You guys must be reading my mind! I plan on doing a custom center console that is made up of several pieces so the consumer can further customize it by addding foam and leather to top area that come in contact with skin (like arm rests, etc.) and leave the sides as bare cabon fiber. Other areas might be begging for paint or aluminum trim. I am looking at Camaro consoles and other GM consoles of the era to use as design influence, but come up with a totally unique design. I might even include a cup holder or 2 if people say they want that. We'll definitely make a carbon I.P. (car design speak for instrument panel). I think the second gen has a nice I.P. already, so making a carbon insert is a piece of cake. The '67 & '68 aren't so bad unless you want to add more guages, but it's pretty simple, so it would be easy to make a panel that fits right in. The '69 Camaro on the other hand is a mess with that clock in the middle at an oblique angle that matches up to the overhang on the dash pad and the recessed guages, it's going to take some manipulation. I'm sure we can design something that is cohesive and functional. The thing that makes it hard to make an ergonomic design for the gauge cluster is that everyone wants to use a steering wheel that is much smaller than stock with a thick rim , so it's hard to see the gauges. For this reason, I'm thinking of moving the smaller auxillary gauges on the second gen out so you look at them over the wheel instead of inside the wheel where they get blocked by the rim on modern day aftermarket steering wheels.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
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