Rat Rod Roof Chop

Sun apr 26 2009 11 31 am post subject.

Rat rod roof chop.

Roof rack and surf board included. Own a one of a kind chop top bug. It takes a month to finish weld the chop. Grab a coffee this one might take a few minutes.

Any fool can do this. The roof is a major structural point of the vehicle once the roof is off. With that said let s get this chop started by showing the subject in its formal self. Like a 4 inch cut.

1933 dodge pick up current project 392 hemi 727 tranny 3 in chop. The rest of the body will just fold outwardly if not held together properly. 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. This is a chop we did last night.

Read this before you chop. 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. 1931 ford coupe.

It took over a year to finish the roof chop on my car. There s a few tips in here for making chops easier. The inside of the roof just ahead of the b pillar shows a similarly limited amount of work. Hauler current project 28 xcab pickup is on a 34 frame with 39 axles hemi 727 torque flight 8 inch chop and shortened bed.

Finally it can take up to a year to finish the bodywork on a bad roof chop. 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. Rat rod coupe chopped 4 chaneled sitting on a original boxed frame with 327 4 speed and 9 in rear. Chop top rat rod i currently have a 1966 beetle and i want to do a chop top with a 8 inch window or so.

Woolery added less than an inch to the top s length to make it right. It s almost together in 3 hours with the nightshift crew. Again the bends in these strips. Make sure the doors line up properly before starting or they might just be worse when you finish.

See more ideas about rat rods truck rat rod pickup ford pickup. Remember this is a rat rod and will never be able to return to a original style bug. Jul 3 2017 yup it s been a while since i provided a proper update.