Project - She'll do mate

dpelto · 12 Aug 2011 at 14:54

hi everyone

thought i'd pop my forum cherry with a project log, ive been lurking the forums for the past couple of months and i thought it was about time to share my humble offering.

im currently in the process of saving up for a new 2500k build and to distract me from pushing the buy button i found an old lian li pc-50 that needed some tlc.

here's the state i found the case in

My plans for this refurbishment are
- white case
- side window
- uv & purple lights
- relocate the psu

so over the past couple of weeks i've
- de riveted the case
- cut a side window
- sanded it all down
- primed it all
- painted it all white

you'll see why i've called the project "she'll do mate" after the shocking job i've done cutting out the side window

PRIMED

MY MAKESHIFT PAINTBOOTH

dpelto · 12 Aug 2011 at 15:03

here's the parts all painted white

now im at the stage where im not happy with the side windows edges so im going to look to invest in a dremel to sort that out as well as use it to cut the perspex

im also looking for advice as to what PSU i should get and where i should relocate it to?

KiiYzOo · 12 Aug 2011 at 15:14

looks pretty good m8

joxang · 12 Aug 2011 at 15:15

Arrr she's looking a beauty. Love little LL cases. You should do an A05 and put the PSU in the front, where the bottom HDD bays are. You can run a long kettle lead along the bottom and out the back. That way it won't restrict your cpu cooler space.

dpelto · 12 Aug 2011 at 15:22

thats what i was thinking, ive bought the kettle lead extension and was thinking about mounting it down the bottom so i can use the front fan to push the heat out as well as drill some more holes in the bottom of the case for the psu air intake.

does anyone have any suggestions as to what psu i should be looking to buy, im thinking modular since the case has no cable management.

price range £50-80.

although nothing is set in stone im looking to buy in the near future
- i2500k
- asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
- XFX ATI Radeon HD 6870 Black Edition
- 60gig SSD

dpelto · 14 Aug 2011 at 18:01

quick update spent most of today trying to sleeve the various cables, i came to the conclusion that i am crap at it but she'll do.

my new toy

some fans and uv lights

front of the case with the black bezel's in

Cleeecooo · 15 Aug 2011 at 11:56

oooh! looks great

Evoss · 15 Aug 2011 at 12:19

Coming along nicely, I hate how that PSU is mounted though, your going to have to be imaginative with cable management

dpelto · 16 Aug 2011 at 12:44

Yeah I'm not looking forward to cable management, got some ideas but until I get the psu in, hopefully it shall arrive today, I've got no idea If it's going to work.

PwnDirect · 17 Aug 2011 at 00:29

just stick the psu in the front

panyan · 17 Aug 2011 at 01:04

i just bought the exact same dremel with a pack of speedclic metal discs and mandrel

PhillyDee · 17 Aug 2011 at 01:13

Meh, I have the digital 400

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Nice job on the case. Side window could be cleaned up.

alex2k10 · 17 Aug 2011 at 22:00

Like the look of this case now you have painted it and put a window on it good luck with the cable managment in that though looks like a tuff one.

Also welcome to the forum.

dpelto · 19 Aug 2011 at 12:18

quick update

i had a second attempt at the window using the new dremel, its so much easier. the windows not perfect but she'll do. i also played around with the light im looking to use in the case purple & UV. just need to put the u channel around the window and then fix the perspex to the side panel.

hopefully the psu i ordered on sunday will arrive today. its showing that it will be delivered between 14:33 and 15:33 fingers crossed. then i can start looking at installing it in the front of the case as for cable management i was thinking about running the psu cables up behind the drive bays and fasten them there then buy some white extension cables and run them out from behind the drive bays to the various areas.

King Damager · 19 Aug 2011 at 13:27

I like the idea of this to be honest!

Very nice look so far, but the whole "She'll do concept" just seems so much more of a mortal's build log! Something that everyone could do, couple of mistakes here and there, oh well, you know!

Nothing like Waynio's insane precision! But in many ways I really like that about this build!

kd

dpelto · 19 Aug 2011 at 14:28

thanks for the comments, to be honest this is the first time ive ever attempted modding a case and i knew i wouldnt get it right first go so its more of a learning experience then a work of perfection. plus i know that if i keep trying to make it perfect ill eventually screw up it somehow.

nick1988 · 21 Aug 2011 at 03:42

Looks like its coming along nicely! not seen a pc-50 for donkies! Should be a goodun!

Tokin · 22 Aug 2011 at 16:02

Must admit I love that case.

dpelto · 25 Aug 2011 at 10:01

small progress update

still to do:
- fabricate plate for psu hole to hold 1 or 2 fans
- tidy up the fan hole in the side panel
- get the powerlead for the psu modified
- attempt cable management on the psu ready for the extension cables
- ordered new black power & reset switches, so will need to install them when they arrive from america

alex2k10 · 25 Aug 2011 at 22:31

Ohh looks nice good work the paint looks good as well considering you did it in what looks like a garage.