Who’s ready for another update? The last post left off with a half finished center shroud, and newly installed lights in the shop, and that’s where we will pick up now. As you’re about to see, the new lights are bright. They are surface of the sun bright. They are so bright I couldn’t see quite right for a day after I first turned them on. So, what better way to explain the results, than with a pic? I can say with certainty that this picture doesn’t do reality justice…

With all the newly found glow, I needed a way to tone things down a bit, so I put in a dimmer switch.

Since the lighting was taken care of, it was time to get back to finishing the center shroud. The first task at hand was to modify the OEM hard drive mounts. There isn’t room in the case to use the mounts as they were. While they could originally hold two drives apiece, I only needed them to hold one. So, they were marked for a date with the Dremel.

After they were cut and sanded…

I thought now as a good time for a test fit.

With the left side looking good, I thought I should check things out on the right side as well. First I need to get the fans mounted to the side radiator.

Now I drop the radiator on it’s mount, and put it in place. All looks well!

Almost there! I just need to find a way to secure the side hard drive mounts in place. These bolts will do nicely…

Done!

Up next is the switch plate, stay tuned!

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