The hard drive is enclosed with a durable, shock-resistant case. You can read unbiased product reviews and compare prices online. L brackets, clamps, and glue I suspect :)
I currently have a microSD breakout installed inside the machine for some image files that are used, so I could use an extension from that, put the images (locked) on to the full-size SD card, and mount the reader somehow in the panel. So far this is what I'm leaning towards.
