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Old 25-August-08, 09:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default 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:
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Default Re: Competition Mod: Cow Conversion

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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.

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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.

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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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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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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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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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Back to the blow-hole in the top I referred to earlier..
no fan yet... just a heat escape for now


Drive bay retainers taken off and painted w/ hammered finish
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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..
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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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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…. :-?


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Doors:
Used dual channel molding w/ lock strip for window – very clean results
Added fan to keep the 9600 cool

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- 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
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Same process w/ the other door

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Changed orange PWR LED for blue
sleeved pwr and LED cable together


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Next repaiting of the dirves - AND my Most favorite part of any Mod..

THE VW Clause.... :p

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Drive Bays complete:
Custom Spots painted on Drive bays and HDD coooler
- repainted drive bay retainers – purple handles

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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...
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- 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
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more pics of the insides...

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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
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