So I picked up the fridge today for $20, gotta love CL. It sucks that it was a working fridge with zero wrong with it, especially for that price, however it was cheaper than a cooler, so I went with it. Pulled out everything, both inside and out, and ran ran the heat tape and thermostat. I went to Best Buy, Target, Office Depot and Walgreens (on the suggestion of someone who'd seen some there) looking or a small USB fan, however no one had any. I bought on online for around $14 shipped and will be installing it once it gets in. I have yet to decide if I will put it on the top, side or bottom. Any advice from someone who's put it somewhere aside from the top and had problems as a result of fan placement? Here's what I've got so far. Since the thermostat and heat tape were already laying around they didn't cost me a thing. Looks like the total cost for this will be under $40 for me. Can't complain about that!

Taking off the compressor:


Outside gutted:


Inside before:


Inside after:


Running heat tape and t-stat probe:


Waiting for addition of fan and secondary thermometer:


I'll put up more pictures once I get my fan installed and complete the build. Any input/thoughts/advice on how I can make this as good as is possible are welcomed.