SkyKast's First Mod (kind of)

[MoonPig]

wow, that does look good matey. Nice work on the spraying.

It's hard spraying stuff where i live at the moment, -1c today :O

Keep up the good work though, and moar pictures!

@ DaMulta, i watched that film other day. Very funny, lol.

 

[Chicken Patty]

hey skykast, came out good bro, cheers

 

[SkyKast]

It's hard spraying stuff where i live at the moment, -1c today :O

i feel ya its usually 0F (-17.78c) to 30F (-1.11c) here but i paint in my basement its like 50F (10c) and then I bring it upstairs in the heat to dry

 

[tzitzibp]

Thank you for those pics, Sky!

really top marks for the painting, it highlights the vaio logo perfectly!

it was surely worth the effort and time..... but all you succeeded is to get us anxious for more pics! lol

btw Happy 2009!!!

 

[SkyKast]

Thank you for those pics, Sky!

really top marks for the painting, it highlights the vaio logo perfectly!

it was surely worth the effort and time..... but all you succeeded is to get us anxious for more pics! lol

btw Happy 2009!!!

haha yah hopefully i'll show you it all together within a couple days

Happy new years to you too, and to everyone

 

[silkstone]

Nice pain job - it's a pity that it's a complete cover and not just a side panal. If it were i side panal you could put a 4" neon in a mirrored box behind the viao logo to make it shine out extra bringht. You putting tracing paper behind it?
Have you though about using some mesh instead and spraying the mesh white, it would look a little more professional and wouldn't go off colour with time.

 

[SkyKast]

Nice pain job - it's a pity that it's a complete cover and not just a side panal. If it were i side panal you could put a 4" neon in a mirrored box behind the viao logo to make it shine out extra bringht. You putting tracing paper behind it?
Have you though about using some mesh instead and spraying the mesh white, it would look a little more professional and wouldn't go off colour with time.

if you actually read the thread, I am already planning to do that, i have the 4 inchers in my basement set to go

 

[silkstone]

ok, i did actually read thru it, just forgot. They are not going to cause any stress when you try to put the cover on?
Are you using tracing paper behind the logo? I am to lazy to read thru the whole thread again

 

[Cptnyr]

i just sat here for like 2 hours reading every post and this is awesome it inspired me to start my own computer mod

 

[tzitzibp]

i just sat here for like 2 hours reading every post and this is awesome it inspired me to start my own computer mod

Ah... the true spirit of TPU!!! LOL

 

[lilkiduno]

wow, nice to hear back from ya sky, i know it's kinda late looking at the posts b4 mine. but glad to knonw the storms just couldn't tear down the TPU family!

 

[SkyKast]

ok, i did actually read thru it, just forgot. They are not going to cause any stress when you try to put the cover on?
Are you using tracing paper behind the logo? I am to lazy to read thru the whole thread again

Yup to the tracing paper and a no to the stress. I can't figure out how it would cause stress.

i just sat here for like 2 hours reading every post and this is awesome it inspired me to start my own computer mod

thanks. I'm glad it inspired you. That's what happened to me.

 

[EnergyFX]

Hey Sky, it is possible to sleeve and heatshrink your ribbon cables. You already have each wire stripped and seperate. Now all you need to do is take 3/8 sleeving and work it over the IDE plug onto the wiring. It is a pain and take a lot of time and patience. Basically you manipulate the plug to sit inline with the wires as best as possible while you work the sleeving on. Then you work a couple of pieces of 3/4 inch heatshrink on. Once everything is on then you can get the plug and wires straightened out, get the sleeving in final position, zip tie the ends, and heat the heatshrink. Voila, done. Looks so much better than electrical tape.

I believe the sleeving you used on the Power Supply is the right size. The heatshrink can be found at any Ace Hardware/ Home Depot/ Radio Shack.

 

[SkyKast]

Hey Sky, it is possible to sleeve and heatshrink your ribbon cables. You already have each wire stripped and seperate. Now all you need to do is take 3/8 sleeving and work it over the IDE plug onto the wiring. It is a pain and take a lot of time and patience. Basically you manipulate the plug to sit inline with the wires as best as possible while you work the sleeving on. Then you work a couple of pieces of 3/4 inch heatshrink on. Once everything is on then you can get the plug and wires straightened out, get the sleeving in final position, zip tie the ends, and heat the heatshrink. Voila, done. Looks so much better than electrical tape.

I believe the sleeving you used on the Power Supply is the right size. The heatshrink can be found at any Ace Hardware/ Home Depot/ Radio Shack.

Yah i attempted to get the sleeving on there but for some reason I never thought of turning the plug sideways, i have to try that for sure, I think I can fit the sleeving on but I dont think I will be able to get my 1/2" heatshrink over, if not I might just use electricians tape, because just as a sealer it doesnt look bad at all. But I definately agree that it would look better than it being wraped in electricians tape.

 

[EnergyFX]

Yeah, 3/4" heatshrink would be ideal, but you can get a decent end result with tape. Just remember, cosmetically when it comes to electrical tape... less is more.

 

[SkyKast]

thanks for the help bro

ill have some picts for you guys tomorrow

 

[silkstone]

Yup to the tracing paper and a no to the stress. I can't figure out how it would cause stress.

Well, if you want to to connect the lights before you slide the cover on, you'll need to make sure the wires are long enough, you should be able to connect them when it's only half slid on but it might be akward. Shouldn't cause any stress once they're in as i guess you're not going to be taking the cover off very often.
Also the box might get in the way of the actual sliding on of the cover, it needs to be a shallow box so you don't have to bend the cover every time you slide it on.

I'm not putting your mod down, it looks great. And the things above might not be an issue anyway, just trying to help out.

 

[SkyKast]

Well, if you want to to connect the lights before you slide the cover on, you'll need to make sure the wires are long enough, you should be able to connect them when it's only half slid on but it might be akward. Shouldn't cause any stress once they're in as i guess you're not going to be taking the cover off very often.
Also the box might get in the way of the actual sliding on of the cover, it needs to be a shallow box so you don't have to bend the cover every time you slide it on.

I'm not putting your mod down, it looks great. And the things above might not be an issue anyway, just trying to help out.

i see what your saying but I have some extension wire for it and im going to wire it so I can plug them in as close as possible to the cover, if that made any sense, if not just wait and se

and you are right about the box being shallow,

I understand your not putting it down thanks for the help!

 

[kenkickr]

That has to be the baddest VAIO I've ever seen, awesome job SkyKast!

 

[InnocentCriminal]

Back and with pictures! Good to know you're all good SkyKast! The paint job is totally tits!

\m/

 

[tzitzibp]

just checking in.... any update, Sky?

 

[silkstone]

Long time no update - This was looking like a really sweet mod Sky - Still doing it or have you moved on?

 

[EnergyFX]

Hope he didn't get burnt out on it. I know it happens though.

 

[SkyKast]

well i kinda decided to take a break for a bit cause it was just being a bitch and the PSU doesnt fit so i pretty much have to do the whole thing over so it was just making me frustrated but ill get back into it sooner or later

 

[Thrackan]

Well at least you're still alive and kickin'