Been working on a center console lately, some of the variations:
And the finalized design, ready for upholstery:
I decided to go practical with the console build here...went with a courtesy light cutout at the back for the rear seat area(which coupes didn't come with as far as I know...at least I don't remember courtesy lights in the back in my last driving coupe). Of course the mandatory cubby hole under the armrest(which I made out of wood because I like a console lid with some actual weight to it, would have been more work out of fiberglass when its just going to be wrapped anyway). Directly in front of that is the shifter hole...which follows the same taper as the console itself(bad angle to show the taper) simply because its visually pleasing, even though it makes it so I must now make a custom trim ring and shifter boot. Then of course the 2 cup holders(which are actually aggravating since I only have 2" depth to work with there so none of the drop-in cup holders will work except the very shallowest, I would get rid of the cup holders entirely if that area wasn't just a huge expanse of nothing without them...besides, always good to have cup holders, even if I have to make or modify the cups myself) And finally the 2 gauge holes...initially I went with 3, but it just took up too much space and I couldn't find an excuse to run an oil temp, pyrometer, or fuel pressure gauge. As it is, I have 6 in the dash and 1 in the ash tray...these 2 are slated for Vac/Boost(looking to the future) and clock. Also...with 3 gauges I am unable to change my mind later and turn these into AC vents....I can do that with 2. The notch at the top front is actually to clear the drop-down ash-tray AFR gauge.
And the finalized design, ready for upholstery:
I decided to go practical with the console build here...went with a courtesy light cutout at the back for the rear seat area(which coupes didn't come with as far as I know...at least I don't remember courtesy lights in the back in my last driving coupe). Of course the mandatory cubby hole under the armrest(which I made out of wood because I like a console lid with some actual weight to it, would have been more work out of fiberglass when its just going to be wrapped anyway). Directly in front of that is the shifter hole...which follows the same taper as the console itself(bad angle to show the taper) simply because its visually pleasing, even though it makes it so I must now make a custom trim ring and shifter boot. Then of course the 2 cup holders(which are actually aggravating since I only have 2" depth to work with there so none of the drop-in cup holders will work except the very shallowest, I would get rid of the cup holders entirely if that area wasn't just a huge expanse of nothing without them...besides, always good to have cup holders, even if I have to make or modify the cups myself) And finally the 2 gauge holes...initially I went with 3, but it just took up too much space and I couldn't find an excuse to run an oil temp, pyrometer, or fuel pressure gauge. As it is, I have 6 in the dash and 1 in the ash tray...these 2 are slated for Vac/Boost(looking to the future) and clock. Also...with 3 gauges I am unable to change my mind later and turn these into AC vents....I can do that with 2. The notch at the top front is actually to clear the drop-down ash-tray AFR gauge.