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Nice! Should run DD-WRT micro edition.
iffy ... v7s are atheros based. while there may(?) be some atheros ports in progress I don't think they'll work on those anytime soon.
v5 and newer uses VxWorks OS and has reduced flash memory and RAM. They are not supported by as many 3rd party firmwares.
If you want to use 3rd party firmware, your best bet is to get a v2-4 or a WRT54GL.
I just worked with one of these trying to open the port for a PPTP VPN. It also has a selection to enable the PPTP protocol, but it doesn't work (lots of complaints about it on their website), in case you'll want that.
So that this is perfectly clear: (from http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Hardware#Linksys_WRT54Gx)
The WRT54Gv7 uses an atheros chip, runs VxWorks, and has 2MB/8MB ROM/RAM. It is not supported.