I installed two Mag-Sticks (from ultimarc.com) as well as several buttons. I had to replace the board under the control panel that holds the controls, as it was too small and didn't quite suit the project well. I got a new piece of 3/4" plywood from work, cut it down, drilled all the holes I needed, and mounted it to the underside of the panel. I then installed my joysticks and buttons, wired it all up to the I-PAC board, and started copying my ROMs to the hard drive.
I will have to rip all of the controls out again in a few days when I sand and re-paint the control panel. I'm thinking of going glossy black and putting some clear coat on it. I also have a lot of overlay stickers that will label each button and joystick for that authentic arcade feel.
You can also see in this picture that I've taken a monitor and mounted it in place of the original. I tore apart my 19" SVGA and seated it. It works great!
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