I wanted to install a Vic-3 Lite and didn't want to go with high mount radio tray. So I took my tray and decided to remove the bottom and use it for the mount. I cut the mounts off at the bend and turned it around and placed it upright. Drilled a couple of new mounting holes and bolted it back together and it fit perfect. After locating the Vic-3 boxes and adding 2 holes to mount them, I painted it.
In the first picture you can see the typical radio try. I removed the handset mounts since I will not be using them.
You can see the bottom shelf in its new mounting location. I only had to add the 2 mounting holes between the Vic-3 and the crew station. The other holes were existing.
I mounted the control box as close to the drive as possible and mount the dual crew station towards the middle so both the driver and passenger have pretty easy access to their volume control. I will be adding a cup holder on each side of the top shelf towards the dash.
Here's a side view. The top shelf gives a nice protective overhang to the radios. I kept the wiring as clean as possible.
Here's the back side where you can see the wiring. The power connector is sitting on top of a hole in the where a power wire would have been run. Since I don't plan on having any radio gear, I'm going to get a mating power connector and mount it in the hole to the floor. This way I won't have any additional wires or need a radio tray. I'll need a radio tray for parts to get the right connector. If anyone has one kicking around with the power plugs let me know.