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    Default Re: Project: Water Cooling Turbine

    I told you guys I would not let you down.

    Here's a shot with the window installed. it doesn't sit as flat as I'd like it to. this is mainly due to the curved surface. If I had it to do over again, I would have prebent the trim piece before installing it. Oh well, I think it still looks good:



    I laid out 3 60 deg lines so I could mark the resevoir brackets:


    then I just drilled some holes and cut out the padding on the inside for the head of the screw:


    I painted the supports black for now:


    here are both supports with the factory mounts cut off:


    I then drilled and tapped each support:


    And here they are with the supports mounted and ready to go:


    Installed on the resevoir:


    then I slid it into the tube. Very tight fit. I will have to go back and do a little touchup paint when I'm done:










    Then I installed the translucent side panels on the bottom:






    I fixed the issue with the tubes that come out of the resevoir. I cut some holes and made it work:


    Just so you guys can see, the back part is packed full of wiring, 3 transformers, 2 fans and the radiator. I still have more to go!


    I'm getting to the point of forcing myself to decide what to do on the back half. I'm still not sure yet....

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    Default Re: Project: Water Cooling Turbine

    Here is just a small update tonight.

    My dad was adding some gutter helmut to his house so I snagged a piece. here is a section of it.



    I ran to the hobby store and bought some plastic modeling parts so I could start some "kit basing". not really though. I'm building most of it from scratch.






    sorry, not very exciting.

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    I continued with the kit bashing tonight. here are some pics.








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    Ok, I'm close to being done with the kit bashing.

    Here are some Chrome wheels from a car kit my friend gave me. I thought they would make the perfect "Intakes" for the vents on the back. What do you think?





    Here are the ones in the back. they look like a fan blade. Infact I think the model of the wheel was for an old style mustang and it was called "Turbine". Ironic huh?





    Here is the kit bashing I did tonight on the other side:


    By the way, I'm not sure if you realize this or not but the top of this whole back comes off to access the radiator, fans and transformers.



    Lastly, here is a shot looking at the end of the resevoir inside the tube. you can see the two holes I cut for the tubing directly below the barbs on the resevoir.



    I hope I have enough room to install the tubing and get the clamps tight when I get around to it.

    Up next. More painting, masking, painting, more masking, painting some more, masking........... You get the idea.

    Later,

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    well, after alot of work, here is where I'm at:

    Final shots of the Kit bashing:






    Then I started to mask stuff off and do some painting:




    Some more masking and painting:















    then after some weathering with the drybrush, here are the results:







    What do you guys think?

    I'm just about done with this part of the mod. I have to get all the wiring soldered up and in order, then I can permenantly mount the resevoir with the tubing and afterward do some final paint touchups. but overall construction is almost done. Now I have to start planning out the case for this...

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    OK, last night I got some wiring done.

    Here are some shots.

    I installed everyting into the back housing and cut the wires to clean things up.



    Then I soldered and heat shrinked them together.


    Everything goes to 2 molex connectors. One for the fans, (12v) and one for the leds and glow wire. (5V) -I didn't use the same plug because I want to be able to remove the radiator and fan assembly without having to cut any wires.



    And now the obligitory night shots with all the lights on. -Note, I still don't have the led for the resevoir installed as I"m waiting on my sleeving.











    And here it is with the lights on, but still running.



    My hope is that when the tubing is filled with blue liquid, that the led in the resevoir will light it up. right now I just cut a piece of tubing to show you what it will look like. That is all I can do untill my sleeving comes tomorrow. By the way, have I ever mentioned I HATE FEDEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

    Later!

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    Ok, here is the stuff that arrived today.


    I proceded to sleeve the led wire. (The only wire that may be seen on this mod by the way).


    here it is installed:


    Thats it. ITS DONE!!!!!
    -I'm not going to set it up just yet. I still have the case to make.

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    Default Re: Project: Water Cooling Turbine

    Water Cooled Turbine Closing Images:

    I'll let the images speak for themselves:



















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