Compudigital's PS upgrade kits come with a replacement AVR board and a piece of Snap Track with which to mount it. The videos state to mount the Snap Track vertically, and this won't work as the top cover's control access door hardware will interfere with the assembly. Mounting the unit horizontally fixes the issue. A raised section of the chassis will interfere with the left lower section of the Snap Track, so the latter is clearanced with a rotary tool. Remove 1/4" x 1/16" of material and the fit is exact.

Jeff states to use a silicone adhesive to secure the Snap Track. I borrowed from my motorcycle toolbox and employed "Yamabond 5", a non-rigid permanently drying adhesive. Mounting horizontally allows the use of two surfaces by which the Track is secured to the chassis, so apply adhesive to both. Allow to dry overnight.

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Note the "+28V PA Power" line. Instead of using the supplied bullet connectors, I dug into my motorcycle stash and found the appropriate Hitachi bullet connector hardware plus boots. This is the type Kenwood used for the PA connections in the original design. Compudigital's PA power leads are pretty decent size and a little dielectric grease helps the boots to slide around on the wires.

(Note: The Hitachi bullets plus a lot of other useful motorcycle-specific connectors can be found at Vintage Connections, though I've seen them popping up on eBay in recent times.)