Building a custom center console for My 95 xtra cab.
08-19-2010, 04:28 AM
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Lol yeah 20 horses would be nice. Did you see that truck on here? And no its the original oval one.vyeah some of those trucks in Cali are crazy nice. I don't have nearly the cabage, I'd love to get some tube bumbers,I think they look pretty sweet. Along with perform good.
08-19-2010, 08:33 AM
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Yep thems the brakets I was speaking about. You could take an ice pick and shove it up through tape/carpet to locate the spots to cut a small x in the carpet to remove the tape discs. If you leave the console in place you can also use the pick to mark the bottom so you can drill it out for the bolts.
08-19-2010, 08:37 AM
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I like it, my 83 stand cab has buckets, and a small tray in between the seats, I've thought of trying to do a pick and pull fab from a donor to put something in there. I kind of like my stuff stock, or at least could go back to stock if I ever wanted too.
I hate the factory radio AM/FM that I have and in order to make any change I would have to cut the metal of the dash, which I certainly didn't want to do, one: like I said I would want the option of going back to stock, and two: there just did not seem to be a way without some serious fab to make it look nice, the shape is all wrong.
I think I could put an after market radio into the console and have it hidden away, a quick peek inside would show the factory radio and one would think there wasn't anything there.
The PO "had" a radio in the glove box, cut a nice big hole in there for one, but that didn't come with the truck when I got it, no big deal I do like tunes but wasn't sure what to do, I now have some "food for thought" not as good as chef makes!!!!! man he kills me with all those pics, usually when I'm at work, staring at some "green meat" sammy in a vend-o-crap machine! I hate it when lunch meat catches the light and it looks like its "winking" at you!!
nice Job BTW,
I hate the factory radio AM/FM that I have and in order to make any change I would have to cut the metal of the dash, which I certainly didn't want to do, one: like I said I would want the option of going back to stock, and two: there just did not seem to be a way without some serious fab to make it look nice, the shape is all wrong.
I think I could put an after market radio into the console and have it hidden away, a quick peek inside would show the factory radio and one would think there wasn't anything there.
The PO "had" a radio in the glove box, cut a nice big hole in there for one, but that didn't come with the truck when I got it, no big deal I do like tunes but wasn't sure what to do, I now have some "food for thought" not as good as chef makes!!!!! man he kills me with all those pics, usually when I'm at work, staring at some "green meat" sammy in a vend-o-crap machine! I hate it when lunch meat catches the light and it looks like its "winking" at you!!
nice Job BTW,
08-19-2010, 09:23 AM
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Haha yeah. If you take your truck to a Fry's or Best Buy and have them install your radio, they order kits that convert yours to a new style radio. Why would yo go back to stock radio?
Thanks. I dont have an ice pick, but im sure i can figure it out. Also, do yall think i should counter sink the bolts into the wood or leave them on the surface?
Yep thems the brakets I was speaking about. You could take an ice pick and shove it up through tape/carpet to locate the spots to cut a small x in the carpet to remove the tape discs. If you leave the console in place you can also use the pick to mark the bottom so you can drill it out for the bolts.
08-19-2010, 10:11 AM
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I like it, my 83 stand cab has buckets, and a small tray in between the seats, I've thought of trying to do a pick and pull fab from a donor to put something in there. I kind of like my stuff stock, or at least could go back to stock if I ever wanted too.
I hate the factory radio AM/FM that I have and in order to make any change I would have to cut the metal of the dash, which I certainly didn't want to do, one: like I said I would want the option of going back to stock, and two: there just did not seem to be a way without some serious fab to make it look nice, the shape is all wrong.
I think I could put an after market radio into the console and have it hidden away, a quick peek inside would show the factory radio and one would think there wasn't anything there.
The PO "had" a radio in the glove box, cut a nice big hole in there for one, but that didn't come with the truck when I got it, no big deal I do like tunes but wasn't sure what to do, I now have some "food for thought" not as good as chef makes!!!!! man he kills me with all those pics, usually when I'm at work, staring at some "green meat" sammy in a vend-o-crap machine! I hate it when lunch meat catches the light and it looks like its "winking" at you!!
nice Job BTW,
I hate the factory radio AM/FM that I have and in order to make any change I would have to cut the metal of the dash, which I certainly didn't want to do, one: like I said I would want the option of going back to stock, and two: there just did not seem to be a way without some serious fab to make it look nice, the shape is all wrong.
I think I could put an after market radio into the console and have it hidden away, a quick peek inside would show the factory radio and one would think there wasn't anything there.
The PO "had" a radio in the glove box, cut a nice big hole in there for one, but that didn't come with the truck when I got it, no big deal I do like tunes but wasn't sure what to do, I now have some "food for thought" not as good as chef makes!!!!! man he kills me with all those pics, usually when I'm at work, staring at some "green meat" sammy in a vend-o-crap machine! I hate it when lunch meat catches the light and it looks like its "winking" at you!!
nice Job BTW,
08-19-2010, 10:12 AM
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Haha yeah. If you take your truck to a Fry's or Best Buy and have them install your radio, they order kits that convert yours to a new style radio. Why would yo go back to stock radio?
Thanks. I dont have an ice pick, but im sure i can figure it out. Also, do yall think i should counter sink the bolts into the wood or leave them on the surface?
Thanks. I dont have an ice pick, but im sure i can figure it out. Also, do yall think i should counter sink the bolts into the wood or leave them on the surface?
Looking forward to seeing the beast!
08-19-2010, 10:22 AM
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Yeah me to. And yeah ice picks are cool. I love my stereo and speakers. I got a 52Wx4 and got the two speaker up front replaced with the same ones in the back, just smaller. Now all i need is subs. Probably getting console tomorrow.
gotta call the guy. I also dont get off work till 7 today, so i'll see what happens.
gotta call the guy. I also dont get off work till 7 today, so i'll see what happens.
08-20-2010, 11:52 AM
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sorry guys i wont be able to get picture of it till monday. Im going to the deer lease. we have no internet or computers there. But yall can sure il have pics up soon as possible.
08-20-2010, 02:10 PM
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You should check these guys out for your breather. I got one of their triple blocks and it works great. It also keeps things nice and tidy. My $0.02.
08-20-2010, 02:11 PM
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Forgot to post the link.
http://www.northeastxt.com/vent.html
http://www.northeastxt.com/vent.html
08-20-2010, 03:06 PM
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[quote=95blackToy;51529044]Haha yeah. If you take your truck to a Fry's or Best Buy and have them install your radio, they order kits that convert yours to a new style radio. Why would yo go back to stock radio?
Yeah maybe I wouldn't want to go back to a stock radio, but if you pull the dash off you see that the radio is the OLD style with two knobs and behind the dash is one small rectangular hole and then two small circles on either side, to get a new 1 din radio in you would have to cut into the metal dash, just not wanting that, but a center console between the seats would put a radio at my finger tips!
Yeah maybe I wouldn't want to go back to a stock radio, but if you pull the dash off you see that the radio is the OLD style with two knobs and behind the dash is one small rectangular hole and then two small circles on either side, to get a new 1 din radio in you would have to cut into the metal dash, just not wanting that, but a center console between the seats would put a radio at my finger tips!
08-21-2010, 10:26 AM
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Does'nt have to be an "ice pick" there are these small picks you can get in any hardware store Lowes sells a set of 5 or 10 with different bends/hooks on the point they are sometimes called "parts picks" I just know them all as Ice picks...
08-21-2010, 09:18 PM
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**SIGH** Yes helidriver they would work on ice...
Very well in fact though depending on the size of the block it might take you a bit longer to break it up...
You know why choppers fly don't you?...
the earth just naturally repels them...
I do have some time in fling wings... if I had a little more moola I'd have my rating for them...
what's your fav type?
