Center Console Project (back from the dead)

[jamber2541]

Went out and got a sheet of 14 guage steel to make a lockable theft proof center console this is just the start, I will update as I get further along.

 

[jonrpick]

Went out and got a sheet of 14 guage steel to make a lockable theft proof center console this is just the start, I will update as I get further along.

Subscribed...

 

[cegusman]

And then?

 

[RENO88]

Lookin forward to the finished product.

 

[az_762_nato]

I'm interested too, I was actually tossing the idea around myself.

 

[BGKYK5]

Subscribed. With tuffy consoles being so expensive, I'd like to see what it costs and how much effort it takes to make a nice custom console.

 

[nad]

Subscribed. With tuffy consoles being so expensive, I'd like to see what it costs and how much effort it takes to make a nice custom console.

I'm with this guy ^^^

 

[jamber2541]

Update, so far more time than money invested, 35 bucks for a 4x4 1\2 sheet

cup holder view and underside view

 

[nad]

Not too shabby. Are you welding it up? What are you planning on doing for the lid?

BTW, I wish I made progress as quick as you on my projects. It's dark here already, and about 7 degrees outside, so I have an excuse

 

[jamber2541]

I need to finish making everything including the lid before I weld everything up, The lid is pretty much going to be the same thing as the bottom but I will weld a lip all around to make sure it waterproof and theftproof, I also need to make a little plate to cover the front part of the cup holder. If you notice on the cup holder pic I bent the metal around the bottom of the cupholder so that it can still be removed for cleaning but the console will still be completly sealed

 

[jamber2541]

got a ittle more done today, picture of the front and the side,

 

[lak2004]

Looks good, I want to do something like that when I clock my tcase and build a custom tunnel and custom console.

 

[chevy wrangler]

that looks cool

 

[jamber2541]

summer is here so its time to work on unfinished projects. a little more and I should have it finished by this weekend, unless work gets in the way again.

 

[chevy wrangler]

nice work

 

[jamber2541]

Back from the dead, I just need the slot machine lock to arrive and I will be done

 

[jamber2541]

vs the factory

 

[ragedracer]

Looks pretty good. Only one thing you might have overlooked. I notice you live in El Paso. Have you thought about what its going to feel like when you rest your arm on that in July?

 

[jamber2541]

an armrest is already in the works, its almost time to go topless here and that would probably be a second or third degree burn

 

[RudyO]

Good looking project! How deep is the lip, and what are you using for the seal?