<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I used to have a pull-out stereo unit in my MGB. The removable unit slid into a box the size of a stock radio mounted in the standard location. I rigged an MG radio blanking plate with clips so it would snap in and fill the hole when the stereo was removed. If I had wanted to I could have used this little cubby for storage (one problem was that it had a lot of random holes in it that would let small objects fall out; another was the massive plug at the rear that ate up a lot of the depth).<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">But you could certainly build your own optimized box out of cardboard, plastic or sheet metal and do the same trick with the blanking plate. My “clip” was merely a wide piece of thin sheet metal bent into a C and secured by the regular pins, that relied on friction and spring tension to stay in place. But I could easily see a hinge system attached to the lip of the box, with a cabinet-style magnetic or friction closure, or even a spring-loaded hinge.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">One problem with this space as a glovebox is that the opening is so narrow that you can’t reach inside it with your hand very easily. It would be hard to retrieve a pen that rolled to the back, for instance.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">On my current MGB I took a different tack. Since I didn’t install a radio, I removed the speaker and grill from the console and cut out the plastic to match the chrome octagon surround. I put in a laminate back wall with a cigar lighter for my USB charger, and lined the bottom and sides with carpet. The resulting open cubby is tall and wide but shallow — just big enough to hold a sunglass case and my iPhone (which it conveniently supports in a vertical position, if I need to use the nav features), with a pair of driving gloves for padding.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Pictures here: <a href="https://www.mgexp.com/journal/Max-Heims-MGB-Journal.4100/Cockpit-Is-Done.16927/" class="">https://www.mgexp.com/journal/Max-Heims-MGB-Journal.4100/Cockpit-Is-Done.16927/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I realize the MGA doesn’t have this feature…</div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 13, 2021, at 2:57 PM, Thomas Gunderson <<a href="mailto:thgun@comporium.net" class="">thgun@comporium.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="">Anybody seen the radio mounting hole used as a glove box? Maybe the cover plate would flip open and a USB or<br class=""> 12v port mounted behind the cover.<br class="">1957 MGA rst 1500<br class=""><br class="">Sent from my iPhone X<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class=""><br class=""><a href="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net" class="">Mgs@autox.team.net</a><br class="">Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br class="">Suggested annual donation $12.75<br class=""><br class="">Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive<br class=""><br class="">Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim@sonic.net<br class=""><br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>