Center Console

This is a photoshop drawing I made for Chris to give him a idea what I was looking for.

Got this inspiration from a early Lincoln. The center console will house the a/c vents, clock and controls for the vintage air. It will also hide the shifter cable and wiring.

Chris fitted and welded in the new metal   

The bottom piece will be butt jointed to the dash.

The lower half of the console

Some work to get the radius in the part.

Tack up and getting a test fit before the final welding.

Cleaned up and ready to cut in the spot for the clock.

Chris made a jig to hold the dash to make it easier to work on. The new home for the clock is in. Will be making a custom chrome piece to fill in the center of the dash and the console. The plan is to have it waterfall down and replicate the look of the front grill of the truck.

Didn't like how you could see the a/c unit and the steering column so Chris is making some part to close everything in. 

We will also have removable side panel to access the center console. 

The column cover to hide the shifter cable and steering shaft.

Both sides are done and ready for the removable side panels. The recessed part of the panel under the dash will be used for my rocker switches.

Side panels installed. We left about two inches of space from the dash panel to the firewall so that the a/c unit could pull air from the cab on both sides.

This will be the part that will be chromed and fitted for the center console. Chris and I design it and had it CNC out of 1/4" material. Chris will use a mechanical brake to form it to the shape that we need and do some fine tuning to make it fit.