Great posts guys, definitely food for thought there. Will definately look into making an MDF parcel shelf.
One thing I noticed though is that the console seems to be one solid unit, taking the radio out means that all the a/c and hazard light/choke controls and stuff goes with it
Possibly what I could do is remove/cut the bottom out of the ash tray in front of the T-Bar, and put the head unit there?
Or where the blanking plate (for a cassette player I'm assuming?) goes?