I wasn't quite sure where to put this post but "Tweaks'n'Tips" seems to be as good a place as any. Came across this nifty little do-it-yourself project today on the PC Magazine website (well actually it's their "Tip of the Day" email) and I think the folks around here will get a kick out of it.
It's a step by step guide to modifying an old cassette boombox into an iPod boombox. Anyway, here's the link: iPod into Boombox