YAY! I finally got everything sorted out. Thanks to Dario in Santa Cruz, i've now got a MKII which i've slapped two 40 Gig drives in and started reloading my music to. And he even let me drive his Impreza!

Thanks again to all who made offers and dealt with my pickyness. I'm now back to where i was before my empeg was stolen, + a few gigs.

I haven't put the old sled in the car yet, but i put the MkII in the MkIIa sled that's in the car now... and WOW... it slid in smooth as silk. With the MkIIa, i had to FORCE the thing in and out of it's own sled. What's up with that? I know the metal work was different, but i didn't think that would effect the size that much. Weird.

oh, and Rob V. I left you a message, give me a call back or email or whatever.