Case Mod Project: "M A Y H E M" ....FINISHED TODAY!!

[mnpctech]

This case mod project is "MAYHEM" and inspired by Codemasters’ new DIRT spin-off racing game for AMD Giveaway on facebook. You can enter the giveaway here



I'll be modifying Fractal-Design's Artic White" Define R3 mid tower. This is my 4th time modding a Fractal-Design case. I really like the overall craftsmanship of their cases and their prices are easy on the wallet.



The "Dirt Showdown" PC will be powered by an AMD 8-core FX-8150 3.6GHz processor



It will be cooled with AMD's new Liquid CPU Cooler. Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 and Pure Black 990FX motherboard. 16GB of AMD "Performance Edition" Memory DDR3



















First step I made was modifying the front door of the DefineR3 for an intake grill that looks very aggressive like the modified Derby cars. I used a Dremel cutting wheel to cut rectangular opening in bezel door.



Expanded Steel for the front grill was bent in bench vise.



Let's test fit the grill before making final adjustments.



The front grill fits perfectly. It will be epoxied onto the back side of the door, once the door is repainted.



I love the night driving stages of the game, which gave me idea of implementing mini halogen projector lights, that will reside behind the front grill.



1.5W Pair High Power LED "Eagle Eye" White Lamps. Power: 1.5W X 2, 110LM, 8000-10000K are available on Ebay in the states here



I fabricated mounting plates for the Mini Projectors located onto the edge of the Define R3 front bezel.



Mini Projectors behind the Expanded metal front grill.



120mm Turbine Fans with machined aluminum "Overkill" 120mm Fan Grill Rings



The Turbine fans measure 120mm x 25mm. The frame is machined aluminum that has been polished. The plastic fan blades are electroplated chrome. The fan is rated at 2000 rpm with 79.4 cfm and 30 dBA.



To emulate the look of an engine inside the PC. Each side panel will utilize K&N single carburetor covers. A 92mm cooling fan will reside in each cover. The dense filter inserts will be removed from each cover and replaced with Round Modders Mesh for maximum airflow.



Using Tin Snip to cut the Round Modders Mesh for each of the K&N air intake covers.



The K&N filter covers were modified for 92mm intake cooling fans.

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Drawing out the window design on the Define R3 side panel.



Customized Define R3 side panel with K&N intake.



All of the chassis modifications are made before sending it to paint booth for "House of Kolor" brand Tangelo Metal Flake Orange paint.



Carbon Fiber Tachometer Tach 8k shift light rpm 3-3/4", this was purchased on Ebay, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carbon-Fiber...item231cdd92b3



Vernon Gibson (aka Twizted) This is Twizted's drawing for the new Data Activity Tachometer circuit board.



Video clip of Vernon testing an Arduino micro controller to sequence 24 LED's connected to two MCP23017 via I2C. <em>"For about the first 1/4 to 1/3 it ramps up slightly slower then from there up to around 2/3 to 3/4 of the scale it goes slightly faster than the first bit and finally the last of it up to 100% goes just slightly faster than the midway speed.



Custom pcb made by Twizted for "Tachdunio" HDD activity meter that will be mounted on top of the PC.



Here is the Tachometer in it's current state with all of the LEDS installed.



Next step is custom painting the face!



I used a Dremel and Jigsaw to remove the factory grill perforations for improving airflow.



Using Measuring Square to center the location of the 280mm fan/radiator grill, then trace the hole locations with a pen.



I drilled the grill mounting holes before cutting outline for fan holes.



Using Dremel with reinforced cutting wheel to make initial cut before using the Jigsaw.



Using Jigsaw with 18TPI bi-metal cutting blade.



The perforated factory fan ventilation holes were removed to improve airflow and allow for 280 cooling fan / radiator grill.



The Toggle switch for the carry handle has a Red LED for Power On. This will be used for the mini Halogen lights.



Wiring diagram for Toggle Switch with LED. You can use this switch to power on any accessory in your PC like cooling fans or lights.



Toggle switch is installed and tested.



Top carry handle...



The top carry handle was fabricated and welded from 1/2" square Steel tubing.



The HD activity tachometer will be located in front of the top carry handle.

The next stages include velocity stack style fan grills, installing the Tachometer, custom paint, airbrushing, and installing the system.

[roamin]

thats an amazing effort. a lot of work involved in this build thats for sure. keep it up

moar pics

[Hood]

Awesome, as per usual.

subbed!

[Kommandant33]

Wow. This is amazing - your attention to detail is second to none, even early in the build!

[mnpctech]

Thank you for tuning everyone! I love doing car theme builds. I will have another update soon

[MR CHILLED]

Agree with the thoughts so far....wow, just amazing. Will be watching with interest how this turns out.

I absolutely love watching a well constructed project turn out.

[azalin79]

K&N pod protruding from the side panel is just win !

[[RMS] ST1NG3R]

so sad i cant enter to win

looking awesome so far

[mnpctech]

Thank you for tuning and commenting guys I will knick 'n scuff up everything appropriately. Watching the Dirt Showdown trailers have spawned a lot of Hot Rod inspired aesthetics for this PC. I love seeing Velocity stacks used on carburetors. A Velocity stack is a trumpet-shaped device of differing lengths which is fitted to the air entry of an engine’s intake system, carburetor or fuel injection. I'm creating fan grills to emulate Velocity stacks.





I'm using Rheobus knobs to emulate the fuel line connectors.



I'm creating fuel connector mount from the corner of a 120mm fan. I used a jigsaw with 18 TPI bi-metal blade.



Faux fuel line connector base. The Rheobus knobs were bored out for 1/4" wire loom tubing.



Billet 120mm fan grill frame and 120mm Black acrylic honeycomb fan grill.



inserting 1/4" wire loom tubing in Velocity stacks

















There will be two velocity stack grills mounted on the back of front turbine intake fans

[Tortured-x]

subbed, this one's gonna be pretty damn slick

[trash]

How does the HDD tacho work? Straight from the HDD or through a software interface? I have watched the demo video to see how the tacho would work. I am a simpleton when it come to electronic case mods. Just trying to understand direct and software interfaces. Nice work so far. I always 'stalk' your builds to get ideas - but they are always usually beyond my skill level.

[WishBone17]

Freakin insane!! How do you conjur up these ideas? Very creative indeed.

If only the game was even a quarter as good as your build (Sorry the game is EPIC fail)

[mnpctech]

@Tortured-x, thanks for posting!

trash, I've asked Twizted to deliver it in person, so that should be good opportunity for me to ask more details.

@Wishbone17, Thank you, I grew up reading Hot Rod magazines

Here is both velocity stack fans finished. These will be mounted vertically behind the front intakes.

[mnpctech]

Brad and I concocted a custom paint mix cfor the Dirt PC. We've named it "Dirt Showdown Orange" It's a combination "House of Kolor" Kandy Orange with touch of Red over "House of Kolor" "Shimrin Metajuls" Gold Basecoat.

[BigDave]

Originally Posted by mnpctech

Brad and I concocted a custom paint mix cfor the Dirt PC. We've named it "Dirt Showdown Orange" It's a combination "House of Kolor" Kandy Orange with touch of Red over "House of Kolor" "Shimrin Metajuls" Gold Basecoat.

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Fark me!!! Bill you've betled this outta the park AGAIN!!!!!!!!


edit: Whats happened to the Mob Bros site??