1973 JAVELIN CENTER CONSOLE RESTORED

Very nice work! Makes the console look even more modern while keeping it true to its design.

At one time i did have thoughts of doing the Javelin interior door panels and all in leather, but the Prestone car made me drop the idea. Now you have given another thought into it... mostly because I am not much of a seam person, with all the subtle features and angular details. You need a lot of time, and patience, plus knowlege of how to cover like a glove fit. Escpecially the console. With minor details asside, its almost a show piece.

'71-'74 American Motors Javelin features much non-symmetrical styling; more non-symmetrical interior parts than any other full production car? (where the right and left interior panels are not mirror copies of one another)

In this way, the '71/4 Javelin is linked to '66 AMX Project IV cars by reason of it's contrast to Cavalier symmetrical design.

...so there's your non-symmetrical Javelin console, for the non-symmetrical interior.

Congratulations; the leather work looks good.

PABLO wrote: Hi!  Thanks for your comments to all of you. 304- dude, It´s true that the job takes long time and some skills. Indeed I left it apart for a few months when I was working on it.  I´ll say that if you are able to do de cardboard templates right you will be able to do the rest of it. For the template job you don´t need to do nothing that can not be undo, you can do a go and see who it goes. If you finally go for it let me know and I will give you some advice and tricks that could help you with the leather. I had to do the lower door panels  in leather too, because a few years ago I had them done by a professional but was rubbish. He used heat to glue the leather and melt the plastic. After a few uses of the window up and down the door panel was ruined  because the handle had make a circle on the leather.  I was able to work the plastic panel to its original shape and save the peace. The door panel is much easier to do than the console, no need of sew I will say that you must star for it.  My panel has a little error on the bottom and left side you see a few screws that should not be there because they make contact with the rubber seal of the door.  But I sow it to late to fix it .    bye

Thanks for the additional info... still contemplating myself. I have been careful with restoring the original earlier ABS console, which warped from interior heat and seat cushion pressure. Got it straight again, but the owner had used adhesive at one time. Nothing left but the hardened mess where the seat rubbed.

Been slowly picking it away and hitting it with a propane torch to loosen at the edges. Its a very slow process if you dont want to damage the grain on the abs. Fortunately abs can take some flash heat better than the old hard and brittle adhesive. Already tried abs safe solvents, and none loosened the adhesive.

Ps, you should try to get together with Santiago in Italy. The both of you can do magic on a car. What ever Santiago can visualize he creates very well.

Keep up the good work, and maybe you might get around to correcting the door panel when you feel up to it, if your willing.

Is the lid a one piece or two piece part?  I have a center console and a hinge, but no lid.  Is it available through a vendor?

Edited by gordyzx9r - Nov/19/2019 at 8:45pm

304-dude wrote: gordyzx9r wrote: Is the lid a one piece or two piece part?  I have a center console and a hinge, but no lid.  Is it available through a vendor? I ask because on the American Parts Depot page it lists a cover. http://www.americanpartsdepot.com/images/272%207001C_edited.JPG But the description says:  "<span style="color: rgb0, 0, 128; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">Console Lid (excellent reproduction - padded, like original - black) </span><i style="color: rgb0, 0, 128; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;">NOTE: Must re-use original hard plastic backing." <i style="color: rgb0, 0, 128; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;"> Is the hard plastic backing available somewhere? As for your question about the components of ther lid... the lid consists of the outer vinyl cover, inner foam padding, and plastic inner frame with 7 clips to mount the ABS back plate and hinge. The back plate holds the lock, but usually break around the lock barrel or badly warp and crack with age. I have a very nice original that had a bad an ABS back plate and warped inner frame. Corrected the warping, but had to create a nice replacement back plate. I used a reproduced late 60's lock retainer barrel, replacement lock, and cut a legal sizd aluminum clip board to a proper shape to fit as the back plate. Not many back plates to find in good condition, so I had to make one. Nearing my final stages of recreation, and will coat it with rubberized fender coating, as it has a nice plastic feel and proper look, before its final assembly.