Red Nineteen Project Log 31 - 12th July 2006 This log details the final assembly of the project. There are a lot of pictures, so scroll down if you just want to see the end result... [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02261.JPG[/img] ^ Both Ferrari logos arrived. The top is a plastic 3D logo, whilst the bottom is a vinyl sticker. Both were sourced from eBay for a couple of quid. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02262.JPG[/img] ^ The box of bits left to put into the rig - wires mainly! [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02263.JPG[/img] ^ And the case as I brought it in from the garage. It had dried for about 24 hours when this was taken and that's about 5 coats of paint and 5 of lacquer. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02264.JPG[/img] ^ I don't have any polish to hand, so decided to use some car wax - afterall it's the same material and paint on the case. Still need to wax the rest of the panels at the time of writing... [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02265.JPG[/img] ^ The logos in position. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02266.JPG[/img] ^ Applying the first to the windowed side-panel. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02267.JPG[/img] ^ Tada! I know it looks a bit orange, but that's the lighting/camera - it's a perfect red. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02268.JPG[/img] ^ And the 3D logo mounted to the case floor - you may remember I had cut out an acrylic 'false floor', but decided against it in the end. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02269.JPG[/img] ^ It's slowly coming together - putting the front panel on just to ensure everything looks OK. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02270.JPG[/img] ^ With the side panel on - look at the natural red light - no need for case lighting (but it's going in)! The glossy look reflects quite a bit of the room without polishing it. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02271.JPG[/img] ^ Looking in through the side-window at the internal logo. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02273.JPG[/img] ^ Looking through the back, which looks quite plain at the moment. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02274.JPG[/img] ^ Remember the mesh from the BBQ? Here it is cut-to-size. Unfortunately some of the paint chipped off - luckily on none of the bars that are visible though. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02275.JPG[/img] ^ The 2 x 80mm rear Akasa Amber fans fitted with the mesh and beading. I originally fitted them with nuts/bolts but opted for the supplied fan screws. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02276.JPG[/img] ^ It looks like I over-estimated on the length of the cable! Twice as long as it needed to be, but nevermind - better too long than too short! [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02277.JPG[/img] ^ Instead of ruining the front panel with screws/bolt-heads sticking out, I super-glued the two 120mm fans to the inside. This allows for very accurate placement of them and also keeps the front nice and smooth. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02278.JPG[/img] ^ The rear 4 x USB2 and Firewire brackets in place. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02279.JPG[/img] ^ A shot from the back, showing the small PCI-slot window too. I know I have enough mesh to put there, but the window carries on the theme from the side-panel. It also allows you to peer in at the GPU cooler, if you're that bored. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02280.JPG[/img] ^ Thanks to whoever pointed out that the o-rings sit on the inside! Fitting the Bulgin Vandal-Proof switches. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02281.JPG[/img] ^ Both switches in place and the two fans... [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02282.JPG[/img] ^ The fan controller clear-acrylic superglued to the inside of the fascia. The controller screws onto this and the knobs fit onto the front. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02283.JPG[/img] ^ Slowly but surely... [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02285.JPG[/img] ^ The cables soon mounted up, making a bit of a mess at the front. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02286.JPG[/img] ^ Fitting the toggle switches to the front. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02289.JPG[/img] ^ A shot from the inside, with 3 of the 3-pin connectors fitted. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02290.JPG[/img] ^ The components laid-out on the sitting room floor, ready to be installed. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02291.JPG[/img] ^ The cable mess increasing. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02292.JPG[/img] ^ Final test run before everything goes in - this is also the first time everything was connected up, as previously I had just connected the odd fan to test. Luckily everything worked perfectly first time - so no re-wiring/soldering/sleeving needed! [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02293.JPG[/img] ^ The front-panel fitted to the case, showing the small gap between the drive cage and fascia. Trust me when I say it fits flush - the lower 120mm fan just fits between the two and the Vandal-proof switches would short-out on the case if it wasn't for the sleeving/insulation. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02297.JPG[/img] ^ The floor is grey on the outside, only because I ran out of Nissan Red and forgot to paint it until I realised when I brought it indoors. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02298.JPG[/img] ^ Showing the motherboard in place. The Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 suits the 'Ferrari' feel of the case. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02299.JPG[/img] ^ The front cable mess increasing still. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02300.JPG[/img] ^ Another shot - the masking tape is holding the PCI-slot window whilst it dries from the epoxy. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02304.JPG[/img] ^ A low-down shot, showing the PCI slots and how '3D' the raised logo is. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02305.JPG[/img] ^ The rear of the case, with the Tagan 530w EasyConnect PSU in place. They should also name it the not-so-easy-disconnect PSU, I cut my fingers on something as I tried to unclip one of the cables. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02308.JPG[/img] ^ The NEC DVD-RW drive going in - a perfect fit I must add! [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02309.JPG[/img] ^ The drive in place. I'm glad I picked the NEC as the DVD logos on it are embossed, not stuck on. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02311.JPG[/img] ^ I almost forgot - the Samsung SpinPoint 250gb SATAII drive! Not much room to squeeze it in... [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02313.JPG[/img] ^ Sorry for the quality of this shot, it's the best of 4 I took - it's showing the mauled IDE cable - I removed the second part of it as I only need the one connector for the DVD-RW. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02316.JPG[/img] ^ Most things in now, with lots of cables going everywhere. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02317.JPG[/img] ^ Remember the 2 LEDs that I put on extensions from the fan controller? They've been tucked into the front to light up the upper and lower 120mm fans. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02319.JPG[/img] ^ Here's the lower one poking through a hole to the front (bottom-left). [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02320.JPG[/img] ^ I removed the P4 connector as it isn't needed, in fact I've never used one before. I cut the 4 wires on the cable to different lengths, so they wont touch each other. [img]http://dump.slickhouse.com/lazlow/pc/blue/31/DSC02324.JPG[/img] ^ Final image for this log - showing the invertor box mounted to the under-side of the drive-cage! It took me a total of 6 hours to put it all together! I didn't want to drop anything, or scratch it - so I took my time and made sure everything fitted as best as possible. I re-routed many cables 3 or 4 times until I was happy too. Read on for the final pictures of the finished project...