900d case mod and build outline. Your thoughts?

[dwpdwp]

Start a new mod on my 900d. So what do the users of LTT think of the following. I plan to start in the next week and finish by end of October. 

 

1. Removing 5.25 bays supports
2. Removing the motherbaord tray
3. Modding front panel to have a full length plexiglass window with a fans behind it
4. Separating the bottom compartment with a blanking panel
5. Installing a highly polished copper blanking plate that covers the entire area that used to be occupied by the 5.25 bays and mobo tray. The blanking plate will also be have a aluminium sheet attached to it to add strength and ridgitity
6. Rotating the mobo by 90 degrees anti clock wise and mounting the rear I/O on the compartment separating plate. Basically like a TJ11, but upside down. The motherboard would be aligned with the centre of the case
7. Adding a window the other door. To show off the cable management and water runs from that side
8. Create mounting points on the back of the main blanking plate for SSD drives
9. Powder coating the entire case another colour, most likely white. (not the copper blanking plate obliviously)

Possible? Any problems anyone can think off?

 

Anyone seen any examples of the stuff on that list before? I.e. the copper blanking plate or the rotated mobo mod? 

[guyfromnebraska]

If you can pull this off, it will be the best 900D mod out there. Please do it!

[BigD1970]

Sounds cool but i would experiment with plasti dip color combinations before u paint it then decide u wouldnt like it and u can peel it off when u want to change it at a fraction of the price.

[Monty007]

Would love to see it done!

[crocski]

Ambitious plan, i like it! Go for it.

[onevoicewild]

Actually Copper and white look very nice together. see B Negatives incredible Artic Water.

 

 

 

 

 

I would recommend that you keep the mother board tray and just cover it with the copper. You will need to extend the Copper into the open areas

by the drive area and add more support in that area.  I looked at mine and there are some angles at the front of the mother board tray that you will need to cut off.

By restructuring the whole area you are just creating unnecessary work in my opinion.  Once you cover things up no one knows or cares what's  behind it.   
I like your idea for the front panel.  If you want to simplify things a bit use the lower front grill cover as part of a frame for your Acrylic. 

I don't know if you have looked at my Metallica build, but I covered the whole front with one piece of diamond plate and it all attaches to the original mounting studs. 

If you used something like that as a frame and then cut out the center for your glass and fans, that could work for you.

 

The plasti dip tip is a good idea, it looks very good and painting may not be needed?

 

Welcome to the 900D club! you are going to love working on this case.

 

 
 

[lizart951]

with plasti dip you can remove it if you don't like it