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croquet hustler

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so, i decided about two days ago, that i had seen about 90% of the porn on the internet, and decided to give my connection a break. Which led me to my next decision...

to finally start working on that case mod i had been wanting to do.

unfortunately, i dont have any pics of the way it started, but lets just say that i not only had to just 'take shit out,' i also had to drill, chisel, file, cuss, stomp, and kick to get some other shit out.

this project started out as a crapped out rackmount UPS case, and forgotten PII computer with a video card, a NIC card and PSU. oh, and it also booted. good enough for me.

so, with out further adieu, here are some pics.

here is what was left of the case that the guts originally came out of.
its a real beaut.
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and here is the inside of the new case looking at the back
( i had to cut out that big hunk on the left for PSU exaust and connect and switch )
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inside the case looking towards the front
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view from the back, with the PSU installed, and the MB plate on top, before i cut a couple slots off so it would fit
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backplane and PSU installed, before i did more cutting on the case
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MB and PSU installed
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holes in the bottom from a wall in the original case i had to take out, as well a the holes i had to drill so i could mount the HDD. you can also see that i did more cutting on the back of the case to better accomadate the backplane
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I used an alum bar on the outside and inside for two reasons.
1 to cover up those nasty ass holes, and the other to give me something to mount the MB plane onto.
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MB plane installed
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MB and HDD installed
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MB, HDD, and PSU installed
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from the back
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sorry i aint got no pics of the lid.
i'm sure i will in future posts.


i'm only planning on it being a web and mail server, so i figured the only time i would need a removable storage drive would be during install, so i'm not gonna bother putting one in.
i did the install this morning, its running debian and apache at the moment, but not too much is configured.

Next up:
accessories
followed by:
paint

anyone got some thoughts?
lets hear em.


---edit---
oh, and if anyone is curious, its a PII proc, with 128mb of ram, some sort of ati video card that works, a working 10/100 NIC, and a 250W power supply ( i think ).
honestly, the shit works, and it works awesome with debian, thats all i really care about at the moment. Once the quality of the case deserves it, i'll put some decent hardware in it.
oh, and its got a fujitsu 8.5Gb HDD. I'm tellin you, its pimpin.
 
i'm not sure if i want to let the cat out of the bag just yet.

i will tell you that its going to be obnoxious.
 
Even better, the side is clear and it has an emergency beacon in it so that every three seconds you get a blinding white flash of light
 
bacon?

did you say bacon?

i freaking LOVE bacon!!!!

thats not a bad idea.
i could get an airbrush, and just airbrush strips of bacon on the front.
dude, that would make my shit look just, SO delicious.

OOH! even better...
i could go get a solid state HS for the proc, and run it through the lid to a skillet...
i could have it frying bacon ALL DAY LONG!!!!

holy crap batman! i think this case might go in a totally different direction!

YES!!!!
 
if you can make a computer that will cook me bacon using the cpu, i will buy it from you
 
croquet hustler said:
careful what you ask for.
Click to expand...

I agree on the carefull what you ask for part www.hackaday.com has insructions on how to build a processor hot plate that will cook bacon. So it is possible to do, some days I wonder if I'm getting close with my sempron 3200+. That thing is it's own little space heater.
 
see?!?!?!

you just wait...

lemme finish this project,
then its totally on!

i guess i'll need to keep a mini-fridge next to my desk to store the uncooked bacon.
then i could totally eat bacon, and drink dr pepper all day.

that is, unless, it was time to play croquet.

does life get any better?
 
:rolleyes:

so is sausage. Lets go out with picket signs and start a movement lol.!!!
 
waddya think that sneak preview was? heh.

yea, i gots some werk done.
i'll post some pics later on tonight.

i've got just a touch more fabrication to do, and then i'ma start sanding and priming.

cheers
 
man, the front plate of that case is some thick shit.

i've been dremmelin' and filin' all weekend.

heres what i've got:

the window on the right looks a helluva lot more crooked in the pic then it does in person.
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ok, i'm thinking we can make the window on the right the bacon deposit,
and the window on the left where you get it back... maybe.

oh yea, and i forgot to mention...
i got this case from my friend about 4 or 5 months ago...
and up untill last week, its been sitting in my shed.
which has been known to be inhabited by rats every now and then,
and they were nice enough to start loosening that paint for me.
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i'll post some more when i get it done.
 
That ratpee is nasty.


Just curious, why didn't you just buy a cheap used 4u rackmount case on egay? They can be had for as little as $15 for used ones.
 
b/c:
free < $15

and i mean shit, that rat pee rust is only aesthetic, and ima repaint it anyway....

( besides, this is my first case mod )
 
Rat pee is tastey with some owl pellets, give 'em a try :)

Looking forward to the pics, gj so far keep it up.
 
gotta get somemore updates, bet your lovin those midterms they always wanna be blockin a brother form gettin his mod on...........

oh back to the needle gauges you gonna still gonna put bright white LED's in em, they'll also look ALOT better when you get rid of that yellowed background
 
heh, yea...
my server rack.
the one in my laundry room.

if you look around the forums, you might find a pic of it.

its the one with the huge ass steaks thawing on the top server.
:D

sorry about the lack of updates folks, i'm kneedeep in midterm season.
almost out though, only to be followed by finals.
hopefully i can get some breathing room to fab that one last piece and get it off to the chromer, and also get the current paint job stripped off so i can start priming it.

i'm too excited to sleep.
 
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