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mw521 · Apr 11, 2004

Since I am gonna put my radiator outside case so I wont have to move raid setup, I wanted to put a stand on it, I got plenty of room behind comp for this and pump, rest of stuff will go in case. Got a 130 cfm 120mm fan on it, gonna add a filter for dust and should be good to go. Got a Danger Den RBX socket mount waterblock and DD maze4 gpu block. Nuttin like a little moddin!!

Got some rubber feet on it should go just fine!!!!!!!!!

Voodoo Rufus · Apr 11, 2004

Nice work MW, see you got your copper shrouds on there too. Looks sweet.

noxipoo · Apr 11, 2004

looks nice, how big are those bolts used to attach the fan to the heatercore? i'm trying to get a small one that won't break the fins.

mw521 · Apr 11, 2004

They are some #8 brass rods I had lying around, I threaded the ends of them. I tapered one end of a piece and gently pushed it thru fins to widen them a tad. The vertical pieces are the tubes so dont hit them, the horizontal ones are just fins.

VAdept · Apr 11, 2004

Wow thats nice. Maybe paint it? Could give it a little extra style if anyone is to see it but I could see the appeal of the natural metal color.

mw521 · Apr 11, 2004

I havent cleaned it up yet, its all made from scraps I had around shop.

WarriorII · Apr 11, 2004

That thing looks AS BIG as your water fall there ! hehehe

Very Sweet looking MW, very sweet.

Bet it makes a whole bunch more room inside the case too!

Nice Job !

Now I'm just gonna Have to make me one.

rogerdugans · Apr 11, 2004

Sounds and looks like a good system man!

And I have to apologize to you publicly and sincerely:
I still have not done as promised and gotten the shrouds you sent me cleaned up and installed neatly in a system.

I am deeply sorry.
They are great shrouds and both look and work very well.

I allowed myself to get sidetracked many times, and have home repairs that need to be done once good weather hits, but I WILL get those things in a system worthy of them in the near future!!!!
I'd like to say that the pics (once finally done!) will be worth the wait, but the wait has been so long that I doubt if that is possible!!

VeiL0 · Apr 11, 2004

Looks awesome man!

But damn that thing is huge...What heatercore is that btw?

IYIENACE · Apr 11, 2004

Looks nice. Would probably double as a nice foot warmer under desk in the winter time.

WarriorII · Apr 11, 2004

It's a chevy chevette HC, what else?

mw521 · Apr 12, 2004

Yeah, the heater core is only 6 by 6 inches, it just looks bigger.

mw521 · Apr 13, 2004

A couple of people asked me about rods to hold shroud and fan on radiator. The ones in pic are some brass ones and ya need to slightly enlarge fin space to use them. If you are afraid to do this I also make some smaller ones that are made out of a #4 rod. These use 4/40 nc nuts and are small enuff to go through fins without enlarging them. I used a piece of stiff wire I got from work that is used to tie up bales of compressed cardboard. Use a 4/40 nc die and thread whatever amount of threads you need. I measured the wire at .090 so its not very big but stiff enough to make rods from. If you are completely unable to make one of them send me a self addressed stamped envelope and I will send ya a set. If ya need more of them I could make ya a small quantity if ya wanted to make a donation to our OCS counter strike server via paypal and send them myself. If ya need more information pm me.

Crap, wrong pic.

WarriorII · Apr 13, 2004

Geez ! one pic too small & the other..... Whoaaaaaaaaaaa.

Had to reset my screen resolution to 1920 x 1200 to view it!

lmao!

Again, NICE work there!

LuckMan212 · Apr 14, 2004

how if I might ask, do you put your own thread on the ends of those rods? I ordered some prethreaded rod from McMaster but It would be nicer /better to add my own and leave the rest unthreaded since its easier + less risk of damaging the HC sliding in and out...........

do I need a lathe or something??

Silent Buddha · Apr 14, 2004

Nice shrouds

mw521 · Apr 14, 2004

LuckMan212 said:
how if I might ask, do you put your own thread on the ends of those rods? I ordered some prethreaded rod from McMaster but It would be nicer /better to add my own and leave the rest unthreaded since its easier + less risk of damaging the HC sliding in and out...........

do I need a lathe or something??

See that hexagon shaped doo dad? Its a die. You just start it on end of rod and turn it, it cuts the threads as you turn it.

LuckMan212 · Apr 14, 2004

ahhhhhh... I see! where does one find one of these doo dads

mw521 · Apr 14, 2004

About anywhere that sells tools and/or drill bits and accesories. Home Depot, Lowes, Sears, etc, etc.

Jawadali · Apr 15, 2004

Would this $2 set work?

http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=14149CD

Also, is 4-40 the size for northbridge and video card holes?

Thanks

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