internal pcmcia wireless mod

I finally got my hands on a nice broadcom chipset pcmcia wireless card and more importantly found the time to mod it. :-D

First I cracked the case open being careful not to break the little "tabs" on either side of the connector. There needed to maintain proper alignment. I simply superglued the tabs in place.
Pic here.

Then I cut the excess length off the card being careful not to damage any SMD components.
Pic here.

I then soldered on a antenna I got from a salvaged wireless router.
Pic here.

I superglued the antenna in place and added heatsinks on chips that ran hot. and vuala!
Pic here.

The whole card fits inside the pcmcia bay with nothing sticking out.
Pic here with my old guinea pig card from this thread.