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OK all you GT-E Mafia members..Who would pay dearly to ship your "Body Trim" to me to have restored by the fellow that did my Red GT-E?
I'm going to approach him again to see if he'd be willing to let us throw somewhere around $1800 to $2200 (I'm only guessing here!) at him per set..He did wonderful work on mine-He is quite simply a perfectionist. The problem is..I don't think he will do another set or two. After he did mine, he said that it was just too time consuming and it isn't very efficient for him to mix the product in with his batches of other products. He'd want to be able to keep his batches somewhat separate and do all of the Cougar stuff on it's own. Since he's going to want to do it in bulk, so his first question is going to be "HOW MANY SETS?" can I throw at him.
I thought I'd ask as quickly and concisely as I can here. I would probably have people send me their sets, although he might be willing to just have you send them to him directly. He'd be most impressed and it would be easiest to organize, though, if I were to deliver them all to him all at once so he doesn't have to wait on people and wonder how many more are coming. If we simply had a deadline, a price estimate all done in advance, and I delivered them to him at once, he'll probably say that it might take up to a year or so to get done, beware..
In my opinion, if you have a GT-E and wonder where to get your trim done..this is the place. If we can talk him into it. This fellow does mostly Mopar Front-Ends and he has a fantastic reputation for his work. He's a little quirky, so you want me to be the liazon for you, believe me! I'll only guarantee that I won't destroy your stuff in transport and I'll always be available for you if you have questions.
Keep in mind, too, that it could cost quite a bit for you to ship the stuff..I'd guess at least 200.00-250.00 for a large long package that you'd want to wrap in several layers of Cardboard and maybe even thin plywood or sticks for reinforcement of the package. Shipping of the finished product might be a challenge, but we'll figure it out!
These are some of the most important pieces of your GT-E, and they are often what will "hang you up" in your restoration project, because it is POSSIBLE to buy reproductions, but it is awfully nice to have the originals and to have them done to absolute perfection. It is also adviseable to point out that they need to be somewhat useable from the start. He can always take scuffs and scrapes out, but bending is always a question, and metal can't be "added" back to a scrape. It can only be "cut down" and then re-anodized. But if I was going to entrust this stuff with anyone-he's our guy.
I can't guarantee anything. Especially timeframe! But I'll communicate and organize and haul stuff to him with care.. I want to be armed with a good solid count and commitment from some people in order to persuade him.
So--before I even approach him, Who's in? Feel free to PM me..I know some of you have more of these sets than you want to admit
OK all you GT-E Mafia members..Who would pay dearly to ship your "Body Trim" to me to have restored by the fellow that did my Red GT-E?
I'm going to approach him again to see if he'd be willing to let us throw somewhere around $1800 to $2200 (I'm only guessing here!) at him per set..He did wonderful work on mine-He is quite simply a perfectionist. The problem is..I don't think he will do another set or two. After he did mine, he said that it was just too time consuming and it isn't very efficient for him to mix the product in with his batches of other products. He'd want to be able to keep his batches somewhat separate and do all of the Cougar stuff on it's own. Since he's going to want to do it in bulk, so his first question is going to be "HOW MANY SETS?" can I throw at him.
I thought I'd ask as quickly and concisely as I can here. I would probably have people send me their sets, although he might be willing to just have you send them to him directly. He'd be most impressed and it would be easiest to organize, though, if I were to deliver them all to him all at once so he doesn't have to wait on people and wonder how many more are coming. If we simply had a deadline, a price estimate all done in advance, and I delivered them to him at once, he'll probably say that it might take up to a year or so to get done, beware..
In my opinion, if you have a GT-E and wonder where to get your trim done..this is the place. If we can talk him into it. This fellow does mostly Mopar Front-Ends and he has a fantastic reputation for his work. He's a little quirky, so you want me to be the liazon for you, believe me! I'll only guarantee that I won't destroy your stuff in transport and I'll always be available for you if you have questions.
Keep in mind, too, that it could cost quite a bit for you to ship the stuff..I'd guess at least 200.00-250.00 for a large long package that you'd want to wrap in several layers of Cardboard and maybe even thin plywood or sticks for reinforcement of the package. Shipping of the finished product might be a challenge, but we'll figure it out!
These are some of the most important pieces of your GT-E, and they are often what will "hang you up" in your restoration project, because it is POSSIBLE to buy reproductions, but it is awfully nice to have the originals and to have them done to absolute perfection. It is also adviseable to point out that they need to be somewhat useable from the start. He can always take scuffs and scrapes out, but bending is always a question, and metal can't be "added" back to a scrape. It can only be "cut down" and then re-anodized. But if I was going to entrust this stuff with anyone-he's our guy.
I can't guarantee anything. Especially timeframe! But I'll communicate and organize and haul stuff to him with care.. I want to be armed with a good solid count and commitment from some people in order to persuade him.
So--before I even approach him, Who's in? Feel free to PM me..I know some of you have more of these sets than you want to admit
