I started on this about a week ago, between working my regular job, the mustang, and now this, I am trying to kill myself I do believe. One of my buddies bought a center console for a 2006 exploder. He decided that it was going to be too much work for him to install it in his truck....... My brain started working, I told him I wanted to see how it fits in my truck. We pulled my console out(all of that hard work I just put into it and the switch box) to test fit it. I really like it, but I have lots to do for it to look good. While in the process of fabbing it up, I had another idea. Anyone seen this done????


The day I got it:



The test fit:



A little fabbing:





Test fitting:





A lil welding:



Uh Oh, What is that???:



A lil color change:





I should have wiped the dust off of these first:





Makin a lil headway:







I still have a bunch to do, but I personally think it is coming along great!!!




Oh yea, Here are a few of her in the sun:












Enjoy!

 

thats badass! how difficult was it to install the shifter? i really like that! do you still have the column shifter on? or can that be easily removed?

 

I would NOT recommend anyone trying to install a shifter like this unless you have a lot of patience, experience fabricating, and another vehicle to drive! I do not have the column shifter anymore. It is easy to remove the lever, but you have to re-wire the overdrive switch. This has taken a lot of hard work and effort to get it this far.

 

making the mounting brackets and such is no biggie. and i like messing with electrical stuff for the most part, if cant figure it out i got ppl that will help.
about how long did the install take you? id rather have a ratchet shifter instead of a column and once i buy a bike ill prob attempt this lol.
hows it feel to shift on the floor instead of the column? only truck ive drove with a ratchet shifter was a s10 show truck and it was the type you slam into each gear without going into neutral or reverse without lifting the safety

 

That's a lot of talent. Nice work!

 

that is kick *** nick..now you dont have to ghetto shift when racing richmond Hill people anymore..looks AWSOME

 

sweet....no really digging the console, but hey....

 

Console will look good but I don't know about the SVT all over the place.

 

have you seen what his truck has..and what he has done with it..SVT belongs on there without a doubt..

you cant buy the SVT stuff he has on it..he either

a. painted it
b. got somebody to custom make them

so it is a very special vechile team..so it really should be VSVT!!

 

the charger alone would be enough to make it a SVT....

 

bling bling

 

all the haters.....lol

 

What is wrong with the console? I havent even put it in the truck so how can you say you dont dig it??? Poo on you too! lol

 

What are you covering all of the sheet metal with?

 

Paint.

 

Are ya smoothin it out or goin for the rough look?

 

bling blin i like it

 

Sweet ideas man! Can't wait to see how it all turns out!

 

Yeah, I'm hatin alright..

I'm saying I'm not for people putting badges on stuff that didn't come from the factory that way. I'm not calling him a ricer and I know what the truck is capable of, but it still doesn't mean that the truck is a SVT. It's a badass truck, but I'm a stickler for things like that. I'll wait for the hate responses that I get for not replying with nothing but praise.

 

yea you are

 

Looking good

 

looks good nick.

i like the shifter, will be sweet when its done for sure!

i think you need to get some black carpet!

 

i drive one of the newer explorers for work....and i hate the center console in it...

 

lookin sweet nick

 

Why I outta...