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I've modified the Chieftec Dragon chassis to accept two 120mm cooling fans in the front and two 92mm cooling fans in the rear. The standard Chieftec Dragon mid tower has four 80mm cooling fans. One located in each of the two removable hard drive cages. The other two located beneath the Power Supply. I'm a firm believer in positive pressure cooling, this means the intake cfm (cubic-feet-per-minute) exceeds the exhaust cfm. Your case stays cleaner and requires less maintenance
Paint scheme from Ford's "Harley Davidson" edition F-Series Super Duty
The all time classic, Chieftec's Dragon ATX Server Tower. The greatest challenge was coming up with ideas never seen before on a Chieftec Dragon. This case has become a staple among PC Modders. I hope the modifications I performed inspires other people to getting into case modding. I enjoyed every minute of working on it.
Access panel painted w/ Krylon Black Gloss enamel, wetsanded wit 800, 1000, 1200 then 1500 and 2000 before using power buffer and 3M Perfect It III rubbing compound.
Mnpctech Case Painting Tutorial
.5" 6061 aluminum pieces of Eagle design (reversed) arrive from customwatercuts
LED illuminated perimeter of window (base for pieces)
6061 alum will polish up real nice. Heres the supplies needed.
Bucket of water w/ couple drops of dish soap.
800, 1000, 1500 grit wetsand paper
3M Mag & Aluminum polish (part# 39529)
I start wetsanding aluminum w/ 800 grit paper
After wetsanding with 800 grit paper. Then I wetsand
w/ 1000 - 1500 grit paper before using 3M aluminum
polish
After rubbing out finish w/ 3M aluminum polish (Before / After)
6061 aluminum shines up real nice
Theres my wedding band reflection
Only a small portion of the sides of aluminum will be exposed. None the less, they're a tad fugly. Lets clean them up
Dremel attachments I used in order from left to right
3M fine grit sanding block.. Dampen with water... just a tiny bit
At this point, if you want a mirror-like finish, then wetsand the sides with with 800-1000 grit, then 3M aluminum polish, but again... very little will be exposed in the panel.. So this finish will suffice for my needs.
Part 1 of Illuminated 3D Panel Design Mod
Supplies Needed:
1' x 1' 0.25 (1/4") sheet of Cast clear Acrylic
mcmaster.com
1' x 1' sheet of .040 Mirror-Like (#8) Aluminum
mcmaster.com
12, 5mm LEDs from
performance-pcs.com
12, 470 Ohm resistors
performance-pcs.com
3 pin pwr connector
22 AWG hookup wire Red/Black (Radio Shack)
Solder Iron (Radio Shack)
.032 Fine Rosin Core Electrical Solder (Radio Shack)
Spring clamps or "Helping hands Vise"
Heatshrink tubing (Radio Shack)
Butane hand torch > to shrink heat shrink (Home Depot, Lowes)
Power hand drill
3/16" Drill bit > strongly recommend using brand new bit
3M #4041 Heavy Duty adhesive tape. (I used this earlier for window) You can find it roll at some
Hardware stores and Home Depot. Its rated to hold up to 2pds!
3M Scotch Weld D-190 (2 part Epoxy)
3M Epoxy Applicator
Clean the surfaces
Applying 3M adhesive tape
Apply much pressure to the tape for maximum adhesion
Apply aluminum sheet to window. The other side has
been wetsanded and polished for reflecting LEDs
Measure before modding. 1/16th" gap to spare after
closing access panel
Notice smoother finish on the aluminum window backing
Use a rag to dab the Epoxy droplets.
