custom center console

[82 EL CO]

from what i understand you can do it both ways but im not sure, the way i want to do it is the "old school" way i think it would be alot simpler

 

[82 EL CO]

it would be for my elco that has a bench seat so it wouldnt be that big just enough for a clean look im not sure how i would keep it on there with out it moving tho or if i was to put in bucke seats id have it go all the way back with a sub in the center between the seats, id have to go look at the car to find a way to sucure it down good

 

[Rockstar]

I did a fiberglass console in mine and if you look towards the front you can see the holes for where speakers would have gone. I made the shape (sides) out of mdf then used scrap mdf to hold the sides together then stretched and stapled cloth across the top , added resin, then sanded, added filler ,sanded, sanded some more then painted to match.

 

[Chillin014]

whoaaa^^ nice. you should do a whole custom dash

 

[Rockstar]

The dash in the pic is actually not the origanal its from a 4 door bonivelle that i cleaned and dyed black. As far as doing any more to the car i sold that car now im working on a Monte.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Are those EG Civic seats? If so, what are you going to do for a head rest ro are you gonna just use the Honda one that has the mount offset to one side?

 

[Rockstar]

Yeah those were Civic seats, They had the headrest with side mount. I cut them off and was going to have them upolstered without the headrest. I like the look of seats without headrest kinda gives a hotrod look.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Just be careful. Even a relatively mild rear end bump without them can snap your head back and break your neck. Using them can save your life.

 

[megaladon6]

oh come on. i'm 6'3". a headrest is a neck and back scratcher for me. and i've hit plenty of bumps. hell, i live in new york, it's nothing but bumps!

 

[Rockstar]

On my daily driver i have headrest but for a car that ill be driving once in a while to cruise or go to shows im not too worried about the headrest. Besides the factory headrest in these cars are useless anyways since they are so small.