> I hate to hack up my original LC475 case (actual > case, not an upgrade) or my soon-to-arrive Quadra 605.
Buy 3 original LCs and hack 2 them an use the third for spares, throwing out the guts apart from the PSUs. If you can find a way to fix the fan down you should have no trouble with a 475 board in there. > The main reason > I'd want to paint them is I don't think they'd be the same shade. > Between bad luck and my mother being a chain smoker, most of my Macs > are > varying shades of yellow. Now that I'm moved out, it shouldn't be a > problem as I don't touch the stupid things myself, but the ones that > are > yellow are different shades now... So painting it would eliminate that. Mine aren't either. One is darker beige than the other. > Plus, I wouldn't mind some practice on nice paint jobs. Sand it down > smooth, paint it a nice black, get it nice and smooth and toss on some > clearcoat and, maybe, wax. Shouldn't be too much surface area either. Hmm.... I'm still kinda magnetized to that idea... > Ah well. Who knows. I'd be hacking out most of the top to fit my drives > in there. Too bad the LC475/Q605s can't take dual floppies. Would be > neat :) The trick is only hack out what you need to. The more lid you leave the more rigid it is, which can only be good! -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.gotdns.com> Mac LC Central -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
