With the seats in I now know what I have for space for a center console between the seats. I had 6" and that would work for a lift up storage area like in a typical car. For the height I wanted it to flush out with the floor in the upper cab so everything would just kind of flow and it didn't stick up or drop down. It also worked out for a good height for your arm to rest on.
From there going forward I stepped it down so the top of the shifter would set about the same height as the armrest. I the lower section I needed to fit the shifter and the all-important cup holders. After a little research I found that cup holders were about 3 1/2" outside dimension so I needed 7" inside clear to fit two of them side by side. The shifter was no problem it is narrow, but I also needed enough width to fit a double dim entertainment center.
I started reading lots and lots about car stereos and finally settled on one. It was highly rated and not stupid expensive. Plus, it had all the features I was looking for. The width on it was just a touch under 7" so if I increased the width of the console to 8" outside and that left 7" inside everything would fit.
Right where it comes out from between the seats, I tapered it out 1" on each side. From there I figured out how much room I needed for the shifter and cup holders and then returned it up to the bottom of the dash. That gave me a vertical surface for the stereo plus room for some rocker switches. I screwed this together temporary until I had all the pieces in hand to start cutting holes.
It was time to start looking for ideas and material to cover it now.
Last edited by COCOE; 01/23/20244:56 PM. Reason: to add photos
