First mod ever... Project Karbon Kreation

[Karbon Killa]

Well I have been a bit of a lurker here for a little over a month now, and I must say, that every build I have seen has put me in sheer amazement. I came to this site by looking around google for cool computer pics and whatnot and saw TGS' namesake mod on an old dell. Loved it so much that it got me hooked. I have had some time to think about a mod that I can do to make a case that really sets me apart kinda like you guys. And I think I've got it. I had a visual in my head a couple of days ago, so I drew it out in MS paint. Here is what I had...

Internals...

Externals...

Well I wanted to get started on this ASAP. SO I looked around for some cheap cases at the local thrift store.

Found this...

Looked like a nice canvas to start with. Not much will be used from this, being it is an old AT styled case and whatnot. mainly just the PSU/5.5" bay at the top of the case.

Getting Started...

So now its time to tear it apart. For $10 I expected to get some very low scores on this computer. Lots of old parts that more than likely I will not need (or want for the matter). I knew I wasn't getting much on the innards, but I really didn't expect this 160gb Maxtor...

It will be put with the other 7 hard drives that will be in this thing. Making a total of 960gb of storage. This will probably be the only part out of this cmputer that I actually use other (than using parts from the case).

Once it was stripped, I had to take the dimensions of the case. About 6" wide, 15" deep, and 17"tall, it wasn't that big of a canvas. I needed something a bit bigger. I was thinking more along the lines of 17" deep, 8" wide, and 23" tall. I cut out the Box area for the PSU, took the 3.5" bay area, and tossed the rest of the case in the trash.

PSU box area...

After a little bit of cutting (3.5"drive bays mounted on bottom will be removable... Somehow)...

So after I got that out, I needed a sizable piece that will be named my new front panel....


Good ol' plexi...

The sides of the front (yes, its cardboard...)

Top is almost on all the way...

Back shot of top...

Side shot of top...

After it dried, I put another spot of bondo to hold it better...

All done the same for bottom. Going to be filled with more bondo to make it stronger on the outside...

Thats all I have done for now. You guys will be updated soon. Hope you like the idea.

[Karbon Killa]

Small text update. Just got a new job and dog last week, so modding has been kinda put aside. So later on today, the garage will be re-opened and the mod will stop collecting dust. Pics will be posted up in next post.

[DonT-FeaR]

woo new dog !!!!!
new job yay modding money!!!

[Karbon Killa]

Yep, exactly, haha.

[AMD Killa]

Lovin your ideas. Hope this project turns out how you want. Looks good. Whats next on the planning list? How are you thinking of connecting all those hard drives? PCI IDE cards?

[Karbon Killa]

Yea basically that was/is the idea. Working on getting money to go towards this thing, that why there has been no big updates. Between school and work, and doing painting on bikes for some friends, I have no real time left. So soon I will be putting some money down on this project. And going to be very happy to do so as well.

[The boy 4rm oz]

I love CF. I will be keeping an eye on this.

[Karbon Killa]

Update No. 1

So I realized I didn't like the idea of having the dual fans in an oval styled look. I decided that I wanted to do a dual blow hole. So I went to Home Depot and bought a 90 degree PVC coupling.

Looks like a perfect fit if you ask me...

In the modding gear...

I only needed the ends, so I had to cut them off...

One off...

Both off...

Needed some sanding to smooth them out...

And what I want the end result to look like...

Well thats it for my little update. Should be doing more here in the near future. In the meantime, happy modding.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Nice work with the PVC pipe, a very versatile material.

[DonT-FeaR]

nice you gave me a killer idea with the 90 degree thing

have a fan on each end and cut the middle out flat with the ends... i get it lol...