Project GT40



The inspiration for this mod is the almighty Ford GT40. All car lovers will know this legendary car. It's called the GT40 coz it's only 40 inches in height. It's a very, very, very small n compact car with a big engine in it. It was the Le Mans Champion of it's day. Anyway, I based it on the GT40 precisely because of the main feature of this car which is small body, big engine. In my case, it will be small case, big engine(hardware). I'm gonna pack this lil case with superb hardware including 8800GT SLi. It will be a super duper portable uber rig.





Project GT40's sponsors-






















Wheeeeeeeeeeee! I've been waiting a loooooooooooong time to start this new project of mine. It's taken some time to get all the hardware together. There's lotsa stuff I had to find n buy, stuff from the different sponsors, sure took a while since I received this looooovely Silverstone SG03 to play with. Anyway, as usual I shall start by saying a big huuuuuuuge thank you to my sponsors Silverstone, Edifier, Inter-Asia Technology Sdn Bhd, Team Group, Arctic Cooling, Zotac and E-Devices Technology Sdn Bhd.

This mod is going to be based on the new Silverstone SG03.








Here's how the case looks like. It's a really, really, really tiny case. The dimensions are only 200mm(w) x 360mm(H) x 312mm(D). It's like a shoe box actually.



This post has been edited by ianho: Dec 21 2007, 04:13 PM

Let's take a look inside the case now.


A shot of the internals showing the 2x120mm fan intake.






Here's the case all stripped out.





Well, that's it for the standard SG03. My plans r to paint it in the same powder blue color as the Gulf GT40 with orange accents. Maybe, just maybe, a BTX style mod too. I'll hafta remove all the rivets to c how the case can be dismantled b4 I decide on that.



1 thing I've decided on is the side intake. I will base the new side intake on this.








Haih. Connection went off again. I give up. Will upload again 2moro.

This post has been edited by ianho: Aug 17 2007, 04:11 PM

wow ~ what is ur plan? care to share? at least post up some of ur skecth......
*aiyo ~ when i saw the GT40 car, i thought ur gonna make a custom case designed like that car... haha

This post has been edited by easternC: Jun 21 2007, 10:44 PM

If only they do the side mesh on both sides...

sifu ianho gonna show his fantastic work again...

I thought GT40 is 40 anniversary?hahahahaha....
Uncle Ho,nice job u will have there

wonder how the GT40 will implanted to tis casing..

uncle mind what mobo use inside ?

heheheh. A very special mobo. It's the only MATX SLi mobo in teh world. Took me a while to find it n buy it man. At 1st found it at canadian online shop but they dowanna send to Malaysia. In the end found it in Singapore. I will post the pics of hardware going in later 2day. I still cant access my Photobucket. Blardy gay connection I got.

maybe some racing stripes on the case?

wah...........mATX SLi setup..........

uncle, is time to switch to flickr

It's not the host. It's jsut the streamyx at my place has been really bad of late.

but photobucket really hving a sux connection...

izit a EVGA NF4?

This post has been edited by zzloo: Jun 23 2007, 09:13 PM

Yup it's the 1 n only EVGA NF4 SLi. Pics of the hardware coming right up.

waaa cant tahan ed la.... wan to see it

Yaloh uncle fast fast upload la

can't wait to see the outcome ....sifu

Wheeeeeee. Here comes the hardware update.



Received this lovely box of goodies from the sponsors. It came fresh from the recent Taiwan Computex.









Lotsa stuff from Arctic Cooling n also Team ram. The Freezer 64 Pro in the box is for King Kong. The rest will be used for GT40.







Here's all the lovely hardware that will be going into Project GT40.





This is the spec list-
1. Silverstone SG03 case
2. EVGA nf4 SLi MATX mobo
3. AMD64 X2 3800+
4. Asus SATA DVD drive
5. Silverstone Olympia 1000W PSU
6. Arctic Cooling Freezer64 LP HSF
7. Arctic Cooling AF 12025PWM fans
8. Arctic Cooling MX2 thermal paste
9. 2x1gb Team Xtreem Cronus 500mhz DDR ram
10. Maxtor HDD.
11. 2x Zotac 8800GT 512mb AMP Edition
12. Edifier E3350 speakers

This is gonna be 1 heck of a powerful MATX rig with all that inside. Once again I'd like to say a big huge thanks to all my fantastic n ever supportive sponsors. Without them this Project would cost a nuclear bomb.


I'm still sourcing for parts to mod the case. I'll need to get sum air scoops n such. I'll be sure to update about my parts sourcing adventures as I get the parts in.

This post has been edited by ianho: Dec 21 2007, 05:18 PM

nice stuff

really a big bomb if without sponsor

got paint scheme like gt40 ar?

Yup. It'll be in the powder blue n orange theme. Hopefully I can find the exact colors.

nice!

the concept match exactly..big engine in small car..powerful hardware in small case hahaha

ok..cut the spam and get to work buddy

if the processor high end a bit then will b great...

the blue i think a bit hard to find...

There is no other MATX SLi mobo on this planet. So there is no choice about CPU. Besides, it doesnt make much difference in real gaming. The only advantage that C2D has over X2 is in benchmarks. In real life gaming it doesnt make a differrence.





Don't worry, I'll find it.

This post has been edited by ianho: Jun 25 2007, 10:06 PM

what a nice sponsor , i also wan mod my case, sponsor me also plsssss

The colours could be custome mixed right to match the blue and orange perfectly?

Btw, i was wondering where did uncle find the 939 3800+ X2? Is that sponsored as well?

uncle arr, you want to SLI the 8800gtx? wouldn't the x2 bottleneck it badly?

Well, u can try a C2D X6800 rig with 8800GTX SLi rig, plug it in to a 30" monitor n compare the actual game framerates with my rig n u'll c there's only a small difference of about 5FPS at most. When ur getting 100+ FPS in games like Oblivion on a 30" monitor, 5FPS is a negligible difference. I've tried C2D b4 n I don't understand what the big hoo haa about C2D is all about.

whoa mATX SLI madness over here!, hmmm a GT40 mod is it? i reckon some bondo/body filler is gonna be incorporated?

wow...nice hardware u got there...how much this type of casing cos..

uncle, when u gonna start the work?

cant wait la....

Well............. depends. I'm looking around for sum nice air scoops right now. Once I find the type I like then I'll decide on the mounting method.




I'm not sure how much the casing is coz it's not available for sale yet. The unit I have is an engineering sample. It will be available for sale soon.





I'm still looking for sum parts. I need to make sure I haf all the parts I want to use on the mod. Then do sum mock ups to get a visualisation b4 I start chopping. I went looking for the paint today though. Found just the right kinda powder blue. The orange I found wasnt quite right though. Gotta find me sum orange paint which is a perfect Gulf orange.

wah uncle so sweet casing!, no FDD bay arr...??

Hmm nice colour then u hafta...

blue n orange a nice matching

Got floppy bay. U can c it in the pics. At the front behind the doors, under the USB ports there.

Uncle, seriously when you gonna start on the project?
2 pages d ler...Can't wait to see how the completed rig will look like.

the strongest SFF

uncle really a mad guy

uncle, whr can i get acryllic panel ar? I live in klang. Any idea anyone?

ok i can see now.. didnt noticed before
so tempting la.. maybe become my first SSF casing

u can get some info here.

uncle...

i got somtng to ask about...

CM GeminII n CM Aquagate Mini R120 which 1 is better?

from performance n value...

ask uncle coz u play wif tis 2 tngs be 4 ^^

Well, if ure case has really good ventilation then the Gemin is good enuf. If ur case ventilation is bad then the Aquagate is good as it takes the heat away n redirects it to wherever u put the radiator.

hmm... i m having a stacker with 5 input 3 output fan setup

Sry about the long delay guys. I've been in long hibernation. Got hit by sum god knows what flu. I've been down for the past week, everyday so tired oni can go to sleep. I will commence with the stripping work the minute I recover from this blasted flu.

then rest more bah....

rest more man, after ur Project GT40, u probably have another Project with me since Sugo03 is coming out soon.

that's a very nice concept n theme... me oso flu.. ian.. mind to tell wher u get those hole saw for all the blowholes??? i tried some hardware shop but mostly find nothing, not big enuf...

I know man. I've been sleeping for 2 weeks oredi now. Still coughing like a dog. Haiz..............................







I never use holesaws. My cutting is all done using either dremel or jigsaw only. I have no idea where holesaws r available. Mebe u can try asking to see if the local shops will take special orders?

take a good rest, onli perfect body condition will yield excellent mod job..

Chill dude. I know its an exciting project, but do allow our sifu here to take a break since i heard he has been working non stop since the last LAN party until he broke down recently for 'maintenance and repair' . No worries, uncle ianho alwiz promises a very good finished work. Ur wait will be worthwhile.

yes...

recover ed leh... but no updat yet T.T

can PM bombman regarding the holesaw. but it's expensive.

Eh? Who told u I'm ok? I'm still coughing so badly I can't even hold my bowl of chicken soup. How to mod?

This post has been edited by ianho: Jul 14 2007, 12:35 AM

Wa so teruk a? Until cant hold the bowl oso.......

Dude just wondering. How u can get sponsors like Silverstone to sponsor u? Goodluck anyway!

becoz of his modding skills.. SST saw his work and wan to sponsor him SST casing to let him mod so to show ppl even SST can be MOD! correct anot uncle?

think so lo... much more cheaper than advertisment

bro updates? so busy meh?

not busy.... he sick ed

really looking forward to see this mod complete..........

GET WELL SOON UNCLE

maybe he ran out of inspiration oredi...

woi...tauke sakit lagi ka?....this is mod is really interesting, cramming all those hot stuff "figuratively and literally" into a small'ish form factor...planning btx mod for this?

This post has been edited by cablesguy: Jul 16 2007, 09:18 PM

Wokeh. I'm back from the land of the buffalo flu. Yippeeeeeeeeeeeee. I'm looking for the blue n orange paint right now. Then it's off to the car shops to look for a new intake grill.

i can hardly wait for the paintjob, ian...

hope u fine the finest color same as the gt40....don get flu again...

congratz lo uncle ^^

Uncle, coughing is not suppose to drink chicken soup la. hahaha

Anyway, good to hear you've recovered and looking for more inspirational stuffs.

Will alwiz vist this thread for your finished work.

hmm yalo yalo!

coughing should not take chicken soup

still no update lor.

Coming, coming. I finally managed to get the paint. Managed to get both the blue n orange colors. Now all I need is to find a nice air scoop for it n it's game onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. I prefer to get all the parts I need b4 starting so that I dont hafta stop in between.

at last, hv an update..

still waiting..

Gud Luck Uncle.....

good news lo

aiya..uncle where the update cant wait..pic pic pic

ya man....we're waiting and i cant hold my breathe that long

uncle found the air scoops yet?

maybe uncle can seduce us with the pics of all his parts gathered from past few weeks... i think if uncle can make it like food recipe then it'll be gr8.

really looking forward to this rig. the air scoops will look awesome!

Sry for such a loooooong wait guys. I've been swamped in work. Had sum really serious matters to attend to at my company.

I've been slowly accumulating all the parts needed though. The paint was a major sticking point. I just cudn find the right tone of blue n orange to match the Gulf colors. Well, I've finally got the paint as mentioned earlier. Next up is a visit to the car parts shops for sum air scoops. I'll really get down to the mods in the next week or so.

Once again, I'd like to apologise to every1 who's been waiting anxiously for the updates. I hate to dissapoint u guys but I'll be back on track soon n u guys know, once I'm on track, even at 5am u'll get to c updates.

nvm lo juz wait la

anxious to see but uncle take your time...

Wokeh, I've just installed Sketchup on my PC. Will take the next few days to learn Sketchup n do a few sketches to get a good idea of what looks good n what doesnt. I've got a few different ideas n will need to work them out with Sketchup to get a good idea of how it all looks b4 I start cutting.

I've never used Sketchup b4 but my friend Koradhil(also fully sponsored by Silverstone), a Pro modder from Holland uses it n his sketches look really good n helps him decide on his final designs coz u get to c how the concept actually looks like b4 actually modding anything. So I thought I'll gif Sketchup a try too. At least if I need any help with it he can gif me sum pointers.

This post has been edited by ianho: Aug 2 2007, 10:14 PM

lai lai lai..where the update.. paint it fast fast maa..penat tggu nih

after that can teach me haha, i went thru the tutorial like for 20 mins......ok more like 10 mins penat oredi

anyway u can go here for some templates

http://scc.jazzle.co.uk/cat/11

This post has been edited by cablesguy: Aug 3 2007, 03:11 AM

Boy oh boy. That is 1 hard prog to learn. I think I will just go back to my ol skool method of just color pencils, pen n paper for my sketches n drawings.

Wah so fast give up meh?

Patience my good man, patience. Once you get the hang of it, I am sure you will be able to come up with some superb design. Who knows, with your newly acquired Sketchup skills, you might be able to design parts that can be sent to be fabricated bringing your mods one step higher

tried...really hard to use...

any latest update? cant wait to see how its gonna be..

Its quite easy to use but it takes time to actually make those images. Takes a lot of patience. You would get used to it especially if you have experience working with AutoCAD as those programs take a lot of patience as well

cant wait to see how the casing look like lar...
sure is a nice nice work...GT40...one of my fav car...

ONE very important question that definitely u are the only one that could solve it ..

This case only has clearance of 9.5CM from Mobo to PSU ..

how u are going to fit in the Artic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro that's 12.65cm tall ???

u r doing 2D drawing only izzit? autocad is easy to use to create 2D pic. as for 3d , use pro-e , much more easier.

Aiyooooo Ur an engineer lar bro. Of course u say Autocad easy lar. Anyway, the priority now is to get started on the mods and I dont haf much time to spare for learning to use Sketchup right now. I read the Sketchup site n believed their hype about "get up n running within a few hours". I'll just use my ol skool method with pencil n paper to get this project moving 1st. Later on I'll be sure to learn Sketchup properly.







Aiyaaa u never read my posting on the Arctic coolers properly kar? The Freezer 64 Pro was for my King Kong. GT40 is gonna use the Freezer 64 LP.





Thanks for the info. I'll gif pro-e a try later on too. Right now will jsut use pencil n paper to get started.