LanOC Summer Case Mod Contest 2010 :Rockin Case*

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18 Jul 2010 02:38 #7260 by SXRguyinMA
heres a little teaser. I just texted this pic to my email (I'm @ work right now) and uploaded it. Enjoy :D

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mobo needs to go in still and some wiring needs to be finished up :banana:

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18 Jul 2010 02:39 #7261 by SXRguyinMA
12/27/2009

its time for THE FINAL UPDATE!!!

thats right, its FINISHED! well actually it was finished on the 23rd, just havent had time to get pics up till now lol.

on to the update!!

heres is the pattern traced onto the wood that I glued together
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I made a L and R sides (both sides are a slightly different shape)
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and cut in half
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now the original plan was to cut it with the bandsaw and have a 2-piece mold to form the sides. my bandsawy had other ideas though, so I ended up spending 2 hours at the belt sander to get this:
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first piece clamped ready for bending
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partially bent
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now the clamps werent working good enough. the acrylic would heat up and the clamp would leave an impression in it, so I switched to painters tape

one side done
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and set down for a test fit after cooling
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I did the other side the same, then had to make minor adjustments to each to get the proper fit to the base

I used my bending brake I got at Harbor Freight to bend a strip 90 degrees
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my two strips ready for cutting and sanding
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cut
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and sanded
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I loosely mounted them to the sides with elongated holes. this way once I got them all mounted up I could make position adjustments as necessary
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and mounted to the top
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18 Jul 2010 02:39 #7262 by SXRguyinMA
heres the guitar stand I bought at Guitar Center for $12. looks like it will do nicely
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then I found that the neck was too thick to fit into the holder. I tried heating and bending it but it wouldnt go far enough
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here is the 6" UV green IDE cable I got from Performance PCs
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fits perfectly
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and the UV green PSU kit also from P-PCs
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the old slide switches I was originally using werent looking or fitting nicely, so I got these nice rocker switches from P-PCs as well
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18 Jul 2010 02:40 #7263 by SXRguyinMA
everything mounted to front panel
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now for mounting the strings I simply put a dab of hot glue in each mounting hole and pushed the string in until hit bottomed out on the LED
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lit up for testing, looks great!
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I also used the same hot glue method to attatch the "keys" to the neck
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18 Jul 2010 02:40 #7264 by SXRguyinMA
I had to make bigger mounts for the bottom, and I only needed 6 total. I used these rubber expanding nuts and screws to attatch the top/sides to the base for easy removal.
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and mounted to the base
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once I got the sides mounted back to the top, then the assembly mounted to the base, I went wround it with the heat gun to help form the sides exactly how they needed to be. this also helped to iron out wrinkles in the sides from the bending process
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18 Jul 2010 02:40 #7265 by SXRguyinMA
top finished
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mobo remounted to the base
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lastly I made the top cover piece. I cut a piece to fit and notched it for the power cable and wiring for the LEDs
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mounting holes for the 80mm fan and the neck supports I made earlier
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fan sleeved and LEDs removed
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I just drilled and tapped the neck supports and attatched them with some 4-40 SS screws
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test fit - fits good :D
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80mm exhaust fan mounted with vib damper
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and a little heating and tweaking to make it fit right and she's done! this panel will just sit in there, it doesnt need any mounts. the weight of the neck holds it in between the top and the base
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I ended up notching the neck a little where it will sit in its holder. I was worried how it would look, but the foam where it sits covers it up and you cant notice it unless you look closely. but I had to do it to get it to fit
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18 Jul 2010 02:41 #7266 by SXRguyinMA
And heres all the final pics and even a vid! :banana:

I hope you all enjoyed following this build, thanks to everyone for their comments and suggestions. I never would have finished this without all of you guys!! :bowdown:

how it all began:
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18 Jul 2010 02:42 #7267 by SXRguyinMA
1/1/2010

and just when you think its 100% done...

I bought a 94 dodge ram 2500 with a cummins diesel in it for $600, and sold it the same day for $1100, so I've got $500 that will be going towards newer hardware for this beast.

heres what I've got picked out:

Sparkle GeForce GTS 250 Video Card - 1024MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (2) Dual Link DVI, SLI Ready
Asus P5N-D Motherboard & Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 Processor w/ Fan Bundle
Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB)
Ultra X4 500-Watt Modular Power Supply - 135mm Fan, ATX, Lifetime Warranty, 80+ Bronze

now the only downside is all the work I did on the current PSU is down the drain...I'll see what I can do to spiff up this Ultra one. Its got a main fan in it, so I dont think I can make another sweet PSU cover for it, but unfortunately the current PSU will die trying to power this hardware. We'll see. This mod is done for all intents and purposes though, and I'll make another small thread once the goodies arrive

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18 Jul 2010 02:42 #7268 by SXRguyinMA
new hardware showed up today :D

should have it all swapped and up and running this weekend

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18 Jul 2010 02:59 #7269 by SXRguyinMA
and how it looks now with its new hardware. pics taken today for this contest thread









and the requested shot of me and my mod

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18 Jul 2010 03:30 #7271 by garfi3ld
Let me be the first to say that this mod looks kickass! I am also impressed with the amount of time you have been working on it! Hows it run?

Wes

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18 Jul 2010 03:33 #7272 by garfi3ld
also, 3 pages of mod posts

Wes

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18 Jul 2010 06:13 #7274 by Jolly-Swagman
Very nice Mod indeed and great workmanship, well done bro.
It certainly Rocks

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18 Jul 2010 14:18 - 18 Jul 2010 14:20 #7275 by SXRguyinMA
garfi3ld wrote:

Let me be the first to say that this mod looks kickass! I am also impressed with the amount of time you have been working on it! Hows it run?


Thanks!! It runs great! My wife uses it for everything from web surfing to watching movies to photo editing and it doesn't skip a beat!


Jolly-Swagman wrote:

Very nice Mod indeed and great workmanship, well done bro.
It certainly Rocks


Thanks! I've been seeing you over @ TBCS lately Jolly. The full worklog is there and is 18 pages. The only reason this is 2 instead of 18 is I left out all the other little chit-chat and stuff :)
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18 Jul 2010 16:55 #7279 by NitrosDragon
The carbon is GORGEOUSSSSSS! <3

[nahy-trohs-drag-uhn]
DISCLAIMER: If my reply offends you, I probably did it on purpose

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18 Jul 2010 17:14 #7281 by SXRguyinMA

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19 Jul 2010 03:00 - 19 Jul 2010 03:01 #7303 by Jolly-Swagman

SXRguyinMA wrote:
Jolly-Swagman wrote:

Very nice Mod indeed and great workmanship, well done bro.
It certainly Rocks


Thanks! I've been seeing you over @ TBCS lately Jolly. The full worklog is there and is 18 pages. The only reason this is 2 instead of 18 is I left out all the other little chit-chat and stuff :)


Yeah read the Whole log over there too,
Consolidation, thats what I need to do here to post one of mine so its condensed down a bit,
Liked some of your other work too, great modding indeed!
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24 Sep 2010 10:35 #9563 by Koolaid84
it just needs a final running pic and a pic of you and the final casemod :) please

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24 Sep 2010 15:32 #9568 by SXRguyinMA

SXRguyinMA wrote:
and the requested shot of me and my mod


:P

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24 Sep 2010 15:44 #9570 by garfi3ld
lol she was up late last night confirming everyones posts. Thanks for pointing that out. I would say that your picture counts as both the running and picture of you and the mod.


Looks amazing btw

Wes

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24 Sep 2010 15:57 #9573 by SXRguyinMA
actually I've finally gotten some nice ones taken with my farther-in-law's Pentax, and uploading them now :D

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24 Sep 2010 16:16 #9577 by SXRguyinMA

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25 Sep 2010 06:43 #9646 by Koolaid84
it looks awesome :) and sorry by the way there i missed the other pages lol

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25 Sep 2010 07:09 #9647 by SXRguyinMA
np, happens to me occasionally too ;)

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26 Sep 2010 05:35 #9709 by Koolaid84
ok. so you are confirmed and checked :) Good luck to you and your casemod :)

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