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    I'm building my back grill for the rear exhaust on the case. But it will be a mirror of this one, from a construction standpoint.


    Cut the acrylic to size, tap the holes in the corners:


    Add on a vinyl covering that makes it look like carbon fiber:


    And then bolt it into the PSU cover with stanoffs under it to give enough space between the mag and the center of the fan:


    more later after I finish the rear exhaust!

  2. #22

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    Case fan grill pics.
    I screwed up when I bought my nuts and bolts tonight... both of my packages of nuts were supposed to be lock nuts with nylon inserts... only one was...

    So, these pics are the grill, spacers, and fan (sans lock nuts) so that you can see what is in store!


    More later!



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    i was just wondering... how do you rivet things BACK together?

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    Get a little rivet tool, and the right size rivets!
    Hand held rivet tools are fairly cheap ($20 or less) and the rivets are a few bucks for a box of 50.

    Then you line up the holes, and pop a rivet back through the hole, squeeze the handle, and *pop*... rivet is done!

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    That case frame looks AMAZING. Did you powder coat it yourself?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tech Daddy
    Guess what?? I found a powder coater that would do my frame!!
    Quote Originally Posted by wingman358
    That case frame looks AMAZING. Did you powder coat it yourself?

    doesn't appear so.

    Just wondering tho, how much did the powder coating run you?

  7. #27

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    $50.

    He loaded it on the end of another job he was runnng!

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    That black powder coating is DAMN SEXY!!! From now on i'm powder coating everything lol!!!

    "What the deuce?"..Stewy Griffon

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    thats exactly what i was thinking

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    it is a bit of a pain to find someone willing to do small jobs, but it is possible.

    *note* - This happens shortly after Turkey day, so set that timeline in your head. From here forward, happens in the span from Thanksgiving to December 11th.
    *pant* *pant*
    -TD
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    I'm back from turkey day binge... (ugh, that hurt) and am back on my modding wheels...

    The pics you are about to see are *only* the rough out of the sheet aluminium template for the hood scoop.

    I plan on taking this rough shape, covering it with "Great Stuff" foam, and shaving and sanding that down to the desired shape. Then I'll use fiberglass to lay over it and sand it down to the shape I want. After sanding, I'll prime it, and commence to painting the outside of the case!!!!

    Here are the prelim scoop shots:

    Looking from the side, front of the case is to the left:


    Looking down the scoop from the leading edge:


    From the side:


    And after I unfolded the pieces and took off the tape, I'm thinking that this should be just about the perfect sheet shape to bend and attach it all together:


    These are just so you will get the idea of where it is headed.

    The sheetmetal cutouts will actually have bottom tabs cut so that they extend off of the bottom attaching walls of the scoop. I'll then cut slits in the top of the case roof for these tabs to fit through, then I'll bend them and JB Weld them into the roof (underside of the top) of the case.

    Then start up the foam treatment!!

    I saw a guy do this for his rig for some body work he was doing. This looked like such a cool way to get the desired form, I applied it to the hood scoop!


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