Porch Enclosure

I want to do something like this: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/212/464187815_526bb0c875.jpg

But no buttons, simply a plastic faceplate / enclosure that essentially is an Ipod dock.

I want to build it to fit into the "storage compartment" which is below the head unit; you can see it in this pic: http://www.ssd4u.com/Woodcorp/Chrysler/02PTCRUISERSTAINLESSANDBURLJ.JPG

nothing fancy, I just want it to look clean and well integrated, I was thinking taking clay and molding it into that space in the pic, then using it to make a form.
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Use Sculpey III polymer clay, but I don’t know how that will work in this application.

Obviously cars get very hot so it will need to withstand the heat

The clay would be a good idea. after you bake it it can withstand immense heat. to build the enclosure you would have to get the dimensions of your ipod and make it a few mm bigger on each side, that way it will slide in and out without scuffing your ipod, but still tight enough that it will stay in. put a piece or two of heavy construction paper or poster board around your ipod, so you get a good gap, then make it like a box and put the clay around it. you can also use plaster of paris and make a mold using that instead of clay, no baking needed for that. then get an usb extension cable and mount it into the back of your enclosure, making sure it is centered so you don’t have any troubles plugging your ipod in. then run the usb extension cable into your CD deck/receiver in the back if it has a port like that so that now when you plug it in it will play through your car audio.

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