Secret stash drawer..Shhhh,...Its a Secret!...

[wjburken]

....oh wait, I get it. You mean to have that as access AND still have a drawer! Freakin brilliant.

Glad you liked the idea.

 

[Jolly Roger]

Dang!...it wont clear...
Too much overhang on the radio assembly.

 

[wjburken]

Dang!...it wont clear...
Too much overhang on the radio assembly.

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Hmm. Bummer. Thought it might clear. Will have to think about it a little more.

 

[Jolly Roger]

The bottom of the console "bucket" is oddly shaped to accommodate the BOSE amp and rack that sit beneath it. With the amp removed, I could take off the bottom of the "bucket" and extend it all the way down. It would be huge in there....

 

[Jolly Roger]

This came today.....and along with it my game plan.

 

[07Burb]

so is this done yet?

 

[Jolly Roger]

so is this done yet?

Almost...

I've taken over the living room ottoman so...Im getting "those" occasional stares from the wife...
Every time I catch a sideways glimpse from her, I start singing and I vacuum up the drill/Dremel shavings I've made...

 

[Jolly Roger]

So I cut out the middle section of the rear h-vac control panel and heated up my ABS sheet to conform to the shape. The back side looks ugly but the front will look ok when finished...

 

[Jolly Roger]

I bought some Dry-Erase board from the local hardware store, Its black on one side and white on the other. It was only $6 a sheet! Sure beats paying $17 per sheet for the same plywood..

I've taken the whole console apart and Im currently working with the inner skeleton...Ive also taken the bottom off the "bucket" portion of the console and have began extending it with measured/cut pieces of the Dry-Erase board. Here is one side being adhered to the underside of the inner skeleton.

Also notice the aluminum bar I've attached at the bottom. This will be a mounting point for the drawer.

 

[Rocket Man]

Interesting