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Old 12-04-2022, 03:19 PM   #11
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Yeah, agree. Looks great.

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Old 12-04-2022, 07:09 PM   #12
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That looks factory. Have you considered selling templates?
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Old 12-04-2022, 07:29 PM   #13
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Nice going! Anyone made one for a Chevy Express?
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Old 12-05-2022, 02:37 PM   #14
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Very nice, far nicer than my off the shelf sheet metal one.
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Old 12-05-2022, 05:37 PM   #15
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Nice work. Since the subject is revived, so to speak, there is a thread buried somewhere from when I built one for my first van and several people contributed their builds and info back then. I'll see if I can dig it up and add to this thread for posterity.

I'm about to build another one and I don't see it coming out nearly as nicely as this one!

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Old 12-06-2022, 12:16 PM   #16
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Thanks everyone for the kind words, it was one of those projects that took me way too long to complete. But I did also re-wire a lot of the accessories and re-did the factory headliner.


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That looks factory. Have you considered selling templates?
There are so many variables that I'm not sure it would be beneficial for / to anyone. All the angles / curves are very dependent on how high and at what angle you mount the console, along with the depth from windshield you are after. I wanted as shallow as possible but to perfectly fit the sun visors, and my height was dictated by the switches & gauges I wanted to mount. Plus I'm running stock headliner with insulation behind it. So probably very different to others. IE SMB has no factory headliner, and most with factory headliner don't have insulation behind it.

For a template to work, you'd also have to use / manufacturer identical mounting brackets and be very precise on where they are mounted.

If I pull it down for any reason, I'll certainly draw it up in CAD for anyone who wants to use it for a base line.
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Old 12-06-2022, 12:23 PM   #17
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Nice work. Since the subject is revived, so to speak, there is a thread buried somewhere from when I built one for my first van and several people contributed their builds and info back then. I'll see if I can dig it up and add to this thread for posterity.

I'm about to build another one and I don't see it coming out nearly as nicely as this one!

I did actually go over that tread before I started this build. There is a lot of information in this forum on similar builds. Below were the threads I read through.


https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/fo...plit-2337.html
https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/fo...ingy-8726.html
https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/fo...e-27778-2.html
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Old 12-06-2022, 05:13 PM   #18
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So that's a yes on the Chevy Express version? Just kidding....unless you want to then not kidding.
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Old 12-07-2022, 08:19 PM   #19
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I did actually go over that tread before I started this build. There is a lot of information in this forum on similar builds. Below were the threads I read through.


https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/fo...plit-2337.html
https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/fo...ingy-8726.html
https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/fo...e-27778-2.html
Yep, mine and some much better attempts are in those threads. It cracks me up looking at the high quality tools I had 10 years ago.
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Old 12-08-2022, 10:12 AM   #20
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Your overhead console turned out great! Glad to see that my thread was able to help some.
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