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[mrgmhale]

Could you elaborate a bit on what's in the opening where the clock would go in the console, looks like a screen for something? I've toyed with the idea of something similar so I'm eager to hear about that! Thanks!

You bet! Happy to show some more detail. I never tried to take photos showing specifically what goes where re: the clocks on the full length center console. But, I hope these photos will do (attached files). If you need more detail let me know. We are about to take the pony cars out of Winter Hibernation, and ought to be able to get some more photos for you if needed.

I spoke with the folks at ACP the other year, when I was looking for some Clock Delete plates to use for a mockup set of Power Outlets for a friend who has no clock in his console. He wanted some power and USB outlets instead. At that time the gal I spoke with told me they are now shipping their cull length consoles with the Clock Delete plates, whereas previously they were shipping with the clock hole being open. The upside is you won;t have to fabricate a plastic plate to fill the hole for the clock. The downside is the surface texture of the Clock Delete plate is not the same as the texture of the console. I think the console looks better with a clock installed. For me, on out 1973 Mach 1, I ordered a DC battery powered clock (no wiring needed), and clear plastic cover lens. All the pieces fit nicely, as you can see in the photos showing the console with the clock installed.

In one of the photos you can see where I used hole saws to cut two holes in the Clock Delete plate to mount a 12 volt "barrel" outlet, and a Dual USB Outlet. It is what a friend wanted, but I think the clock looks better in that location. He had originally wanted 3 outlets, but when I cut the plate to hndle three outlets he agreed it looked too goofy, and went back to two outlets. One out 1973 Mustang Convertible I left the Clock Delete plate in place, just because I have not ordered a clock and clear lens to install. Our Dakota VHX Analog Gauge instrument panel already has a clock in it, but it is hard for a passenger to see it from the passenger seat. Maybe I will order a clock and lens to install this year. Maybe.

 

[tony-muscle]

You bet! Happy to show some more detail. I never tried to take photos showing specifically what goes where re: the clocks on the full length center console. But, I hope these photos will do (attached files). If you need more detail let me know. We are about to take the pony cars out of Winter Hibernation, and ought to be able to get some more photos for you if needed.

I spoke with the folks at ACP the other year, when I was looking for some Clock Delete plates to use for a mockup set of Power Outlets for a friend who has no clock in his console. He wanted some power and USB outlets instead. At that time the gal I spoke with told me they are now shipping their cull length consoles with the Clock Delete plates, whereas previously they were shipping with the clock hole being open. The upside is you won;t have to fabricate a plastic plate to fill the hole for the clock. The downside is the surface texture of the Clock Delete plate is not the same as the texture of the console. I think the console looks better with a clock installed. For me, on out 1973 Mach 1, I ordered a DC battery powered clock (no wiring needed), and clear plastic cover lens. All the pieces fit nicely, as you can see in the photos showing the console with the clock installed.

In one of the photos you can see where I used hole saws to cut two holes in the Clock Delete plate to mount a 12 volt "barrel" outlet, and a Dual USB Outlet. It is what a friend wanted, but I think the clock looks better in that location. He had originally wanted 3 outlets, but when I cut the plate to hndle three outlets he agreed it looked too goofy, and went back to two outlets. One out 1973 Mustang Convertible I left the Clock Delete plate in place, just because I have not ordered a clock and clear lens to install. Our Dakota VHX Analog Gauge instrument panel already has a clock in it, but it is hard for a passenger to see it from the passenger seat. Maybe I will order a clock and lens to install this year. Maybe.

I have been toying with the idea of adding a small LCD screen where the clock goes to replicate my phone's screen - mainly for Google Maps. However, what is holding me back is that I can hold my phone on a mount that attaches to the dash pad with a magnet. There is this nice 5" LCD screen in Amazon that could work (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B8JNKT3/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A1BMOVQDL91XA2&psc=1) but I am going to hold off on this idea for a while.

 

[RC92234]

You bet! Happy to show some more detail. I never tried to take photos showing specifically what goes where re: the clocks on the full length center console. But, I hope these photos will do (attached files). If you need more detail let me know. We are about to take the pony cars out of Winter Hibernation, and ought to be able to get some more photos for you if needed.

I spoke with the folks at ACP the other year, when I was looking for some Clock Delete plates to use for a mockup set of Power Outlets for a friend who has no clock in his console. He wanted some power and USB outlets instead. At that time the gal I spoke with told me they are now shipping their cull length consoles with the Clock Delete plates, whereas previously they were shipping with the clock hole being open. The upside is you won;t have to fabricate a plastic plate to fill the hole for the clock. The downside is the surface texture of the Clock Delete plate is not the same as the texture of the console. I think the console looks better with a clock installed. For me, on out 1973 Mach 1, I ordered a DC battery powered clock (no wiring needed), and clear plastic cover lens. All the pieces fit nicely, as you can see in the photos showing the console with the clock installed.

In one of the photos you can see where I used hole saws to cut two holes in the Clock Delete plate to mount a 12 volt "barrel" outlet, and a Dual USB Outlet. It is what a friend wanted, but I think the clock looks better in that location. He had originally wanted 3 outlets, but when I cut the plate to hndle three outlets he agreed it looked too goofy, and went back to two outlets. One out 1973 Mustang Convertible I left the Clock Delete plate in place, just because I have not ordered a clock and clear lens to install. Our Dakota VHX Analog Gauge instrument panel already has a clock in it, but it is hard for a passenger to see it from the passenger seat. Maybe I will order a clock and lens to install this year. Maybe.

I’m going to do the outlets in the ashtray but also the seat warmer controls.

 

[mrgmhale]

I’m going to do the outlets in the ashtray but also the seat warmer controls.

Here are some photos of the sockets and wiring for the underside of the console, where I placed a Power Panel where the ash tray used to be. I used as in-line 20 amp fuse for the switch power feeding the various sockets. And I used a fused side of a fur with the fuse block to provide the switched power - that way there was no splicing into the main wiring harness. Later I used a Buss Fuse Tap to connect the spade female terminal for the switched power feed to the console's Power Panel. I hope the photos are helpful. Some photos are annotated.

 

[Sheriff41]

Here are some photos of the sockets and wiring for the underside of the console, where I placed a Power Panel where the ash tray used to be. I used as in-line 20 amp fuse for the switch power feeding the various sockets. And I used a fused side of a fur with the fuse block to provide the switched power - that way there was no splicing into the main wiring harness. Later I used a Buss Fuse Tap to connect the spade female terminal for the switched power feed to the console's Power Panel. I hope the photos are helpful. Some photos are annotated.

Your documentation of your projects is second to none. I imagine many of them will be referenced for years to come.

 

[mrgmhale]

I have been toying with the idea of adding a small LCD screen where the clock goes to replicate my phone's screen - mainly for Google Maps. However, what is holding me back is that I can hold my phone on a mount that attaches to the dash pad with a magnet. There is this nice 5" LCD screen in Amazon that could work (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B8JNKT3/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=A1BMOVQDL91XA2&psc=1) but I am going to hold off on this idea for a while.

My only concern with mounting a display where the clock normally goes is that the image(s) displayed may be too small to read while driving. I had a similar thought, but decided to mount some stands with magnetic heads to attach tablets or phones (iPad and iPhone) where some metal discs would be adhered to the back side of the devices' case. That worked out very well, and had I not been able to mount our Garmin Drive 72 GPS and Backup Camera Display on the center vertical bezel I could have easily used either the iPhone or the iPad as a GPS device - while having the device being plugged into the Center Console's Power Panel USB outlet.

Attached are some photos I hope are helpful re: the magnetic head mounts I used...

I got the magnetic head mounting stands from Amazon. I got a few different ones, and they all worked well. They also came with the self adhesive metal discs to be mounted on the rear of the display device's case. All different types of mounts worked well, and the adhesive base for all mount devices remained well secured to the center console surface over the past 3-4 years. Here are some of the mounts I used:

https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Rot...b9-8246-a4523e80607e&pd_rd_i=B07PRBJTFT&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CT1YZJ5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
In some of the photos I show both the iPhone secured with the magnetic head mount, and the Garmin Drive 72 GPS/Backup Camera
display - and one photo also shows the WebCam I installed as well (where the Garmin display is showing the Backup Camera view). We do no have the (oem) three gauges mounted in the center vertical bezel, so I had a lot of room to install a mount for the Garmin Drive 72 display unit. If anyone is interested in how we did the mount for the Garmin Drive 72 display just let me know and I will gather up the relevant photos.

 

[mrgmhale]

Your documentation of your projects is second to none. I imagine many of them will be referenced for years to come.

Thank you, Sheriff41. I sure hope the info I have been sharing on this forum, and with our YouTube How To videos end up providing useful info for a long time. It is hard to find the words to describe how making the contributions Lynda and I share makes me feel. When I was first facing medical retirement, and selling the computer consultancy I started in 1991, I shuddered to think I would become irrelevant, and bored out of my skull. But then, a friend (Tim Ulshafer, aka " ShelbyFlyer" in Facebook) came out to Rochester on a layover. Unbeknownst to me, he had taken a video recording of when I went to his hotel to pick him up. He also did some other videos, quietly, during our time spent together. Later I saw where he has done some editing of his video clips, and posted a quick overview of the time we spent hanging out.

In the years before mu bout with brain cancer I would spend two months at a time helping my parents with my father's debilitating disease. I would go back home to see Lynda for two weeks, then headed out to SoCal again. While in SoCal I also spent time with a high school friend who used to be into photography. Years later he was into videography, and in fact ended up carving a new position in his aerospace company video recording various manufacturing processes to establish a brain trust of sorts. Well, he was offered early retirement and decided to provide videography services on his own, and ended up doing quite well. I would go on shoots with him at times, and operate one of the video cameras (professional quality, not iPhone videos). And I would help him install and configure his video editing software on various very powerful PCs.

As much I enjoyed working with Steve on his various video projects, it turned out that with Tim's videos he posted I realized how easy it would be for me to do some home brew videos - but of what? Then one weekend Tim came out for another flight scheduled overlay (professional pilot), and had opted to hang out with me over the weekend that I was going to replace the water pump on our 1973 Mustang's 302 engine. Very cool... I found what I believe is my first video subject! Lynda very soon after began to get involved in video recording the various How To diagnostic and repair sessions as I worked on our own pony cars. I learned how to upload the videos onto YouTube, set up my own channel, and off we went! Here is that first video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQkixS1q8rs


Now, the videos we are doing are very rudimentary. I have received as a gift a gimbal and lavalier microphone, but have yet to begin using them. I am thinking that once I take that added step I really ought to begin to create an intro screen as well. More editing time, but as tedious as the editing it, with the splicing, voice overs, etc., the end result makes it all worth the time and effort. And, I really enjoy getting comments and questions on the YouTube videos. Folks, like yourself, taking the time to let me know a video was helpful, or the contribution is appreciated,. I even enjoy getting comments from folks challenging some of what I am presenting, and of course I respond to all comments one way or another - to include further explaining why I said things the way I did.

If nothing else, I feel relevant, and in a broader context I feel I am providing good info others will hopefully find useful, or at least interesting.