50th Anniversary Stacker - Page 5

coolmiester · 3rd June 2007, 7:41 AM

Got the little Yamaha tuning fork logos for the fans which look a little better now.

Anyway, tremendous news............spoke to Willie at HWLabs the other day about a custom radiator for this project as i wanted something real special and the outcome is they are now busy fabricating a one off GTX for me which is well above and beyond the norm so i'm extremely grateful to those guys and can't wait to get my hands on it.........how cool is that

Just hope i can do it justice:S

@ stoj19. - Modding a YATE LOON - D12SL-12

OzJustin · 3rd June 2007, 10:53 AM

Your case is looking fantastic. So much attention to detail. I'm afraid if I buy a Stacker 810 as my next case it'll seem ridiculously boring now by comparison.

Keep up the good work. Looking forward to seeing the GTX.

stoj19. · 4th June 2007, 9:44 PM

The logos look really effective

coolmiester · 11th June 2007, 9:16 AM

Nearly forgot to post an update

Got all the tins back from the body shop after being clear coated which is absolutely outstanding as it is but the guy that did it is even coming to my house tomorrow night to give the top and sides a final machine polish which i'll see if i can get some pictures of if he doesn't mind.

In the mean time i started riveting most of the chassis back together and tried to take some pictures of the new shininess

stoj19. · 11th June 2007, 9:46 AM

dam that is shiny

C0L0N3L · 11th June 2007, 9:56 AM

Factory finish that is, looks bloody brilliant

you prolly said this in one of your posts but how did you paint it? not with a spray can im guessing

coolmiester · 11th June 2007, 10:05 AM

Yeah just to clear that up i'm using a filler primer which is really thick and hides a lot more imperfections than ordinary primer so after a couple of coats of that i let it dry completely then wet sand with 2000 grit which gives a perfect base to start the colour - 4 coats of yellow then wet sanded again which gets rid of any orange peel.

You can see it better on a previous Stacker how wet sanding works....... Black after sanding then After machine polished

I'm using ordinary rattle cans with flat spray nozzles which are much better for getting an even layer of paint rather than the normal cone type .

I got the paint from a Yamaha dealer (£47.00 per Ltr) and had a friend at our local car accessory shop to decant it into rattle cans with the flat nozzles.

Due to all the overlaid graphics etc. it went into a car body shop to have a final clear coat then into the oven and baked followed by a machine polish tomorrow.

stoj19. · 12th June 2007, 10:46 AM

sorry, just a quick question, how did you dismantle the fans? or could you link me to some more info?

cheers

loving your work

slamaa · 12th June 2007, 10:57 AM

here you go stoj,

http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...7&postcount=23

stoj19. · 12th June 2007, 5:55 PM

cheers slaama

How did you find it? I tried searching and couldn't find it.

thanks man

coolmiester · 12th June 2007, 7:45 PM

Wow that was a while ago slamaa - Modtown was our old forum.

Anyway heres a much clearer guide - Modding a YATE LOON - D12SL-12

slamaa · 12th June 2007, 8:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stoj19.

cheers slaama

How did you find it? I tried searching and couldn't find it.

thanks man

I Know my way backwards, forwards and sideways through the modding forum of OCAU.

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolmiester

Wow that was a while ago slamaa - Modtown was our old forum.

Anyway heres a much clearer guide - Modding a YATE LOON - D12SL-12

Ah i see, thats an old guide that mod town allowd OCAU to use, if we could get permishion to use the new photo's someone should really update it.

coolmiester · 12th June 2007, 9:20 PM

UPS turned up yesterday morning bright and early with my custom GTX but turns out the barbs are on the wrong sides which i'm totally gutted about then the guy turns up to my house to machine polish all the paint and after a red hot day we just had the thunderstorm from hell just as he got all his gear laid out, needless to say that didn't happen either.

I hate Mondays

You can see what the problem is.........barbs are in the wrong corners so outlet is obstructed by the motherboard bracket which is a real bummer considering HWLabs went above and beyond to make a one off GTX for this mod.

There is a workaround but it would mean moving the whole radiator and hose wouldn't look as good as i'd planed.

Anyway i'm trying to forget about yesterday

stoj19. · 13th June 2007, 8:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolmiester

Wow that was a while ago slamaa - Modtown was our old forum.

Anyway heres a much clearer guide - Modding a YATE LOON - D12SL-12

Thanks coolmiester and slaama for your help

Mr.Abdul · 13th June 2007, 9:58 AM

You know you want to put a big number 46 on top

3rd June 2007, 7:41 AM	#61
coolmiester Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 190	Got the little Yamaha tuning fork logos for the fans which look a little better now. Anyway, tremendous news............spoke to Willie at HWLabs the other day about a custom radiator for this project as i wanted something real special and the outcome is they are now busy fabricating a one off GTX for me which is well above and beyond the norm so i'm extremely grateful to those guys and can't wait to get my hands on it.........how cool is that Just hope i can do it justice:S @ stoj19. - Modding a YATE LOON - D12SL-12 __________________ paule@coolercases.co.uk

3rd June 2007, 10:53 AM	#62
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11th June 2007, 9:16 AM	#64
coolmiester Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 190	Nearly forgot to post an update Got all the tins back from the body shop after being clear coated which is absolutely outstanding as it is but the guy that did it is even coming to my house tomorrow night to give the top and sides a final machine polish which i'll see if i can get some pictures of if he doesn't mind. In the mean time i started riveting most of the chassis back together and tried to take some pictures of the new shininess __________________ paule@coolercases.co.uk

11th June 2007, 9:56 AM	#66
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11th June 2007, 10:05 AM	#67
coolmiester Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 190	Yeah just to clear that up i'm using a filler primer which is really thick and hides a lot more imperfections than ordinary primer so after a couple of coats of that i let it dry completely then wet sand with 2000 grit which gives a perfect base to start the colour - 4 coats of yellow then wet sanded again which gets rid of any orange peel. You can see it better on a previous Stacker how wet sanding works....... Black after sanding then After machine polished I'm using ordinary rattle cans with flat spray nozzles which are much better for getting an even layer of paint rather than the normal cone type . I got the paint from a Yamaha dealer (£47.00 per Ltr) and had a friend at our local car accessory shop to decant it into rattle cans with the flat nozzles. Due to all the overlaid graphics etc. it went into a car body shop to have a final clear coat then into the oven and baked followed by a machine polish tomorrow. __________________ paule@coolercases.co.uk

4th June 2007, 9:44 PM	#63
stoj19. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 450	The logos look really effective

11th June 2007, 9:46 AM	#65
stoj19. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 450	dam that is shiny

12th June 2007, 10:46 AM	#68
stoj19. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 450	sorry, just a quick question, how did you dismantle the fans? or could you link me to some more info? cheers loving your work

12th June 2007, 10:57 AM	#69
slamaa Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mill Park, Melbourne Posts: 2,037	here you go stoj, http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...7&postcount=23 __________________ \| 2010 Apple MacBook Pro \| GAMmods

12th June 2007, 5:55 PM	#70
stoj19. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 450	cheers slaama How did you find it? I tried searching and couldn't find it. thanks man

12th June 2007, 7:45 PM	#71
coolmiester Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 190	Wow that was a while ago slamaa - Modtown was our old forum. Anyway heres a much clearer guide - Modding a YATE LOON - D12SL-12 __________________ paule@coolercases.co.uk

12th June 2007, 9:20 PM	#73
coolmiester Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 190	UPS turned up yesterday morning bright and early with my custom GTX but turns out the barbs are on the wrong sides which i'm totally gutted about then the guy turns up to my house to machine polish all the paint and after a red hot day we just had the thunderstorm from hell just as he got all his gear laid out, needless to say that didn't happen either. I hate Mondays You can see what the problem is.........barbs are in the wrong corners so outlet is obstructed by the motherboard bracket which is a real bummer considering HWLabs went above and beyond to make a one off GTX for this mod. There is a workaround but it would mean moving the whole radiator and hose wouldn't look as good as i'd planed. Anyway i'm trying to forget about yesterday __________________ paule@coolercases.co.uk

13th June 2007, 9:58 AM	#75
Mr.Abdul Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 2,842	You know you want to put a big number 46 on top