99 console in 69 camaro

[importkiller69ss]

i finally bought my 4th gen console and want to put it in ..i also got a templet of the year one gauge pod that was in their 69...my question is how well does the console fit with the stock 69 seats i have heard problem about the fitment in the 69's and heard it was a breeze in 67 and 68...also who all that have done this did you have to raise the front of the console up a little or was it level..i know the year on guys raised theirs jsut curious what i am getting into when i get the console in thanks

[Drewhelm]

In my 69 Firebird the 4th gen console is level. I didn't have to raise it up, but I have yet to install the 4th gen dash.

I'm glad you mentioned the year one gauge pod, I've been thinking about where to mount the rest of my gauges when I do the swap!

http://firstgenfirebird.org/show/closeup.mv?CarID=642

[norcalcamaro]

My console is level as well. Orignally when I installed the console there was a gap in the front, but I just pushed down a little more & then the console ended up level front & back. Otherwise I think in the year one console they welded in that panel on the side to cover the gap in the front.
BTW, did you get the dimensions for the pod from the company that designed it? I need that as well.

[importkiller69ss]

for everyone interested in the pod..i dont have the dimensions as of yet.....i have talked to phil...who is who made the thing..and he said they are in teh pricess of mass producing them in abs plastic to look just like the dash...he said they have one in metal that is a templet to make the rest of them but jsut cant find the guy to cut them out in plastic so he gave me the pics of the step by step making of it and i just duplicated it....i have not finished it b/c the connole is not in my car yet...i just have to mount the console and then final fit it...if any one wants the pics that i went by i will be mroe that happy to give them to you just pm me or when i finally talk to phil again he said he would try to fit the templet with the measurements to get to me either way ill get it to whoever wants it

[Damn True]

I am not able to visualize what you are talking about with the gauge pod. Is there a photo of that somewhere?

[importkiller69ss]

i am talking about the gauge pod that was in the year one car that made the transition b/w the stock dash and the 4th gen console let me see if i can get a pic..i hope i can figure out how on image shack

[importkiller69ss]

i dont know how to post pics on imageshack can someone help me do it

[derekf]

This one.

.

The entire buildup on the Year One Camaro is here. It looks like this page has pics of the creation of that bit (but I might be wrong)

[importkiller69ss]

yeah they can be found on year on and at brphotrods.com....the brp one is phile...the guy who made the pod

[Steve1968LS2]

yeah they can be found on year on and at brphotrods.com....the brp one is phile...the guy who made the pod

Yea, I got the idea from my transistion on the '69 from thier unit. Mine only held two guages though..

[importkiller69ss]

ok cool i hope it isnt that hard to build..steve is yours just sittin in there or is in bolted down..i am not sure how i could bolt it up

[importkiller69ss]

steve i sent you a pm about how the console fit with the stock 69 buckets....also how should i mount it to the trans tunnel

[Damn True]

Hmm, might have to go grab a 4th gen console and look into that. I'd like to have Oil-P, Oil-T, Water-T, Amps and Fuel. I think there'd be more room between the console and dash on a '68 than on a '69.

[importkiller69ss]

if i could figure out how to post pics i would get all the pics that i have from phil

[rockdogz]

How are consoles normally mounted to the trans tunnel? I will have a console, just don't have one yet. Should I weld anything to the trans tunnel before it's carpeted?

[CAMAROBOY69]

if i could figure out how to post pics i would get all the pics that i have from phil

http://www.imageshack.us/

[CAMAROBOY69]

i finally bought my 4th gen console and want to put it in ..i also got a templet of the year one gauge pod that was in their 69...my question is how well does the console fit with the stock 69 seats i have heard problem about the fitment in the 69's and heard it was a breeze in 67 and 68...also who all that have done this did you have to raise the front of the console up a little or was it level..i know the year on guys raised theirs jsut curious what i am getting into when i get the console in thanks

When I first bought my 02 trans am console, it fit with no problems when I had the 69 Camaro seats bolted in the car. Shortly after I installed the 4th gen seats and it still fit great. It actually fit easier with the 69 seats.