Center Console Additions

The construction continues here slowly but surely.  Anyone taking on a simpit better count on a long project.  But I think the construction itself is half the fun  .

Photos #1, #2, and #3 below show some of the floor lights for the cockpit.  The units are 12V car licence plate lights that have been spray painted the same grey as many of the other panel accessories in the simpit.

The wiring attachement for the lights is a set of automotive blade type quick disconnects.  This will allow easy rearrangement of the various modular cockpit structure components as well as easy replacement if necessary.

There will be four of these small lights located near the floor of the pit and controlled by a switch on the "Lighting" panel with a 12V dimmer.  The barrier strip is for the 12V supply from the switch that comes into the center pedestal and then goes to the three lights that are located there.


Photo #1:  Floor Light Assembly



Photo #2:  Floor Light Installed in Place


Photo #3:  Center Console with floor lights




In photos #4, #5, and #6 below, you can see the typical assembly of the "rails" for the center console pedestal that will serve to mount the various control panels.  These are again 1/2" MDF screwed and glued together with some 1 1/4' x 1 1/4" fir for the end "mounts" .  The spacing is set up to conform to the Goflight modules that will be used for the various radios.... so the other panels I will construct will fit this standard also.

Photo #4:  Panel Support "rail" Assembly



Photo#5:  "Rail" installed in the Center Console Pedestal



Photo #6:  Console With the "Rails" Installed and Painted



More as it happens.  For more info on how things got up to this point....search back thru the other threads that have documented my project up until now.

best,

....................john