"Huge Ass Big Tower Thing"

[blackacidevil]

Largest Home PC Ever?

Please note that this is my first case mod.

50 inches height.(without the wood/castor wheeled base). 18 inches width/depth.

http://tinypic.com/lkx2w

...

http://tinypic.com/lkx3k

These are teaser pics only. 2 corners are spot-welded to each other. I have to Dremel these out. This may take some time. Don't expect updates soon, or very often. Next couple of weekends are booked for the cottage (before the water gets too cold to swim in.)

Project name courtesy of Stuntman @ TwistedMods.

[DaFish10]

Thats pretty cool is it going to be a rack mount server or what.

[Pieking04]

That is Awesome! Where did you get that?!

[blackacidevil]

It was a unit that Reebok put into select SportChek stores for some NBA promotion. We called their rep to come pick them up when the promotion ended but she told us to just throw em out. We had 4, but I saved one. :)

[Pieking04]

You should have kept all of them and you would of had a Super huge ass tower thing.

[blackacidevil]

That entire thing weighed in (on the bathroom scale) at a whopping 136 pounds. One is quite enough.

[pc-doc]

**** I would have bought one... That thing just screams cold cathodes....

[OOTay]

Man thats AWESOME!! Seems like you can put two PCs in there (hint hint wink wink ;) )

[blackacidevil]

Actually I am. I'm transferring the wife's Dell Dimension 8100 into it, and then all the components of my PC (when I buy em) are going in as well.

[RedXray]

A huge ass hinged access window/door about 3.5' with some killer etchings.

[blackacidevil]

Well it might be a few weeks before some significant progress is made. End of the month means money goes to rent and bills, not PC toys. :(
But hinged access is what I'm planning (in my head).

[OOTay]

Sounds awesome dude, I WISH YOU LUCK...lol

[blackacidevil]

Awwwww.....poor kitty.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/adadk/Supercase.jpg

Cutting begins tonight.

[anode]

A walk in computer case.

A pentium in the penthouse?


Hey, should kept two and did a 911 tribute. :)

[drawde]

to quote anode
A walk in computer case.

A pentium in the penthouse?


Hey, should kept two and did a 911 tribute.



a twin towers them woould have been awesome

[yoniz2]

i'm thinking server stand.

[kc7eqo]

all the slits, a green glow would look really cool comming out of them. Its a slick look as it stits, keep it simple.

Have fun :)

Matthew
KC7EQO <><

[OOTay]

im thinking a gogo cage for though freaky parties...

[High Voltage Guru]

i love that... should of been greedy and took all of them

[yoniz2]

^and given 7 to me lol

[blackacidevil]

Took me 20 minutes to grind out ONE spot weld today. 25 to go. This could take a while....

[computerman]

wow, your probably still grinding now. Thats awesome you could probably fit TONS of computers in there and some good cooling.

[elitecloud]

what you could do is get a kit that goes on your car- you know those long 40 inch neon lights, that glow on the ground

and hook those up or something in the corners....

[anode]

Took me 20 minutes to grind out ONE spot weld today. 25 to go. This could take a while....

What are you using to grind with? And spot weld? The little round spot where to sheets of metal are joined? If so, got a dril press? If so again, get an endmill the size of the spot weld and set your depth.

[blackacidevil]

I dont want to drill out the spot welds. That would ruin the outside look of the case. There's a 3/4 inch wide flap that runs down the 2 corners and that's spot welded to the other piece. I'm using a coarse grit grinding stone on my power drill. Grinding down the welds on those inside flaps is the only way to go to detach the case.

[VintageZachBot]

im thinking 2001: a space odyssey monolith super computer. now that would be sweet.

[Megatron1977]

Yeah, you could build HAL, and have the glowing red light, and when it starts up it could have HAL's qualude induced voice. That would be awsome. Good luck in whatever you decide.

[blackacidevil]

Front Control Panel Plans.

Got the hardware...

http://tinypic.com/lkyf5

and the plan...

http://tinypic.com/lkyea

Just gotta find the time...

[RedXray]

The easiest way to bust those spot welds is to use an Air Chisel.

Plus it wont booger up the 90° lip like the grinding dose (then can be straightened out with a hammer & dolly)

There pretty cheap and are useful on many projects.

If ya have air that is or have access to a compressor.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/55200-55299/55234.gif

[blackacidevil]

Got my 3.5" silver fanbus and 2nd red LED fan in the mail yesterday.
Off to a booze/porn party tonight, so I might not be in a condition to work on the panel tomorrow. But we'll see.

[yoniz2]

i say you have it open up to where you have those old giant magnetic tape wheels like in really old super computers in star trek

[blackacidevil]

Last night and tonight was dedicated to the control panel. I had to drill drill drill and Dremel Dremel Dremel. Everything fits perfect. One toggle switch is slightly off alignment...I could attempt to fix it, but it's minor in the grand scheme of things. The taped off rectangle in the bottom centre is for the 3.5" fan controller, and I'll cut that out tomorrow.

DRILLED:
http://tinypic.com/lkyg0

FILLED:
http://tinypic.com/lkygk

[blackacidevil]

Fan Controller.
http://tinypic.com/lkyh1

[blackacidevil]

With a fresh pack of cutting discs, a repaired Dremel, a 6-pack of Tuborg, and the wife out for the day, I'm cracking open that beast today. Watch for an update tonight.

[Roshi229]

git er done!!! can't wait to see it

[wudjalike2no]

you need to put a load of LEDs in it and switches to controll them like a spaceship, that is what im gonna do to my car

[computerman]

looks cool so far. How many computers are you putting in there?

[blackacidevil]

The Sacrifice:

http://tinypic.com/lkzme

The Victim:

http://tinypic.com/lkzkw

And I'm done for the night. Tomorrow I'll grind down the edges to smooth them out, and cut the control panel to fit in the fan controller.

[AuD1073cH]

That thing will be a monster!

Have you thought about what kind of base you will have? - wheels would probably be a good idea. If you recess a wooden base like 2x4's painted black just inside the bottom, you could mount casters on it, and have only an inch clearance off the ground, for a "floating" look.

[Roshi229]

man, this thing's gonna rock!!!
lookin good

[blackacidevil]

Very small update tonight. Brought some more stuff home from work, mainly baskets and shelves that fit into the slots of the tower case, some large triangular brackets that I'm going to use for mounting optical drives on the inside, and stopped by Canadian Tire for some supplies. Also picked up a cd-rom drive from Active Surplus (awesome place for anything electronic) for a mere $3.95. Not sure of it *works works*, but it powers up fine and the tray opens/closes. Got it merely for measuring and testing the relocated momentary switches in the control panel. Did that tonight, everything works great.

http://tinypic.com/mlbg4

What you see here is a Laser LED Strobe light. Also bought at Active Surplus. 25 bucks. Hurts the eyes to stare at it directly, and I wouldnt recommend an epileptic from EVER purchasing it, but it will add great effect to the case.

http://tinypic.com/mlc1v

It plugs into a wall socket via an adapter, uses 14V DC and draws 300 milliamperes. Now I know jack **** about electricity, but if anyone who reads this DOES, would it be possible to run this on a 12V line from my PSU? By the time this project is done, I'll need 10 plugs just to power everything. I dont want an 11th!

Help! Anyone?

[Adamt]

you probally can but but it might be dimmer than with 14v

[AuD1073cH]

your power supply can probably run it. You could try a DC-DC converter, but those are sometimes expensive.

As for all those plugs, just mount a couple power strips up inside, and have just one cord coming out for your main power. :)

lookin' good!

[Roshi229]

with the size of that tower, i'd put a small UPS in the bottom of it. this would give you like AuD1073cH said one cord coming out and allow you propper surge protection and battery backup. i would recomend one but i'm not sure of the dimentions... i have an APC UPS that has all the plugs on the top of it... would work very well and would prob. fit in the bottom nicely...http://www.apc.com/resource/images/family/primary/21_fam.jpg found here (http://www.apc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=21)
i got mine at Office Depot or somewhere like that... it's worked great for a year and a half... even used it when the power went out to watch the news for 10 - 15 min and still had enough juice to run the alarm clock...

[blackacidevil]

OK so I have a 4.5 inch angle grinder on loan til Xmas, and I just finished doing the edges tonight. I'm having a smoke break and will go over the edges with a sanding block to remove all the tiny burrs that are guaranteed to become annoying slivers in either my fingers, or the cats' paws. I got about half an hour til WWE RAW is on, so I'll post pics after 11pm eastern time. Back to work now.

[blackacidevil]

The crappy edges:

http://tinypic.com/nbdys

Grinding:

http://tinypic.com/nbe49

Ran my sanding block on all 4 pieces. Done.

Also cut the control panel to fit the fan controller, but didnt take a pic. Still have to smooth out the edges on it.

Tomorrow I'll drill and attach the hinges and whatever else I can think of.

[zeLupin]

Hey! i think i got the same socks and jeans!

Anyway, Looking great so far.

[Bob Wire]

That didn't screw up you hardwood floors?

[computerman]

brave man to grind and not cover the floor or your toes...

[magnum]

Notice the stuff under the HABTT. (Huge ass big tower thing.)

[blackacidevil]

If you're referring to the little white/grey specks all over the floor, that's kitty litter. One of the three cats was taking a pee when I started up the grinder and bolted, slinging litter all over.

OR, the wood, that's the remains of all those particle board shelves I had brought home for my now dead Wolfenstein case mod.

[blackacidevil]

Cutting the main window tonight, and more stuff on the weekend. Watch for an update Sunday.

[blackacidevil]

I apologize for a lack of updates.
#1 reason: I got HL2 the weekend I planned to do work. No work got done. You understand.
#2 I work retail. It's Xmas season. 'Nuff said.

Please be patient. Thanx.

[rex8000]

dam thats awesome

[XEON]

You are grinding in your house and welding???

Umm thats not too good...

My mom would probally murder me if I did that plus my house would be in flames if I did that...

Its goign to take you years to get all the small metal particals out of your house.

Other then my concern, great work and awesome Idea. Where are you going to bolt down your beast in your house. I hope not in your room.... :D

[magnum]

My mom would probally murder me if I did that plus my house would be in flames if I did that... I am right beside ya on that one. http://yoshi.us/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[computerman]

I'm sure his wife isn't all to happy about it. but thats why you do it when the person isn't there you guys should know that lol

[blackacidevil]

*sigh*
Where do I begin...
It was Christmas Eve. The snow was falling outside. I was inside. Engaged in CQC. As an Allied field ops. With an Axis medic. In the Siwa Oasis....

When my monitor went into sleep mode. WTF? i thought. Shut the computer off. Rebooted. Monitor still didnt turn on. Unplugged the monitor. "Check Signal Cable" flashes on the screen. Turned off the PC. Yanked the graphics card. Put it back in. Turned on the comp. Still no effect. Bought a new video card. Installed that. Nothing. Took the Dell to the local PC repair shop. Called me back 2 hours later telling me that they cant do anything to test it properly since Dell uses all proprietary technology and they have nothing compatible to test it against. Labour cost nothing, since they felt bad for me.

Called Dell tech support. Tried every suggestion they gave me. No effect. Bought a brand new harddrive. Tried re-installing XP. Same result. Asked them for a number for a local shop with a Dell-authorized technician. Told me no such place existed anywhere in the world. I told them thanks for all the help but a baseball bat will be my last solution.

Got another Dell on loan from family. Had no OS and the only one it would let me load was WinME. Gates should be castrated for producing such crap. IMO, 3.1 is better.
Oh but wait, I cant get on the internet because there are no drivers for the NIC card installed. There are no drivers for the 56k modem installed. I cant even get on the web with dialup.
It's off to BestBuy with my $100 gift card to purchase a cheap modem so i can download drivers for the NIC card so I can get on my DSL again.

So if you're reading this, I'm back on the web again.

The only good things to come out of this huge problem is:
#1 I'm having more sex.
#2 I actually got more work done on my case.

Front Window

http://tinypic.com/16km5u

Mounting placement for Control Panel

http://tinypic.com/16kmc6

The 2 small square holes are for accomodating the length of the 2 main power switches. The larger cut is for all the wires.

[blackacidevil]

Control Panel Mounted

http://tinypic.com/16kmjt

Well not exactly mounted. Just for show. The bolts I have are not long enough to actually mount it. Have to buy some longer ones.

[blackacidevil]

Optical Drive Mounting

http://tinypic.com/16kmlh

http://tinypic.com/16kmme

Cut 3mm wide slits for mounting the optical drives. This allows me to slide the drives back or forth so when I stealth them, the covers can be put flush with the outside of the case. I'm a genius.
At photo time. I only cut slits for one, as you can see, but there will be 2 drives mounted. And then another set of 2 drives on the other side of the case.
And yes, I smoke near the computer, as you can see on the DVD's front plate.

[computerman]

hey man, that sucks about the dell, but hey u got sex and to work on the project more lol. its looking good, see smoking just doesn't hurt u it hurts your computer... i'd say try cleaning it with like oxi clean.

[nate007]

sorry about the dell... but at least you made progress on the HATT, and got some sex.

[blackacidevil]

I currently cannot connect my digicam to upload pics. Gonna downgrade to Win 2000.
In the meantime, I downloaded a Windows hack and voila: my current feelings expressed as my Start Button.

http://img69.exs.cx/img69/3839/fwinxp5cc.jpg

[deafboy]

I like your start button :) but sorry to hear about the dell...but once you are done with this beast, who needs a dell.

[Metae]

Thats why I really dislike DELL. Cheap parts, not good tech help.

[Gallagher]

seriouly, people who dont know alot about comps get dells cause the dells are popular, but in reality they arent really that good...

I love my homebuilt comps...**hugs computer**

[magnum]

blackacidevil:

3. No Profanity is allowed.

[Darthness]

very nice, i hope that turns out alright.

[blackacidevil]

I've done a bit more work. Still cant upload pics though. I'm too lazy to install 2000, and only have 15 days left to activate XP. I found a crack for it, but again, too lazy to install it. In the meantime, I've cut the boards to create the "floor" and "roof" of the enclosure, and cut a hole in the "roof" for the LED strobe light.

I also have hit a mental block in terms of layout design. I still have that huge 170mm hockey table fan, and plan to use it, but I have no idea where to install it for proper ventilation. I'm limited to placement because of the strobelight in the roof and my optical drives location beneath. I need to figure something out.

I look at the window and think that it's TOO big. I know that it's not, because i will have 2 mobos inside. It's just frustrating to get that feeling out of my head.

I'll try and get pics soon though.

No work today though. 6 inches of snow has fallen and my snowboard is yelling at me to take it out.

[evilgenius]

*bows down*
pc-doc is right, that thing is begging to be lit up.

[blackacidevil]

I apologize for a lack of updates. There have been rampant personal issues with the girlfriend, and for a while we have been broken up (although still living in the same apartment.) I've been too pre-occupied to do anything on my case, and have been apartment hunting for a month now. I had found a place, but we were able to work things out. So now I'm staying and hopefully in a couple weeks or so I'll have some work done for you guys.

[computerman]

glad to hear you and your gf are ok now. it would suck to have to move that huuge tower thingy.

[calerogers]

that tower is really kick ass.

[blackacidevil]

Actually I would have had to scrap the project because there would have been no room in the new place for it. I was going to move in with my boss from work (he needed a roommate), but there's no way in hell he'd allow me to take over the living room with my mod projects. And I couldn't store the beast anywhere. It would have been sent to the local landfill.

[calerogers]

poor thing

[calerogers]

that thing is really cool

[pistonfan_7]

i like it a lot

[blackacidevil]

wife/GF...same person.

[blackacidevil]

Currently on vacation from work this week. I wish I was flying somewhere south for the next 7 days, but since I have to buy a computer next week, I figured I’d get some work done on the case. I know some of you have been waiting awhile for this, and I appreciate your patience and those of you who have offered advice to me on a personal level the past few weeks. You know who you are.

Monday:

Pics 1 and 2: Hinges mounted and tested. Everything is OK.

http://img76.exs.cx/img76/505/habtthingesopen0kn.jpg

http://img76.exs.cx/img76/8006/habtthingesclosed5mq.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Pics 6 to 11: The “roof” cut for the strobe light, brackets attached, and testing for fit. Strobe plugged in.

http://img76.exs.cx/img76/4857/habttstrobehole2cr.jpg

http://img76.exs.cx/img76/7524/habttstrobebrackets3ls.jpg

[blackacidevil]

http://img76.exs.cx/img76/8093/habttstrobeinbrackets7ey.jpg

http://img164.exs.cx/img164/508/habttstrobeoff6ag.jpg

[blackacidevil]

http://img164.exs.cx/img164/7836/habttstrobeonred4rn.jpg

http://img164.exs.cx/img164/4886/habttstrobeonmaxsetting0mx.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Pics 12 to 17: Interior “floor” cut. The floor piece is the front window cutout. Foil-effect duct tape covers the exposed sections of the particle board. I did the same with the edges of the “floor” and “roof”, since it shows on the outside.

http://img164.exs.cx/img164/1458/habttfloorducttaping5fk.jpg

http://img164.exs.cx/img164/2624/habttfloorfinished7nq.jpg

[blackacidevil]

http://img164.exs.cx/img164/6106/habttfloormounted8tg.jpg

http://img164.exs.cx/img164/1523/habttroofmounted5eg.jpg

[blackacidevil]

http://img209.exs.cx/img209/7320/habttsideviewofroof4zx.jpg

http://img209.exs.cx/img209/9100/habttroofoutsidescrews8by.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Tuesday:

Today started off with some bitch work. I have 2 fluorescent light diffuser panels. Cut those up to cover the slits in the penthouse and basement sections of the tower, since transparent acrylic would be a waste because you don’t need to see inside. The panels are very brittle, I cracked more than a few pieces cutting them to size. Contact cement used to secure it in place.

http://img197.exs.cx/img197/4065/habttdiffuserraw8sk.jpg

http://img197.exs.cx/img197/8048/habttpenthouse15rm.jpg

[blackacidevil]

http://img197.exs.cx/img197/6783/habttpenthouse24he.jpg

http://img197.exs.cx/img197/4909/habttdiffusercut4og.jpg

[blackacidevil]

http://img197.exs.cx/img197/818/habttdiffusercut3x9ac.jpg

Now I wanted to use the old Dell power supply to make a tester, and looked up some guides online on how to do it. Figures Dell uses their own PSU, and not something industry-standard. A few online guides on the wiring details mention splicing the green wire to any black ground wire. This Dell PSU doesn’t have a green wire. So after tonnes of Googling and finding nothing, I trashed it. Gonna pick up a cheap one at Active Surplus Wednesday.

I didn’t get as much done today, which ticks me off. I could have done more, but I had no money til Wednesday and I need supplies for this case. 120mm fans, Dremel cutting discs, etc. So the bulk of Wednesday was a shopping day in downtown Toronto.

[blackacidevil]

Wednesday:

Shopping spree at Canadian Tire and Active Surplus.
$150 bucks got me less than what I thought $150 bucks would get me. 450w ATX PSU, two 120mm 12vDC fans (3500rpm/130cfm), Bondo repair kit (I just need a bit, but this was the smallest they had), digital multimeter, 3” holesaw, 2 more hinges, some Dremel discs, couple of alligator clips, and some model paint (for touch ups and painting screws etc.)

http://img123.exs.cx/img123/7127/30905shoppingspree9qz.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Tester PSU: I know it’s a simple thing, but I need it.

http://img84.exs.cx/img84/8181/testerpsu15yw.jpg

http://img84.exs.cx/img84/7059/testerpsu22kr.jpg

[blackacidevil]

http://img84.exs.cx/img84/8862/testerpsu38kr.jpg

And it works… =)

http://img6.exs.cx/img6/3508/testpsufancontroller5cf.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Back to the case. I used the 3” holesaw to cut 2 holes for the red LED exhaust fans above the mobos.

http://img5.exs.cx/img5/4806/habttroof3inchsaw1od.jpg

[blackacidevil]

I wanted to make 2 vents at the top of the case for the 120mm fans, but the fans are slightly smaller than the square that could be cut. I was going to work on that part next, but a nasty headache came on and I stopped work for the next few hours.

I tried plugging in one of the 120mm fans into the controller, but it didn’t work. Upon closer inspection I noticed that the 3-pin connector was wired wrong. Just had to splice the red wire onto the white and vice-versa. Works fine now.

http://img5.exs.cx/img5/8448/3pinwrong8tz.jpg

http://img5.exs.cx/img5/967/3pinright4sc.jpg

It is loud on max voltage, but I’m not one for a super-quiet system anyways. Nobody can tell you that the sound of computer fans annoy them when they have the volume cranked on their 5.1 surround sound during a firefight in Enemy Territory.

I’m done for the night. Look for another update Friday.

[hungrych]

Err, whats the tester PSU for?

[blackacidevil]

I have an array of lights and fans and stuff to re-wire. I'm using non-normal switches in my control panel...i need a PSU to power the cdrom drive to make sure they work. For example, the 2 main SPST switches I'm using for the main power buttons have 5 leads on the back of them. How am I supposed to know which ones are the right ones to wire? (since i have no documentation on them)

[kennyt772]

dude can i buy that from you? $1000? no computer parts.

[blackacidevil]

If i had kept the other towers from work (we threw out the other 3), I'd consider it. But no. Sorry. :D

[kennyt772]

ok darn

[nate007]

It's coming along pretty good, keep up the good work.

[reeseslover531]

That looks completely awesome. So you are only putting 2 comps in there?? You can fit like 10!

[SLAY3R]

Damn this is going to be B I G .

[reeseslover531]

B I G is an understatement

[blackacidevil]

Thursday and Friday:

Began work on the case cutting the square intakes for the 120mm fans.

http://img237.exs.cx/img237/3665/habttpenthouseventsb49mt.jpg

http://img237.exs.cx/img237/9039/habttpenthousevents1js.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Next was cutting the aluminum L channel piece that will be mounted on the inside next to the window. I need this piece because I have a key displaycase lock. (pictures in the future will make more sense.)

http://img223.exs.cx/img223/7686/habttalulchannel15gz.jpg

http://img223.exs.cx/img223/6450/habttalulchannel27jv.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Mounted aluminum:

http://img223.exs.cx/img223/4238/habttdoorbracketattached4nf.jpg

http://img223.exs.cx/img223/6618/habttdoorbracketattached20em.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Earlier in the day I painted the ceiling with a “hammered-metal” finish spraypaint by Rust-Oleum. The stuff looks awesome, I’m considering buying numerous cans and doing the whole case with it.

http://img228.exs.cx/img228/6821/hammeredfinishceiling4tx.jpg

Roof shot with the red LED fans…

http://img37.exs.cx/img37/725/habttceiling11dk.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Next morning I painted the buttons for the Control Panel.

http://img228.exs.cx/img228/6233/paintingbuttons17ga.jpg

http://img228.exs.cx/img228/7836/allbuttonspainted0ui.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Cut 2 small wood blocks and contact cemented them to the back of the control panel so the fan controller could attach to something, and then put the thing together.

http://img228.exs.cx/img228/8472/controlpanelbackside4bz.jpg

http://img136.exs.cx/img136/8384/controlpanelwithfancon2ch.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Ate lunch and downed a couple bottles of Steamwhistle, then tackled the mesh for the 120mm intake vents. The metal was unusual…cutting it with the reinforced disc caused the metal to actually glow redhot and started to melt my disc. But I got it all cut and mounted. Mesh contact cemented and gluegunned to the inside.

http://img154.exs.cx/img154/3585/meshcutting15py.jpg

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/2255/meshcutting27zd.jpg

[blackacidevil]

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/4784/meshcutting37kf.jpg

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/6105/meshcutting47sd.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Started working on the door drivebays. 2 optical drives will be mounted and stealthed on each side of the tower. (Two for me, two for her)

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/5894/drivebaycutting12mk.jpg

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/79/drivebaycutting20qq.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Got these nice acrylic pieces from work. I cut them to size with the jigsaw.
It was part of an Adidas shoe display tower which we threw out, so I grabbed them. Got 4 in total. Two of them I’ll be using to mount the motherboard trays to.

http://img223.exs.cx/img223/448/mobomounts1je.jpg

And it’s beginning to take shape….

http://img37.exs.cx/img37/7520/habtttakingshape6xu.jpg

That’s all for tonight. Look for another update sometime Sunday evening.

[computerman]

dear mother of god! that is sweeet, exactly how many computers are you gonna put in this? only 1?

[blackacidevil]

2 comps.

[reeseslover531]

You should try and make it possible to add a third when you get a new comp.

[blackacidevil]

I don’t feel like typing lots tonight, so I’ll just show pictures of my weekend work.

Cutting the mobo tray out of the cases I had bought for my dead Wolfenstein case:

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/9684/12jg.jpg

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/2780/26mp.jpg

[blackacidevil]

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/4228/30yk.jpg

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/5784/49wp.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Trimming the edge of the large drive mounts:

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/6470/51op.jpg

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/5128/64wt.jpg

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Test mounting the drives for stealthing:

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/8302/74sq.jpg

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/6937/85yb.jpg

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http://img88.exs.cx/img88/6962/93bz.jpg

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Drilled holes for mounting front window:

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/906/101hd.jpg

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/8082/113fo.jpg

I’ve also cut the acrylic for the inside right wall, mounted, and cemented. Also mounted and cemented the mobo tray to the inside right wall as well, but didn’t take pics as it’s under a crapload of books at the moment.

I’m back to work tomorrow, so whatever progress I make on the case during the week will be posted Friday night.

[reeseslover531]

lookin good!

[blackacidevil]

K guys, I havent updated in over 4 months...project went on hold for financial reasons.

No pics tonight, but letting you all know that the beast is out of the corner and ready to be worked on this week. Just some simple measuring tonight for the dual 120mm fans at the top.

Also I hit a snag in terms of sealing it up. Since I have so much airflow coming in through the top, inside the case is going to have positive air pressure, so I wont be sealing the walls with plexi. It's kind of a hassle right now to do it, but I believe I shouldnt have any problems with it being "open". I still put in the front window so hands can't reach inside.

I'll try to get an update on the weekend with lots of pics, including dark shots if i can figure out how to change the shutter speed on my crappy digital Canon PowerShot A20. I looked it up but couldnt find any answers.

[magnum]

Can't wait. It looks promising. :)

[EliteTech]

great to know that you are back on your project. Can't wait to see it finished

[itsorange]

Me 2 im glad to see people working on there mods ;) cant wait to see keep up the good work.

[benjamin1254]

im new to seeing this mod.. nice job keeping up the work man... I so far love it..

[Chris_Tucker]

damn thats big

[doorman444]

can't wait to see more pic's

[linlin]

Nice! I thought this project had died cause we havnt heard from it in awhile. Good to see that it didnt :)

Who knew that a shoe store could be such a gold mine for modding supplies.

[blackacidevil]

Can't wait til the weekend, so this is the progress so far...

Monday night:

Cut the holes for the dual 120mm fans.

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/3900/120scut3lg.jpg

Mounted a piece of scrap aluminum L-channel to the door.

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/2082/alumlchannel4hi.jpg

That was it. Had to watch RAW at 9pm.

[blackacidevil]

Tuesday night:

Drilled a small hole in the corner to run the wires from the 4 fans and strobe light down to the Control Panel.

Took the roof outside and re-painted the half with the holes cut, and hung it in the bathroom to dry, with the aid of my hockeytable fan.

http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/3540/hanging1gu.jpg

Marked the spot to cut/chisel out a groove on the top piece so it would fit flush with the L-channel piece.

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/536/chiselsection1ut.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Taped off the area to Dremel for the mobo I/O panel.

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/4514/mobo1mounting4jq.jpg
http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/1094/mobo1mounting29mo.jpg

[blackacidevil]

Wednesday night:

Had to wait for the delivery of a new couch, so I couldn’t spread out all my modding crap. By the time it arrived I didn’t feel like anything serious, so I just mounted my fan grills and fans onto the roof. You can see where I repainted, I still have to resand, paint, resand, paint, etc.

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/1267/roofsetup16bg.jpg

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/2658/roofbackside4pe.jpg

[blackacidevil]

One of my 80mm quad LED fans developed a crack, for no reason. It’s been sitting in a box, so it’s not like it got stepped on or fell from anywhere. Didn’t feel like dropping any more money than I have to for this case, so I stole some Krazy Glue from work and patched it. Seems to work fine now.

All lit up. Took me a while to figure out how to get the camera to allow longer exposure time, but it worked.

http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/6138/computerrooflitup7ak.jpg

[magnum]

Now its starting to look like a real "huge a55 big tower thing." :)

[linlin]

cool :)

[Rocker]

WOW when you are down it can be a land party in a box.

[Roshi229]

any updates?

[blackacidevil]

soon. Had some big head office people visits at work last week so i had lots of overtime. Didn't get a lot done on the case.

[Rectifier]

Dude, as my first post on Yoshi's forums, I want to say, that is the coolest thing ever!
I really like the control panel, you think of making it so you have to turn a key to turn the computer on?

[blackacidevil]

I do have a momentary key switch to use on a case, but I'm not going to use it on the HABTT. It'll be used on my LAN case, as it suits the design better.

[thetick]

Thats some pretty crazy stuff, keep up the good work!

[blackacidevil]

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7629/ikillu4qp.jpg

Still have LOTS to do, and more pix to take, but i just wanted to get the guts installed.

LEFT TO DO:

-Better wire management
-Stealth the DVD drives
-re-wire the DVD drives
-find the AC adapter for my Laser LED Strobe Light
-mount the hard drives
-install front plexi
-add USB/mic/headphone ports to Control Panel
-take more pics. heh.

-Install the GF's crappy Celeron PC and components.

[Daniel]

What does the wife think of this?

[magnum]

I can only think "woa, cords."

But since this isn't exactly finished I suppose organization doesn't mean much yet. ;) Looks great man! Shiny is good.

[blackacidevil]

More pics as promised. I'll take some lighted shots of the interior etc. another day, as well as find that damn AC plug for the laser strobe.

http://img419.imageshack.us/img419/805/habtt0046ju.jpg

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/2819/habtt0052ek.jpg

[blackacidevil]

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/3231/habtt0123ve.jpg

http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/4631/habtt0086bl.jpg

[TMG]

Lookin sweet man, its only been what? A year in the making? lol...

[blackacidevil]

Since late September 2004.

[skoota_logic]

wow just wow that it the koolest looking pc i have eva seen
(well exept mine)jokes

[CamH773]

whoa...thats sweet man, keep it comin!!!!

[Lockblade]

Shiny... pretty colors... buttons... yep! this thing has all the makings of the world's best gadgets! Keep it up!

[teh_n00b]

wow, that thing is crazy.!! friggin huge and its awsome for a "Case"