5th gen camaro console install in a first gen

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I know a couple of guys have done it but I haven't really seen any in progress installation pics. This is one of my last main hurdles in getting my car ready for shakedown runs (been off the road for 4 years). I went to my local Lowes and bought a 6"x18" 1/16 steel and a 1"x12" 1/16 aluminum (picked it up accidentally, wanted steel but it will work fine). I also used a cheap 18" metal brake from Harbor Freight. Bending the metal turned out to be a good exercise in bend radius measurement that I learned at a aircraft school last summer LOL

The front bracket dimensions are 1" (mounts to console)x 3.25" (console to floor) x approx 6" for the base (didn't have to be this long, I was too lazy to cut the extra inch or two off) but it will work just fine.

The middle bracket is similar, 1"x 3" (top to floor) and only 3" base.

The rear bracket was a little trickier. The top flat (mounts to console) is 5" and I guesstimated an additional 2.5" on each side to mount. As you can see, it took a little bending and tweaking but I was able to bend it back towards the tunnel and then down the side.



Since I already had dynamat already installed, welding the bracket to the floor was out of the question. I initially used some self tapping screws to secure it to the floor but will be buying some 5/16 course thread x3/4" to mount the all 3 brackets to the floor tomorrow.

I used some #8-32x 1/2" bolts, washers and nuts. For the rear bracket I used #8x32x 3/4 facing up to mount to the rear area of the console.

Again, this is just a guide. If you attempt to do this, be sure and double check what is required for your install. Hope this helps, here are some pics. If you have any questions, please let me know.