MDF Case build! 25K warning!

[chibi_man]

"PROJECT HAS BEEN SCRAPPED"
I like to work with wood so I figure why not try something new. so MDF all the way. I don;t plan on keeping the case looking like a wooden box so don't worry.
(Ignore the dates, forgot to turn it off)

This is the base Frame


the base frame with the mock up of the Heater core.


Good Idea to run some soapy water through the Heater Core 3 or 4 times for 20 minutes... You never know how much junk and coolant is in there.


I had to custom some pieces to make the power supply and the CD/DVD drives fit.



Slots installed



Powersupply and Drive fit




Stay Tuned, more to be done..

[jdrom17]

Looking good so far. Keep up the great work

What components are going in it?

[chibi_man]

Nothing real special. JUst using the same stuff from my old system.
Heres the specs


AMD Athlon 64 +3300 2.4Ghz (2.8 Stable High)
ASUS K8U-X | BIOS 2.3
512GB OCZ Performance PC3200
512GB OCZ Performance PC3200
ATI Radeon X850 256MB| 598/601
300GB Maxtor
160GB Maxtor
DVD - RW
CD - RW
Creative Labs Live 7.1
Ultra X-Connect 500W Titanium
Danger Den MAG 2 pump
Danger Den Maze 5
Danger Den TDX Uni
Heater Core is from a 1980 Volvo 242
Homemade PVC reservoir (going to be a fancy one for the new case)

This was my old setup.

[SKYMTL]

Hey it's one of those Canadian Tire digital thermometers!!

Good work so far!!!

[Supergrover]

Very nice work!

what color of stain are you plannning on useing?

[kcksteve]

i bet a scroll saw would have made that alot easier, do you plan on active wc? lookin great great so far

[chibi_man]

Nah, I'm a router guy myself. Scroll saw does have it's uses for sure.

Active WC is almost a must for me, I gave up on air cooling. I just can't wait to see what kinda results I'll get with that Heater Core.. Shes a big boy.

Since it's MDF board I don't plan on using stain. MDF takes well to primer and pretty much any kinda paint.

I want to do a semi gloss black with polished steel siding for some appealing look. The Front of the case is going to have an Aluminum Diamond plate about 1/2 in away from the MDF. So I can add some kinda lighting to illuminate the back side. She should look pretty cool when I'm done.

So far the steel and Aluminum components are slowing me down. Takes more time.

[sswilson]

Holy cwap man!!!!!!!!!

Have you drawn up the plans for the wheelbarrow it's gonna take to move that beast around????? :)

Looks great! Looking forward to seeing the finished product and what kind of temps you get.

I'm always impressed with the amount of work that goes into major mods (or from the ground up in your case).

I don't have that kind of patience. If I can't cut it / paint it / and assemble it in a weekend I'm not usually interested.... :)

[chibi_man]

OH you have a very good point, I do agree.

you would think it weigh a ton but a did the math and it will way less then my previous case, and trust me.. that thing had wheel and it was HORRIBLY heavy.


This one you can pick up and carry to your car. Not that I really want to do that often, but you can.

[b1lk1]

Just put a table top on it and you can have a desk as well!

Nice job though!

[chibi_man]

Shes indestructible not tall... lol

[chibi_man]

Thanks for moving my build into the worklog!

Ok heres a progress update.

This is going to be the support for the HDD shelving



Lookin fancy EH


now the shelves


Gotta love them apples


tomorrow I hope to have the front nearly complete.. that or the pump installed.

[chibi_man]

Ok update time.
YOUR GOING TO LOVE THIS.
Check this out... I got creative.

Few bucks at your fellow Princess Auto gets you a nice LCD Mag light


This is all that in there.


Now solder the positive and negative leads.


Now the test... 5V from an old psu I had kicken around.


now to begin installation


Heres the really cool part... 1/4 acrylic


Now insert the acrylic into a PVC fitting


Do the same thing to another fitting. and glue together


Now drill and thread the Barbs


Thats going to be one SWEET reservoir

[3.0charlie]

You're good, with lots of ideas. But why 5 barbs on the res?

[chibi_man]

Thanks, I try... Engineering student. pays to be me.

The Heater core I have has 1 in and 4 out... so rather then messing around with the heater core to make 1 I used all 4 into the reservoir.

Heres some pics.

These are some test fit photos


You can get a glimsp of how things are set up.. you can see 2 of the lines into the res at the top.