.::High Roller::.

NoxiousLiquidous · 01-12-2007, 08:18 AM

you guys should mod a trash can so when the garbage guy comes to pick it up tuesday morning (at least here) he will be like damn this is one hell of a garbage can... but then it'd probably get stolen, but why i do not know because it'd be a garbage can... idk just throw garbage cans on the list of moddable objects

KikBox · 01-31-2007, 03:55 PM

I finally finished the High Roller last night. It's been a rough road with this one as I ran into a number of problems and distractions during the build. Along the way I was forced to scale back the number of mods due to time and budget issues. Despite the fact that I was not able to perform all the modifications I would have liked to I am still quite happy with the end product.

There were also some problems with the clear coat on this project. We had some trouble getting it to adhere to the aluminum like it should and that slowed things down quite a bit.

The most ambitious part of this project was the polishing. Many hours were spent on polishing and I could probably spend many more on it. Over all, this was a great case to work on. I have heavily modified this case and removed many of the plastic features that were included with the case. The drive bay clips and slots covers for example. I have also cut a big window eliminating the case panel locking system. I have never been a huge fan of all the plastic parts anyway.

Here are a few snapshots I took last night on the kitchen counter. Look for the high resolution money shots later this week along with Part 3 of my video previews and a full video tutorial on polishing aluminum.

Blazin Trav · 01-31-2007, 04:00 PM

Looks amazing, I like everything but the top blow hole for some reason.

-Trav

montypythizzle · 01-31-2007, 05:13 PM

i love you stu don't tell your GF or wife

SpitFire · 01-31-2007, 10:19 PM

simply amazing, is that pain house of Kolor?, im looking into geting a daytona sunset orange color, and if they had that small metal flake in orange, wow id love it.

hows the airfow on the blowhole? noisey?.

what kind of clear did u use on the aluminum? i thought u had to sand it to adhear for clear....

i roll3rb1ad3 · 01-31-2007, 11:40 PM

man stu, that bad boy is really pimpin, great job on it, im likin it all

**Grez** · 02-01-2007, 02:11 AM

Beautiful as usual, man! The polished aluminum is my favorite part, I believe. I was wondering when this one would get finished up...I had thought you originally planning on wrapping it up about a month ago...haven't talked to you in a while, so I was afraid you'd been hit by a bus or something.

Glad to see you were able to get back to it and make the final product so damned snazzy.

Congrats, dude.

KikBox · 02-01-2007, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by montypythizzle

i love you stu don't tell your GF or wife

Stop, you're making me blush

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Originally Posted by SpitFire

simply amazing, is that pain house of Kolor?, im looking into geting a daytona sunset orange color, and if they had that small metal flake in orange, wow id love it.

hows the airfow on the blowhole? noisey?.

what kind of clear did u use on the aluminum? i thought u had to sand it to adhear for clear....

There is no paint on this project, it's all powder coat. However, I use House of Kolor paints all the time and they are fantastic. The blowhole is no more noisey than a standard blowhole but I would guess the air flow is not at good. A lot of air moves out of the case but some times you have balance performance and bling. I think this is a good trade off considering there is no blow hole venting in this case stock.

We tried a standard automotive clear coat. The same type that we would normall apply over a glossy paintjob and it did not work. There are other types of clear coat that a specifically designed for sealing metal.

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Originally Posted by Grez

Beautiful as usual, man! The polished aluminum is my favorite part, I believe. I was wondering when this one would get finished up...I had thought you originally planning on wrapping it up about a month ago...haven't talked to you in a while, so I was afraid you'd been hit by a bus or something.

Glad to see you were able to get back to it and make the final product so damned snazzy.

Congrats, dude.

This project was delayed for exactly a month. There were a number of setbacks along the way and the clear coat was one of them. Since the clear would not properly adhere to the metal it all had to be stripped and the pieces needed to be buffed all over again. That was a pain and took a lot of time.

Now I have left the aluminum bare with not clear at all. Whoever wins this case will need to bey a jar of Mother's Aluminum Mag Polish and maintain the shine with buffing, but it doesn't take much.

The other issue was that I started the Ghost Rider project this month and also finished 2 other cases. One of the cases has been sold on eBay and the other is being reviewed by Velocity Reviews right now. All of these things taken together formed the "perfect **** storm" and I was not able to move as fast as I would have liked. Good news is, I MADE IT!

Thanks for the support fellas!

UTMorpheus · 02-01-2007, 05:40 PM

The side needs something, it's far too plain when looking at the case as a whole.

KikBox · 02-03-2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by UTMorpheus

The side needs something, it's far too plain when looking at the case as a whole.

The side needs its new ower to do something with it...
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Mnpctech_Guy · 03-02-2007, 05:34 AM

Stu put a lot of work into this case. The finish is impeccable. Guaranteed to make your friend's jaws drop.

EoRaptor013 · 07-17-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by KikBox

Na, I don't have an oven big enough to do cases. I work with a couple of different suppliers depending on my volume and the finish I am looking for.

Your reply suggests that powder-coating is within the realm of what a DIYer can do. Is this true -- at lest for us mere mortals? Do you need a fancy, corona discharge, gun? Does a home oven do the job for anything you can get inside it?
If powder-coating really is something one can do at home, I'd love to see a tutorial on it.
Thanks!

lukeisthecoolest · 07-17-2007, 04:16 PM

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Your reply suggests that powder-coating is within the realm of what a DIYer can do. Is this true -- at lest for us mere mortals? Do you need a fancy, corona discharge, gun? Does a home oven do the job for anything you can get inside it?
If powder-coating really is something one can do at home, I'd love to see a tutorial on it.
Thanks!

SAY IT SISTER!

EoRaptor013 · 07-17-2007, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by lukeisthecoolest

SAY IT SISTER!

Amen, brother!

O'z · 07-25-2007, 11:31 PM

Hell of a job Stu,funny thing is the top is a idea that i got 6 months ago.

My idea is still way different,hoping it turns out good.
Where you had your window is were im going to put this ---->

Sticking a 140mm Fan behind it,wish i thought of taking a few pics before i started it =/

photonlust · 04-04-2009, 03:55 PM

hey, I was reading about this the other day and saw the video (excellent video btw, much more details that photos just dont capture, like the chrome finish on the front plates)

I gotta say that I absolutely love your case and think it looks fantastic, quick question though... The blowhole cover is the derby cover right? What a cool idea in mixing motorcycle/automotive parts with a case, especially considering the theme employed in this one! I'm building something right now and about to go to the hardware store looking for handles and reflectors for my case...

what do you think about the possiblity of putting something like this on a case?

http://www.hotleathers.com/detail.aspx?ID=26324

Please send me an email if you consider doing it, as i'd love to see what you would cook up after seeing this one!