Ok
I got a Dell cpi-a 300xt for some work i did on a friends pc(installed xp and set up his wifi router)lol

Here it is in all its crappy glory!

lol
Specs ATM.
300 mhz pII
128 meg pc100 ram
3.2 gig hdd.

Any way i have ordered an mmc-2 pIII 750 mhz proc.
2 128 sticks of pc100 low profile ram
And am hunting a hdd,i have a 10 gig maybe(depends if HAL will ever get off his arse..lol)
Ill probibly end up just buying a 40-60 gig hdd.
Ive done ALOT of research on the lappy and this is the max for the hardware.

Im starting this project as a filler while im working on that stupid window for "uv dark energy"
Yes Im still phucking with that.
So first thing was to take her all apart.

WEEEEEEEEEEE
So i set it on the floor, looked at it, and said...WTF AM I DOOOOING...lol
J/K
Going to start prep work now for painting.....But I wanted to do somthing a little diffrent.
CD rom....check,took the top off,that was a pain(litle bitty ass screws)

Here is the top in all its crappy glory!(pic from google images)

I lost my cut out wheel shaft so i did this with a 1/16th drill bit, a grinding stone,and a emery board...lol



OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH

lol
Im not sure on this yet.Im eather going with plexi...Or plexi and this.


Its just held there by tape at the moment till I can do a little shaping and get it to fit flush with the surface.

After i figure out my paint color's ill think about what color leds ill use to light this bad boy up.


So thats it so far,ill be taping and priming this weekend
But I can't get to far with it till its upgrades come in,i have to flash the bios for the laptop to recognize the new proc.i had to order a floppy drive for it so i can do that.should be in this weekend.
I want to make sure it works before I go any further.
I also ordered a new keyboard for it as this one has a busted backspace,spacebar and B.

I hope I will have a better cam this weekend.And Ill shoot some pics of the stuff I did, and the stuff that comes in for it.

wooohoo!

Looks good so far......keep the pics coming........

Looks like this could be an interesting project. Best of luck with everything!
Mod on!

that's the CD drive you've put the hole over right? Dust might be a problem with the laser of the drive but other than that i like the idea

@megaglows

looks nice, but like greekplaya said, i would put plexi above the grid.
keep on modding
hasta luego, Funkymood

Yeah, didn't even think about the dust factor. If you get dust on your lazer, you may have problems reading discs, so it would increase the amount of times needed to clean your optical drive (by whichever means you prefer).

I'd find a thin piece of plexi, make sure it has no scratches, and lay it over there. You could still use the mesh, too. Maybe even put some LEDs in that section to light up that little mini-window!

I don't think Im brave to mess with a laptop....But its looking really good and keep us up to date with this.............

ok.
I went to walmart and got some paint.
its duplicolor's metal specks burnt copper.
it just looks sick as it gets,the amount of metalflake in it is just awsome.

so im going to go kinda aztec looking on it with a wicked fan grill for an emblim on the top.
ill start spraying this evening and have some pics soon
im am tossing the idea around of eather red or white for the window led lighting
the laptop body and screen will be burnt copper and the keyboard, drives and window mesh will be black with just a light coat of the burnt copper for effect.
it takes about 5 coats to get it to actualy cover things(did a test piece) so ill just dust them with it,and then clear over all of it!

Well here it is.
I finaly finished a mod..lol
















If i can figure out how to light the window,i will..lol.
The paint is MetalSpecks Burnt Copper.

Laptop specs are now as follows.
500 mhz pIII
256 meg pc100 ram
DVD drive.
40 gig 5200 rpm harddrive w 16 mb cache.
Orinioco gold wifi.
Windows xp pro.

Mods are as follows.
Upgraded from 300 mhz to 500
Upgraded from 64 megs o ram to 256.
Upgraded from 3.2 gig hd to 40 gig.
Window for dvd rom and modded dvd rom.
Paint and pinstripping(there are 5 coats of paint and 5 coats of clear.)
Modded chassis and removed alot of metal for weight.
Upgraded internal speakers from the pos ones in it.
New keyboard.

Sweeeet Eye Candy!!!!!! The Project came out Sweeet!

very nice.......i hope my lappy turns out that good.......

thanks guys!
i had a blast doing it.

pic of the desktop

Quote: Originally Posted by megaglowz pic of the desktop

I got that in my Windowblinds.........that goes right along with your paint job.............sweet.......

Good to see another lappy project. Nice job

good job i like the paint

Is that a power base or just metalic spray? How many coats?

thats realy nice looking. great job man. btw, i didn't know they made a 40gig hdd with a 16meg cache...

Some pics out in the sun