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25-August-08, 09:18 PM
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| Apex Techie I  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
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 |  Cow Conversion COMPLETE (Competeition Mod) Greetins all... Com'n over from A4t to do the contest.... This is my 1st ever "built just 4 Contest" mod.... and starting with 1 week 2 go...... so go ez on me  Been busy w/ lots of other stuff L8ly - wished I'd seen this sooner...oh well - Here goes - it'll be interesting 2 see what I can do in a week when pressed  Donated Gateway ESX E-4000 workstation - nice PC in it's prime - but time to Convert the cow into the modern world  The specimen for processing... and associated mod & accessories: Last edited by MDCRL; 01-September-08 at 06:23 PM. |
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26-August-08, 04:39 PM
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| Apex Tech Maniac Supreme  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: "hoe"-denton, Maryland
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 | Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion Subscribed. I'm interested in how much you can get done, too. Right now, I'm on vacation, but I'm 200 miles away from my rig and my mod work -- seriously considered taking the stuff with me, if I could have sold that concept to the wife ... taking a jigsaw, rig, files, sanders, acrylic, and packing it into the back of the Escape with the kid's toys, food, blankets, pillows, clothing, etceteras ... that would be funny.  Anyway, good luck! I'm tracking this. -godling
__________________ Godling -- Pimpin' my rig for Humanity, at Pimp ... er, PCApex.com.  DargonZine -- Free Fantasy Fiction online. The longest running Zine on the Internet ... period. |
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27-August-08, 01:50 PM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
Posts: 51
| Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion
Yeah that would be better than the Griswold's on vacation.... and trying to find that on the road, open late Radio-Shack ... - cuz ya accidentally fried your last 5v blue LED by plugging it into the 12 accidentally ! oops ( no - no personal experience implied - Ha) Thanks for the encouragement... I've been diligently working away the past day & half - Lots of pics to put up - but not enuff time right now ....primer drying .... parts to sand.... paint .. and some cutting of the doors still..... - will def try 2nite to give ya'll sum proof I really am doin somethin I actually have made more progress than I thought I would these first hours...  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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29-August-08, 06:47 PM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
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| Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion Put the following updates up on A4t Thurs morn - just gettin round to makin the post here.. srry for the delay so here we go.... B4 getting to the bulk of the case.. I did the ez part 1st - the keyboard Hammered metal finish w/ purple base.. yes purple.. goin w/ the Phenom thing on this 1 - add cow & we'll see where it goes... hehe series of ... apart - primered - painted and All put back 2gether..... |
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29-August-08, 06:56 PM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
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| Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion Next on to the disassembly and cutting of new holes... Blowhole in the top, remove the honeycomb on rear fan, drill holes to mount new PSU - and oh yeah .... - why I usually don't do Gateways....NO I/O opening for new mobo - gotta cut that too.... I love a challenge - lol Then Primered the case and drive bays Last Pic... New 550 W CoolerMaster PSU.... |
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29-August-08, 07:03 PM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
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| Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion Marked up some smoked plexi for the side window... Window cut & laid out on inner panel (this has an old school metal inner panel w/ plastic shell) Drilled through backside to make the marks on outer shell for cutting... Outer panel marked & ready for cutting Cut inner panel & primed....... |
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29-August-08, 07:13 PM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
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| Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion Top of front panel has a neat feature that I was able to add a cool mod to... the drive bays have a door that swings up and rests on top of case when it's down - just looked too plain..... so gotta take it apart to see what I can alter... cutout a graphic, inset a piece of smoked acrylic, add some UV backlight.... This is really a UV (purple in person) LED - but the cam will only capture it as blue - U get the idea... have a few more things to do to this B4 it's done... Well... that's all the pics I have processed so far ... lots more work done - but haven't uploaded the pics yet - Try 2 get sum more up 2moro.... L8r.. Last edited by MDCRL; 29-August-08 at 11:04 PM. |
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29-August-08, 11:39 PM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
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| Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion Managed to get one more update before this day concludes.... Worked some more on the front panel - added the rest of the detail pieces and a mirror behind the acrylic to enhance the light - also makes a neat effect when looking down at the panel - makes it look ike the pieces are floating - pics just can't capture it  Got started on the wire prep: - UV cable sleeving on the fans/accessories.. - replaced the white connectors w/ black on PSU - went back and redid the others to match after I took the pic - UV sleeving on the PSU cables w/ coiling to add a bit of whimsy - since this is going to be a cow theme.... hey why not  - The coiling also helps to hold the cables in the postition once they are configured in the case Finished painting chassis - Chrome Painted and striped the base to match the rest of the hammered finish pieces Still have lots more to post... but need to sleep sometime..... lol L8r...... |
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01-September-08, 01:36 PM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
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| Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion Down to the wire... LOTS of pics and a MONSTER update for the last day..... hang on - it's a long ride - hehe Over past few days... Cuttin mirror and securing it into bottom of case w/ silicone - added a stripe of liquid tape around edges of mirror to absorb vibrations it may create …. & to keep from cutting myself – have a bad habit of that…. :-?  -- -- -- Doors: Used dual channel molding w/ lock strip for window – very clean results Added fan to keep the 9600 cool  -- -- - Painted base black w/ black plastic paint Taped off w/ ez release auto tape to protect base coat - cutout shapes… primed to make sure purple paint will adhere over plastic black paint…. Worked well removed masking and added striping Last edited by MDCRL; 01-September-08 at 09:13 PM. |
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01-September-08, 01:50 PM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
Posts: 51
| Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion  -- Same process w/ the other door  -- Changed orange PWR LED for blue sleeved pwr and LED cable together  -- Next repaiting of the dirves - AND my Most favorite part of any Mod.. THE VW Clause.... :p  -- Drive Bays complete: Custom Spots painted on Drive bays and HDD coooler - repainted drive bay retainers – purple handles  -- |
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01-September-08, 01:55 PM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
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| Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion Painting the Monitor and speakers to match the theme.... not doing much to the mouse- just gonna leave it alone so I don't mess it up.... just taking out the red LED for now.... more to come... have to go process some more pics... Last edited by MDCRL; 01-September-08 at 09:13 PM. |
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01-September-08, 05:55 PM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
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| Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion - Mounting the 120 mm fan and inside of panel, painted the inside purple too - Starting to put the case back together.... Drive bays installed and PSU in place - Fan, smoked acrylic window, and drive bay close ups - Close ups of the reflections in mirror - or is that really a 2nd card - I wish  Last edited by MDCRL; 01-September-08 at 09:11 PM. |
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01-September-08, 06:01 PM
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| Apex Techie I Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delawhere?
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| Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion more pics of the insides...  -- -- UV action.....  Check out the fan centers... UV paint on each - looks cool when the spin Replaced a blue LED on the fan w/ red - makes a nice mixed purple light in person - the cam really pics up more red than there actually is  Last edited by MDCRL; 01-September-08 at 09:07 PM. |
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