silver so you will get a similar effect on the blue paint? Otherwise white LEDs will do the trick.
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Ok, here's what I did: I wanted to see what the individual tridents (cut-out from the medallion) looked like on the front. So it's a reverse of what I had earlier.
I realize I'm posed with the same blue-on-blue situation as before, and I'll toy with different ideas in a bit, but I wanted to get your opinion on this first.
Which do you think is better: Medallion with trident cut-outs, or individual tridents?