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RoseWill BlackHawk Window mod

nice work. but maybe you can use tinted acrylic
 
no. friend doesnt want that. dont think so.
plus we only get "smoked" acrylic here. and its really dark.
 
umm btw i love big window. if got clean and neat inside it would be great to display
 
marked off the acrylic
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cutting away
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cutting done and all filed and smoothed out.
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pre holes drilled with smaller bit
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holes enlarged.
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acrylic positioned with the sidepanel, and taped to transfer the bolt hole positions to the sidepanel
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holes drilled in steel sidepanel and finished off.
before finishing
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after finishing
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time to mate the two together
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and it fits :)
thats it for now.
 
took off the masking today morning, paint was okay, but the inner side had burrs and i wasnt satisfied with the top left corner, so i filed the whole thing again. and used a card to take off the burrs and paint edges. time for another lick of paint with a sponge.


unmasked. edges dont look good
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Final finishing of the edges. defined the top left corner a bit better.
after filing
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gave it a lick of paint with a sponge and wet rag. took an hr for this, i wanted it to be perfect.
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left it to dry, while i work on the acrylic.

That left top corner was making me OCD as it was you from the sounds of it, much better now and very good work so far :toast:
 
its 2"30am here and just finished the final touches on the physical aspects. only paining and sizing the bolts is left. working since 4pm. my hands are sore :p but worth it

rough cutting the fan holes
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rough finishing the holes with a file
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finished, and the sharp edges smoothed and rounded with 320p filepaper ruler thing.
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test fitting with the fan that'll be used
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unwrapping the protective film and putting it all together.
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very clear stuff
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hope you enjoyed it. i will be out of station for 3days, will paint the nuts and bolts tomorrow. That way, they will be be ready for assembly when i come back.

everything wrapped in newspaper and stored. ran out of masking tape too :p
 
Very nice, how did you drill the dip into the bolt holes? Special tool or just a bigger drill bit?
 
Just FYI pop rivets end up being a cleaner look for that style window mod. One of those for future reference things, looks good with the screws however.
 
Very nice, how did you drill the dip into the bolt holes? Special tool or just a bigger drill bit?

i used a round stone bit for that.
Never dip the drill beyond whats reqd. Can snap off.
 
Great job Buddy :eek::toast::rockout:

Now deliver it Fast :p
 
Just FYI pop rivets end up being a cleaner look for that style window mod. One of those for future reference things, looks good with the screws however.

Polished allen-head screws work too. :)
 
oh yes they do. I love allen screws. Couldnt find then here though.
 
Polished allen-head screws work too. :)

True statement. Rivets are easier for me to shoot not like its coming off again.
 
Finished the final touches on this mod

first painted all the nuts and bolts black
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i used the oven to make them dry faster XD 10mins at 150C does the trick.


put everything together, it fits and looks nice.
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glad i painted it black
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all taped up for transport. will add styrofoam boards to absorb some shocks on the acrylic. or ill just take a taxi to deliver it :s
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then i went and bought this too :

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DDD ya have to do the rest for him, that side window looks too good for the rest lol


and why are most computers/mods red?
 
DDD ya have to do the rest for him, that side window looks too good for the rest lol


and why are most computers/mods red?

Red and black look good together I guess. One of mine was red and black, was called Black to the core, had a core2duo in it, (you get it?)
 
DDD ya have to do the rest for him, that side window looks too good for the rest lol


and why are most computers/mods red?

I'm still in need of a good friend to do the cable management pro as DDD is busy & I'm physically challenged.

I love the colors red & black :p
 
dont worry bro, i will let you know as soon as i have some time. even in weekends if possible.
 
Looks awesome. Good work DDD.
 
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