- Joined
- Aug 19, 2018
- Messages
- 50
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte X58-UD3R
- CPU
- X5670
- Graphics
- GTX 970
**** Finished pics in post 33! ****
Well, I've had a little more time on my hands these days (shock of shocks). So I finally got off my duff and got to work on my g5 atx mod. I've had this case for a while now, even had an atx mobo mounted in it. It was initially a no cuts mod, but I really was not happy with it. Never felt complete to me, and was a real pain to work on when I had to dig into it.
I always wanted to go full atx, but wanted something a little different than the laser hive kit, mountain mods tray, or lian li tray. So it was time to bust out the fiberglass!
I cut up the back of the case a little, then taped it all up. I then laid down some fiberglass sheets and poured in some epoxy. Bam! Solid back end.
Then to level it out a bit, I laid down some fiberglass reinforced bondo, and got to sanding. Then sand. Then sand. Then add a little more. Then sand. Oh yeah, Also sanded a little bit more... after more sanding.
Then I laid down some paint. Not a good amount, just trying to get a better idea.
Then used a hole saw to punch out the fan hole.
Then brought out the angle grinder; was going to use a dremel... but Gawd that takes forever!
Oh, also added some aluminum bits and JB Weld to a Mountain Mods Modular I/O Panel. That has already been epoxied in the case, just no pics at this time.
I've been really taking my time on this build, but please stay tuned. More to come!
Well, I've had a little more time on my hands these days (shock of shocks). So I finally got off my duff and got to work on my g5 atx mod. I've had this case for a while now, even had an atx mobo mounted in it. It was initially a no cuts mod, but I really was not happy with it. Never felt complete to me, and was a real pain to work on when I had to dig into it.
I always wanted to go full atx, but wanted something a little different than the laser hive kit, mountain mods tray, or lian li tray. So it was time to bust out the fiberglass!
I cut up the back of the case a little, then taped it all up. I then laid down some fiberglass sheets and poured in some epoxy. Bam! Solid back end.
Then to level it out a bit, I laid down some fiberglass reinforced bondo, and got to sanding. Then sand. Then sand. Then add a little more. Then sand. Oh yeah, Also sanded a little bit more... after more sanding.
Then I laid down some paint. Not a good amount, just trying to get a better idea.
Then used a hole saw to punch out the fan hole.
Then brought out the angle grinder; was going to use a dremel... but Gawd that takes forever!
Oh, also added some aluminum bits and JB Weld to a Mountain Mods Modular I/O Panel. That has already been epoxied in the case, just no pics at this time.
I've been really taking my time on this build, but please stay tuned. More to come!
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