Ok… So I gave up on the build your own server rack idea and decided to purchase one off of Craigslist. I acutally found a really great one and a great price. It is just a basic 16U rack but it is big enough for my future plans but not so big it take up the whole room. I had to clean it up and give it a fresh coat of paint but it looks great and keeps everything in one place which is exactly what I was looking for.
Next up is building a Freenas box. I will post the details later when I start building it.