thought you guys would be interested to know i managed to make it deeper....i borrowed a craftsman rotary tool and a chisel set from my brother's friend's dad....followed the outline of the part i needed deeper with a bit about 1/8" in diameter on the rotary, and then basically just took out the middle with a couple chisels....used some sanding drums on the rotary to smooth everything down, and then did a bit of sanding by hand, and it doesn't look too terrible. i took off some flakes of finish from the top of the body, but that's not too big a deal.
anyway, it doesn't look pro, but it doesn't look terrible either....i think it's good enough that some black paint should do an ok job of covering the imperfections. can't post pics now tho, i don't have a digital camera, but i'll maybe see about borrowing one or something.