Photograph Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Congrats, your mod is awesome !And inspiring me I'm thinking seriously to give a new life for my QuickSilver case… At last, I think flat colour paint, is the beter way to paint plastics… Painting was one of the hardest parts of this project, just take your time when doing it and you will be rewarded. Glad i could inspire you, my next Mac Mod will be a Quicksilver too. Mine is still in near mint condition so I will leave it looking stock for the most part. As for my project: The 5770's have finally arrived so I can get back to work on this, all I am missing now are two 24" SATA cables to reach the RAID array up in the top of the case. And yes, the cooler on these cards looks a lot like the 1989 Batmobile. And they actually fit! And with enough parts to keep moving ahead I have started wiring the case: Had to cut the top LED strip down by a centimeter to fit properly: And Back panel wiring has started too: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ne0shell Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Excellent work so far. You should consider a side job building custom cases / systems. I've been wanting to do a Mac Pro case mod but looking at the quality of work you do I would strongly consider buying a modded case from you if the price was right. Keep the pics coming, I want to see the system fully assembled and buttoned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kekosino Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 First off, congratulations on a very impressive project. I'm stunned by your skills!!! Learning a lot, thank you! One request: could you measure the space available to fit the motherboard. I'm thinking of getting a G4 case, but am hesitant, since I would be using a motherboard that measure 30.5x21cm (full ATX) I've read other posts where people claim to have gotten a full ATX board to fit, but haven't seen any pics so far. I would think the motherboard would have to be recessed further inside to fit, am I correct? Any thoughts/comments would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizaru Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Congratulations, it's very neat! I can't wait to see the final stage of this mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Thanks everyone, I have some good news... It's done!!!! And here is the final result of my first case mod and three months worth of hard work: I will take some real photos sometime by the weekend and post them, thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spackley Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I'm liking that a lot... very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioMac Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Just the best G4 Mac case conversion I ever seen… Congrats ! I like the white parts ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazevedo317 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 oh my god. im never big on g4 conversions. but yours is TOP NOTCH. super props man. that pc sounds like a powerhouse too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chanon Wangtrirat Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Just say only one word Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoran Bogunovic Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Man I have no words for that. i happen to have two case sitting in my garage... only now do i think i know what i need to do A+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macphreak4evr Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 incredible. wanna sell it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubjoe Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Very very nice. Well done. Looks a bit alien. Also, great job cramming everything in neatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipunk Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 wow, mine looks awful in comparison to that. really nice (and a lot) work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-Heine-I Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Very nice mod! I think most people prefer the G5 cases over the G4 but you are making something very nice of it! Keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmov17 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Beautiful job! I'm blown away. As I myself am nearing completion of my own G4 build, I have a couple of questions that I'm hoping you could help me with. First, you said that you kept the original front power/reset switch. Could you provide me the pinout that you used to make it work with your mobo? I found a few how-to's online but they're not working for me. Second, what did you use to cut out the motherboard support holes in the plastic internal latch? I tried drilling the holes, but ended up cracking the thinner part near the top. Now I have to hunt down a new one online *grumblemumble*. Thanks for any support you can provide, and again phenomenal job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laithmeister Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Love what you did with G4. I think it looks a whole lot better than the real deal from apple. It sure as hell runs faster. Its a MONSTER. I am jealouse...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooHu Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I've just had over exposure to pure awsomeness (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 Thanks everybody, my next Mac mod will be starting sometime soon over at Overclock.net once the summer is all wrapped up. incredible. wanna sell it? Make me an offer, and I'll let you know if that works for me Beautiful job! I'm blown away. As I myself am nearing completion of my own G4 build, I have a couple of questions that I'm hoping you could help me with. First, you said that you kept the original front power/reset switch. Could you provide me the pinout that you used to make it work with your mobo? I found a few how-to's online but they're not working for me. Second, what did you use to cut out the motherboard support holes in the plastic internal latch? I tried drilling the holes, but ended up cracking the thinner part near the top. Now I have to hunt down a new one online *grumblemumble*. Thanks for any support you can provide, and again phenomenal job. I didn't use the original pinout from the front panel switch as the G4 used a common ground unlike ATX boards so I simply soldered the wires that attach to the motherboard directly to the old switch terminals making sure to sever the old circuits to avoid any shorts. The plastic latch was cut using a Rotozip cutting tool, makes a lot of chips going through plastic but it fairly easy to work with even when cutting brittle material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiepDenThui Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 oh my god !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't believed how did they do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papus96 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Fantastic mod!!! One question - Where's the hole for the power cable? I cannot see it on any of the pictures. Since the power supply is on the front, it has to come out somewhere. Papus96! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photograph Posted November 26, 2010 Author Share Posted November 26, 2010 Fantastic mod!!! One question - Where's the hole for the power cable? I cannot see it on any of the pictures. Since the power supply is on the front, it has to come out somewhere. Papus96! It plugs in from the bottom of the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byovic Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I stumbled upon two of these cases on craigslist and have stated one with your exact paint scheme. Love it love it and its coming along quite sick. If i keep and use both cases I may do the other in opposites (white front, black sides) if so i'll def post. Great job man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelhead Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Awesome work, great detail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruben rodenas cebrian Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 o dios mio es increíble lo que hiciste o love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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