So, was able to make some progress this last weekend. A little less than I would have liked, but progress nonetheless.
First off, here is the pic of the marquee issue I described before. Ended up buying some black foam insulation tape on a whim at home depot but think it might be too thick. I will do some searching for thinner stuff online for the next time I go down.
Got my shelf brackets mounted.
Cut a hole for my DataPro USB cover.
Tried to improve air flow by cutting some holes in the back of the speaker shelf.
Got the control panel glued together. These pics are before I went to town sanding it down however, it nearly looks like one piece of wood in some places now.
Got my back door installed with hinge, magnetic door stop and cool chrome handle.
Also got the front door hinged and installed. Sadly was not able to get the surface bolt mounted before I had to leave.
So what is left to do? Finish installing the surface bolt and sanding the control panel and cabinet. Cutting the holes for the primary and secondary control panels, mounting them and hinging the primary. Fixing screw holes with Bondo, sanding and then finally painting. I am guessing (hoping) this takes me a couple more weekends or maybe 1 more long stay. After that, it should hopefully be all wiring and electrical.