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Is this CD mod possible?

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So I was at my local Salvation Army yesterday, and they had one of those Jeep portable boomboxes (GIS here), yellow, though, not black. Looking at it, I immediately see its potential as a mobile computer/custom case. Thing is, that I would want to re-use as much of the existing interface as possible, including the clamshell-style optical drive. If you all think this might work, I'll go back today/tomorrow and pick it up, assuming it is still there (probably is). My question is, has anyone tried (successfully or unsuccessfully) anything like this....moving the guts of an optical drive to another form factor. If it is possible, it would seem to me that modding something like this into it would be the only/best solution (yes, no, maybe?). Given that, does anyone know of a reasonably priced top loading combo drive or DVD burner that might work for this? Any other thoughts or ideas?
 
Yes, I've done a custom-built audiophile CD player. It's not too hard. A good way to test the fit of the disc retention mechanism is to first test with an old CD-ROM drive you don't care about. If the disc plays, and stays secure, then you can swap out the old drive for a new one. An external top-loading drive would also work pretty smoothly for this kind of thing.

If you have specific questions, I'll try to answer them.
 
I don't suppose you have a log or some pics hosted somewhere? I'd be interested in taking a look. The part that I am most concerned with is mounting the optics and circuitry of one device to the housing of the other device. How well would the lens align with the track of the other housing, etc...
 
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