HAF 932 modding - what tools will I need?

[The_Assimilator]

I've looked high and low for a chassis that matches my HAF 932 in terms of expandability and, most importantly, the ability to fit an H100 in push/pull at the top, and I haven't come up with anything that meets my needs. I've found multiple cases that look to be good sized, but they're either too expensive (750D) or don't have an adequate number of USB ports on the front (ARC Midi R2) or don't have fan filters (Switch 810) or aren't available in SA (ARC XL) or don't have 2 or more SSD trays behind the motherboard (Source 530) or...

(Yes I'm picky.)

ANYWAY, I've come to the conclusion that the best course of action will be to bring my HAF 932 up-to-date by doing the following:

1. Enlarging the cutout in the motherboard tray to allow access to the latest motherboard sockets
2. Adding 2 SSD trays behind the motherboard tray

(2) should be relatively simple as I plan to "borrow" the design of the ARC XL's SSD trays (http://www.fractal-design.com/media/c4d81e91-68e3-44b7-b726-5144dd2b1274), so I will just need some scrap metal, a Dremel, a drill, and a metal file. (1) is a bit trickier as the mobo tray of the HAF is made of pretty thick steel - will a Dremel be able to handle that, or will a need something like tin snips?

 

[Off-The-Chart]

a dremel would do the job just fine as I don't think you will be cutting a major hole and I have cut a Prodigy side panel which sit at about 2mm steel.

would recommend something like a jigsaw if you have one.

 

[The_Jelly]

Agreed a once cut a side window with a deemed in an old case I modded and ended up using so many cutting discs. The discs are quite pricey. I'd definitely use a jig saw if you are able to. Post some pics up before and after would be awesome to see your progress.

 

[crackOlicious]

Baby grinder and then you can round off with the dremel.

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