Thanks for the compliments peeps.

actually that was one of the easier parts. making the aluminium faceplate and sanding down the original bezel was harder work.

the lighting for the side panel, will be getting some assistance from Allngap.
still waiting for the Scythe kama meter to do the faceplate mod again.

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Added on October 12, 2007, 1:11 amYeah, except the cutting. Took the UV acrylic and measurements to the workshop to get them to cut it with the table saw. didn't wanna take any chances with my dremel or jigsaw cuts coz this has to be very accurate (it's gonna hold water!) plus it's a pretty long reservoir. still I had to do some significant sanding to ensure everything is perfectly straight and accurate down to the last 0.1-0.2mm (checked with a caliper) before sticking it together with chloroform.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Oct 12 2007, 01:17 AM

what can i say... very professional works.

wow....looking for modding my Antec P160...
Wow...it's woww...
what can i say....it's absolutely presision....

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Added on October 23, 2007, 11:43 amMTZ, DVD faceplate ; did u make it new by aluminium or u put aluminium into original cover or u just painted it ?

This post has been edited by maput: Oct 23 2007, 11:43 AM

Small update.

My reservoir sprung a leak so I had to drain the water cooling loop to fix it with a little epoxy. Changed two parts of the tubings to Tygon Silver Antimicrobial Tubing. The rest of the tubing is the same Tygon R3603.

Meanwhile, I swapped the power supply's fan to the same colour A.C.Ryan fan as the others.


While I was assembling it again, I took a picture before the reservoir was mounted so you can see the holding block screwed on at the bottom. Standing beside it is the power pole cover before it is mounted.


This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 12 2007, 11:13 PM

good job , your cutting is like pro..

btw , you still busy with you works???

thanks for the compliments

missed out ur question.
I flattened and smoothened out the original bezel, made aluminium covers for it out of the stock silverstone drive bay covers, spray painted the exposed parts silver, and covered what I could with brushed chrome sticker.
The pictures should speak for themselves?


Meanwhile, I'm doing the same brushed aluminium faceplate mod for the Scythe Kama Meter. Lights for the window are coming soon too.

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 12 2007, 11:10 PM

ahh, the ch0osen 1.. next to uncle ian

u learn from him ka?? btw, i like ur mod, really

no he didnt learn from him, its his skill and precise cutting and passions, and practices from olden days till now

swt swt giving me some ideas

This post has been edited by sherren: Nov 12 2007, 11:12 PM

Wah seh thanks.
Actually, I've been modding since 2002 when the modding bug had started to spread.

wah ur change the fan inside PSU also........doesnt that spoiled the warranty ??

btw can show inside ur power column ?? like to see

The PSU is a review sample anyway and I've tinkered with it before, so warranty bantai lah, so I can do whatever I wish. I've sleeved the PSU all the way inside also.

Actually i've posted a number of pics of the power pole already. There are more detailed pics of the construction process of the power pole in the 1st page.
When mounted this is how it looks at the back before the cover is put on:
http://lp.pcmoddingmy.com/albums/userpics/10002/96.jpg

Bottom of power pole mounting, view from the back:
http://lp.pcmoddingmy.com/albums/userpics/10002/78.jpg

Top of power pole mounting, view from the back above the partition:
http://lp.pcmoddingmy.com/albums/userpics/10002/79.jpg

Top of power pole mounting, upwards view:
http://lp.pcmoddingmy.com/albums/userpics/10002/80.jpg

This post has been edited by MetalZone: Nov 13 2007, 01:56 PM

hoho icic......bantai as u like haha.......

thx for the picture....

Scythe Kama Meter Faceplate

Masking taped, and traced from the original faceplate.


Cutting in progress. The curves were cut with the reinforced cutting disc sideways.


Done cutting, drilling, filing and sanding. The drilled holes turned out a little pear shaped but fixed with the file. I need a drill press!


View from the back. The mounting tabs bent following the original faceplate but with so much bending on the aluminium, it became a bit weak, so I added some aluminium L bracings, tapped with M3 threads.


Assembled.


Fitted into casing.

cheh nothing shpeccial also /..j.kj.k ( runs and hide now ) neway nice cutting man..good idea on that...

everything looks neat n tidy. SALUTE!

looks more like LL optional parts.

really nice cutting and filling

very nice cutting skills!!! clean and neat

hmm, the right side of the curve a bit imperfect though.

Cant wait to see the completed works

It will look perfect if look at it only once.