Here's my 84 bird with a 95 CAMARO console!

Who says it doesn't fit? Haha, slid the console as far foward as I could, then mounted it, and used my old console to fab a piece to cover the gap. I cutout the bottom of the ashtray, and then I screwed the lid to the inside of the console so the lid doesn't open. I mounted my window switches and my fan switch there, and man, it looks great!

Even got my new deck in today too!

 

I know there' s a lil gap on the ashtray lid, the last screw i put in twisted it up a bit, but you can't notice it when looking down on it...

 

looks pretty good if you ask me

i didnt know this could be done. nice job

 

yeah, i read around and they said it wouldn't fit, or you'd have to heavily modify it. I didn't do much to it actually, I don't think I'm the best at custom jobs, but I think it turned out fairly well for me being moderately mechanically inclined.

 

I was kickin myself for not snappin a pic of the console before, but I found one on my computer. Here's the before!

 

nobody said it didn't fit, thats why tons of people have already done this mod because its more or less a direct bolt in. And loochy to save yourself the trouble the seats are also a direct bolt in no modifications required at all

 

yup,been there,done that,got the t shirt..


i did this EXACT same mod in my 82 t/a a year ago lol with a camaro console. ive even got 4th gen buckets too ,those are from a firebird though,camaro buckets blow goat *****

 

i've known for awhile that they just slide right in... wanna know something else... the seats just bolt right down in too... no mod needed.... but just for the effort your get a cookie for the day.... good job...

 

I'm the one who said it wouldn't fit (without modifications). I still think it doesn't look right. The way it meets up with the radiopod area just grates on me. Sorry.

I tried the same model console as you used and couldn't stand the radiopod console problem. I threw it in the garbage as a result.

 

I could see how it would get on your nerves, but i minimized the gap, so it actually looks like it belongs.

As for the people telling me it bolts right in, I know that. I was talking about the gap, that's all. Oh, and of course I already knew about the seats bolting in. I'm no moron.

 

While we are all talking about the 4th gen seats bolting right in. I have a set on the way. Can anyone tell me if the electric 4th gen seats will go back any further at all than the 3rd gen ones? I need a couple of inches(leg room) if possible. Also, would I be able to mount the new ones just a little further back?

 

anything is possible with modification...

 

I agree! It's amazing the effect that just having a new console has. I fell in love with the car again! Call me crazy!

 

oh cool i never though i could do that modd because its all connected in the pre85 did u have to cut it?

 

Yes, I did have to cut the old console. Because the pre-85 firebird's console is one piece. I custom fabbed a piece out of my old consoles plastic to cover up the gap so you can't really tell it doesn't belong. Overall, took me about 5 hours from start to finish.

 

I agree. I've seen a couple Camaros and early firebirds with this swap now, and I still haven't seen one that looked right. I applaud the effort, but without a custom fabbed radio pod that actually looks like it was meant to go with the center console, I just don't see that swap ever looking right.

 

Now you gotta get a T-56 to go with the shift pattern


Nice job how long did it take you all togeather?