Has anybody out there made a new center console for our cars? Mine is pretty much falling to peices, and i did a search, but couldnt find a thread about fabbing up a new center console. I would love to put a stock one back in the car, but i can't seem to find one that I know is in good shape for less than about $100. HELP!!

 

Here in Denver there are a lot of good junkyards that have center consoles.
You want the console for the tranny right (center console)??
I'll see if I can pick one up for ya for cheap. Let me know.
Next time I go I'll take pics of any that are there, and if its good enough I'll grab it.
Check out http://www.colradof-body.com

You might wanna become a member.

 

That would be great if you could look for me. Any idea how much they are? And thanks for the site, ive been trying to find a third gen club in CO for a while now. Maybe i need to get lessons on internet usage....

 

me and my friends made a pretty cool one for his car out of a fourth gen console i get a pic up fo you

 

Damn, I only get paid once a month so I have to wait for one more week before I do get paid. Than I am going to a junk yard finding stuff. I'll check the consoles if they are in good shape. I'll grab one for you. I cant see it going over 20-30 bucks max. So ill let you know and we go from there. Check the articles or do a search I belive one of the memebers did a resto project on the center console. It came out great.
Go to the Denver area in coloradof-body its where all the crap talk happens. We all like to talk smack but dont let that throw you off. These people are very good people.
Late.

 

awesome! thanks for the help, and as it be the info. I have to be stuck in the a$$hole of CO, (pueblo), so there happens to be nothing good in the junkyards.

 

Its OK, but you should come down to denver and go to some club parties. It gest wild. Karaoke is awsome and the cars are just amazing.
I get paid next friday, so I'll check the junkyards for ya. Plus I might get some sexy backlights too.

 

Heh, seems like a long way to drive to listen to people that can't sing.... thanks for the offer!

 

Actually, i think i may have an idea for the center console i currently have.... how about stripping the vinyl stuff off of the shell, (since its peeling off anyway...) and fiberglassing the shell to smooth it out, and painting it? Would it be more effort than it was worth you think?

 

Went to the local junkyard with a lot of cars and only saw 3 third gens. 2 camaros 1firebird. The bird didn't have the console and the camaros ones were crap. I didnt think you would want a camaro one anyway, but if its in good shape, it would be good to put it in. Anyway, sorry I didnt find anything. Tomrow I am going to another junk yard and I know they have a camaro there. Maybe still that old TA which had the center console in decent condition but it was a manual console.

Now, go to the tech articles and you'll find how to restore yours. Its actually easy. I did it the bad way and drilled the stuff in that was hanging out. It looks out of place now, but if drilled with some black shiny screws around the perimiter it would look nice.
Anyway I'll let you know what happens tomrow.

If you can fiberglass good than go ahead do whatever you think would be good. Just make sure you have some ventilation cuz that crap stinks.

Good luck.

P.S. Its a lot better when people dont know how to sing, cuz than its fun. Just imagine if the guys could sing. Now, that would be a stupid party.

A party would be worth your drive, trust me. These guys are more like family, than a club with pompus asses only talking to certain people.

 

Well that sucks that they didn't have one. but i am pretty sure that i am just going to glass the one i have. My neighbor does the interiors in hot rods, and so he gave me some tips on how to do it. so im going to try that, and hopefully it will work out ok. right now im more focused on getting my motor to work.

Thanks for looking though!

As for the party, it might be fun if i was allowed to do anything ever, but right now is not a good time for me to be around a lot of people. plus the fiancee might not like it too much

 

here is a base i started with carving it out of wood, once finished i made a mold out of fiberglass. nothing crazy but worked nicely.

 

wow! thats pretty awesome! im afraid i suck with wood though... never really had much of a chance to play around with it. do you have any finished pics of it?

 

no not yet unfortunately, haven't had the time to get her outside. the tricky part was making the wood version slightly smaller so that the fiberglass version was the right width, that and making the rear support where it flows upword strong enough once that section was hollowed out. i have it fitted in the car but haven't decided what route to finish it as far as using abs trim, matching paint or material.

 

well, i definately want to see it when you get it done. make sure to post pics!

 

i want to see pics as well. it looks awesome. like to see what it looks like in the car

 

NICE!

any more in progress pics? How'd you make the curved sections on the sides?

 

That console is sweet. If I were to do something like that, I can make enough space to fit a laptop and a small screen on which a KITT would be. Defenetly post some progress on this console. Its an awsome idea.
Anyone else made a custom console??

 

Whats the word sasa, you back on cofb, me and russ are now banned for us calling them out and leaving the club lol, i'll keep my eyes out 357, i'm in aurora....Heres what i did to mine just to give it a different look, nothing as custom as jeffs but it was retty simple and changed the look....of course its a camaro console

Wow cant believe thats the best pic i have

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=269285

I posted a link in that thread to a pretty nice console out of sheet metal.

Mathius

 

Whoa, I am not there anymore. Those fellas are full of ****.

Ed is good
Don is great

Young is a little b1tch. I will fukhim up.

Now back to subject.

I am interested in the console making. I wanna have a CPU installed in the car with KITT!