Center console stereo

[Croc1990]

So I swapped buckets into truck (90's buckets mounted on the old bench seat frame) and I dint want to cut the dash to put a deck in. I've done that before and found it was in a inconvenient spot and made a rat's nest of wires. So this time around I'm wanting to modify or build a center console that has the head unit and maybe couple speakers in it. Problem I'm having is sm465 when you put it in reverse the shifter comes back quite a bit. I have a 90s center counsel that I through in there (just free balling) just to see how would look and I'm just kinda stuck on a general configuration to go with.
Has anyone built or bought something Similar to what I'm describing?

 

[75gmck25]

What type of "deck" are you planning to install? I have the Retrosound Hermosa radio, which is a stock looking radio that comes in four separate parts.

The retrosound radios have cables between the front display, body/amp, and each knob. For a stock install you bolt it all together with brackets and have a fairly stock form-factor radio. However, you could separate the display (about 2.5" thick) from the body/amp and knobs, and have flexibility in where they are located. It has inputs for external devices (bluetooth, USB, line in), but does not directly control an external CD player.

Bruce