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2313 hits | 70.92 KB | Posted: 5/23/04
I always like to start with a good template, they always save time in the end. This one is for the ...

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1517 hits | 70.65 KB | Posted: 5/23/04
They can also help you save material

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A rough peice, Still needs lots of work

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1431 hits | 60.72 KB | Posted: 5/23/04
Cut both of them out. Test fit, and still more work to get it the way I want it.

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1468 hits | 53.03 KB | Posted: 5/23/04
You can see the drivers side one needs to be adjusted to get it to fit right, and Im not likin the p...

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1348 hits | 79.94 KB | Posted: 5/23/04
The passenger side was to close to the seat belt, and it just didnt follow the lines of the floor

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1319 hits | 67.3 KB | Posted: 5/23/04
Another shot, Im gonna need to use some bondo to get it smooth again for vynal

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1425 hits | 65.18 KB | Posted: 5/29/04
Test fit wit the modifided peices. Still need alot of work.

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1376 hits | 55.12 KB | Posted: 5/29/04
In this one you can see how it kinda follows the tranny hump

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1363 hits | 71.38 KB | Posted: 5/29/04
Finally after lots of adjustments both sides fit how I want them to

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1330 hits | 70.52 KB | Posted: 5/29/04
Its starting to look like something. That piece will be for switches, after more adjustments

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1342 hits | 52.14 KB | Posted: 5/29/04
It has a foot-print very similar to the stock one, accept for the upper part

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1311 hits | 79.87 KB | Posted: 5/29/04
The peice that holds the gauges and back on.

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1278 hits | 70.88 KB | Posted: 5/29/04
I wanted the gauges to be angled towards the driver a bit, so....

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1207 hits | 62.6 KB | Posted: 5/30/04
This is where the gauges will go

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1173 hits | 59 KB | Posted: 5/30/04
Adding a detail peice to the gauge part. when it is on the console this part will help it flow bett...

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1215 hits | 61.9 KB | Posted: 5/30/04
The big panel and smaller one where the cup holders go.

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1285 hits | 65.37 KB | Posted: 5/30/04
The last of the difficult peices is on. Although there is still LOTS more to do

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1205 hits | 61.07 KB | Posted: 5/30/04
Starting to fill out a little. Also, there are a few gaps, but I will smooth the whole thing out wi...

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1236 hits | 66.61 KB | Posted: 5/30/04
Because the screws on the sides are only temporary I had to build a "backbone" for when i take it a-...

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1280 hits | 64.84 KB | Posted: 6/1/04
Went to Radio Shack for some goodies. Even though they only had 3 of the 6 switches I need

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1258 hits | 65.58 KB | Posted: 6/1/04
Cutthe holes for the gauges. Made one boo-boo.

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1273 hits | 66.66 KB | Posted: 6/1/04
Its goona be kick ass! I'm going to fix the boo-boo before I vynal it.

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1191 hits | 66.5 KB | Posted: 6/1/04
This was way harder than it should have been. This was the 4th one, and it still needs alot of sand...

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1269 hits | 61.97 KB | Posted: 6/1/04
Because the aluminum was so thin i couldn't use a twist bit. Ended up using a forsner bit, ya I kno...

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1217 hits | 64.72 KB | Posted: 6/1/04
Will look nice, but still needs work. Switches aren't perfectly in-line.

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1214 hits | 57.73 KB | Posted: 6/6/04
Found the other 3 switches, and cleaned up the aluminum

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1171 hits | 69.92 KB | Posted: 6/6/04
Routed out the center section free-hand, ya took a while

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1145 hits | 66.4 KB | Posted: 6/6/04
Chisled out the corners, and decided to scew the indiviual holes and cut a rectangle.

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1207 hits | 61.53 KB | Posted: 6/6/04
Once it is vynaled it will look nice, all inset and what not.

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1092 hits | 64.81 KB | Posted: 6/6/04
Did the same thing to the gauge holder

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1148 hits | 72.75 KB | Posted: 6/6/04
Made the aluminum thingy for it.

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1166 hits | 49.4 KB | Posted: 6/6/04
Oh ya, im getting pumped, polished the to aluminum parts, they look nice.

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1092 hits | 65.62 KB | Posted: 6/13/04
Cup holders, soon to have aluminum like the rest.

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1090 hits | 57.42 KB | Posted: 6/13/04
Cup holder aluminum.

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1213 hits | 67.91 KB | Posted: 6/13/04
Only 2 more panels to modify.

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1164 hits | 53.99 KB | Posted: 6/13/04
The part cut out will be black vynal, with the old school bronco logo on it.

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1106 hits | 60.72 KB | Posted: 6/13/04
Future home of a TV, but not for a while i have no money.

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1162 hits | 68.29 KB | Posted: 6/13/04
Side veiw

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1112 hits | 71.35 KB | Posted: 6/13/04
Started with some wood putty. Soon to come LOTS of sanding.

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1149 hits | 56.22 KB | Posted: 6/28/04
Sanded down the wood putty, still needs another layer.

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1126 hits | 64.86 KB | Posted: 6/28/04
Time to turn this into a piece of trim.

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1157 hits | 70.94 KB | Posted: 6/28/04
So the camera took a dump, I couldnt take pictures till today. This is one of the trim pieces for t...

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1104 hits | 43.47 KB | Posted: 6/28/04
It fits right here and runs the lengh of the console.

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1132 hits | 43.44 KB | Posted: 6/28/04
the back gets some too

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1080 hits | 71.17 KB | Posted: 6/28/04
Insert TV here

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1277 hits | 57.81 KB | Posted: 6/28/04
UM UM tasty

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1044 hits | 63.92 KB | Posted: 7/11/04
Gluein' up the TV holder.

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1030 hits | 55.31 KB | Posted: 7/11/04
After 3 tries I finally got the aluminum done for the other side, some of those angles were tricky.

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1047 hits | 55.3 KB | Posted: 7/11/04
Putty'd the carp out of the TV area, at 6 bucks for a big can it sure is cheaper than fiber-glass.

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1058 hits | 57.22 KB | Posted: 7/11/04
Filled the last gap in the back to keep everything together for vynal, which is gonna be soon! YAY!

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1035 hits | 54.13 KB | Posted: 7/17/04
Wood putty dried, and sanded

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1066 hits | 55.42 KB | Posted: 7/17/04
Second layer of putty, to fill in the smaller gaps

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1052 hits | 55.17 KB | Posted: 7/18/04
2nd coat of putty sanded down, nearing the finish.

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1052 hits | 60.37 KB | Posted: 7/18/04
3rd and final coat of putty, oh ya I HATE SANDING!

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1171 hits | 103.68 KB | Posted: 7/18/04
One of the pieces for the storage area, Im coating all of it with the spray on bed liner you can buy...

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1338 hits | 48.74 KB | Posted: 7/18/04
Another test fit, everything looks good, accept for one thing....

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1194 hits | 50.25 KB | Posted: 7/18/04
opps, just needs some lovin

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1411 hits | 53.74 KB | Posted: 7/18/04
Got her all sanded and cut down to fit, now its comin together. I can't wait.

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1139 hits | 60.77 KB | Posted: 7/18/04
Now that I know it all fits it can be glued together.

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1111 hits | 57.43 KB | Posted: 7/18/04
Finally done sanding the TV area, gettin close to vynal time, guess I gotta order it soon, Crap.

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1103 hits | 63.67 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
With the gauge "pod" glued in place you can kinda see what it will look like

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1030 hits | 62.15 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
More putty to smooth out the edges. The poster board is there to keep the putty from bonding to the...

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1061 hits | 65.66 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
I had to taunt my-self, every time I do this i just want it to be done.

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1008 hits | 42.23 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
Made th bottom of the compartment and re-bed lined the front part.

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1056 hits | 48.13 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
Lid cut to size

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1019 hits | 51.73 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
Routed the edge, remember to alwasy be careful when routing, or bad things will happen!

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1001 hits | 54.12 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
Example of a bad thing.

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988 hits | 42.9 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
Routed a palce to grab the top. I need some new bits as you can see from the burning, mine are like...

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1052 hits | 47.57 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
This way I wont have to claw at it to open it

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1070 hits | 52.7 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
Eruopean cabinet hinges, expesive at 7 bucks each but they are spring loaded so that the top will st...

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1020 hits | 33.27 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
round ove rthe bottom edge of the edge with the hinges on it, so that the vyanl does not cause a bin...

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995 hits | 49.52 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
I really like the indentation on the facroty console, so i thought I would incorperate it into mine,...

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1091 hits | 51.17 KB | Posted: 8/1/04
It took a while and some patence but it got it done, although I didnt tighten the route base down to...

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1158 hits | 49.49 KB | Posted: 8/26/04
This is the center section out and getting "covered" I tried vynal but it just didnt look how i wan...

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973 hits | 75.3 KB | Posted: 8/26/04
This piece is also getting the truck bed coating (which matches teh dash perfectly in texture and co...

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982 hits | 58.61 KB | Posted: 9/1/04
Glueing the cup holder aluminum on.

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936 hits | 56.97 KB | Posted: 9/1/04
Glueing the switch panel one (ever so high tech)

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1146 hits | 62.45 KB | Posted: 9/1/04
Both peices glued on, starting to look better.

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914 hits | 62.72 KB | Posted: 9/11/04
Glueing the guage holder on after some painting

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926 hits | 45.18 KB | Posted: 9/11/04
Glued on with some final coats of paint going on

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938 hits | 60.8 KB | Posted: 9/11/04
Adhesive for vynal on the back panel

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928 hits | 44.63 KB | Posted: 9/11/04
Adhesive on the vynal

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890 hits | 80.16 KB | Posted: 9/11/04
This is what i use, hell of alot easyer than contact cement and works really well.

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922 hits | 41.98 KB | Posted: 9/11/04
Back vynaled (if thats a word) with aluminum attached

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848 hits | 47.62 KB | Posted: 9/11/04
The aluminum hides the staples and edges

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903 hits | 54.9 KB | Posted: 9/11/04
Back, bottem, and front of the large compartment attached and ready to paint

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905 hits | 69.44 KB | Posted: 9/11/04
Aluminum renforements for the hinges, also hide vynal seams

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911 hits | 42.7 KB | Posted: 9/11/04
First coat

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839 hits | 59.67 KB | Posted: 9/26/04
Gluing the gauge aluminum on.

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963 hits | 61.66 KB | Posted: 9/26/04
All the aluminum pieces on.

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866 hits | 52.22 KB | Posted: 9/26/04
Putty to fill in all the mock up holes.

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814 hits | 61.11 KB | Posted: 9/26/04
Once the putty dried and I sanded it down, it was time to start the vynal. The back is the only pie...

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785 hits | 56.49 KB | Posted: 9/26/04
Driver side done.

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806 hits | 56.83 KB | Posted: 9/26/04
Attaching the aluminum trim, which also holds the vynal tight and creates a cleaner looking seam.

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816 hits | 64.15 KB | Posted: 9/26/04
This is how I will attach the rest of the pieces. I drilled bunch of holes and then i can cut it to...

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940 hits | 67.16 KB | Posted: 9/26/04
Clamping the middle divider in so i can attach it with the home-made brackets

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857 hits | 60.73 KB | Posted: 9/26/04
The compartmet takes shape.

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1227 hits | 62.48 KB | Posted: 9/26/04
Did a little mock up, Just gotta vynal the rear section of the center, and drill the holes in the si...

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887 hits | 58.1 KB | Posted: 10/10/04
Clampin' it together so i can screw it together.

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900 hits | 63.07 KB | Posted: 10/10/04
This pis shows the little brackets I used to hold it together. They are just angle iron cut up with...

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1162 hits | 44.49 KB | Posted: 10/10/04
Yet another test fit, revealing yet another adjustment.

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1017 hits | 44.65 KB | Posted: 10/10/04
Another view.

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976 hits | 55.7 KB | Posted: 10/10/04
Part of the gauge holder hit the dash and broke off, had to sand it a bit and paint it. All better ...

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854 hits | 49.79 KB | Posted: 10/10/04
This piece has proved to be a HUGE PAIN IN THE ASS. re-doin it AGAIN...AHHHHHH

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865 hits | 79.03 KB | Posted: 10/10/04
Some of the wiring.

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958 hits | 79.52 KB | Posted: 10/10/04
More wires

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925 hits | 40 KB | Posted: 10/10/04
Orignally I was gonna use a 8awg for the grounf, but after looking at this mess I think we are gonna...

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990 hits | 66.13 KB | Posted: 10/10/04
This is where the power will coem in, again originally 8awg may switch to 4awg havent decided.

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902 hits | 64.8 KB | Posted: 10/31/04
All three guages installed and working.

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960 hits | 45.88 KB | Posted: 10/31/04
After fighting this piece 3 times, I finally got it to come out how i wanted it.

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917 hits | 53.65 KB | Posted: 10/31/04
The insert that will some day have some kind of symbol on it....no money right now.

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933 hits | 52.17 KB | Posted: 10/31/04
On goes the vynal

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897 hits | 55.19 KB | Posted: 10/31/04
Trimed up and ready to go in.

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931 hits | 61.72 KB | Posted: 10/31/04
Put the divder and bottem on. Now i can finish some more of the wiring.

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991 hits | 71.33 KB | Posted: 10/31/04
Got some more of the wiring done, and about half of the fuse block wired.

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919 hits | 63.33 KB | Posted: 10/31/04
Also got the Wig-Wags wired, can't wait for that fun!

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894 hits | 71.48 KB | Posted: 11/7/04
Fuse panel pretty much done.

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829 hits | 64.41 KB | Posted: 11/7/04
Got mpre wiring done, this is one of the connectors that will link the console to the B'co

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897 hits | 75.28 KB | Posted: 11/7/04
99% of the wiring is done....to many wires

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929 hits | 51.61 KB | Posted: 12/7/04
Inside compartment all painted, again with pickup truck bed liner. Just can't get enough of that st...

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1023 hits | 82.84 KB | Posted: 12/7/04
All the wiring done, accept for the main power connections and the TV

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918 hits | 60.03 KB | Posted: 12/12/04
All of the wires from the engine compartment are run. Interior next.

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1108 hits | 56.37 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
Got the bezzel for the TV to fit where it needs to go. it was slightly bigger than the hole so i wi...

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1086 hits | 62 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
All puttied and re-painted, ready for the TV

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1142 hits | 60.68 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
TV is in, not much more to do.

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962 hits | 78.83 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
Power wires in

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992 hits | 48.78 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
The DVD player was gonna go under the seat but it didnt fit. So...

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1079 hits | 44.81 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
DVD player installed

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1220 hits | 64.89 KB | Posted: 1/30/05
Pretty much all done accept for the lid, dunno if i like this one.

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1295 hits | 52.45 KB | Posted: 2/6/05
Out with the old

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1332 hits | 54.98 KB | Posted: 2/6/05
Connectors on the bronco side of the wiring

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In with the new

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Driver side

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1900 hits | 58.59 KB | Posted: 2/6/05
From the back

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And yes the tray still fits, although i still have some loose ends to work out, like the fact that n...