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Old 08-07-2010, 11:09 PM   #45 (permalink)
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Had a bunch of these laying around:



So I used one to make this:



Used the pre-assembled 'guino; had to clip off the LCD screen and resolder with a ribbon cable, and then mount it closer (used hot glue gun to attach 'guino board to the screen board) in order to get it all to fit.

Originally I tried mounting the LCD screen on the cover instead of the back of the mint tin, but it turned out the buttons interfered with the hinge of the tin.

Plan to re-paint the tin in flat black...

A few more pics:

Front and back (Cap sticks out... kinda like a supercharger sticking out of the hood ):


Inside:


Side view mounted (using a piece of coroplast glued to the back to mount it to the steering column):
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