Project: Black Zipper

[The boy 4rm oz]

Nice start on the front, it's looking great. Much like a Defyant mod lol.

[bentleya]

Nice start on the front, it's looking great. Much like a Defyant mod lol.

your probley the 108 person who has said that, but as long as people are liking it, it's cool

[Cheron]

I like it I hope you can keep it up.

[bentleya]

I like it I hope you can keep it up.

i hope so as well

[chaksq]

Good mod man, I'm liking how this is going. I really need to start messing with some body filler and stuff soon. Can do some real interesting stuff with that.

[bentleya]

Good mod man, I'm liking how this is going. I really need to start messing with some body filler and stuff soon. Can do some real interesting stuff with that.

yer anything as long as you got the imagination for it

[bentleya]

28th March **Birthday Special**

this update is 3 days late, sorry guys, i had lots of stuff to do, to start it was my birthday on Tuesday so this is a birthday special. if your wondering what i got? ...... i got a few cloths some shoes and some random bits and bobs.

i also treated myself by ordering some nice parts 3 weeks though an english guy who is working out in the USA till June and he shipped them over to me. if you wound like to use his service please visit this page http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/foru...pic.php?t=2770 i wound highly recommend him if you are struggling to get parts in the uk.

so here is what i treated myself to, everything is from www.performance-pcs.com accept the ram cooler which i brought second hand from a mate over at WCUK.

So to start the ram cooler, which is a Corsair Dominator, which has black cable sleeving (i'm going to remove this to make way for my white cable sleeving). the ram cooler is in perfect condition just a bit of dust and few little scratches, but that doesn't matter because i will get some nice new stickers for it. now for the photos

Next up is a set of black Lian Li black metal casters, with brake.

The one with the brake will go at the back of the case.

Switches, and i tell you these are nice, they are black Lamptron Vandal Resistant Illuminated Switch white a White Ring, i have 3 which have no wires attached, and one with wires attached for the power switch which has been sleeved in white braiding

now for the most important bit of the order the Lian Li MotherBoard Tray, i tell you this is nice just as nice as the switches. i like the lian li stuff so much more after watching this video on huxus tv http://www.hexus.tv/show/2007/11/Exc...tory_facility/ which shows how there made and around the offices, and i tell you there hand made, how many cases can you say are hand made.

now for another important item the white cable sleeving, i did try and get this in the uk but no where sold white 3mm cable sleeving by the foot, i could get black but i want white. so i ordered 30 meters of it the same length as the pipe which will go over the sleeving

i also got a psu bracket but i didn't get a photo of it, i won't accultey be using it on the case, i will use it for marking out.

About what modding will be done this weekend. to start i will try and finish the side panel and the front bezel and start work on the back of the case and the layout in the case, deciding between ATX or BTX setup, Where the rads will go, psu where abouts and much more

i will also do some test with the sleeving, and mod my dvd drive, more info on this tomorrow.

thanks for reading guys, please post comments as it helps me get motivated to work,

till next time happy modding

[The boy 4rm oz]

I love that white braid. I am gonna need to get some for the next mod I have in mind.

[bentleya]

I love that white braid. I am gonna need to get some for the next mod I have in mind.

it is really nice, i went for white, as it is a black case and white will show up plus not many people use it

[bentleya]

29th March 2008 **DVD Drive Modding**

ok fist of i wound like to say if anyone wants to do these mods there are 2 well written guides, (click links)

Remote DvD Drives: http://www.daejavoo.com/pages/moddin...full-guide.php

Led's In DvD Dives: http://www.daejavoo.com/pages/moddin...full-guide.php

Ok my victim of choice a Asus 20x lightscribe dvd drive, brought from Nexus-t http://www.nexus-t.co.uk/viewproduct.asp?Id=15859

Now for opening up, (just ignore the warrtey sticker, can always replace it

Bottem cover off

front bezel off

Top off

No for the chosen places to be modded, first pics is of the eject button which i will soldier to wires on for a switch when i stealth my drive and the second is where the led's will go

i will show first the Led's i am doing it slightly different that what is shown in the guide but it is based on the same idea.

the led's ready to be made

with wire and heat shrink attached

i have marked out where the tray is on the back of the drive so i now how much space i have got for putting in my Led's

i have drilled 3 holes for the Led's and a hole for the switch wires

a little test fit of the wires

now for the cables for the leds which there will get the power from

just test fitting the leads

i put the cover back on the dive to see if it fitted but no not really, so i have marked where i have to dremel to make it fit