Zsolt Guriga Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Yay... some progress shots! Can't wait to see this come together. I agree with,already looking awesome,give us more please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boddaker Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Thanks guys! Some great progress over the weekend. Seems like all I've been doing is drilling holes and tapping lol.I positioned the bulkheads on the base, with the psu set in the middle.Then made brackets to mount the bulkheads to the base at their correct spacing...Then I proceeded to drill a bunch of holes through all bulkheads at once to save time. These will be for the threaded rods and spacers.I also got the motherboard tray mounted to the base and the first bulkhead via screws and spacers at the top.A close up shot of the 1/2" spacers behind the motherboard tray.And with the ASUS HERO motherboard installed temporarily to test the fit.I continued adding the spacers and threaded rods throughout all four main bulkheads until all 13 were done.Of course I had to set the ADATA SSD's in place to see how they looked..Once the main part of the case was built, I started the painful task of assembling the doors. I had to measure, bevel, mark, drill, tap and mount each cross piece, one at a time. 11 slats per side! This took the majority of my weekend.Amazingly enough, there was still time left in the day, so I managed to get the Cooler Master Nepton radiator mounted on the backside, with...You guessed it, More spacers! When designing the case, I made a slot in each bulkhead to allow for the Nepton's tubing to pass through to the front towards the motherboard.Once they're in place, these special pieces will fit into the slots to fill them in.Work continues at a feverish pace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pclinde Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Nice progress. The hiding spot for the radiator combined with the holes are neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boddaker Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Got more carbon fiber vinyl in, so I was able to cover both sides of the main bulkheads last night.. Applying the vinyl onto the first bulkhead. One side done. First bulkhead finished, both sides, and trimmed. Close up of slot filler piece in place with matching CF. Proceeded to do the other bulkheads. Here is a detail shot of one of the fan grills. I like the look of the CF with the red edging! I should be able to get everything else covered in CF tonight, then I can move on to finishing the doors and getting them mounted to the gears. 'til then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boddaker Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 Lots accomplished over the weekend! Let's get right to it... Earlier, I had formed a metal base out of some steel sheet, as well as some aluminum angle brackets to hold the bulkheads and GPU in place. One of the major items on my to-do list was to prep and paint them.. I pilfered some case feet off an old box and added some CF to snaz them up a bit.. After applying all the pieces with the carbon fiber vinyl, I started mounting the gears. I used 1/2" acrylic solid rod for the axle. I glued it in place on the bulkhead I glued it in place on the bulkhead, then drilled/tapped a hole in the center and put a fender washer over the gears to keep them in place. Here's a shot of both bulkheads with gears mounted. Next up will be mounting the GPU and final assembly. Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pclinde Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Carbon + the red finish = sexy! GPU mounting = Hooray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boddaker Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 Mounting the GPU was a bit more involved than merely adding a bracket. I had to first figure out how to mount a bracket directly to the card, then get precise measurements so the eyes were positioned perfectly through the front panel. I ended up using the existing mounting tabs for the card's heat shield. I drilled them out a bit so I could use pop rivets to secure the new bracket to its frame. Then I cut a piece of red acrylic to raise the card up to the correct height, and added an angle bracket to the bottom of it. Finally I could mount it to the base. I made a secondary bracket on the right side for the IO plate for added stability. Getting the rest of the components installed.. The front panel needed to be glued up before it could go on. After that set up, I mounted it to the case. Just about done.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boddaker Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 Some shots of the CM Nepton 280 cooler mounted on the back side.. I swapped out the stock CM fans for a couple Enermax TB Vegas fans. Close up shot of the tubing slot And with the back fan grill mounted. Final pics coming up.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boddaker Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Here are the final pics. I was unable to fit the doors properly due to the cooling tubes on the Nepton, and I didn't have time to make any adjustments, so I had to leave them off for now. The case still looks good without them tho.. Thanks again to ASUS for letting me be a part of this project, and to Cooler Master for providing the V1200 psu and Nepton 280 CPU cooler, ADATA for supplying the SSD's and memory modules, and finally Primochill for laser-cutting the acrylic and for the carbon fiber vinyl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pclinde Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Wow! It's a piece of art. The carbon/red combination is really nice. Congratulations on the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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