Perhaps not groundbreaking, but since I now have this here scrap iBook I thought I'd see what it'd look like stripped of its internal metal shields:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/images/clear_clam_top.jpg
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/macdan/images/clear_clam_bot.jpg
Top is cool looking, bottom OK, but while the top could be used like this the bottom probably shouldn't. Several chips on the MLB bottom sink heat into that panel, so probably not the best idea.
Dan K