Very nice Dan. I've balked at mounting a Cd player under my dash or in my glovebox, and don't really want a Cd changer in the trunk. I may just have to build one of these... do you have more pics?

 

along these lines, I found this interesting item that puts two gauges in the overhead console....where you can't possibly see them and keep your eyes anywhere close to the road

http://www.deltabaymustang.com/absohcnsl.htm
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I actually considered putting a couple gauges underneath the stereo... But then it occurred to me that I'd have to get the bulky lines (for the mechanical gauges) up there somehow. As it is now, I have my stereo wiring leaving the rear of the console and working its way down to the door sill and back up to the dash. I doubt that mechanical gauge lines are available in that length (or would even work properly). If I make any more of these consoles, I think a couple map lights might be easy to incorporate. As for the extra gauges - that's what my dash pod will be for!

Any other pics? Sure - what would you like to see in particular? I'd be happy to post a couple more...

 

Do you have pics of the of the console before you mounted it, or the assembly process?

 

Dan,
Nice job on the console. I, too, finished mine but am still figuring out what to do with a stereo??? I am planning to put most of it in the trunk.

 

Pics of the assembly? No, I'm afraid not. But trust me - you wouldn't have wanted to see any! There was a lot or re-working and "fixing" things to get them right. Screws and hot glue and staples going in at odd angles. Not pretty. If I were to build another, it would be closer from the right shape start, and probably wouldn't need half the pieces this one wound up having.

It started with a couple of those strips of aluminum that hold a drop ceiling in place. I sliced them every few inches with my Dremel so they'd bend in the right places, then joined them together with a series of 1x2 pieces of pine. From there I made the sides and so on. But it was that first step - establishing the shape and curve - that took the longest.

Once it was completed, I realized those initial aluminum strips weren't doing just a whole lot... But they served their purpose during the build. After all is said and done - I'd say the hardest part was putting it in by myself! :bang: