Project: Lamniforme II (Antec P-180)

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I'll keep this short and sweet and let the pictures do the talking.
I bought the Antec P-180 for case modding. Period. This will be a very long drawn and tedious mod as I have very little time to work on it but I will be sure to post any updates I have as soon as they are done.

The concept behind it is simple; I want a sleek but techno-looking rig that's also fairly quiet. Now this is an open mod, so PLEASE post any suggestions you might have and keep in mind that if there aren't pictures of it, then I haven't done it yet as I will update this as soon as more work is done to it.

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It all started with a trip to my local OEM Express shop. I bought this thing for about 200.00$ CDN. Not too bad.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0206.jpg


I also stopped by Canadian Tire to pick up some supplies like sandpaper, metal oxide primer, paint and some other stuff.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0208.jpg


Yeah, the box is huge. Here it is next to some rattle cans.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0209.jpg


Here it is, outside it's protective shell.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0211.jpg


Ooooh, pretty.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0213.jpg


I like that front panel. Very sleek and enough room for three 5.25in hard drive coolers and a DVD-RW. :D
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0219.jpg

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Quick shot from the back. I see allot of plexi oppurtunities here.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0221.jpg


Backside. Doesn't seem to be allot of room for wire management however.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0224.jpg


And the insides. So many cages, rails and brackets.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0225.jpg


Here's one of the offenders.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0229.jpg


The PCI brackets, and front panel connectors.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0230.jpg


Power supply cage.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0232.jpg


Just some of the stuff that was stripped.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0234.jpg

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Here she is with a few things stripped off.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/01/IMG_0233.jpg


My temporary "workbench".
http://www.onusart.org//Project/P180/02/IMG_0370.jpg


I can't think of a caption for this one.
http://www.onusart.org//Project/P180/02/IMG_0371.jpg


Inside the P180.
http://www.onusart.org//Project/P180/02/IMG_0379.jpg


Starting to drill out some rivets and prep the frame for paint.
http://www.onusart.org//Project/P180/02/IMG_0383.jpg


Here's one of many possible side panel sketches.
http://www.onusart.org/Project/P180/Side_Panel_Concept.jpg

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I still haven't received my PSOne LCD yet. It should arrive this week.
I'm wondering if it would fit the front door in both width and clearance depth. That could be neat. If not, I'll stick it on the side panel as planned or even maybe on the top since my PC is always on the floor. I'm also thinking of putting a round side window instead of that custom one because I couldn't make a straight line if my life depended on it and am afraid of scrapping the side panel.

Any thoughts, or ressources for custom windows or cuts available in Canada?

Alternative worklog on Driverheaven:
http://www.driverheaven.net/showthread.php?t=94115