I received a few packages that contained some fans, power switch, LEDs, and a few other odds and ends. So I’ll be working on getting those things installed.
I’ll be adding 4 fans, all 60mm, to the back panel to help exhaust warm air.

I cut 4 holes in the back to mount the fans to, fitting them in around the other features.

I know they’re not large fans, and they’ll be a little bit noisy, but they are the largest fans I could fit in the available space.

Next up I had some 120mm fans to install in the case.

Since the case wasn’t designed to mount these fans, I had to make some custom brackets for them.

They’re basically just z-channel that mount to the fans, which then mount to the chassis. The 1″ angles made for a perfect fit on the 25mm thick fans.

Once those were done I used some clamps to hold the fan in place to mark and drill the screw holes

After that I had cut out profiles to match the fan openings. Little crude, but functional.

Repeat on the other one to have one on both sides of the fan.

Got that one test fit back in the chassis to make sure it lined up correctly.

Then I repeated all of those steps to make a second one. This one required adding a couple aluminum angle brackets to the chassis so I could mount it, but now I’ve got two 120mm fans in the front.

After that I decided to focus my attention on getting the power button installed. I decided to replace the existing lock with the power button. I had to shorten the barrel that the lock was installed in so I could get the nut on the button.

Looking back, I almost wish I would have gotten a silver button, but it fits the spot nicely.

That will do for this one, happy with the progress so far, things are starting to take shape!
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