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Got cluster back from GCar!!!
« on: July 10, 2007, 11:53:51 AM »

Just got my 67 Cuda instrument cluster back today from Gcar Trim (www.gcartrim.com) and it looks great.  I cant believe the job he did on this.  The person I bought it from didn't package it very well and the end was broken when it was shipped to me.  Glenn did a great job fixing the break, I cant even tell it was ever broken.  Also, somehow or another I accidentally either didn't take the flasher switch off or it got stuck in the box I shipped to him.  At any rate he reconditioned the switch and polished the chrome on it as well  !nanr !nanr !nanr 

Here are some before pics... I also included a pic when I opened the box and found it wasnt shipped correctly









Havent even taken it out of the plastic bags yet... I will and take a few more pics of them completely unwrapped







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Re: Got cluster back from GCar!!!
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2007, 11:55:25 AM »

Man that is a nice piece.
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« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2007, 11:59:57 AM »

 agree  thank you
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« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2007, 12:16:18 PM »

You know what that gold is? Nicotine. From the looks of it, last owner should be dead by now.
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« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2007, 04:16:23 PM »

You know what that gold is? Nicotine. From the looks of it, last owner should be dead by now.
really? i was thinking it was spray painted gold. that thing looks so nice, i wanted to build an aluminum panel for my 69, but it would be so nice to have something like that.
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« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2007, 04:46:08 PM »

It was actually painted gold though it does look like a 3 plus a day smokers car
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« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2007, 04:48:01 PM »

Man that is really nice ... what did it cost to get done ?
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« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2007, 04:54:34 PM »

yes, very nice, i am also curious
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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2007, 05:28:42 PM »

It was $225 to plate and detail the cluster.....$65 for the glove box panel.....polish the lens $45.....$27 each plate the large centers....$10 for the small centers.  The broken pieces cost 90 bucks to fix, but you cant even tell it was broken.   !nanr !nanr !nanr 

Now if I can just get the rest of the car look that way
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« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2007, 07:31:52 PM »

Well worth the money ... That stuff looks awesome ...
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« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2007, 08:02:26 PM »

You might be right, that might be paint in your case, but I have seen nicotine stains that look that bad.

Thats not that bad for the amount of work that went into it.
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Re: Got cluster back from GCar!!!
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2007, 12:57:00 AM »

man that's nice !nanr
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Re: Got cluster back from GCar!!!
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2007, 11:23:42 PM »

Wow that looks awesome



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« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2007, 12:59:42 AM »

super supper super nice................can you share the company name one more time please. Popcorn
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« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2007, 02:24:48 AM »

super supper super nice................can you share the company name one more time please. Popcorn
The name of the company is called GCar. The web address is www.gcartrim.com and the phone number is 509-238-4967.  The owners name is Glenn, I  have talked to him many times over the phone he is a great guy and he is a perfectionist to no end.  I accidentally somehow either left a flasher attached or it fell in the box, either way he not only cleaned up the chrome so it looks brand new he opened it up and cleaned the contacts up.  Can't say enough about service and the final product
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« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2007, 07:06:14 PM »

Looks real nice.
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« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2007, 11:37:15 PM »

Excellent looking craftsmanship - sounds like pretty reasonable pricing too, how long did it take?
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« Reply #17 on: July 16, 2007, 11:35:20 AM »

My console isnt the best to judge his turn around time with.  I think total turn around time was about 3 months.  I do know when I sent mine in it was right before car show season and he told me he was getting pretty busy and a bit backed up.  I told him I was in no hurry, in which he seemed somewhat relived that I wasnt in a rush for it.  I was trying to get the minor stuff like trim and other stuff  out of the way so I wasn't waiting on it when body and motor are finished. 
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