Project: Deuce

[Tech-Daddy]

Deuce , 2 of a kind, 2 of what you want.... having a deuce is a good thing. This new rig is going to be an exercise in 2.

Dual Core CPU (Opty 185)
2GB of RAM
2 Hard drives
2 video cards (SLI) (2x 7900GTX 512MB cards)
2 water loops
2 reservoirs (dual EK MultiOption reservoirs)
2 pumps (Swiftech MCP350 and 355)
2 water colors (TBD)
2 Radiators
2 120mm fans on the top rad

You get the idea!


It will reside in a Thermaltake Armor chassis. Mind you, this thing is HUGE!!! Plenty of space for all this magic to happen! I brought the side window panel on vacation with me, and went to town on it this week; It will be another hot rod themed build, except this onw will be a hot rod paint scheme from a Hot WHeel part. Stylistically, it will be very influenced by the build out of a Deuce coup.... but it will have modern flourishes....

The paint job will be based off of this:


Deep blue/purple on the base, and gloss black across the top of the cabin area. seperated by a flaming green stripe. Looks bad ***!!!

So I startes planning out my window. And after several days with a pencil, I hace the draft.


Keeping a mental note on the location of the cross beam. as well as the drive bays in the front. I shaped the main window to show off the motherboard, and to keep the integrity of the side panel locks. I added in a smaller window to the bottom area to break up the look of the "single large window":


note the stock that still remains around the flames and the corners. I learned something from blingGreen, and that is to make sure you leave the tips of the flames until the last This will keep you from applying a lot of pressure to the tips, and causing it to bend. So, you will see the flames work through in a few pictures....

Here is some more material removed from the flames... see them starting to form up?


Workng through the flame centers....


Now.... here I go.... the side panel sitting at around 85% completion!!


more tomorrow, as I am tired tonight

[Adisharr]

Nice job so far

[TAZTG]

Go TD..

[Tech-Daddy]

I'm going!!!

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as fast a my piddly little legs will carry me!

[PriMaTe]

tech your mods are awesome, keep on keepin on

I enjoy the threads

[TAZTG]

Have to remeber that Tip about Flames. I had a small problem with the tips of the UT Logo bending on the Unreal Sonata.

[AstroCreep]

See, I read "Project: Deuce" and I thought maybe you were going to snap some pics after you make a bathroom-break.

Sounds pretty sweet; can't wait for more!

[Tech-Daddy]

AstroCreep.... *chuckle* Har har!!
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"ahem"



Was out in the gerage last night with the drill and dremmel, trying to wrap up on the side panel. I Will hopefully have finished cut pics up later tonight. Then I get to start breaking down the frame and prepping it for customization.

I need to sit down with a sketch pad and draw out my plans, make sure they are attainable.

WHEEEE!!!!!!

[Tech-Daddy]

"YO TECH!!! GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND MAKE AN UPDATE!!!!!"

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So... I have been busting a hump in my garage at my new house, trying to get more schtuff unpacked and moved into it's proper place, thusly getting it out of the garage.

Well, I made a significant amount of headway in organizing the garage this weekend, and that new found space same in really handy! As I got more done on the mod! (interesting how, if you have the space to stretch out, your work seems to flow more easily! )

Using a 5/8 inch bit, I drillled out the ends of the top of the vents on the side panel, I then used my dremmel to cut a clean line down to the other circle. This made my lines nice and straight (for the most part) and the ends nice and round (again.... for the most part!)


And how will it look on the side of the case?



I then also started popping rivets like a mad man on the case, parted the whole thing out and started marking up my next cut lines, and putting everything in the utility sink for a good rinsing. Dust and crap all inside this thing.
















I am hoping to get a new type of color process on the frame, we'll see though if I can make it work with the vendor. (fingers crossed)

Quakecon is coming up later this week! Cant wait to see everyone that will be there! And I'll pour some out for the brothers nad sisters that could not be there.

[TAZTG]

QC-2006 had some pretty cool MODS. Was just looking over some of the PICS again. That PC Chair (NVIDIA) one looked pretty wild glowing green.
Make sure you take some good MOD PICS and post them up if you can..

[Tech-Daddy]

will do!

[PointlesS]

looks like you need to work on your bawls chugging

nice case though should be sweet

[Tech-Daddy]

Oh ****!
Are you here?
Hehehehehe.... yeah, crashed and burned!
Was fun though!

[sabo]

working on a new rig myself i found an old beige case had Windows 95 in it i puled everything out of it cleaned the case then i painted the inside daytona yellow i put i a new dfi lanparty ut nf590 sli-mr2 no pics yet coming soon

[Tech-Daddy]

Well... snap your pics, and start a thread...yo!