Out of ceriousity I am making this thread. Since all PM Oven Door cases (excluding the MDD) are the same layout, Is it possible to use say a QuickSilver Motherboard inside the case of a B&W G3? (and the as well as any other G4 model before the MDD?
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G3 B&W to G4
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You can put a G4 PCI MB on a G3 B&W. The boards are the same but the firmware and the ADB port.
Probably is even possible to use a Sawtooth MB (4 slots) inside a B&W case, but noone has made it AFAIK
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G3B&W, G4 PCI and first G4AGP share the same PSU pinout. Also have the same number of PCI slots. Not sure about the power button daughter board is the same. Also, the back-connector side could be different in G3vsSawtooth.
a easy way to make a G4 up to the Sawtooth is to take all the paneles from a B&W and put them on a sawtooth 
The internal posts, as I stated before, upon which the logicboard is mounted are different between the Sawtooth and B&W G3.
The plastic is some opaque metallic paint on the inside of clear plastic I think. Either that or it is an opaque metallic-look plastic sheet adhered to it like in the Apple Pro Keyboards.
As I'm typing this, I have a plastic side panel(only) from a Quicksilver lying next to me.
It looks to me to be two-piece injected molded plastic, with the opaque part being molded inside a clear outer shell.