CoolerMaster Stacker 832 Lamborghini Mod

[Rocks7ar]

CoolerMaster has recently given me the honor of modifying a case to be shown in CeBit and Computex at their booth. After careful consideration and an enormous amount of time spent planning out every minute detail right down to what I will replace the rivets with after I drill them out, I think I have finally decided on a Lamborghini theme. However, you should all know that I have never attempted a mod of this magnitude and importance before so I am quite nervous. That said, my enthusiasm and drive to make it perfect more than outweighs that nervousness.

Thus far I have accumulated the following components:
- Carbon Fiber Vinyl
- Deep Black 2CT (90)
- Arancio Atlas Mic 2CT

- NVIDIA nForce 790i (unconfirmed)
- Patriot Extreme Performance PC3-(NDA)
- Western Digital Raptor X (x2)
- Western Digital Caviar 250GB (x2)*
- GeForce 8800 Ultra (x2)
- Bigfoot Networks Killer NIC
- Auzentech X-Fi Prelude 7.1
- CoolerMaster Real Power Pro 1kW
- CoolerMaster Stacker 832 (will use BTX)

- CoolIT Systems Boreas
- Swiftech MCP655 Pump
- ThermoChill PA120.2 Radiator
- CoolerMaster UV Orange 120mm (x6)
- CoolIT Systems 8800 Water Block (x2)
- Aqua Computer Cuplex XT Dual Impact

- Stainless Steel braided hose
- White Cold Cathode 12" (x2)
- White Ringed Vandal Resistant Switch

Water Cooling Loop:
Boreas ---> Pump ---> CPU ---> GPU ---> GPU ---> Radiator ---> Boreas

The entire exterior of the case will be painted Arancio Atlas (a.k.a Candy Orange) save the mesh on both side panels, the roof and the front fan girls. The mesh will be painted Deep Black. The interior of the case will be covered in a carbon fiber vinyl. Both 8800 water blocks, Killer NIC heat sink, Cuplex XT frame and Boreas TEC modules will be painted Deep Black. The top panel where the power button is now will be coated with a body filler and smoothed over and a Vandal switch will be placed in the center. The USB ports which face the front will be removed and the space will be filled with clear acrylic and engraved with the name of the case. The acrylic will be lit with white LEDs. The underside of the case will have one 12" CCFL on either side fr an under glow affect. The hard drive rack will be cut to make room to mount the Boreas. All tubing and cables will be sleeved in stainless steel braided hosing. Now to my favorite part of the mod; the Lambo doors.

The most difficult part of my mod (because I am unexperienced in this area) will be getting the two side panels to open like Lamborghini doors. If anyone has any suggestions on how I could go about doing this, please share them with me.

*Will eventually have four which will be used in a RAID 0+1 array for the operating system.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Cant wait for pics!

NVIDIA nForce 790i

:shocked:

BTW, got any pics of past mods? I love to see hand crafted mods but AT isnt the biggest community for that.

 

[Rocks7ar]

That is what is so cool, I haven't done any serious mods in the past! Hahaha! All those incredible specs and you look at the 790i chipset... I guess I would too though... Actually, I am thinking about buying a third Ultra and doing three way SLi...

 

[MarcVenice]

You have to pay for all the parts yourself? What do you get out of it? Pure media coverage? You mod cases for a living? Sounds pretty cool. Getting the side panels to open like lambo doors will be hard. Have you actually ever seen lamborghini doors open? They first pop out, and then go upwards. It's rather weird. You'd have to build/modify some kind of hydraulic hinge system to make it look good. Perhaps try and see if you can get your hands on a 'lamborghini door mod manual' for 'regular' cars and see how it works? And see if you got a friend that's really good with mechanics

Man what that case would cost. With all the time being put in it, the custom paint and what not. Ouch

 

[Rocks7ar]

No, I don't pay for parts. Just paint and labor. I get media coverage for my website and it is what I love doing. I am also thinking about a simpler "scissor" mod.

 

[MarcVenice]

Yeah that would be 'somewhat' easier yet still look good. Are both side panels going to be 'windowed' though? Thing is, with the sidepanels opened up they will still be blocking a big part of the cases interior unless you look in it from behind of course. Definately give us pictures. Whats your website btw?

 

[Rocks7ar]

rocks7arhardware.com

There is not much on the front page now because we are prepping to release a review every other day for a while.

No, no windows, just mesh.

 

[gingerstewart55]

Just a quick question.........instead of carbon vinyl film, had you considered the engine turned vinyl film instead? It can give quite interesting effects with various types and placement of lighting.

Just curious.........

 

[Rocks7ar]

Hmmm... can you link me?

 

[Bluefront]

Not being much into cars any longer, I assume the "Lamborghini" door effect has the doors hinged at the top edge, similar to the Mercedes Gull-Wing models of years ago?

If so.....you're in for a difficult project. The door would have to be counter-balanced to stay up, or under some sort of hydralic or electric control. If you used a simple prop for instance, you would be lifting the entire weight of the door......ok for a computer door, not for a car. Plus the prop would look terrible in your project.

The rear hatches on some SUVs have a prop-like setup that uses an electric motor. Works ok and looks pretty good. Has little shocks that help support the door in the open position. The alternative would be an electric motor assy built into the hinge itself. None of these solutions lend themselves to a small computer door, not without special resources to construct such a mechanism.

You're in for a nightmare project......

 

[Rocks7ar]

Thanks for the input and I will definately take that into consideration. BTW, you are almost at 1337 posts.

 

[MarcVenice]

No, scissor doors or 'suicide' doors have the hinges in the right edge, not the top edge, unless I'm confused by what you mean with top edge. I think the hinges themselfs could support the weight of the door.

 

[Rocks7ar]

top right. on the corner, not like gull wing.