console plans

[StevenAg03]

can anyone tell me the distance between the seets of a CJ....im sure a YJ is the same length as well.


here is my plan. the over all deminsions are 10"Wx12"Tx26"L

[fbronco86]

Without the cupholders that looks like krebs' console

[StevenAg03]

kinda does now that i think about it. his has an EQ where the cup holders are. mine will have water tight lids over the radio and console part. that way i can spary out the interor and not have to worryabout getting anything "important" wet.

[Fredo]

damn steve...you're getting good with that etchasketch, you even got the diagonal dual knob twist down! :D

[fbronco86]

What are you gonna make it out of. Metal? Wood? The only thing i dont like about the metal ones. they tend to have sharp corners and will cut you up when off roading. I have the stock plastic one it has yet to cut me up.

[StevenAg03]

i have the same plastiv one in my truck and no it wont cut me. the one i am building for the jeep is gonna be made out of metal . i will make sure that i round off the corners so that no sharp edges protrude.

[fbronco86]

what about some sort of a pad? not sure how to do that but that would be nice.

[Doug Krebs]

i got lazy and never finished mine, so mine has sharp corners. I've only scratched myself a few times.... What mike was saying about a pad...my metal one gets hot and can burn your arm

[StevenAg03]

i plan on coating it with some kind of rubberized paint. i know that it can still ge hot but it willl not be too bad

[Graystroke]

What about upolstering another piece of metal same size as the top and pop-riveting it from the inside of the lid? OR some 1/4" mahagony ply and screwing from the back side.