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02-24-2012, 05:31 PM
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Middle Console
Hey everyone,
I have a question. Have any of you ever built a console for your truck (with cup holders, compartments, etc)? What were the measurements you used and how did you finish it (stain or fabric)? I thought it would nice for my daily driver. Thanks for the help! Please add some pictures, I would love to have some ideas to go from. 
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02-24-2012, 06:43 PM
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Re: Middle Console
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02-24-2012, 09:12 PM
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Location: kissimmee Florida
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Re: Middle Console
Heres some of mine. 1/4" plywood and 1x2's.and 18 guage sheetmetal. Start with cardboard to make the pattern for the side panels. Put in cross supports as needed
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02-25-2012, 12:38 AM
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Re: Middle Console
Check out Cajunddraggers build thread and he built one out of fiberglass. Doesn't look to difficult or expensive, more labor intensive.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=302780&page=7 Bernie |
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02-25-2012, 12:38 AM
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Re: Middle Console
oops Cajundraggers.....fat fingered that one.
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02-25-2012, 08:18 AM
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Re: Middle Console
Cajundragger mentioned the same website in his thread that I was going to mention. A good website is fiberglassforums.com. They have a ton of info on there and step by step instructions. I'm going to reference them when I start my build.
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02-25-2012, 03:30 PM
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Re: Middle Console
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02-26-2012, 12:29 AM
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Re: Middle Console
MAYBE...
 mine morphed from mid-dash to armrest to an amp/sub/battery enclosure  follow my interior build link in my signature to fibberglassforums.com cajundragger has a build thread there too, search ''cajundragger'' nice looking console in jjjmm56's truck too 
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02-26-2012, 12:43 AM
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Re: Middle Console
That is a really nice console jjjmm56. What seats are you using? What is the piece under the dash?
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02-26-2012, 10:25 AM
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Re: Middle Console
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02-26-2012, 10:30 AM
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Re: Middle Console
The seats are from a sunbird, the dash extension is made from a fence board with a peice of emt conduit split down the middle .
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02-26-2012, 10:33 AM
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Re: Middle Console
I you don't want to make a console, junk yards are full of them. I was first going to use one from a dodge neon.
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02-27-2012, 04:19 PM
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Re: Middle Console
not to hi-jack this thread but... jjjmm do you have a build thread?
any pics of the dash fascia? hard to believe that's the same truck
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02-28-2012, 10:44 AM
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Re: Middle Console
Yea I don't know how to link it, but it's on page 6 or 7 under 56 project
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