What a riveting experience!..seriously though. Noob riveter=this crap…
done! Nice and snug fit. Drilling and tapping is for another day. Oh yeah, forgot to eat! That’s what happens when you start on your proton pack right after work. You forget sustenance.
Looks great! I know what you mean about skipping food because you’re so engrossed in your build! Quick question though: is there a reason for the bottom left rivet being reversed? That is, it looks like the head is on the inside part of the mobo.
That’s just my non conforming way of sticking it to the man! Actually that was my first rivet and I realized the grave mistake that I made. Can extract and re-rivet it. My first time riveting so I totally wasn’t paying attention. 
Hahaha! Perfect. Your rivets look great though. I’m going to practice with mine - I totally suck at it.
Luckily these ones only took two squeezes of the rivet gun. (Manual tool, not powered). Just have to make sure you fully cycle through the squeeze and full open positions.
Unrelated question, are those the Matty goggles in your pic, if so, do you like em? I saw some for good price and was thinking about getting a pair.
I’ve got a manual one too. Thanks for the tip. That’s probably what I’ve been doing wrong! Love the look of your mobo. So shiny!
Thanks! That’s the stock gbfans one. Didn’t sand or polish any.
Sorry, I missed that question! Those are actually a pair of ahem scratch built foam core goggles. Pretty snazzy, eh? You can check out my build thread through the link in my signature.
Right on! They look great!
Got one mounting hole done before my tap bit broke on the second. The shock broke the gel coat but not too terribly. Hole is still proper. Time for a better tap!
You don’t need and or want to tap the shell when it’s mounted. Only tap the brackets. Just drill the hole in the shell big enough to let the bolt go in and screw into the bracket. The reason is if you don’t have it lined up perfectly, you could cross thread the metal, or break something. I did it like you at first and when you are trying to screw the bolts in and there is resistance and and feels like the shell is going to break because it hasn’t lined up with the bracket is a really sickening feeling.
Ahhhh great to know, thanks! I have my holes drilled, will just tap the brackets then when I get a new tap.
Didn’t do a good job of documenting my progress but here’s how it ended up. Super happy!
WOW… What else???
Beauty!!
Is this the pack build thread equivalent of skipping to the end??? Just kidding. Congratulations, your pack looks great!
Lol, it is. I wanted to save everyone the hassle of going through 15 pages to see the result. Thanks! Finished the lights and sound yesterday. Definitely takes it to the next level!
Indeed, it does! I finished my pack last weekend—save for applying a few dry rub stickers on my wand. I know the feeling.
Do you have some other stuff in mind for your pack or is this it?