the optical drive tray is covered by a spring-loaded door. reuse!

the top cover looked a little bent, but otherwise in a pretty decent shape. i may not even have to paint it - keeping it "stock-looking".

the bottom is 1mm steel - definitely sturdy enough. i'll have to cut a few things out, though...

are we going to find out if it is indeed in a working condition? how about... no! ripped it to pieces in about 10 minutes. had to use dremel - some screws were impossible to remove, and it was just easier to rip/cut them out.

i was so excited to gut it that i forgot to take pictures. it looked old anyway, most of it covered by an EM shield.

all the parts are held together by tiny allen head screws.

the bezel looks pretty nice and begs for some VFD action.