As mentioned, you should check out the Customizing & Hacks forum. There are a number of changes that have been posted there.
If you plan on "hacking" up your board, you'll want to invest in a program like Beyond Compare from http://www.scootersoftware.com. It will allow you to do line-by-line comparrisons between files which is a must when it comes to upgrading.
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