Here's a simple mod I'm doing right now. I'm making a whole new side panel for an Antec P180. There'll be a side window on that new panel too. This is so I dont hafta cut the original panel.


Here's how the Antec P180 looks like b4 I start modding it.











I've removed the side panel. I can now measure the dimensions for the new panel.












Cutting out the acrylic pieces that I need.











More updates as soon as I get more work done.

WOOT! another worklog.. yeah...
Is this case from irenic or brand new???

Wah, naked windows? Cool... Keep update

Black Ice ehh?

I'm sure that this mod has got something to do with watercooling...

Water cooling? pfft! I'm hoping more along the lines of a phase shift cooling hehe Muah wonders when we'll be able to follow a work-log along those lines...

Phase Change you mean?

It's not that as cheap as you think, it's price is twice the price of high end watercooling kit like my Apex Ultra

If the price of phase change is reasonable, i would have get one of asetek phase change cooling kit rather than my Apex Ultra

it's either brand new or belong to others.. mine sold long time edi

You and your assumptions, I never said anything about it being cheap. Anyway, back to watching this worklog progress.

lol.. yea. i kno urs sold but duno to who.. lol

damn man that is one nice casing

how much did it cost ???

haha

feel kinda pity that he not going to use the side panel

theres forumer selling dis Antec P180 around RM590++ . i used dis case last time.. wut to say.. very niceeeeeee casing

syoik man. cant wait for the result babeh

oh heck.... i've just baru terfikir want to letak this name for my next modding - 'Black Ice'

I think Black Ice means the casing gonna be black in colour and it's gonna be bling bling as ice is bling bling. Am i giving spoilers?? xD

or perhaps, black color with blue ice gradient style?

You've got da guts man.....modding such a high end casing.....

It's not a worklog lar. Just a simple mod hence the title Casemod:






Phase change? Even water cooling is so difficult in KL coz no1 sells teh stuff. If phase change even worse. I wudn mess with phase change though, very messy stuff n also teh noise will send u to Tg. Rambutan in no time.






Patented n trademarked.

This post has been edited by ianho: Jan 15 2007, 08:55 AM

Updatesssssssssssssss.

After cutting the acrylic pieces to teh size I require, it's time to mark it out for cutting. Here it's all marked out n ready for cutting.












Here's my new best friend, Mr. Black & Decker helping me out with the cutting.











The window is now complete. Next step is to mark the piece on the right for drilling.








That's all I had time to do yesterday b4 the afternoon typhoon came along n stopped all work.

Another case mod

guess u have to change ur project's name to something else, i got an idea for, u can go for Black Berry

Black ice eh...sounds kinda cool...hehe..cant wait for the result as well...

Curious here .. since most P180 user are satisfied with the case so much why sell it and go for other case ...

anyway the MOD is concentrated on making a new transparent side panel plus some bling bling installation ... ???

since the window is transparent ...wild guess only. .

maybe this post in the wrong place...

i just want to ask,where i can get the Antec P180?

is there anymore casing like that which PSU at the bottom?

Maybe because of this reasons:
1) Because the casing is using SECC material, so it's freakin' heavy
2) Because there's small room to do anything in that case, hard to do cable hiding and lot's more...

Those are my opinion when i look at the internal design of that case...

ian,

how abt posting some shots of the triple layer panel edges after u cut it up....iinm this is one tough panel to potong right?

wo bro, so many case mod ar....

off topic : bro how many case u mod per month....?

This casing is indeed not very roomy, only thing worth mentioning is it's sound dampening properties

yeah, no room for my other PSU, and not to mention if i put a 8800gtx sli in it.
but the airflow of the case is still pretty good.
for my lian li, i think i have to open up bays to ensure that it gets sufficient air like the antec.

owh btw,
ian, the side panel consists of only 2 layers?

I've posted b4 wat. Anyway, since u asked, here it is again.
This was the previous P180 I modded.










A lot.






Woot! I c uve finally got ure TJ09.







It's 3 layers. Alu skin-plastic panel-alu skin. Refer to the pic above to c how the triple layers look like.

Wah, my beloved dream case Although I would like it to stay default/low profile as this is very suitable for a quiet case

Anyway, can't wait how it will turn out Uncle Ian, what mod you are going to do on this case ?

Here's the last thing I did today b4 the rain came n kacau kacau my modding session. The window screw mounting holes r done.




More updates 2moro.

same technique side panel + window like wat im gonna use for my case usin arcylic

Nice job bro. Maybe I could use ur Mod service to build me similar panel for my P180 =)



edit: deleted the quoted pix.

This post has been edited by ianho: Jan 15 2007, 11:58 PM

i know la bro, or not how i know triple layer lol, saw this thread then remember u did a 180 mod b4 but cant remeber whihc the thread.



edit: deleted the quoted pix.

This post has been edited by ianho: Jan 15 2007, 11:59 PM

wah..another mod eh..finished up your king kong? huhu.. i wonder if Sherren had finished his mod..sooo long time to wait..sigh...

Phew, it's been a looooooooooooooooong day. It's raining again................... as usual, at 5pm. Luckily I woke up early to avoid the rain.



Here's what I did today. After making sure the clear window piece fits perfectly on the acrylic frame, I painted the frame black. U can c that it's now black under the protective paper.










Then I moved on to cutting the 120mm blowhole for the window. It's positioned nicely above the lower PSU compartment. This is for intake to the top mobo compartment so the graphics card gets lotsa nice cool air.












The window components r complete. Time to put it together into a proper side panel.





More updates comin right up. Editing pix now.

wah jsut in time to watch the showe..... anyway nice mod there ian..... bro check ur pm yeah..i want to ask u somethign bout the a10

Wah!!!
You're going to buy a Lian Li A10

That's my dream case...

me also dude... wah, seems like a lot of ppl liking this casing eh?

you always amaze me with your skill at using the jigsaw cutter on the nice acrylic blowholes......

man, you use that tool like a carving knife when the size is actually a butcher's knife size




Edit: deleted the quoted pix.

This post has been edited by ianho: Jan 16 2007, 09:52 PM

Bro allngap, don't quote with the pics la, aiyoo...

save bandwidth la

This rig's name is same as mobile phone..huhu...

nama x penting....janji lawa.

salute ian

updates.......................................

Here's the window after I put it together last night.







Side view to show the fit between window n frame. No gaps, no bulges, no misplaced screws. All perfect fit.








Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Look at the shine on the black frame. This is why I called it Black Ice coz it's so so shiny like pure ice.









Trial fitting of the side panel on the case to make sure everything fits nicely.









Casemod: Black Ice is now complete.








Now, let's wait n c if the owner will b kind enuf to share the pix of his complete rig at home.

Solute you uncle ianho!! the black ice shining brightly in the velvet sky...huhu..

Wow.... nice~
too bad the shiny part does not cover the WHOLE casing..

i see tripod.... lolz


very nice... my dream case.. btw, whos the owner ?

its my humble case hehe..thanks ian for the gd mod there...

huahua.. black ice la pulak.. another nice casing mod by uncle ian.. btw.. still thinking the idea for modding my g7. and sure i will send it to u la uncle. but u dun worry. u won`t be too fast too furious next time.

Just curious....
What screw are you using to pasang the panel to the casing?

This post has been edited by hypermax: Jan 17 2007, 04:46 PM

Can wat. It's very easy to also do Black Ice for the top panel n the other side panel n even for the front panel. It's all down to personal preferences.






Eh, quickly get ure new mobo n install everything then pimp it big time with lights n fans.

Whaha got my 180B already, might need your help if I want a window, uncle ian btw, kerryking, can share the noise level before and after the mod please

Well wil post the case after slotting all the stuff in...
Nice u got a P180B ..Sure, will share the noise lvl b4 and after..

This post has been edited by kerryking: Jan 17 2007, 10:34 PM

tht vizo fan is
too bad it won't look good in bright ccfl+led condition

This post has been edited by deric88: Jan 17 2007, 10:46 PM

nice work bro. look pro

can wait to see the inside...wanna put some bling2 r bro?

Uncle you EST when can done this? Got pending one more GRAND mod for you leh

Oredi finished. This is just a casemod where I mod the case. The rest will be done by kerryking himself.

damn those side panel, really a true ice

very well done!

seriously those panel is really shiny-miney..
u polished it urself or u sent it to car-wash place? joke

Would it look "fitter" if the back edges were slightly rounded?

what paint are you using to make it shine like that?

I believe he painted the other side of the acrylic panel.

wah,really3 nice work done here,beginning to get addicted to modding becoz of ianho,hahaha

i dont get what you mean

can expalin it further?

nice work !!

acrylic is like a transparent plece of plastic..he painted the inner part of it with black..so no matter how it looks on this side, on the other side will be a nice shiny black colour

nice shiny finish. looks very chic!

that is one good mod. btw, how's the noise level after the mod?

brilliant, save the original sidepanel

cos this case is sound insulated by nature.

i like de side panel VERY MUCH... if the owner willing to add more blink blink or UV should be veri nice... keen to see the completion for this PC.

how do you secure/screw the side panel to the casing tho? it's only a flat acrylic panel right?

Actually it finish up quite sometime ago..just that too shy too show my humble bling bling rig..


Using 4 thumbscrew to lock the sidepanels...Between the noise lvl is bearable...of cuz u cant compare with the ori sidepanels which is thick & solid...

kerryking, you mind posting some pics of the rig with all the components inside man? kinda curious to see the end result

uncle ian..nice work.... u are really gud in DIY
really nice shiny... what is the end result? hav this project complete?

Mr King, c lar I told u oredi many ppl want to c ur rig. Don't shy shy ler, faster take pix n pimp ur rig.

lololol... yealor.. some of the forumers here rig pimped d then dunwan to show.. alamak.. another guy like aiman (Worklog:Red hot chili pepper)

no reply from kerryking. i guess no pics for us

OKies...i take some pics within this few days..hehe
its a bit messy with the cables running around hehe

d owner didnt post any image meh after d casing moded.??really wanna see d cable management and all d LED's shining on BLACK ICEEEE2 BABY

dude, the owner just replied..

Thanks a lot man! will look forward for the pics no doubt

All finished or active worklogs bumped to avoid deletion.