Topic: Project: Paradigm (Read 534 times)

DAE_JA_VOO · « **on:** December 24, 2007, 06:28:00 PM »

How's it guys.

I have never modded, but i come from a PC modding background. here;s my first PC mod:

(IMG:http://www.daejavoo.com/media/Epiphany/Final%20pics/main1.jpg)

More here

Well, it's christmas, everything is closed, so i can't buy paint or plexi for Endorphin (my current modding project), and my family is in christmas mode (i don't celebrate christmas so i need to keep myself busy). So, what do i do, i mod something ELSE!! Woohoo!!

Here are the plans so far for this specific 360:

Case Window
Replace the fans with nicer ones
Some modding to the fan duct, maybe chrome it, or import a new one
LEDs in the bottom and the top
LEDs inside the place where the front USB ports are. These LEDs will only be visible if something is plugged into the ports
Internalize the HDD
Mod another HDD into the current HDD enclosure and use that as a device that i can store stuff on from my PC and then view on the 360
LEDs in the optical drive
Optical drive window
HDD activity LED somewhere on the 360... still need to decide
Ethernet activity LED
Change the LEDs on the Ring Of Light (ROL) to blue
Change the LEDs in the controller to blue
Change the LED in the play & charge kit to blue
Maybe an LED fader kit for the LEDs in the case for when the 360 is off
Window in the HDD enclosure
LEDs in the HDD enclosure
Close up the memory card slots and IR view on the front. I don't want that stuff there

So, this afternoon i grabbed one of my 360s and pulled it apart. Here's the top cover:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6088_800.jpg)

Inside:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6089_800.jpg)

All masked up and ready for some love. Say hello to my little friend!

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6090_800.jpg)

Almost done cutting:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6092_800.jpg)

Alrighty, panel out:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6094_800.jpg)

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6096_800.jpg)

Now it's all down to lots and lots of sanding...

Sanding done:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6097_800.jpg)

A quick test fit:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6102_800.jpg)

Excuse the two random wires and masking tape in the 360. Those are wires i've soldered onto the underside of the board for 5V power source.

What i needed now was the window. This is the plexi i'll be using for the window.

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6114_800.jpg)

Don't worry, it's transparent plexi, it just has a blue protective film over it. I didn't bother cutting that plexi to size just yet because i first want to cut a nice window border like i did here with Endorphin's side panel:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/Genocide/IMG_5539_800.jpg)

I'll probably only get to do that next week though when everything opens (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Anyway, 360 back together:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6104_800.jpg)

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6111_800.jpg)

And back on it's place

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6123_800.jpg)

I have a few goodies on their way to me from china. I ordered them just before i went on holiday, so they should be here any day now. I ordered some replacement rear fans, an LED lighting setup... err... can't remember what else :|

MrShoehorn · « **Reply #1 on:** December 24, 2007, 08:06:00 PM »

Can't wait to see the finished product. Very nice cut. Keep us updated!

~Shoe

Raven 666 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 24, 2007, 08:28:00 PM »

Nice cut so far. Keep the updates flowing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Beauregardy · « **Reply #3 on:** December 24, 2007, 09:09:00 PM »

holy shit, your a girl?

Bandit5317 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 24, 2007, 09:27:00 PM »

It isn't out of the ordinary to see a girl modder. Anyways, nice cuts and that pc you did was awesome. I can't wait to see how this project goes. Shame you don't celebrate Christmas, though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sleep.gif) .

This post has been edited by Bandit5317: Dec 25 2007, 05:28 AM

MrShoehorn · « **Reply #5 on:** December 24, 2007, 09:58:00 PM »

It's a male modder, that is his girlfriend in the pictures.

~Shoe

DAE_JA_VOO · « **Reply #6 on:** December 25, 2007, 01:24:00 AM »

ROFL!!!

No no, i'm not a girl, that's my now EX-girlfriend in the pictures.

Thanks for the comments guys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

sq24 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 25, 2007, 08:38:00 AM »

Keep update coming .

Eddie_the_Hated · « **Reply #8 on:** December 25, 2007, 11:05:00 AM »

Lookin' slick! Keep the pics coming.

Bigmurray · « **Reply #9 on:** December 25, 2007, 01:56:00 PM »

You say "one mod to rule them all", but i see no ideas here that make it any different to any other mod featured in this forum,
How is yours going to rule over the likes of Dano2k0`s modded box or any of the other top class modders work?
I have only modded one console so far and i used nearly all the ideas you mentioned.

p.s. That pc looks amazing but a bit too busy for my liking.

This post has been edited by Bigmurray: Dec 25 2007, 09:58 PM

DAE_JA_VOO · « **Reply #10 on:** December 25, 2007, 02:34:00 PM »

QUOTE(Bigmurray @ Dec 25 2007, 10:56 PM)

You say "one mod to rule them all", but i see no ideas here that make it any different to any other mod featured in this forum,
How is yours going to rule over the likes of Dano2k0`s modded box or any of the other top class modders work?
I have only modded one console so far and i used nearly all the ideas you mentioned.

Dude, there's a "tongue-in-cheek" smiley next to it. In other words, i said that with tongue in cheek. I don't believe that my mod will be any better than anyone else's. I believe that i'll do a mod that I will love and that I will think is perfect, and that's what matters.

Bigmurray · « **Reply #11 on:** December 25, 2007, 02:43:00 PM »

QUOTE(DAE_JA_VOO @ Dec 25 2007, 09:34 PM)

Dude, there's a "tongue-in-cheek" smiley next to it. In other words, i said that with tongue in cheek. I don't believe that my mod will be any better than anyone else's. I believe that i'll do a mod that I will love and that I will think is perfect, and that's what matters.

Can not see smiley, Sorry if i sounded harsh. If i have learnt anything from this forum it is "take your time"
I took months doing the ICEBOX , as long as you are happy with the results, who cares what anyone else thinks.

Beauregardy · « **Reply #12 on:** December 25, 2007, 04:32:00 PM »

QUOTE(Bigmurray @ Dec 25 2007, 10:43 PM)

Can not see smiley, Sorry if i sounded harsh. If i have learnt anything from this forum it is "take your time"
I took months doing the ICEBOX , as long as you are happy with the results, who cares what anyone else thinks.

TONGUE IN CHEEK NIGGA LEARN IT

QUOTE(DAE_JA_VOO @ Dec 25 2007, 09:24 AM)

ROFL!!!

No no, i'm not a girl, that's my now EX-girlfriend in the pictures.

Thanks for the comments guys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

heh oops, sry bout that

Stikken · « **Reply #13 on:** December 26, 2007, 10:27:00 AM »

I really like the PC. Simple color palette and techno-y theme... Great stuff! It's hard to come up with something totally new when so many have done lots of different things. The most I hoped for in mine was a few minor things that I hadn't seen yet, and some things I saw and like and tried to make them blend well. I like the nice clean cut so far and I can't wait to see how the 'Box ends up looking. Good luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This post has been edited by Stikken: Dec 26 2007, 06:31 PM

DAE_JA_VOO · « **Reply #14 on:** December 27, 2007, 02:25:00 PM »

Thanks guys! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Update time!

I started with the HDD enclosure today. So, we all know what the HDD looks like in it's default form:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/360hdd/IMG_5722_800.jpg)

After opening it up, i pulled the top piece apart from everything else, and then I masked it up:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6158_800.jpg)

Almost done cutting:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6167_800.jpg)

Done sanding. Just have to make the edges smoother:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6171_800.jpg)

Now, the 360 HDD enclosure has a nice chrome side:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6173_800.jpg)

That fits like this:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6175_800.jpg)

But that little bridge in the middle is in the way, so it needed to go:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6177_800.jpg)

All done, no plexi yet though:

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6183_800.jpg)

And then, finished!! All pimped out with a nice 1.5mm clear plexi window (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6187_800.jpg)

(IMG:http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c267/DAE_JA_VOO/first360mod/IMG_6190_800.jpg)

I just need to get rid of that "Warranty" sticker on the HDD...

I'm gonna be lighting the inside of that enclosure with a bunch of blue LEDs, which i'll start working on now.

That's it, hope you guys like it!

Regards
Ettienne

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