964 seat install part II - center console/handbrake, It can be done.. Options

[moparrob]

So after I decided to fit 964 seats in my 914 it became apparent the handbrake would no longer function in its original location.

Here is the earlier link:

seat install thread

I decided to see if a 964 hand brake and console would fit in my car, so i bought a used one and started the engineering process. The console is a bit too long for a 914 IF you want to center the shifter in the 964 console. I ended up peeling back the vinyl and performing minor surgery to the front and back.

Here is the original console:

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i954.photobucket.com-11663-1284916612.1.jpg)

Here are the cuts:

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i954.photobucket.com-11663-1284916613.2.jpg)


(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i954.photobucket.com-11663-1284916613.3.jpg)

And here is the tentative fitment with the shifter centered in the remaining portion of the console.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i954.photobucket.com-11663-1284916615.4.jpg)



Now to get the vinyl trimmed and re-glued to see how it looks. I will also need to address the 964 cable issue and see if they can be adapted to the 914.


I'll post more later.