omg, this was the most time consuming thing ive ever done for my computer lol, i hate to say it but...modding takes up your free freakin time! but i guess it was worth it, i shoulda used the proper tools to do it but since my next door neighbor was my....next door neighbor, i just went over there and got what i needed, the sheet metal suggested by occ member ravix was only $5.40 total at home depot, THIS SHEET WAS HUGE, I DIDNT EVEN USE IT ALL UP, I STILL HAVE LIKE 10X10 IN OF IT LEFT! i used some kind of steel cutter, looks like a flower cutter, but used for cutting metal, sheet metal, etc. ruler was a must, duplicolor paint, drill, filer, and hammer, if you take a look at the pics, it looked like some freakin retard did it lol but it actually took me 3 and a half hours to finish it! omfg, crazy. enough talk, you guys be the judges
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if you guys see the top is open, i ran outa paint so i need to repaint the top and bottom seals so that no air gets out, then use some silicone or auto trim to completely seal the corners, holes, etc.

DONT ASK ABOUT HOW I MADE THE FAN HOLES FOR THE SHROUD LOL!
(MANY fingers were injured in the event of this project)

the fans i bought were 2x120mm from akida computer or whatever, for 7 dollars each, with option of 3 pin or 4 pin, fan grills included, screws
some brand ive never heard before, JDM or something, but it has 72 cfm, at 30dba, so its good ENOUGH, not no freakin tornado but its a little dirt devil itself
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this is with my new heatercore i just finished re-painting, im gonna drill 2 holes on top of my case so that the 2 nozzles can go through the top. thats the project im gonna work on next.
STAY TUNED

-Mr. Budget

er... why does your shroud have two gaping holes on either side... ie. it has no sides!!!?!?!!!

what holes

dang hardnrg its not like you to not read, he said he had to paint them b4 he put them on

he thought i messed up lol!

im trying to work up a tutorial soon lol
see if anyone will try it

nice, those are some decently clean cuts
-drew

if i were to take a pic at close up youd retract your statement lol!!
i tried to cut the holes like all those other fan shrouds but i couldnt quite get it, arrgh, how do they make those freakin perfect circles lol

holesaw

yeah but its TOO FREAKIN BIG to cut the sheet lol,

haha... owned by myself

Nice work. First time working w/ sheetmetal?

yeah, theres room for improvement beacause ravix told me his shroud only took 45mins while mine too 3 1/2 hours LOL!

Practice makes perfect. Getting perfect right angle bends is tough without a sheet metal brake.

yeah actually i had to use like a brick that weighed like freakin gold, and then put the sheet metal underneath it and then bend it, it turned out pretty good, PAINT COVERS ALL! lol

Next time, I'd recommend a 2x4 and a spring clamp or 2.
Also, how much did that sheet run you? Is it steel? aluminum? What guage(thickness)?

hmm ill keep that in mind,
the sheet was 5.40 or so tax included, and i still had a crap load left over, so it was worth the money, and i was about to buy 2 sheets! its metal, very thin, dont no exactly, but it was pretty freakin thin

i just hope that the silicone can cover up any gapes
wonder if i can paint silicone

No, dont paint silicone. Jbweld and a few other compounds sold at auto stores take paint though. Not to mention you can sand and grind it however you want after its done.

Is the shroud mainly cosmetic? I can't see it being all that functional

It makes it so air goes through every part of the radiator, and no where else. It's makes a huge difference sometimes.

And you can definatly paint silicone. But you have to get the "Paintable Silicone" or else it'll just flake off.

Nice job. When you get it in tell us how much ure temps improved if any but it should lower temps.

UPDATE: everythings finished, come back on friday 2-11-05 for pics and results lol