I've been searching (unsuccessfully) to find the thread/discussion and pictures of cutting the tunnel cover near the fuel selector. I believe this is to make removal of cover easier??
I am installing the Aerosport center console.
Hope you can help.
Thanks.
Johan
Mike - I see in your pictures that you have the seats in whilst working on the tunnel. Is there some secret I don't know about?
I did this, take a piece of scrap alum about 3" wide, and as long as it takes to span the width of the tunnel-----maybe 4"?
Drill 6 holes in the piece------four will be for the rivets to hold it to one side of the tunnel cover, the other two will be for screws to attach the cut off piece of the cover.
Mark where you want to cut the cover, and lay the doubler you have just made so it is half forward of the cut line, and half behind. Drill through the four holes you made previously----cleco the doubler in place to keep the alignment correct as you drill.
Remove the doubler, and cut the cover. Dimple one side for rivets, the other for screws. Rivet the doubler to the part of the cover you want to stay on the tunnel, and nutplate the holes in the doubler for the part you plan to remove.
Basically all you are doing is copying what the factory did for the joiner part.
In addition to splitting the cover in front of the Aerosport center section, you also want to make for access to check your fuel filter and access to your pump etc. without having to remove the seats or any of the top pieces. Here is what I did.
I cut my cover in two places to allow the Aerosport armrest to remain in place and still remove the remainder of the cover. The armrest has both the front and rear seat headset jacks.
I would add one more cut about 6" back from the firewall. The most forward two screws are a SOB to get in and out and there is nothing to maintain up there.
Each cut used a simple splice like the one already there and screws added near the end of each section. If doing it again, I would strongly consider adding a access plate for the filter.