thanks ......

and on to the center console

mock up time for that ..
cardboard ..







so far , so good !


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I'm interested to see what you are doing for the center console. Locking compartments? Cup holders? What are the switches on the back of the console for?

 

I just discovered this build in the last few days and have read it from start to finish, and, suffice it to say, I'm amazed. Not only the level of craftsmanship and customization that has gone into this, but the fact that you've stuck with this projoct for almost two years! That takes some serious devotion, and you've certainly inspired me, as you have others. From now on, I'll be following this build on a day to day basis. The only concern I have is that I'd be kinda dissappointed if you ended up selling it-rigs like this are worth something more than money, you just can't put a price on them. That's just my 2 pence, though, it's your truck !

BTW, if ever a truck deserved a TRD Off-Road quarter-panel sticker, it's this one. Will it get one ?

 

not positive , but I'm thinking of moving the guages again , that I just moved to the dash , and put them in the console , then I will have a woodgrain surround (to match the dash) with leather boots for the shifters , there is a space of about 6" which i'm not sure about , but thinkin an Ipod port , and 12V acc ports maybe .. then 2 cup holders and over the heater an armrest w/pad (switches are for the /89 4Runner rear heater I added )


Thanks .. I appreciate your kind words , and wow , has it been 2 years already !!
I seriously doubt I will ever sell it .. but like most things , for the "right" price , I would sell (to finance my shop expansion )



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gonna build the center console tomorrow .. (more mock up)

 

got some work done on the console today ..

started with removing my template ..
I picked up some 3/8" fiberboard , to make my "plug"

started with the sides of the console , clamped them and sanded untill they were exactly the same .



and started to cut and install the panels , using the patern from my "template"



and started to round the edges







and the first coat of filler ..





thats it for today



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Wow ! So far so good dude. How did you put the wood together , nails ,glue both . JUst wondering how pros do it..

 

this is just a "plug" , so its only held together with 1 " brads ... It will eventually be a "mold" , so really , it's the 2nd template . This one will actually be junked/sacrificed for a mold



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guilty ...


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nice console!

 

Thanks ..

 

Looking great.

 

Awesome build so far! I just read the whole thread from page 1!

 

Thank you !

seriously ? ... it's getting to be a "book" thats for sure ..
and Thanks .



I'm going to do a "index" page ... hopefully soon , with the help of one of the admins. and to make things easier to "locate" a paticular page .







anyway ..
little more work on the console today .. just have to "fit it " for the welding of the brackets .. and thats it !!!

I'm takin' this sucker apart for inner paint !!





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Wee little more today ...

sealed .. and first primer





gettin close to building my mold



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Gonna be beautiful! I'm gonna have to make a trip up there one of these days!

 

Thanks ...
google us .. Penticton BC .. only Canadian desert !

you can actually see our shop on google earth , but pics were a long time ago ...

 

Now that's a Build.......................Dr. Yokanstein

It is alive

 

hehehe ... yes it LIVES .. it LIVES ...

thank you ... come back again !




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console has been sanded .. and re-spray'd with "gel-coat" .. and ready for a wet sand .

also working on some door skins ..
have pics up of those in the next day or so ...


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