:lol: It's really a swap-out hardtop, no cloth involved . . . think AMC Pacer meets Picasso on a really bad day for Cubism.

Machs nix.

Update time: I've settled on specs for the tallest configuration that will need to fit under the shelf:

This is how the final hack will appear from eye-level when approaching the OnlineWorkstation in the bedroom.



I've begun the search for a slimline tray loading DVD/R/RW with a tray height of 11mm or less. I'm hoping one of the spare CD Caddys will sacrifice its life to become the period perfect hood ornament for the new Optical Drive. The CD-SC's plastics will remain sacrosanct after all . . .

< . . . probably. : >

This view shows the interference areas . . .



. . . there are no firm plans for the sport-top, several approaches beckon, so it'll be a sculpture in progress . . .

. . . by trial and error process. }