I finally have some updates to put up on this project. Between going out of town, overtime, being sick for a week, etc., I just haven't had the time to do much of anything with it.

After having messed with and patched, etc. the motherboard tray just way too much for my liking, I just had enough and decided to scrap it and make a new one, as well as the rear panel and a new top panel design. I also didn't like the center support, so that needed to go. I was just running into too many nit-picky issues with the MB panel and PSU panel as they were. I split the design up into the MB panel, PSU panel, and a separate top panel. This will make countersinking the screw holes much easier to manage as that was a major problem with the sides bent like they were to cover the top.

New Center Spacer

I again used 1/2” square iron tube, but this time I got a friend of mine to weld the pieces together into one piece. It was a real pain having the pieces separate. He welded them for me, and I hit them with a grinder to get the welds ground down.





New MB Tray, PSU Tray, and Top Panel

I made the new panels. The PSU panel and top panels were pretty straight forward. For the MB tray, instead of trying to make a removable piece for the ATX wiring to pass through the panel, I just drilled the holes right into the panel. It gives a much cleaner look, and I am pleased with the result so far.



Here is the old MB tray compared to the new one so far.



I still have to drill and tap the MB mounting holes, cut the slots for the PCI slots, and drill and countersink the mounting holes for the trays.

Thanks for stopping by.