Hello and thank you for reading the in-depth log of the creation of my newest mod, the BOSS : FX-57

Like many other bit-tech readers out there, modding has taken a very special spot in my heart. Before computers though, I was an avid lover of muscle cars. Maybe it was all of the Hot Wheels I played with as a kid, maybe it was the 70’s hot rods driving around in the street... I don’t know. But I learned brands, makes, models - I could be riding my bike and pick out a year of a particular makers car simply by the tail lights! I loved them.

My love for old muscle cars is still there. I’ve forgotten many of the facts that I had steeled away in my childhood brain, but there are a few very strong points that reverberate with a stunning clarity. One of those is the 1969 Ford Mustang BOSS 302. The fast back lines on these street screamers, as well as the rear spoiler and the ground effects package simply turned this car into a beast. It was (and still is to this day) utterly sexy. If I see a mint BOSS ’Stang driving around my home town, I pull over and admire it. No lie. I have been late to work several times in the past just to get a closer look at these beautiful street beasts.

The driving force behind BOSS becomming a reality was the CoolerMaster 2005 Case Modding Contest. The contest was a 3 part contest, pitting the winners of the previous around against each other until the final round. Round 1 to Round 3, the pool was whittled down to 5 modders (tips hat to Coolmeister, _ferry_, Mr.Kholl, and SuAsDu) for the final round. All through the previous 2 rounds, CoolerMaster had been awarding winners with CoolerMaster merchandise so that by the time you got to the final round, the contestants would pretty much all have a good base of computer components needed to make (or start to make) a final round mod. All cases had to be original and created/built in that final round window. BOSS came from this final round. While writing out my plans, I had *originally* sketched out a bitchin’ armor mod with knights, castles etc, but I scrapped it in favor of the BOSS mod.