Rat Rod Roof Chop

There s a few tips in here for making chops easier.

Rat rod roof chop.

Make sure the doors line up properly before starting or they might just be worse when you finish. Grab a coffee this one might take a few minutes. 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. Woolery added less than an inch to the top s length to make it right.

Sep 18 2019 explore jeremy hall s board roof chop on pinterest. This is a chop we did last night. It s almost together in 3 hours with the nightshift crew. Jul 3 2017 yup it s been a while since i provided a proper update.

The roof is a major structural point of the vehicle once the roof is off. Any fool can do this. 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. With luck this post will more than make up for it.

I took a lot of pictures of recent progress as in my opinion chopping a. Like a 4 inch cut. Rat rod coupe chopped 4 chaneled sitting on a original boxed frame with 327 4 speed and 9 in rear. Remember this is a rat rod and will never be able to return to a original style bug.

1931 ford coupe. Read this before you chop. 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. See more ideas about rat rods truck rat rod pickup ford pickup.

1933 dodge pick up current project 392 hemi 727 tranny 3 in chop. It takes a month to finish weld the chop. It took over a year to finish the roof chop on my car. With that said let s get this chop started by showing the subject in its formal self.

It takes one weekend to chop the top and tack weld it back on. The rest of the body will just fold outwardly if not held together properly. This is where the quality of planning for the chop shows up. Sun apr 26 2009 11 31 am post subject.

The inside of the roof just ahead of the b pillar shows a similarly limited amount of work. Roof rack and surf board included. Own a one of a kind chop top bug.