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Project:
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Matt Fielder's Predatron Project |
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Guest Author:
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Matt Fielder
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Date:
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August 8th, 2006
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After promising myself that I was done with this project I decided that work needed to be done. I ended up drilling an 80mm hole in
the top of my case for a blowhole that would now connect a second 80mm radiator. Then I was browsing the a few forums and saw that
someone made an iPod holder out of acrylic. I like the acrylic idea but I wanted to keep it "real". I took some time to build a holder
out of a gutted 16x CD/RW drive. I gutted it by unscrewing everything, pulling everything out and screwing the main shell back
together. I then cut a rectangle in the top to the dimensions I desired. I then fit it with some foam and cut the foam for the iPod’s
shape. I proceeded to pull the foam out and painted it. It was a trick though because it would never slide like I would have hoped.
The fit was just to tight that I had to mod out the inside of the 5.25" drive cage. I did this by cutting, bending, and filing down
any part that would make it hard to slide. The end result was an easy to slide in and out iPod holder. I covered it with carbon fiber
vinyl and slid it into place. I used two 90 degree pieces of metal on the front of the drive so I could mount the stealthed plate
onto. I also decided to incorporate carbon fiber on the front of my case as well. All in all the iPod dock was a bit of a pain but I
love have it as part of this case project.
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I then realized I hated my existing water-cooling system and the colors I was running with. It reminded me more of an alien case then
anything, I hate Aliens! I ordered up a PrimoChill water pump that was UV green which made a nice addition and that's when all my
ideas started spawning like there was no tomorrow. I do my best thinking as I lay in bed and turn the TV off at the end of a long day.
Just laying there and in visioning what it is I want to see and create.
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I ordered up all the correct colors I wanted and got to work on what was in my head. I started sketching it all out and the project
started to form. The front started to come together as well as I had imagined. I wanted to keep the stock look of the Kingwin 424 case,
which shipped with an already installed piece of carbon fiber running across the top of the case. I like carbon fiber and its the main
reason why I decided to add more of this material to the front of this amazing case.
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