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drawde
02-12-2005, 05:28 PM
This is a case similar to what i started with:
http://img214.exs.cx/img214/3586/01startedwith7ig.th.jpg (http://img214.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img214&image=01startedwith7ig.jpg)

The stock case just had an 80mm front fan. Not enough for me! I started by cutting a 4.5" or so hole in the bezel for the duct (not yet knowing what i was going to be using for said duct. I then found that a 4" PVC union was the perfect size for a 120mm fan. Cut it to length and proceeded to epoxy it in the bezel (i held it temporally held in from the front with hot glue but some pics got lost via a CF card malfunction):
http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=315&stc=1
the duct all epoxied in getting readt to trim the front to shape:
http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=316&stc=1
Port roughed to shape:
http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=317&stc=1
drawde
02-12-2005, 05:32 PM
As you can see the case had no rear fan as stock ... I'll fix that :)
http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=318&stc=1
You can see in the next two pics that i fixed it with 1/2" plywood, epoxy, fiberglass, and a bit of bondo:
http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=319&stc=1
http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=320&stc=1
drawde
02-12-2005, 05:36 PM
added a 120mm fan where there was a 80mm stock:
http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=321&stc=1
http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=322&stc=1

Next was switch placement. I cut a big hole where the case badge and stock buttons were, made a form to hold the bondo to shape and packed it in there:
http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=323&stc=1
drawde
02-12-2005, 05:39 PM
And carefully cut the square holes for the buttons (they came from 1070's video poker machine):
Back side : http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=324&stc=1
and front side : http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=325&stc=1
then epoxy the switch box bracket: http://www.yoshi.us/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=326&stc=1
drawde
02-12-2005, 05:43 PM
close up of front and face ready for paint
drawde
02-12-2005, 05:45 PM
assembly 1, 2, and 3
drawde
02-12-2005, 05:47 PM
and the last 3 pics
kennyt772
02-12-2005, 05:49 PM
not bad
drawde
02-12-2005, 05:50 PM
AND ME
http://img71.exs.cx/img71/528/ed26403za.jpg
kennyt772
02-12-2005, 05:52 PM
need to slap a warning sticker on that pic lol
Kal-El
02-12-2005, 06:16 PM
That looks real nice. How long you been working with bondo? Is bondo easier to work with on a placitic case or steel? Nice paint job too. Nice and shiny.
hungrych
02-12-2005, 07:03 PM
That's awesome! Nice job! I see you are a moderator now to. Congrats!
kennyt772
02-12-2005, 07:35 PM
how many moderators are there now???
hungrych
02-12-2005, 07:36 PM
5, if you include Yoshi.
J-Hood
02-13-2005, 12:58 AM
I'm pretty sure ed has been a mod for awhile, not positive.

Great job ed that came out hellanice.
drawde
02-13-2005, 04:49 AM
thank you all ... if i could figure how to do the pics right so it didn't dubble post them... but oh well
Yoshi
02-13-2005, 02:06 PM
Do you think you give us a detail shot of the paint, it looks so good.
Show us that deep luster :)