well decided to change the design and add in a little more help from the CNC machine we got at work. went a little thinner aswell using 12 gauge aluminum instead of 1/8th. here is what this one looks like before paint. dont mind all my grimey fingerprints all over it.
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5294/p1020034z.jpg
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9084/p1020035u.jpg
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5569/p1020038n.jpg