'72 custom console....??
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From: Orange Park Florida
'72 custom console....??
Other than that plywood/glass job with the white plastic pipes to hold gauges in that was posted recently, has anyone got any concepts about redoing the console and center gauge bezel area of a '72 shark with a/c now the gauge area is not all that critical as to layout, me having some plenty of room for all sorts of crap on account of no real radio going in there....
the retaining of the stock shifter plate is desired, along with my custom little electronic controll panel shown where the a/c and cig lighter were...it's that POS plastic/vinyl surround piece I want to replace, same general shape but much more rigid and still padded, the stock one is 36 years tired and so am I... so it's mist....
as with most sharks I have seen, for some damn stupid reason I can't fathom to this day, the center gauge bezel never lined up properly with the top edge on the upper dash, OR the bottom on the console piece, OR the dash sides....I would just as soon keep the dash side pieces and top section as it's too much major to pull off remaking them....no experiences in this field, knew a guy up north that did custom interiors for show cars, but lost contact years ago....
SO, any suggestions, articles, techniques, materials, concepts, are welcome....gotta do something as this area has bugged me long enough allready....
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the retaining of the stock shifter plate is desired, along with my custom little electronic controll panel shown where the a/c and cig lighter were...it's that POS plastic/vinyl surround piece I want to replace, same general shape but much more rigid and still padded, the stock one is 36 years tired and so am I... so it's mist....
as with most sharks I have seen, for some damn stupid reason I can't fathom to this day, the center gauge bezel never lined up properly with the top edge on the upper dash, OR the bottom on the console piece, OR the dash sides....I would just as soon keep the dash side pieces and top section as it's too much major to pull off remaking them....no experiences in this field, knew a guy up north that did custom interiors for show cars, but lost contact years ago....
SO, any suggestions, articles, techniques, materials, concepts, are welcome....gotta do something as this area has bugged me long enough allready....
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GENE
INSANITY, it may be a short trip, but you don't want to go there...
IT is not the SIZE of the problem, but the perfection of the solution......
THINK, it's not illegal...YET.....
I have a little list, let ALL of them be MIST......
www.mrvette.shutterfly.com
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Joined: Jul 1999
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From: Orange Park Florida
Yeh, the car is a hotrod, and all geeked out pretty good, but no stereo....going to check that out soon with the mods being done....
IF you noticed my buddys place there on my site....I known that man allmost 1/2 century now....obviously he collects, and collects and well, his wife get a gold star and a attagal for putting UP with all that for some 37 years.....
IF you noticed my buddys place there on my site....I known that man allmost 1/2 century now....obviously he collects, and collects and well, his wife get a gold star and a attagal for putting UP with all that for some 37 years.....
Melting Slicks
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From: winter haven florida
St. Jude Donor '12
i know this is not exactly what you are looking to do, but it may give you an idea or two to do what you are wanting in the center of yours. the dash starts on page 2 i think. the materials are listed in the thread.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2012918
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2012918
Last edited by 2000FRCZ19; Jun 12, 2008 at 07:17 PM.
