alright, all the drying is probably done. and even if it's not, i'm going to keep going anyways. last pics before i put all the panels together with steel rivets. all the areas circled in red were dremeled off before painting:

the big square for any backplates from the HSF, and the other 3 areas are for cable management


all these are also for cable management


cut this out to put my own grill on so it's not as restrictive on airflow


cut this off so airflow is also not restricted, but i won't be putting on a grill since it's not needed in the front. the tiny rectangle is for the cables in the front panel to come through


shave off those 3 small notches so the wire can fit there


installed the front USB, audio/mic, power button, reset button, and HD LED wires back on and fitted the wires between the notches