Project GIBFACTOR

[w0lv3r1n3]

This may be the first time many have seen me here,
so I'll tell you a little bit about myself and about my
newest WIP..
I've lived in Minnesota all my life with exception of
a brief stint in the ARMY. My work forces me to work
with MAC's.. I'm in Electronic Prepress Production ( printing ).
I'm definately a Geek and I think this may be my 13th or 14th
build since 1997. This will be my 4th mod, but hopefully my
best. One of the mistakes I've made with modding is not to have
a pretty full and clear picture of what I want. And I'm also impulsive,
which get's me in trouble because I end up adding things at the last
minute. Mostly my wiring suffer's because of it.
Anyways, I'll post my case pictures first, and the next post, I'll
give you an idea of my mod..

I got a Lian-Li V2000 Plus II.. man what a great case..
The penned circle in the front is a hint of what the first mod is going to be.

Side view.

Rear view..

Tomorrow i will post the next portion..
Thanx for listening all !

[p0Pe]

lovely case, lot of posibilities in that... do you have som drawings or renders of what you are planning to do?

[b4i7]

nice case...i plan on using one of those in my next project...i think... lol

[w0lv3r1n3]

The only drawings I have so far are scribbles that
would take a professional cipher to translate. IE-messy.. lol
I am planning to make better sketching's in Illustrator or
something to show better what I'm doing and to use as a template.
Most of the mods have been seen before for the most part, hopefully
with a little bit of a twist. Some I know I haven't seen before, so I'll
save those until they are done and add to my worklog.
I may do an overall sketch later on and add it.. Part of what I like about
worklogs is to see the pieces and parts come together to make the
concept work..
I'll add some more pix tonight after work and the start of the mod.
Man was I nervous making those first cuts with my dremel on such
a beautiful ( and spendy ) case.

[b4i7]

you should check out google sketchup

http://sketchup.google.com
completely free modeling program

http://scc.jezmckean.com/
and here they have a model of the V2000 case already drawn

[w0lv3r1n3]

I do have that program.. I should do some of
the concept work there. I will still need to do some
in Illustrator or the like as I'm planning to possibly
get the Side Window and possibly other parts laser cut.
Thanks for the tip !

[w0lv3r1n3]

Ok first just a couple of pix of my workshop:

Drillpress, Dremel, lot of assorted tools a vise and a scrollsaw.
I'd like to get a decent grinder soon also.

Here's a closer look at the scrollsaw.. Works very nicely with Acrylic..

[w0lv3r1n3]

So the first step was to install the Mnpctech Billet Fan Grill..

http://www.mnpctech.com/MnpctechBilletFanGrill.html

And then the TurbineFan Mod also from MNPCTECH..

http://www.mnpctech.com/TurbineFanMod.html


Here's a few shots of it finished...

that's it for now.. I will post more again soon..

[xRyokenx]

Dat case be pimpin'! It's got spinners and all dat cool ****, yo!

Seriously, that fan does look like a spinning rim, lol. Nice job by the way.

[w0lv3r1n3]

Ok so next thing I did was to add a CMOS reset switch to
the the back of the case. I always mount them on the back of
the case, so that I don't get the " hey, what's this switch for?.. DOH ! "
It's real handy not only for OverClocking, but setting
up the system for the first time. I can't count how many times this
has been such a help.
Anyways, here's a few pix.

Here's a link to how to wire up one of these bad boys:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=100514

A few things.. Make sure you get a DTDP ( Dual throw Double Pole )
switch.. With 3 prongs. Also the last time I made one, I couldn't find
a 3-pin connector like they show. I used a 3-pin fan connector ( female )
instead.. Work's like a charm. You also may want to mark the orientation
When I get my motherboard and get more into the wiring
( I'm planing quite a bit of custom wiring on the mod ), I'll
post picture's and an explanation of how I do it.
That's it for now, I'll be posting my 2-bay graphical LCD mod next
installment.