[SCRATCHBUILD] Bulldozer Massive case Project

[BaxterTheFly]

Heya guys,

First off, big thanks to Gigatron for supporting me on this build and agreeing to display it in their store after its completed!





One grand thanks to sponsors for putting their faith in me!!!



CoolerMaster:




Phobya:




AlphaCool:




AquaTuning:



Shakmods:


I started working on this project few days ago and i thought, lets post some of it.. Idea and startlog first
It will be a massive bulldozer looking case as a tribute for AMD and their FX series of processors...

Model 3D:




I switched from case mod to scratch build 😄 entire bottom frame complete 🙂 also some welds needed to be fixed.. been a while since i welded anything 🙂

[BaxterTheFly]

Ok, i got few pics of progress and a question 😄




The spoon will be simmilar to this but i will str18 it a bit, add some mesh on top, make it more robust with stirofoam and such... it will look really good with suspensions and all painted 😉 trust me, i have it in my head!!!

Also there is a question regarding these two pictures below




Should i make mud protector on the 2nd pic, or should i leave it like it is on the 1st?
Please post coments on what you think i should do and what you like/dislike on it...

Tnx, Bax!

[BaxterTheFly]

I made a compromis with mud flaps and went llike this, i think you will like it 😄







And the demonstration of power!!! 😄
Just for you to see how sturdy this thing really is... ( also to mention i am 192cm tall )




I hope you can gasp the sheer size of this thing 😄
At some point i will make it battery operated and i will drive on top of it XD

[BaxterTheFly]

Peeps, i know pictures are awful but my camera bateries ran out 😞 so i had to use my camcorder.








I know most of you will criticize my choice to go for wood instead of alu but i had my own good reasons 🙂

Also as you can see, my suspensions came and i am super happy about it 🙂 Deatails almost complete and i hope that tomorrow i will finish complete body and start painting it hehe

[BaxterTheFly]

I've got some stuff inside of the case just to check how everything fits and looks in the cabin 😄












I hope you like the overall look inside the cabin 🙂 its a bit tight but I like it like that 🙂 only main ssd's will be inside the cabin, hard drives will go under the entire thing, and under that, radiators, pumps etc 😄

Its nearing the end and the start of painting 🙂 i cant show you enough how that makes me feel 😄

Also a small adition to everything 🙂 i fixed my speakers that i will be using and i will be also replacing the monitor with 40" 4k display 😄

[BaxterTheFly]

A few more days left, I will finish the mod before August 😄

As i didnt want to post pictures that make no sence, posting pictures where only i could see the difference, i waited a bit and once i had done things i deem'd made a change, i made a little walktrough around what i have done and around the case...
The video is a bit on the longer side, and i got a bit confused with terminology i would be thrilled if you'd watch it 🙂



I will grab some batteries for my camera and that is one of the reasons i used camcorder now, and i will take some nice closeups tomorrow, also i will most likely put primer on the drawer piece 🙂

[BaxterTheFly]

Here is one long overdue update.. bodywork is taking much longer than i anticipated

I ended up saving me the trouble with doors that open like this.. so the original idea --- to the water







Made my life allot easier when it came to cooling 😄 fans can now be securely mounted to the side pannel XD





Also, now everything seems to fit perfectly >.>



And some finishing bodywork, tiny air bubbles gave me allot of problems after sanding...




In the end it was worth it... Just perfect





Also, one more idea that took me, Idiot, almost entire day and it was complete bust!





Also, i figured that if i paint over the dry body kit, it will give it a bit of strength so i ended up doing that and it made my life easier, I paint it when i am done, and than, when i am back from work tomorrow its nice and solid, doing this saved me from allot of scratches



The back fan mounted ( the one that cools the back of the socket ), i must add that when i did measurements for the cuts, i wanted to make it octagonal, i kind of dig the lines.. i think i will pinstripe them on it... Also the fan is mounted to the plate, that is than mounted to the case...









Checking if the cables fit the hole i made, it will be awesome when i put the sleeved cables there with cable combs there






There, I hope you guys like the progress i made, i will take liberty to say that it the case as a case should be done in a week, and the water cooling components and components should be fixed inside few weeks after that total...

[BaxterTheFly]

Hello guys and really sorry for not updating, i have had some massive lack of time so i didn't get to do anything that i wanted. This is a little tease and i promise i will post full update log once i get time to work on it 😉 . Also, tomorrow is the day i fire this thing in its cage as i have been running the system hihihi.

So here it is for now:



Brm brm brrrrrrmmm

[BaxterTheFly]

Ok,*some things i think you are gonna like that has been done to the mod 😄

16mm Copper tubing:



Changed the board rotation, its laid down now:



Added professional grade backplane ;)*



And the drawers:



and the look before painting from different perspective:



Also, the 480EKWB rad with 8x CoolerMaster Jetflo:



New ones come tomorrow, enjoy!

[BaxterTheFly]

So i have been doing what seems to be the biggest problem... how to make roof and still look sharp 🙂
i think this will be ok, and not make the roof stand off too much, the roof consists out of board and a U profile, the sides will go on the inside of a U profile, and also it will house a led strip that will illuminate interior, now, should i put yellow or red that is still something to decide.





This is another problem i have had. The waterblock came w/o a backplate, and i love backplates, keeps the board from bending and gives it stiffness, so i drilled the holes in my existing backplate to widen the screw holes that were there so the screws for my waterblock could go trough. it works, now i will need to reinstall it 🙂



till the next time, feel free to comment, good/bad, its all cool 🙂

[BaxterTheFly]

Dry fitting the pipes to the current look, there will be another pipe that will go on the other side of the 24 pin that will go from GPU to res, but will go under than it will come back up, to res 🙂






I hope you like the progress so far, as i was unable to work on it for good few months due to some problems i have had 😕