I thought you may ditch the rear bucket and build the LCD entirely into the front bezel.
One of these days I'll hack my dream Monolithic Compact Mac hack. One that looks "normal" from the front but is only an inch or two deep.

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I'd love to see that come together

I've settled on this one for now:

http://www.amazon.com/PLVW10IW-10-4-Inch-In-Wall-Mount-Monitor/dp/B00118EM1S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389310807&sr=8-1&keywords=lcd+tv+10+inch

Because it's the right size, <$100 used on Amazon Prime w/free returns so I can test it to my heart's content.

They are labeling it 4:3 but it clearly is 16:9, so will be interesting to see the resolution.

If that fails or looks odd I am going to go with a China special that's already broken down and I think I could build a nice custom fit case against to plug right into the empty shell:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VGA-Lcd-controller-board-10-4inch-AA104VH01-640-480-LED-backlight-Lcd-Panel-/360804648815?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5401a2076f

Or potentially this guy

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-4-inch-TFT-LCD-4-3-Screen-VGA-AV-Input-Monitor-with-Analog-TV-Remote-Control-/121115434640?pt=US_Car_Monitors_w_o_Player&hash=item1c330ade90

For my own notes (and anybody that stumbles on here)

Dimensions 11.41''W x 7.48''H x 0.98''D

The front facing of the monitor has a 11.5 cross section

The screen opening from the front measures 9.5 width x 7.5 height i

Internally the chassis cavity (once plastics are drilled out) is ~11.5w x 9.25h without getting into the steep curve slope