Mod’n Roll 2012: The Theory of Everything.

Angel OD

tom1 ha scritto:

very cool the shield evga

Thanks a lot!

One1ros ha scritto:

Nice gears! But the metallic rack that lifts the DVD drive is automatically activated when the button is pressed?
Anyway, the reservoir still remains awesome.

Button? I don't need any button to activate that! :coolsmiley: You'll find out soon!

Thanks for the kind words!

Small update again. As I have the day off, I went to the workshop and got a couple of things done.

First I had to shorten the rods that holds the reservoir together, and of course this happened...

And then THIS actually happened!

It's sooooo damn rare I get those out, and normally I won't even bother spending time on trying. But since the tap wasn't old/worn I had a small hope, and It worked!

The res:

And it will be mounted around here:

I also finished up the bracket that holds the opening mechanism:

Next up is... Hell I don't know! There's just so much still to do, so I'll get my butt out to do the bodyflight and take the rest of the day off. I think I'll try to compile a list of what is left to do, and take it from the top!

One1ros

You made so many things but you have to make so many other things yet! That's because this is a spectacular mod!

tom1

veru homemade mod

Angel OD

One1ros ha scritto:

You made so many things but you have to make so many other things yet! That's because this is a spectacular mod!

Thanks a lot! It's all about finishing it up nicely!

tom1 ha scritto:

veru homemade mod

Very small update.

Like I said, there's a milion little things to do now, so I'm just gonna snap a couple of pics here and there.

Mounted some lights on the sides of the dvd drive mount:

Painted the PSU:

And Mounted the pumps:

Should have some more things done tomorrow.

Tex

Oh man.. Spettacoloooooooo

One1ros

Nice lighting for the DVD drive! :n2mu:

tom1

quote the dvd drive lightinings

Corsaronero333

spectacular, a mod that I love

Angel OD

Tex ha scritto:

Oh man.. Spettacoloooooooo

Thanks man!

One1ros ha scritto:

Nice lighting for the DVD drive! :n2mu:

Thanks a lot! I was not sure if it would be good, but as soon as I turned it on I knew it was the right decission!

So I decided to do a small swap in motherboards on the build. This is my old board that I had in my pc until 2 months ago. This is only for

show and pics. This must be done by saturday next week, and since my gf's in the middle of exams I have a sneaky suspicion I might be single if I start pulling the hardware from her computer right now! :lol:

While installing the cpu cooler, I hit a small problem. I was quite aware that this was a posibility, and it's no real hinder. I'll just take it to the workshop and mill of a little.

I finally got the PSU coverplate painted white:

I meassured out where the holes for the pump inlets/outlets, and drilled them today. It's not easy to see, but they sit perfectly! :thumb:

Since I'm not sure if I'll use all 4 holes, or only 2, I made a couple of plugs to close up the holes, just in case

That's it for now. I was hoping to get further tomorrow, but I'm going out with the family and then the European Soccer Championship starts. Hopefully Sunday will bring more progress!

tom1

amazing i haven't words

Angel OD

tom1 ha scritto:

amazing i haven't words

Thanks a lot! But please find some words, I like them! :lol:

Uh Uh Uh! I forgot to show you another small detail!

This is the motion sensor. With a drill I made today. The shape of these drills are perfect for thin metal, since they keep centered and cut so you don't have to worry about the drill getting pulled through the sheet metal when it penetrates the back.

Mounted:

THAT should be it for today, but you never know! :lol:

tom1

was no better than a button like this?

One1ros

A motion sensor? That's brilliant!

But I don't see the connection to the dvd drive...

ciberjack

great job man! it lok's gorgeous!

Angel OD

tom1 ha scritto:

was no better than a button like this?

Seriously? You think a button is cooler than a motion sensor? :uglystupid2:

One1ros ha scritto:

A motion sensor? That's brilliant!
But I don't see the connection to the dvd drive...

In that case I'll just explain it to you!

When you swipe your hand over the motion sensor, the drive comes up and spits the dvd out.

Then you put in a new dvd ( or not) and swipe over the motion sensor again, then the drive goes down.

ciberjack ha scritto:

great job man! it lok's gorgeous!

Thanks a lot man!

I had to finish up the wiring for the dvd drive pcb. Had to steal 3.3v, 5v, 12v and ground from the PSU.

I made a small insition in the wires from the PSU and soldered the wires on:

Also got a couple of other wires done, and re-attached the plugs for the fans on the radioators. Now I just need to mount the PCB in the case. It will be placed somewhere around here:

I still have quite a bit of work to do, but I don't feel stressed as I'm sure I will wrap this build up for next saturday. (If the software guys have time during the week, fingers crossed)

Catch you guys soon!

Alarico

amaizing, simply amaizing.

Very nice work.

Angel OD

Alarico ha scritto:

amaizing, simply amaizing.
Very nice work.

Thank you very much! I really try to make my mods so people will like them!

tom1

Angel OD ha scritto:

Thank you very much! I really try to make my mods so people will like them!

good

Angel OD

Just a small update:

I mounted the cpu block today. I put it in the lathe and took 1mm off of the bottom. It fits perfectly.

But one thing that did not suit me was the tubing I bought. It's 10/8 mm so only 1mm wall thickness and that's not useable at all. It almost collapses with the bend radius you see on the picture. So I just ordered some Tygon with a wall thickness of 1/16". I think that will do the trick.

Then I FINALLY got started on the main window in the front/side of the case. I don't know why but it seems like I had made it a huge problem in my head and just pushed it in front of me for a while... It took 45 minutes... :lol: Tomorrow I should finish it and get a window done.

The gooey stuff is just glue leftover from the insulation. That will be wiped away.

Besides that, it seems the guys have time to do finish up the software for the dvd drive on thursday, so I keep my fingers crossed!

One1ros

Are you going to make a plexiglass window with some cool design on it?