Hey sphengali:
Good to see you around again. Yeah, I was away from the board for a while because of work and other life crazyness. Your fake faceplate pics always got me fired up to finish mine, so I'm going to try and do it today! I'll attempt your Alpine knob modification too because it's just TOO cool!

Cups:
What's this about a "padded fire safe (Sentry 1100)"? So you keep your empeg in that and leave it in the car when it's parked? So, is the fire safe hidden somewhere so people can't see it? I ask because in the rare instance when I have to leave my Pelican 1400 case, I want to keep it out of sight somewhere. I just don't know where to put it in an open-back station wagon with no covered storage.