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Date:  4-25-2019
Number of Hours:  2.10
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Brief Description:  Right Console #24

The door on the armrest storage compartment is flush with the top and the side panel of the compartment. I didn't want to make any lip on the edge to grab in order to open the door. I decided to get a small spring loaded pop up pin to push it up when it is unlocked. I looked at McMaster Carr and found something that would work great.

I had to go out into the shop and make a bracket to hold the spring pin in place. Next I transferred the locations of the attachment holes into the compartment bracket and drilled and countersunk the holes for the flush screw heads. I then drilled the hole for the pilot of the spring plunger.

I was going to use set screws to hold the spring plunger in the bracket....but decided on making the plunger hole smaller than the body so the angle bracket it attaches to will hold the plunger captive.

Only one more item for the compartment....that's installing a knob to open and close the door. Once the knob is installed the compartment will be complete and it will be time to prime and paint the parts as both consoles will be complete!
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Fab a door pop up bracket

Fab a door pop up bracket

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Install bracket

Install bracket

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works great!

works great!

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