I wanted to mount my new(ish) Kenwood 2 Meter Ham mobile in my truck but those who have the Super Duty Fords with the dash layout like mine know that there just isn't tons of options for a clean mounting location due to the curvy nature of the surfaces. Drilling holes in this dash is not an option anyway, I have what is probably the lowest mileage SD 7.3 PSD in the country at 40K and I cannot just drill all ***** nilly in the plastic. I do not however mind a couple of screws in the bottom of the little pocket to the right of the steering wheel.

I had made a similar mount in my old white SD a few years ago and modeled this one after it. The difference is this one is not as long or supported at the bottom.

I used 1/8" aluminum, steel rivets and gray felt from the fabric center put on with 3M contact spray.

All bends were made by my Snapon and Wilton vises with plenty of cursing and hammer/dolly use.

Once in the pocket, I simply ran 2 screws into the bottom plastic through the pre-drilled holes in the bracket.

I wired it with a nice 12G fused power wire straight to one of the batteries.

So, I will let the pics finish the description. Use of your factory mount bracket on a similar plate in the pocket should work too and would simplify the fabbing.

 

That's pretty slick.