Hey Fellow Pimps and Pimpettes,

I recently started a mod and wanted to post my progress, and see what you peeps think. Hopefully I won' t get bashed too bad I'm nowhere close to being a "Pro" like the other Pimp Modders here, but I do hope you enjoy it

First off, I wanted to start with a pretty solid case, so I decided on a Cooler Master Centurion 5.

The theme of the mod is basically "Dragon" and "Speed".. so hence the name "Dragster". Ok.. its corny.. but works So here goes with the mod.

I have pictures of the case in its original condition, but I forgot to take them off my PC HD, before I dismantled it. So here are general pictures of the case:






So the first thing I did was to completly take the case apart. The annoyoing part is that everything was rivited together. So I had to take a drill to remove the rivets. I also decided to dump the 3.5 HD Cage, to give more rooms for other goodies

So here is a picture of the frame:



Instead of cutting an intricate design into the side panel, I decided to try something a bit differnet. I was going to cut an image from a sheet of alum and then mount it on the outside of the case. ok.. may sound lame, but I have a few more things to make it look cool

So here is some progress pics of the dremeling:



Here is a general shilloutte of the dragon:



A bit more details:



Here is the dragon pretty much in its final shape:



Here is a picture of the dragon on the side panel. Its just kept on there w/ magic tape (aka Electrical Tape) for reference:



Next few steps will be to finish up the dragon and have it mounted on the case.

So that is it for now.. let me know what you guys and gals think.

SAD

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SAD

Off to a very strong start, looks good. You going to add some depth and cut the side panel out in the negative space of the dragon?

I'm liking it so far. The cuts on the dragon are great. What type and thickness of metal did you use for the dragon?

Quote: Originally Posted by SuAsDu The theme of the mod is basically "Dragon" and "Speed".. so hence the name "Dragster". Ok.. its corny.. but works So here goes with the mod.

Umm.... "Drag-Speed" just didn't sound right huh?

Lookin good Bro, nice attention to detail on the Dragon!

I didn't expect too see a Dragon though I must say...I was realy thinkin you were makin one that looked like a small scale Hemi powered Top Fuel Dragster

Details to the Alum Dragon are Sweeet...........
Just my $.02...
You could put some risers behind the Dragon and Put some lights to make it Glow?

kool dragon looks good at the moment cant wait to see what else you come up with

i love the dragon....!
but like "THRASHER2" said just get neons or some type of lights behind it and it wil look BAD (asin good) go hard cusin!

Have to say those are some nice cuts

Quote: Originally Posted by THRASHER2 Details to the Alum Dragon are Sweeet........... Just my $.02... You could put some risers behind the Dragon and Put some lights to make it Glow?

agreed. the dragon looks fantastic. ill be watching this thread.

Quote: Originally Posted by $SOLID$ Necro I was realy thinkin you were makin one that looked like a small scale Hemi powered Top Fuel Dragster

I was thinkin the same thing. That would be pretty pimp.


Im with thrasher you should use a riser and put a light behind it. Also that would be pimp if you polished the hell outa that dragon. Keep up the good work.

glad u finaly made a worklog sad and a note about the side pannel that isnt how it will look when its finished he just put it there to show where it will be when its finished cant wait for more, exp the paint joob

Hey folks.. thanks for all the great feedback and comments

As for the riser thingy and lights on the dragon, yup.. that is coming next. It wouldn't be "PIMP" to have it just sit flat on the side panel, now would it

Agent_M - hey old UK buddy.. good to see you on the forum stick around, I know you will like it here. Everyone here is Pimp'in

Side Note.. I want / need to sand the dragon to make it smooth. I was cutting it from the back side, but still managed to scrath the dragon a bit. What grit do you guys recommend to smooth out the dragon, and what grit do you recommend to get it to a nice shine

I do have a few more ideas up my sleeve, so lets see if I can make it happen.

As for the thickness of the alum I use, I am not sure. I will have to check the label when I get back to my work bench. Its nothing special, you can pick up a sheet from Ace Hardware.

Take care folks

SAD

Very nice attention to detail on the dragon's head cuts. If you haven't already (which I kinda assume you have), a nice sanding/filing job on the inner and outer edges would be a "must", since with something like that, people ogling it are bound to wanna touch. Ouchies would be a bad thing...

Depending on the depth of the scratch, you could either start with 400-grit to get the scratch "out", then move up... I personally think wetsanding *by hand* with 1000/1500/2000, then using a good metal polish would yield some nice results as far as shine... You could also use chrome body panel tape if you can find it wide enough to cover the whole of the dragon's head.

Gonna keep an eye on this project, keep up the good work and post more pics, always more pics!

Nice Cutouts looks great! cant wait to see what else you come up with

Looks really interesting!

You're giving me a lot of ideas too...

Hey Fellow Pimps and Pimpettes

Update #2 for you great folks. I appreciate all the great feedback from my first post hopefully you enjoy this post also. As always, any feedbacks or comments are greatly appreciated.

Just a quick recap. This part of the project is to place a design on top of the case, but also in corporate the radiator blow hole for my DangerDen water cooling setup

So i wanted to make sometime that made the top of the panel a bit more exciting, but the blow hole would fit in. So I came up with a tribal pattern that I cut from the leftover alum from the dragon.

So here comes the pictures

1. Here is a piece of alum I used for the top cut out in its raw form.




2. Here are some pics of the progress of the dremling.






3. Here is a picture of the finish, but very rough tribal blade cutout:



5. Here is a pic of the tribal blade cut out on top of the top panel (what a tounge twister), so you can get a feel of how big it is.



6. With the tribal design done, here are some pics of the blow hole being cut out:





7. Here is a picture of the tribal cut out on top of hte blow hole:



8.. Drumm roll please

Here is a pictures of the tribal design, the top panel and the radiator.





Well.. I hope you enjoyed my update. The top panel isn't done yet. I still have to do the final mount of the tribal design. It will sit flat on top of the case. I also have to smooth the edges to make it clean.

There is one or two more mod ideas up my sleeve for the top panel, but that will come a bit later.

Take care, and I look forward to hearing from you pimps and pimpettes

SAD

Well you do have skills with a dremel and its making me mad becuase I don't!!

But yes, it looks good. =D

Sweeeet update Dremel Master....." You must teach us the Way-of-The Dremel "
Lol..........