Project Apple Powermac Samurai

[lutherus]

I tried to sell some parts from that Mac. I could only sell the graphics card and ram. The MBO come back as the address was fake. So if i can not sell it in next 10 days i will use it as picture on my wall and CPU 1 as paper holder and CPU 2 as mug holder.

Today i put all that carp on one piece and also made some comparison between AMD FX 8320 and Mac CPU.

 

[The Orange One]

Looks Good!
Can't wait for the next Updates!

 

[deadloss]

That's one heck of a mod mate. But nicely done, I'm sure that coffee was definitely needed during the course of putting this beast back together.

Would definitely get some sort of water cooling in there as well mate, would be an awesome case to mod that inside.

Well done mate, an apple with all the goodness inside

 

[lutherus]

Thank you. That beast isn`t still in function. I have still more adaptions to make before i can even finish stage 2. Water cooling is planed in stage 3 but before i would like to change my graphiscs card. In still have Gefroce 610 but currently i can`t afford a bather card.

 

[Editor22]

lol I need to get me one of those mugs!

 

[lutherus]

So i bought two plexiglass sheets.
One will be modded into mbo tray and the other will be frame for my new picture :smileyshot:

And i will have plexi leftovers so they will be used for hdd rack.

Sure, i could just buy Silverstone FT02, Coolermaster Cosmos S or Lian Li PC-A05B and mod them light, eventually i would spend same money on it but this is more fun and it is fun to take Apples chassis apart screw by screw.

@Editor

I got mine from one very beautiful Japanese girl :wub:

 

[lutherus]

And now sanding, cutting, more sanding, work with epoxy and did i mention sanding?
Maybe today it will also go to painting. It is good to have car body shop at home

 

[wassupdoc]

Sweet reverse ATX too

 

[lutherus]

So today i cut psu mounting point and finally fixed mbo back plate and put some perforated aluminum where apples fans where. Later i applied some epoxy and put it under weight for next 24 hours. Tomorrow i will apply some putty, in Friday it goes to sandblasting and on Saturday on painting. So stage 1 is almost complete. Stage 2 will be only upgrading ( new graphics card, that 610 nvidia is old, ssd, more hhd`s ) and stage 3 is airbrush, water cooling and airbrush.

 

[Gamepro105]

sounds like your getting closer, this is going to look great, i like the mobo choice

 

[lutherus]

Also i made my new mbo tray.

 

[lutherus]

Minimum time of hardening was over and curious as i am i had to see how is it.
And it is good :lol: but i when waiting epoxy glue to harden i found some fiberglass leftovers from my Mercedes tuning and had to apply it on Samurai case. 2 coats of fiberglass and epoxy hardener. Now it must rest for minimum 12 hours. I think that this can`t just simply fall apart. 8 rivets, alu-epoxy glue, fiberglass to fill unevenness and tomorrow i will also sand it and apply some putty.

 

[lutherus]

Today sanded, applyed some putty and sanded again ( every 2 hours ).
40 min ago sanded for las time and tomorrow it is going to sandblasting, primer putty and on weekend it can be painted. I consider piano black for inner cage and gunmetal for outside.

 

[lutherus]

Sneak peek

 

[leathart123]

looks good so far

 

[FTLN]

You could of ordered one of these, would have been much easier... But somtimes more rewarding to do it yourself !!

http://www.mountainmods.com/mountain-mods-modular-removable-motherboard-tray-p-56.html

http://www.thelaserhive.com/product...ts/g5-full-atx-kit-120-and-original-versions/

 

[lutherus]

I could, but then, almost any second G5 to ATX mod has one of these and is modded in almost the same way with just to little difference. And ordering one of these would require extra money spend and this was for free

 

[lutherus]

Sandblaasting and painting has to wait. My painter had a stroke during night and is critical in hospital

 

[UkGouki]

Sandblaasting and painting has to wait. My painter had a stroke during night and is critical in hospital

damn i hope he is ok as for the build very interesting hopefully it works out for you and your painter

 

[The Orange One]

Sandblaasting and painting has to wait. My painter had a stroke during night and is critical in hospital

Hope he'll get well soon mate!