get on er'


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Looks real good!!!!

 

ok .. so back to work ...
enough with the "holidays"



got the tranny tunel sealed ..
did some wrecker searching today and found just what I wanted ..

mock up


holes drilled and "Nut certed"



installed





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Glad to see this build is back on track! You shouldn't be taking holidays. LOL.

 

come on now !!! everyone needs some time off !!!
just wait till X-mas





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and on to the center console

mock up time for that ..
cardboard ..







so far , so good !


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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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Top notch work as usual, center consoles are a pain in the ass. Are you going to paint it?

 

thank you

this will be a "plug" .. so it's life is limited


I'm making a fiberglass mold from this plug ...


paint will come .......eventually




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very nice! thanks for all the pics. i've never been certain on how exactly the custom consoles start.

 

thanks bud ! ...

This is how it all starts , well in my shop anyway .. This console is very "generic" .. and will actually fit in quite a few different years .. even different vehicles . it's going into production and will be a "purchaceable" idem from us .

In my Trekker , I'm going to add a padded armrest , guages , cupholders .. and maybe a few other idems


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Can't wait to see the finished product. I guess the ones you will be selling will be customizable too?

 

yes ... they will basically look exactly like the picture , but actually be 2 pieces (bolt together) You'll be able to do what ever you want with it .. basically just a bace for you to work with .

 

Wee little more today ...

sealed .. and first primer





gettin close to building my mold



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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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great work...whatever happened to the Supra truck you were building. I thought that was a neat project you had going on

 

sitting outside . It's gets to come in when i'm done this one


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little bit more today ..
got the console sanded down to 220G and started to bare some grain .. so I gelcoated it again





now sanded again progressivly to 800G ... and ready to make my mold

also .. have been working on the new door skins .. (last 3 weeks)



spent the day final prepping the molds for the first product .
First layer today .. and will be "popping" the final product for my build tomorrow




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so the fiberglass skins will attach to the steel inners?

if so, how?

 

yep .. 2 part epoxy . we recommend and use *3M in our shop , just because they offer a lifetime guarentee on the bond , and we ship World wide , so no issues are good

this is the hatch repair skin install we have been producing for about 10 years now http://www.toyotafiberglass.com/hatch_skin_install.htm ..... so basically , the door skins will attach the same way ..
I'll be doing mine first .. hopefully next week
and of course , I will doccument and have pictures


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