This seems hard to believe, but I actually finished my console wood refinishing project. I started this around Christmastime and it turned into an epic journey, to say it dramatically. I completely stripped and refinished the CC cover and shiftgate cover. I also fabricated a piece to mount the boost guage and 12v charger in the place of where the ashtray was. I cut it out of a squ ft of plywood (using a power dremel), veneered it, stained it and finished it to match the other pieces. The pics are huge, so I set them up on a Web site: www.geocities.com/cat8741/console.html
I'm going to add some description and other photos of the process (if I can find them). Pics have a lot of funky reflections, but you get the idea. I'm thrilled with how it came out. Here's one, but check out the site if you want to see the rest (too big to post them all here).

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