Project Daisy - May 19

[Tec_]

Project Daisy

so let me explain the name first. Ford motor company uses code names such as project petunia and daisy to confuse there competitors and  keep people guessing as to what they are working on. Project Daisy was fords reinvention for the Shelby Cobra. This project has nothing to do with the cobra at all. i just like fords code name to keep people on there toes.



The Work Space

now that that's out of the way let me start with my work space.
its a mess ive had issues with upkeep with all the travel i do for work.


so i busted my but and got it all cleaned up




The Case

it seems that every one is doing one so i thought why not ill take a crack at it as well. i picked up a Apple G5 of of ebay the was billed as having some surface scratches. there was a stock photo so i took my chances and ordered it. im planing on painting it any ways so some scratches aren't going to matter




it even showed up with some plastic sheeting still on it for protection



on to the "scratches" when i got to looking at them the turned out to not be scratches at all but scuffs from some kind of black rubber or something.


so i busted out the goo gone and some elbow grease and you can't even tell there was any thing there


im not sure what they guy i bought this case off of had planed for it but there were marks and measurements all over the inside of the case.




The Bad (I Need Help With This Part)

there is no disk drive i have no idea what im going to do hear how im going to mount one or shroud it so that it looks like an original.


the latch also seems to not be complete or missing something. i cant seem for figure out how it latches the door shut, if any one could shed some light on this i would appreciate it a lot.






First Set of Parts

i picked up a set of vandal proof switches and a lian li mobo tray








Whats Next

whats next is to seek out sponsorship. im posting this thread on multiple threads and hoping the product review im working on for cooler masters will help. and im hoping my winning the Ctrl+Alt+Del Digital Over Load  PC modding contest and getting published in the June issue of CPU Magazine will help me out.

updates will be slow at first im seeking new employment that will not have me travailing as much as i am now, as it is im only in town on weekends and i have lots of other things that im also working on.

[GhoSt]

dude this looks sweet, keep us updated, I always love a worklog.

[tmandt]

i heard apple cases dont fit other mobos. only custom made ones or somin. idk never a mac before

[Tri-edge]

How much did that case cost you? I'm just curious, I may want to try this someday.  It's a really sweet looking case.

[robin1989]

for the bad why not take a look at some apple spare parts websites

http://www.applemacparts.com/
http://www.applepalace.com/apple-mac/apple-parts/powermac-g5-parts/

or see if you can get one from apple

[Tec_]

dude this looks sweet, keep us updated, I always love a worklog.

thanks, ill make sure to keep you guys up to date

i heard apple cases dont fit other mobos. only custom made ones or somin. idk never a mac before

they don't if you look back you will see that i bought a lian li mobo tray that i will be installing in the case

How much did that case cost you? I'm just curious, I may want to try this someday.  It's a really sweet looking case.

the case wound up being about $60.00 USD on ebay. shipping wound up being aroud another $60.00 USD

for the bad why not take a look at some apple spare parts websites

http://www.applemacparts.com/
http://www.applepalace.com/apple-mac/apple-parts/powermac-g5-parts/

or see if you can get one from apple

ive seen there sites before and im looking at finding a fix for the latch and the disk drive door

[robin1989]

i will take a look at the latch on my door if i can get to it later on and see if i can find anything to help you out

[Tec_]

well guys nothing major with this update. just some more work on the shop wile i look for sponsors and a new job that will keep me in town and hopefully put me at a work bench.

so as you may or may not know with my case mod win at Digital Over Load this past year CPU gifted me with a PC that they built for there Staff V.S. Staff build. its nothing special it was for a budget PC build, but i thought it would make a great PC for my shop. so i hopped on craigslist and found a 15" NEC display for $35.00 (i absolutely love NEC's i would have nothing but them if i could but im poor) so i went out and picked up a cheep-O wall mount and an open box set of cyber acoustics for almost nothing and this is what i wound up with.





im quite happy with it. it makes it eraser to keep tabs on the forums wile im working and then there's the music and TV.

And i did it all with the help of my favorite beer in the whole world



if you are of age and have not tried it i suggest picking some up.








also i need some help. if you have a mac case like mine can you take a pic of how the disk drive assembly works. im trying to figure out some way to duplicate it. im also trying to figure out a way to duplicate or buy the latching mechanism. i have the latch on the back of the case but not the assembly that actually slides and locks the case door in place.

[DubbleDutch]

That pc on your workbench looks so good

and it is very handy if you need to know anything, or just want to listen to some good music
only look out with the mouse etc.. :P that you don't accidentaly burn or ruin it with a tool that you are using :P

[robin1989]

hey i just taken a load of pictures - i will zip them up and put them up here for you to download - dont know if it will help but it is of the locking mechanism and the drive door.

[robin1989]

dbl post
when it is uploaded you can download it here

www.beardmods.com/acidmods/appleg5casepics.zip

[robin1989]

anything new on this

[H-Sauce]

Only robin can get away with triple posting lol.

This is so awesome, great idea! I wish you the best of luck with this!