Thread: Overhead console build

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yep, those were the days of the meg's . after it was built i hated the licences plate .

Originally Posted by shine

yep, those were the days of the meg's . after it was built i hated the licences plate .

Yes, I'm glad I never recessed the license plate into the deck lid of my '37. Sure, it's practical and all but I think I prefer a plain smooth deck lid. Would be nice if we didn't have to have the ugly license plate to deal with at all but such is not the case. And in CA we're supposed to put one on the front, too! Argh!!

The '37 truck dash is beautiful but the padded one I was curious about was from the '37 car with the gray interior and the small console in the pic above

got ya. that is a fiberglass dash with convertible top padding on it. we are building a metal original dash to put in it. just redid the whole car this year.

creep, you get anything figured out ??? i build all mine with cardboard first.

Shine, those wood consoles are beautiful! I saw a dash of a 39 or 40 ford that was all wood grained in the GG's gazette this past weekend. How do guys do that? Paint or a decal?

Oh crap. Now I want an overhead console. Why did I look at this thread.

All like all of those! Especially the leather/vinyl sides with the wood insert!

Shine,

I'm going with the walnut for my bed. Was the stuff you used on the 37 Ford clear or the darker grain and what stain/clear did you use? I like how it turned out....an orange/red hue.

David

it was dark walnut with no stain. the color is picked up from the bed color. i sealed the wood then cleared it. so far it has held up.

there are tools and techniques to wood grain metal.

Thanks Shine!

David