warrpath4x4

Ok before everyone thinks this is just another post about cup holders, or lack of.

I am going to be building a center console for my 87 XJ. It has a manual trans and is 4wd so I have 2 shift levers and a park brake to work around. I'm wondering if/how other people have done theirs.

I bought 2 cam locks from mc master, one for the new locking console, and one for a locking cover over my stereo, both locks are keyed the same. I will be moving the deck down to the "area" the ash tray was, sliding the park brake lever forwards, adding the cupholders, and making the locking compartment section deaper. Also in there somewhere will be a switch panel. It will be framed with square tubing and covered with sheetmetal and I have a plasma for tricky angles.

Anyone have any input?

Thanks.

Schmoozer

Subscribed, take lots of picture.

Unfortunately I have no useful information for you.

XJcoupe

Subscribed- fab away dude, cant wait to see the pics, info that can come from this, wife keeps telling me I need cup holders and more storage, I keep telling her to buy me a plasma cutter, please build this so I can get my plasma cutter, cheers rob

prerunner1982

Glad I havent posted pics of my console yet.... sounds like this one will make mine look like trash..

UserID6095

Sounds like a good plan.

Good luck.

warrpath4x4

Post pics of yours please, maybe you added something I havnt thought about

prerunner1982

Probably not. I went with a simple design. I have the mini console that goes around the trans and tcase shifter. All I really wanted was a cup holder and a place to mount my CB. I made a simple wood box with two cup holders and an inset area on the drivers side for the CB. I will still try to take pics... Maybe this weekend I will get around to finishing it up and painting it.

a1racer

i want to see some pics. subscribed

XJcoupe

good example to go in fab section, he gets a new center consile, i get a new plasma cutter, to do more fab, then i can contribute to your fab section

a1racer

good thinking we will see we will see

warrpath4x4

I got my cam locks earlier this week and today I picked up some metal for my console "frame". It might take a bit to get anything really done since last week I got a second degree sunburn in an hour. So my shoulders are peeling down to the white meat lol.

When I get on my laptop ill post info about my plasma cutter.

a1racer

how does that even happen in Oregon it rains like 360 days a year

warrpath4x4

not in north eastern oregon, i live in the desert.

warrpath4x4

here is the company i got my plasma cutter from http://www.longevity-inc.com/

i contacted them from a thread on pirate, got the plasma unit, free shipping, and a free 30 pack of consumables for a very good price. it can be ran off of 110 or 220 just by changing the plug. the machine tells what power source it is getting and resets internally on its own. right now i am using it as 110 but will be splicing another plug on the cord so i wont have to rewire the plug each time.

mike37

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