Project Evolution: Reimagining Jellybean to honour 10 years of Mini-ITX - Page 2

brayway · 12th November 2011, 10:24 PM

Nice looking board!
What will this PC eventually be used for?

[RMS] ST1NG3R · 12th November 2011, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by brayway

Nice looking board!
What will this PC eventually be used for?

i think he mentions it being a media pc in the last post.

GoofyHSK · 13th November 2011, 2:51 PM

So In the end you'll have Jellybean and Evolution? or just one?

brayway · 13th November 2011, 2:53 PM

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Originally Posted by [RMS] ST1NG3R

i think he mentions it being a media pc in the last post.

Ahh, that post wasn't there when i was looking, as i just opened the tab, and looked later :P

BlueSmurf · 13th November 2011, 8:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GoofyHSK

So In the end you'll have Jellybean and Evolution? or just one?

Both. Although VIA may want Jellybean back. She does need a rebuild though, at least a new shell.

BlueSmurf · 13th November 2011, 8:39 PM

Day 1

This is real deja-vu for me. A bodyshell, a sheet of aluminium and a jigsaw. I'm sure I've been here before.

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Hmm.. 2003

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And again... 1998

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Anyway, the Porsche shell has a little extra complexity in the rear, and it slopes up. Time to break out the bender.

Click to view full size!

Next minor snag... the track of the Haiboxing is a bit wider than the onroad shell that I'm working with.

Click to view full size!

There's only one solution to this. Dremel.

Click to view full size!

Ok, so what I've basically done here is shorten the suspension arms. I had to redrill some new holes for the axles that hold it all together, lower the height of the shock absorbers (yeah, didn't fit under the shell), grind, file and generally coerce the suspension to fit.

Hindsight is 20/20 and it would have been a lot easier to buy an onroad chassis to hack up - because I'm going to have exactly the same problem with the rear.

But, after an afternoon of work, I have a modified suspension system that fits.

Click to view full size!

And the opportunity to put a few more components in and make sure I'm going to have room.

Click to view full size!

Next step - the rear suspension. But first.. a beer.

BlueSmurf.

SYF_Karma · 13th November 2011, 9:50 PM

waiting for more

having bad thoughts

not good

Oblong Cheese · 20th November 2011, 8:32 PM

When I was 12 years old in 1998 GTRPC blew my mind. Up until I saw it PCs were only ever beige boxes with those crappy 2 watt speakers in the 5 and 1/4 inch bays!

Mistikal · 21st November 2011, 2:23 AM

Ah yes, the GTRPC. I do remember that old girl! Such a shame it was pinched

Keen to see how this turns out

don256us · 21st November 2011, 11:51 AM

I am disappointed that you are not finishing the Imperator (as you predicted) but this project is also very cool and I am happy to follow it. You have a real talent as you already know (as does VIA). Build on. WOOT!

Mistikal · 21st November 2011, 3:44 PM

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Originally Posted by don256us

I am disappointed that you are not finishing the Imperator...

He never said he wasn't going to finish it

Think of this as a side-project to get the creative juices flowing again!

BlueSmurf · 21st November 2011, 9:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mistikal

He never said he wasn't going to finish it

Think of this as a side-project to get the creative juices flowing again!

The Imperator is sitting at the end of my workbench where I'm building this, maximising the guilt I feel for not finishing it.

Status update from the weekend. The rear suspension was a major pain in the behind to modify, and pretty much was all that I achieved.

However, we now have both the front and rear suspension (with motor and transmission) mounted to the baseplate.

This week I'm ready to mount the steering servo and the internal components. Pics to follow.

BlueSmurf.

[RMS] ST1NG3R · 21st November 2011, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SYF_Karma

waiting for more

having bad thoughts

not good

care to share your concerns?

IMtech · 22nd November 2011, 9:45 PM

Looking good so far! Can't wait to see it finished!

BlueSmurf · 27th November 2011, 8:20 PM

Click to view full size!

Ok, todays efforts. Finishing off the floorplate, after all the suspension needs to travel through it. Some drilling, jigsaw love. Power tools - it's good to be a man.

Click to view full size!

Suspension now mounted to the plate and ready to go. Steering mechanism sorted out as well and the servo mounted in place. The guys at Haiboxing wouldn't recognise the layout.

Click to view full size!

Ok, so now down to the "how the heck am I going to mount all of this stuff" section. In the end I've decided to mount the motherboard upside down. Well, I didn't so much as decide, there's no other way to get the stuff in.

Click to view full size!

Modding. Part Inspiration, part perspiration, part Tetris.

Click to view full size!

It's all well and good deciding to mount the motherboard upside down, but you can't exactly bolt it to thin air. So I ordered some skyhooks. Ok, kidding. I made a strut to which I intend to mount cross members to for the motherboard to attach to. Almost like it's suspended from skyhooks.

Click to view full size!

And there we have the space where the motherboard will hang and all of the other components will be attached to the plate underneath.

BlueSmurf.

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20th November 2011, 8:32 PM	#23
Oblong Cheese Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 9,837	When I was 12 years old in 1998 GTRPC blew my mind. Up until I saw it PCs were only ever beige boxes with those crappy 2 watt speakers in the 5 and 1/4 inch bays! __________________ My Website \| My Computers \| Grado Labs Alessandro MS-1, Shure SRH-840, Topping TP30

21st November 2011, 2:23 AM	#24
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21st November 2011, 11:51 AM	#25
don256us Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 426	I am disappointed that you are not finishing the Imperator (as you predicted) but this project is also very cool and I am happy to follow it. You have a real talent as you already know (as does VIA). Build on. WOOT! __________________ i7 920 @ 3.7 GHz \| 24 GB DDR3 \| 660 TI + 560 TI \| 2x Samsung 830 256 GB RAID 0 \| WD Green 500

13th November 2011, 8:39 PM	#21
BlueSmurf Dream it. Build it. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Baldivis, WA Posts: 2,398	Day 1 This is real deja-vu for me. A bodyshell, a sheet of aluminium and a jigsaw. I'm sure I've been here before. Click to view full size! Hmm.. 2003 Click to view full size! And again... 1998 Click to view full size! Anyway, the Porsche shell has a little extra complexity in the rear, and it slopes up. Time to break out the bender. Click to view full size! Next minor snag... the track of the Haiboxing is a bit wider than the onroad shell that I'm working with. Click to view full size! There's only one solution to this. Dremel. Click to view full size! Ok, so what I've basically done here is shorten the suspension arms. I had to redrill some new holes for the axles that hold it all together, lower the height of the shock absorbers (yeah, didn't fit under the shell), grind, file and generally coerce the suspension to fit. Hindsight is 20/20 and it would have been a lot easier to buy an onroad chassis to hack up - because I'm going to have exactly the same problem with the rear. But, after an afternoon of work, I have a modified suspension system that fits. Click to view full size! And the opportunity to put a few more components in and make sure I'm going to have room. Click to view full size! Next step - the rear suspension. But first.. a beer. BlueSmurf.

22nd November 2011, 9:45 PM	#29
IMtech (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cheeseland, France Posts: 1,431	Looking good so far! Can't wait to see it finished!

27th November 2011, 8:20 PM	#30
BlueSmurf Dream it. Build it. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Baldivis, WA Posts: 2,398	Click to view full size! Ok, todays efforts. Finishing off the floorplate, after all the suspension needs to travel through it. Some drilling, jigsaw love. Power tools - it's good to be a man. Click to view full size! Suspension now mounted to the plate and ready to go. Steering mechanism sorted out as well and the servo mounted in place. The guys at Haiboxing wouldn't recognise the layout. Click to view full size! Ok, so now down to the "how the heck am I going to mount all of this stuff" section. In the end I've decided to mount the motherboard upside down. Well, I didn't so much as decide, there's no other way to get the stuff in. Click to view full size! Modding. Part Inspiration, part perspiration, part Tetris. Click to view full size! It's all well and good deciding to mount the motherboard upside down, but you can't exactly bolt it to thin air. So I ordered some skyhooks. Ok, kidding. I made a strut to which I intend to mount cross members to for the motherboard to attach to. Almost like it's suspended from skyhooks. Click to view full size! And there we have the space where the motherboard will hang and all of the other components will be attached to the plate underneath. BlueSmurf.