Alexander Hede Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Hi evryoneLong time since I've been online but back now with a fairly quick mod. Seems like life have been getting in the way of my hobbies. Been hard at work on fixing up my garage so i can do more modding in a nicer placeA while ago i got contacted and offered to do a computer mod with some new parts and even if i don't have a lot of spare time it seemed like a fun idea.The idea was to make a mod with the new Asus Sabranco board in a Hummer. Took me a long time to find a hummer that would fit a full size motherboard.Components.Asus Sabertooth mark SIntel 4690Intel SSDCooler Master Nepton coolerAsus Strix GTX 980Kingston fury ram 32gb, 2 white and 2 blackOnly spent half an hour on the hummer shell so it's not all thereAfter a few weeks i found one in Taiwan that was big enough.1/6th scaleBeer can for scaleBody removedThe board, i like itThe PSU, have had a few of these and they have always worked good, so why not another onehttp://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u447/Ace_Finland/Humvee/DSC_0030_zpsf8c642dd.jpgI was in such a rush i forgot to take pics of the GPU but i will post a bit later of the finished gpu.On to the moddingHad to remove a lot of the electronics in order to fit all the parts. Would have been nice to have it drivable but prefer it to look nice in the end.First up the a tray for the psu. Milled it out of polycarbonate. Was a bit tricky to find a good spot for it but in the end it sorted itself out. Only need 4 holes but added a few more for flexibility in case i want to move it a bitAcrylic support for the SSD.Psu and ssd mounted. Yes, it's secured by a shoestring. The psu was a pressfit so not worried but i think it looks good.Next update more of the integrated rollcage for MB and GPU! Here its only in mdf, when its finished it will be out of aluminumAlex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pclinde Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Hi, That's a clean garage! Good luck on the mod. That Asus Sabertooth mark S is such a beauty! I love the shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hede Posted December 9, 2014 Author Share Posted December 9, 2014 Thx Pim! It is a good looking motherboard! Did a test fit with the mdf rollcage. I/o panel fits quite good but think i will lower it another mm into the frame to get the whole motherboard a bit closer to the panel.The hummer had very large hole after i removed the weapons, decided to make a cover for it and install a fan there instead. Milled out of acrylic and will be painted a bit later. Still has a small hole for a on/off button but need to have a think about what i want to do with it.Cut a slot in the back panel and removed some support material in order to get the motherboard and GPU to fit. Still needs some cleaning up but need to make sure everything fits before i make it look nice.In order to get a flush fit between the GPU and the back panel i made an 2mm aluminum back plate. For some reason i programmed the chamfering around the dvi port a bit wrong so i took too much off. Shouldn't have watched tv while programming Will still be good for a test fitNew stickers for the fans. The original strix stickers didn't really fit the build.First idea for the Hummer and GPU would be to use plastidip. Everyone seems to be liking it and it looks decent in pictures. So bought a few cans and tried it on the GPU. After trying it twice i decided to use normal paint. It didn't look right, it had quite an uneven surface and it just felt cheap. I guess for a motherboard with lots of components and uneven surfaces its not so noticeable. So here is the final pic of the GPU with normal spray paint.Last but not least did decide to have a test run of the components. Have had the motherboard for quite some time but hadn't gotten around to test it. Have never gotten a dead mb so wasn't so worried. All worked fine except the gpu, in the end it needed a shielded pcie riser from 3m, tried a few different ebay cables but non of them worked. The 3M ones are expensive but seems to be bulletproof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pclinde Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I am so jealous... Because of that Strix. It looks so pretty now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hede Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 lol Pim, it is a great looking card! Back with more progress.The bracket for the Radiator/roof mountPart of the rollcage, getting a hang of the mill now, getting great surface finish without the need for sandingAll parts of the rollcage assembled, seems to be very stable.Quick test assembly with the motherboard.Some support brackets for the GPUAs always there is something you don't plan for. Had to change one of the sides to make space for the PCI-e riser.Decided to powedercoat the black bits and the white is just normal spray paint. Think the back bit will look better together with the hummer once its painted.Time for some primer!And some white paint!Had to see how it looks together with the wheels, still missing bits and doing the windows,More coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hede Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 Back with another update,Painted the radiator/roof mount. decided for black, there's quite a lot of white already The nepton cooler with the mount fittedrotated the logo so it's the right way, not really necessary but i do like it when the text is not upside down A quick test if everything aligns. Seems pretty dead on Started adding stickers to the car. S/N 0052 is the serial number on the board. Also installed the lights with leds and cabling. Now they light up when the computer is running. Added a switch though so i can turn them of if they are too powerful.Spent a long time getting the red stickers cut. Seems like cutting a perfectly round circle is a lot harder than i anticipated One side completeLights installed!Top fan fitted! Slight bend in the roof but if i tighten the screws a bit more i should get rid of the tiny gap. Also did all the windows.Final photos in the next update! A little sneak preview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pclinde Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Cool. I love the small decals 'The Ultimate Force'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hede Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Thx Pim! Time for some final shots! Been a speedy build as it's going for a little trip as soon as it's finished.Decided to take the PC outside to get some shots in the snow. Got a bit of snow during the day and thought it was a good idea to get some "action" shots Had to stop taking photos outside, started to snow again and the computer was getting wet. Continued with some inside shots.Hooked it up to make sure it was still running. All good!Took a while to get the lights to the right intensity, 620ohm did the trick and lowered it enough to look good in photos and in real lifeBack in the box it goes, had to modify it a bit to get it back in the original boxUsed all the safety tape i could find, Should be safe now That's about it for this time! Hope you liked it.If anyone is going to CES this year you can have a good look at it there! Always wanted to go to las vegas but seems like my computer beat me to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pclinde Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Wow! Awesome shots! Looks like a real humvee, good angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hede Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Thx Pim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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