Well I finally took my dad's advice and got up off my lazy butt. I may have bit off more than I can chew, but I'm gonna give it a shot anyways. I'm doing everything first on my parts car so that I can experiment with cutting and not mess up anything important. Over the weekend I cut away at the steering column support to make the dash fit back far enough. I'll post a couple pics of the dash removed when I... ummm... remove the dash.
Here is where I am after my first test fit.
The passenger side needs to be raised up about 3/4" if I line it up with my center console. The piece of wood is holding up the steering column in the correct location. There is about a 1/2" gap around the column, and the gap on the driver's side of the column is maybe a 1/4" or so wider, but I am happy with it as far as being lined up with the dash.
I also started on the center console today too.
I cut the front of the computer cover part at a bad angle, so I have to fix that before I go on any farther. When I raise the passenger side of the dash up, it will be far enough away from the console that I can install it as a single piece, which makes it a good bit easier on me. Here is a quick sketch I did beforehand to show what I intend to do with the console.
I am going to relocate the window switches, cigarette lighter, and OBD connector to be in front of the shifter. Doing this, along with removing the console storage, frees up enough room to place 2 cupholders behind and out of the the way of the person's elbow. I don't want to put them in the front because I am worried about the cups getting in the way of my shifting. I also don't want to remove the extra storage, but with the glove box in the dash now, I think I can compromise.
...continuing on with another post.
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[This message has been edited by wikid_one (edited 05-24-2006).]
