Sep 18 2019 explore jeremy hall s board roof chop on pinterest.
Rat rod roof chop.
It s almost together in 3 hours with the nightshift crew.
Sun apr 26 2009 11 31 am post subject.
It takes a month to finish weld the chop.
1931 ford coupe.
Any fool can do this.
Woolery added less than an inch to the top s length to make it right.
Jul 3 2017 yup it s been a while since i provided a proper update.
The front a pillar where the drivers door lower hinge bolts will need to be replaced sometime in the future and i have the small patch panel for that goes with the car.
Make sure the doors line up properly before starting or they might just be worse when you finish.
Remember this is a rat rod and will never be able to return to a original style bug.
The inside of the roof just ahead of the b pillar shows a similarly limited amount of work.
With that said let s get this chop started by showing the subject in its formal self.
Roof rack and surf board included.
Its a big window wich is a pain cuz chopping ovals is a hundred times easier cus your not messing with the read geometrics at all but i guess im going to be needing custom.
Read this before you chop.
The rest of the body will just fold outwardly if not held together properly.
Grab a coffee this one might take a few minutes.
Own a one of a kind chop top bug.
It took over a year to finish the roof chop on my car.
With luck this post will more than make up for it.
There s a few tips in here for making chops easier.
Rat rod coupe chopped 4 chaneled sitting on a original boxed frame with 327 4 speed and 9 in rear.
1933 dodge pick up current project 392 hemi 727 tranny 3 in chop.
The roof is a major structural point of the vehicle once the roof is off.
This is where the quality of planning for the chop shows up.
I took a lot of pictures of recent progress as in my opinion chopping a.
Like a 4 inch cut.
It takes one weekend to chop the top and tack weld it back on.
Again the bends in these strips.
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This is a chop we did last night.