HAF 932 Contraction

[Off-The-Chart]

right so, 1st off, this is going to be a long project...

not because a lot of physical modding to do, but because will only be doing bit by bit.

also because have to do some sketch-up rough work before.

1st section done:

BEFORE -
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AFTER -
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next is going to be to try get some sketch-up work of the body done

PS: yeah mod has been done before, just not sure if done on this case.

quicky of the Koolance Radiator Shroud that will be on top:
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stuff isn't 100% EXACT but as long as I can get the MAX dimensions for fitting and then rough estimates of placing of stuff like screw holes or random dents, it should be fine.

 

[milkshakes]

so,you are making it shorter?

 

[Off-The-Chart]

yep, mitx

 

[milkshakes]

ah,i look forward to seeing how this goes...

 

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going to be cutting the IO plate today and see how I will manage to 'strengthen' it once cut.

if it comes down to it, I will probably have to manu a new one

also got a few stuff that was lying around and that I got from Futs that I plan to use.

will post a pic or two later on.

had to redo the sketch-up to take into account the 1mm of the actual metal.

 

[Sarakon]

Good luck with the cutting!

 

[Off-The-Chart]

thanx Sara...

outcome:

and then one of the goodies from Futs: (although broken)

I plan on "hollowing" this one out and then using it as a 'bay cover' for stuff like switches and ports.

btw guys, if the pics are too big, let me know so that I can just link them.

 

[Sarakon]

Pics are fine. I hate small pics....
And the cutting is not bad. What did you use to chop it up?

 

[Off-The-Chart]

just a dremel

but now my pinch is this:
if you look between each PCI slot, you will see a kind of "hump". I wanted to take a piece of metal and put it over the PCI part to strengthen the 2 pieces when put together, but now that is in the way.

 

[milkshakes]

pics are great,as for the hump...you could try cutting it off entirely and then paling your piece of metal where it was...

 

[Off-The-Chart]

yeah milk, I was thinking of 'grinding' it flat and see where that goes.

cause having a 'support' piece on that side won't effect the cards that much, but on the other side it might so my focus would be on that side.

 

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righty oh:

waiting on some pricing for stuff.

 

[milkshakes]

why are there plastic shavings everywhere?

 

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well it is acrylic and the only tool I had available was something like a milling drill bit.

only took about 3hrs so wasn't too hectic, but afterwards my hands felt like they were vibrating

 

[milkshakes]

lol,i know the feeling.

 

[Off-The-Chart]

but it was fun seeing what the dremel could do.

hopefully gonna get some plexi/acrylic this week for testing purposes cause I want to start cutting for the radiator shroud.

 

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after some sanding tests:

I hurt it badly when I used the dremel

but oh well, so we learn

 

[milkshakes]

the purpose of this was?

 

[Off-The-Chart]

what you mean?

purpose of what?

I will still be using it and besides, if you don't know something, what do you do? trial and error.

gonna do a bit more sanding on that front inside to see if I can get that mark out and will try see if can do something about the side innards, but if not, no hassle.

 

[milkshakes]

the point of sanding the funk out if it? is it just to see what happens? or do you want to glue it or something?
trial and miserable error

 

[Off-The-Chart]

nah it was fun for me and took like few minutes with the sander.

well if you look at the earlier pics, you would see that after the cutting, it was 'damaged' badly.

only way to fix that was to do the sanding. also, it will give more diffused look when using LED's I think.

only *** was, the areas inside where most 'damage' was, I could reach with the sander

but as you see from the pics, because of the outer sanding it isn't that noticeable.

besides it will have a faceplate on and will be inside 5.25" bays.

 

[milkshakes]

i see (finally,yes im slow...)
everything makes sense again!

 

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k milky, don't ask why for the next pics

it had to be done and I enjoyed testing.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

still amateur work, but I like it.

 

[milkshakes]

nice.doesnt look armature...

 

[Sarakon]

The painting looks good!

 

[Off-The-Chart]

still can't figure out how gonna get into the nooks and crannies of the chassis for paint job

the mobo tray was easy and the primer actually looks so nice as white, even though it is grey.

will see if I can get help from our neighbor who seems to maybe paint cars.

 

[milkshakes]

why dont you dismantle the case,paint it then put it back together?

 

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it is dismantled...

there are still some places I can see battle to get to to sand...

 

[milkshakes]

O_0
ouch...

 

[Squigly]

why not use some paint stripper?? the liquid will get into all the little nooks. Also if your going for a mirror type finish I suggest sanding between coats with water paper (p1000 should do the trick) then sand the clear coat with p2000 water paper, just sand until the paper glides nicely over the part, you should have no shiny spots when sanding the colour, you will end up with a glass type finish... SHMEXY!!