As previously stated this Mod is for my In Laws. Since CLOWNED is complete and a present for my mom, I thought my In laws should get a mod too, to replace their 500MHz Gateway. They or my wife have no knowledge of this project. Thus far I only have the following components:

(1) 80GB Seagate HD
(1) AMD Opteron 165 (1.8GHz) Dual Core
(1) Green Aspire X-Discovery Case



I will act as though the top of the case is the hood. Since I have limited ability in making a good looking scoop, I will be mounting an engine in the top of the case. The engine is the Dodge 426 Hemi. I want to tie in a 20mm fan that once cooled the Northbridge chipset to the crank. I'm hoping it will spin the engine fan without makiung it fall apart, but I won't know till I try.



Here's some concept pics of what I'm looking to do. I used Google Sketchup and then did a print screen to save them as .jpg's. The concept pics aren't final. I still need to add the stripes to the concept pics.




In the past I have not listened to what the modding community has asked that I do for a build, but this time will be different. I want your opinions and your combined experience. I won't always have the tools or money to make a certain cut or achieve a certain look, but I want to try.

And so it begins again. Join me on another adventure.

Thats cool. the top window with the engine. The HEMI window going to look nice.

maybe you could rig it so that the engine doubles s a resivior or however u spell that thing that u put that liquid in...

Sweet looking mod dude. will be keepin an eye on this one as I have always like the muscle cars.

It has to be air cooled. My In Laws live 300 miles away and it would be difficult to travel back if they had a leak

You have some great ideas and I look forward to seeing this one unfold.

can't wait to see it complete , look like it going to be a great mod.

i just feel that it would be a great idea to make this mod into something completly functional... perhaps you can rig up the engine to a dc source and turn it into an exhaust fan lol..well at any rate..regardless of it being aestetic or functional i still think itll look pretty sweet once your done with it..good luck

Thanks guys, your high confidence always makes me worry....

Quote: Originally Posted by Sn0wMan You have some great ideas and I look forward to seeing this one unfold.

I'm thinking of using the DFI Lan Party UT (D or DR) board you have for this project. How has it been for you?

Here's pics of the components. I said earlier that I had a Seagate 80GB, but was mistaken; it's a Maxtor 80GB Diamondmax 16.



Here's the modem.



And the Opteron



Today I got the bee decal



And the SuperBee emblem

Quote: Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan Thanks guys, your high confidence always makes me worry.... I'm thinking of using the DFI Lan Party UT (D or DR) board you have for this project. How has it been for you?

My board seems too good to be true. It runs with no problems whatsoever and I can surely say it's the best board I have ever owned. Definately a good choice for the Opteron.

I got the case in the mail and as you can see it's not nearly as bright of a green as the website showed. But that's great, because it's even closer to the color of the car!














Also, I tested the engine spinning idea with the use of an 80mm fan and it just doesn't have the torque to spin it. There's more ways ahead.

Here's some updated concept pics.

Any plans for the plexi swing out part on the front bezel? This might be a good place for an etch.

Actually I haven't thought of it. The 5.25 inch bay covers that aren't being used will be painted black. And the venting below will be black too. I don't know where an etch will really show up well.

I took the windowed panel off and disassembled the fan and grill. As you can see they added this nice little piece of mesh too. I won't be reusing the grill, but I do like the mesh.



Another nice feature is the removable mobo tray.



The right panel has an awfully convenient place for the "HEMI" window.



And as you can see I've already begun the painting.





Here's the paint I'm using. A nice flat black.



I also cut a small angle to show the bend of the stripe.

I can't stop modding....The stripe on the left is done.




And I sketched out where the HEMI window will go.

I've been meaning to mention for a long time how nice it is to have this mini spotlight.



I marked off the width for the right stripe. It has to be identical to the left.



Then I roughed up the paint....



...and slapped it on.



Looks good, again.

Looking great. nice stripes.

The motherboard I got is the DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D is mine. I still have to get the Video Card, Memory, Heatsink, DVD drive and the front panel LCD.

Here's the right side cut.



I got the logo. It's 6 inches in diameter, the case is 8 inches. The logo here is yellow, but it doesn't matter I just need the black parts. I'll cut away all the yellow and slap it on, then clear coat over it.



Just like the car.