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JOHNORO · 04-04-2011, 10:23 AM

I had forum member "Putter" Build me this
Custom Dash Cluster for my Blazer
and I can't wait to show it it off, He is a Genius
Custom making the Clock and installing the rest of the Autometer Gauges from behind GREAT JOB Putter

eldogg · 04-04-2011, 10:25 AM

Looks Great!

Tmwoodall · 04-04-2011, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JOHNORO

I had forum member "Putter" Build me this
Custom Dash Cluster for my Blazer
and I can't wait to show it it off he is a Genius
Custom making the Clock and installing the rest of the Autometer Gauges from behind GREAT JOB Putter

What would pricing run on a job like that? That is the look I am going for, stock-ish but updated looking.

19seventeeCustom · 04-04-2011, 10:28 AM

looks awesome!!

1LoC10 · 04-04-2011, 10:29 AM

looks awesome

BossHogg69 · 04-04-2011, 10:34 AM

Wow, that is nice!

romarti0825 · 04-04-2011, 10:36 AM

That looks great!
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463 · 04-04-2011, 10:44 AM

that nice! Putter has done it again with good taste

Putter · 04-04-2011, 10:44 AM

And please note....THAT CLOCK does NOT exist anywhere. AutoMeter does not have a 3-3/8" Phantom clock!!!! That was made from scratch. (Pain in the hiney actually, but I wasn't going to let it beat me)

Thanks for the compliments folks.

*stich626* · 04-04-2011, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Putter

And please note....THAT CLOCK does NOT exist anywhere. AutoMeter does not have a 3-3/8" Phantom clock!!!! That was made from scratch. (Pain in the hiney actually, but I wasn't going to let it beat me)

Thanks for the compliments folks.

so you put a bigger face on the 2 1/16th clock or 2 5/8

Putter · 04-04-2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by stich626

so you put a bigger face on the 2 1/16th clock or 2 5/8

Nope. Not a trade secret, so I don't mind spilling the beans....And this is my second cluster that has the same clock installed

I found an OEM clock from a 1985-ish Monte Carlo (or El Camino).
Then I found a good photo of an AutoMeter Phantom clock.
Enlarged it and made some corrections (had to remove clock hands from photo).
Printed it on high gloss photo paper on a color laser printer
Cut it to fit the factory clock "bucket".
Repainted the needles.
Created a front (plexi glass)
Custom made a halo ring from scratch to illuminate it since the factory lighting was no longer an option.

****NOTE**** I have spent nearly 3 days working on just the clock. I have a better idea for the next one that should cut it down to a day or so, but that IS a trade secret (at least until I try it myself)

And there you have it.

Putter · 04-04-2011, 11:10 AM

Now, for bonus points, can anyone tell me what is out of place on the HHR in the background (and it isn't the headlight tint).....

*stich626* · 04-04-2011, 11:11 AM

I took the easy way, drilled a 2 1/16th hole where you got that clock and installed it.

*stich626* · 04-04-2011, 11:13 AM

the black at the end of the bumper or the painted grill

Putter · 04-04-2011, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by stich626

the black at the end of the bumper or the painted grill

That is a tinted side marker, but that isn't it. (Okay, I'll award half-points).

Tmwoodall · 04-04-2011, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Putter

That is a tinted side marker, but that isn't it. (Okay, I'll award half-points).

Those wheels almost look like vette wheels to me...

Alvin · 04-04-2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Putter

That is a tinted side marker, but that isn't it. (Okay, I'll award half-points).

Solstice wheels?

*stich626* · 04-04-2011, 11:27 AM

you didn't tint the fog lamp to match lol

Putter · 04-04-2011, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Alvin

Solstice wheels?

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER.

Solstice Wheels.

Good for $25 discount on your next full cluster build.

Alvin · 04-04-2011, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Putter

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER.

Solstice Wheels.

Good for $25 discount on your next full cluster build.

Woohoo! I'll have to keep that in mind.

So do they bolt right on?

*stich626* · 04-04-2011, 11:42 AM

^^^^^ yes but the cobalt SS wheels look killer on the HHR

*stich626* · 04-04-2011, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Putter

Nope. Not a trade secret, so I don't mind spilling the beans....And this is my second cluster that has the same clock installed

I found an OEM clock from a 1985-ish Monte Carlo (or El Camino).
Then I found a good photo of an AutoMeter Phantom clock.
Enlarged it and made some corrections (had to remove clock hands from photo).
Printed it on high gloss photo paper on a color laser printer
Cut it to fit the factory clock "bucket".
Repainted the needles.
Created a front (plexi glass)
Custom made a halo ring from scratch to illuminate it since the factory lighting was no longer an option.

****NOTE**** I have spent nearly 3 days working on just the clock. I have a better idea for the next one that should cut it down to a day or so, but that IS a trade secret (at least until I try it myself)

And there you have it.

like the way the lower 4 holes the 2 1/16th gauges fall into like a match made in heaven

*stich626* · 04-04-2011, 11:44 AM

would a mid 80's caprice clock been a better choice.. they are 3"+ on the face

Putter · 04-04-2011, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Alvin

Woohoo! I'll have to keep that in mind.

So do they bolt right on?

Almost. The front does require a 5 mm spacer to keep the rim from touching a bracket on the strut. And spacing them out leaves fewer threads to attach to with the lugs. I just haven't installed longer studs yet.
Went from 16" to 18". And they need "Bowtie" center caps.

Putter · 04-04-2011, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stich626

would a mid 80's caprice clock been a better choice.. they are 3"+ on the face

Well, the Monte Carlo clock fit perfectly. EXACTLY the size of the bezel opening....BUT...they are black-faced. We had to make it match the Phantoms. Then I just went off the deep end with the mounting so it can all be removed as a unit if he ever wants to replace the front bezel with solid black, solid chrome, or a wood-grain one.

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Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	Re: Look at this custom Dash Cluster ! And please note....THAT CLOCK does NOT exist anywhere. AutoMeter does not have a 3-3/8" Phantom clock!!!! That was made from scratch. (Pain in the hiney actually, but I wasn't going to let it beat me) Thanks for the compliments folks. __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket**

04-04-2011, 11:10 AM	#12
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	Re: Look at this custom Dash Cluster ! Now, for bonus points, can anyone tell me what is out of place on the HHR in the background (and it isn't the headlight tint)..... __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket**

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stich626 Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: hingham ma Posts: 1,721	Re: Look at this custom Dash Cluster ! I took the easy way, drilled a 2 1/16th hole where you got that clock and installed it.

04-04-2011, 11:13 AM	#14
stich626 Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: hingham ma Posts: 1,721	Re: Look at this custom Dash Cluster ! the black at the end of the bumper or the painted grill

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stich626 Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: hingham ma Posts: 1,721	Re: Look at this custom Dash Cluster ! you didn't tint the fog lamp to match lol

04-04-2011, 11:42 AM	#21
stich626 Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: hingham ma Posts: 1,721	Re: Look at this custom Dash Cluster ! ^^^^^ yes but the cobalt SS wheels look killer on the HHR

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stich626 Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: hingham ma Posts: 1,721	Re: Look at this custom Dash Cluster ! would a mid 80's caprice clock been a better choice.. they are 3"+ on the face



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