I didn't reply so far because I wanted to wait until I get the shroud ready so I could post some pics of the new rig, I got an all 6mm acrylic reservoir which I'm probably going start making some more to sell too if people like it.
The shroud is not ready yet because it involved a lot of work on making it, it's made of a cut/bended 8mm thick galvanized steel (or was that iron, whatever, it's the same material used in the common PC cases, only thicker). First I had to do the match to calculate the right angles and side sizes because my new rad is not square as the fan, it's 15x18cm. It was very hard to cut with metal cutting scissors (I think that's the name for the tool), those big plates wouldn't fit in my metal cutting machine that is mainly for cutting bars, after that bending it correctly also took some time, then I made the holes for the 120mm fans, wich also took lots of time because I don't own a dremel so they had to be made with the "several small holes side by side" method, toomrrow morning I'll weld it and paint both shrouds and the radiator (I got some heat conductive paint special for radiators from a radiator store so it won't affect performance).
Long story short, I'm not sure how long that paint takes to dry but my new testing rig should be ready by tomorrow night. Then I'll post all pics.
Thanks
Bruno Facca
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