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Old 10-14-2006, 12:35 PM   #1
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Just a tease... added some pictures..

Will be scanning in pics tomorrow (Have to leave shortly for a wedding)

but here's some shoddy ones I forgot I had on my phone...





Don't laugh - I know it's dirty!

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Old 10-14-2006, 01:07 PM   #2
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Will be scanning in pics tomorrow (Have to leave shortly for a wedding)

but here's some shoddy ones I forgot I had on my phone...

Don't laugh - I know it's dirty!
Cool Keep use all updated and keep the pictures coming!

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Old 10-14-2006, 01:23 PM   #3
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Re: Just a tease...

Cant wait to see more!
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Old 10-16-2006, 10:37 AM   #4
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Re: Just a tease...







when i get more time - ill scan in the pictures from when we re-did the whole chop yea, the window didn't fit right, so it was done ALLL over again...




the glove box is currently filled in too...
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Old 10-16-2006, 10:38 AM   #5
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Re: Just a tease...




you can see this better on the pictures ill be scanning in later






sorry for the ****ty pics - they're from before i had a digi

of which i've lost a bunch....somehow and i still have an album that i think is at my parents house of the truck from the beginning - when i get everything together and straightened out, ill start a new thread
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Old 10-16-2006, 04:43 PM   #6
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Re: Just a tease...

Two questions
1. Is that wooden thing the new hand brake?
2. did you chop the top or ?

Looks good.

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Old 10-16-2006, 06:24 PM   #7
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Re: Just a tease...

Looks like she's come a long way! Nice metal fab!

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Old 10-16-2006, 06:47 PM   #8
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dwcsr: yea, the top is chopped 3.5"

rare to see these chopped...my buddy is doing most of the body work and this is his first (and probably last after this hah!) chop....really i need to get pics of it as it sites now.

the first round of choppage left the windshield ill-fitting (went through 2 before we got one that didn't break ) and the rear window shrunk in height 3.5" but on the second time, we got it the right way - build the cab around the windshield ;o) and, the amount of space between the stock rear window and the body line below it is just about 3.5" so from the spare roof/back cab section my buddy procured, we nabbed the rear window out of it, so the window is right between the top body line and bottom.

the final product that we're going for here is 'phantom' - hoping that the end result looks like the factory intended it as such
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Old 10-17-2006, 11:15 AM   #9
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more pictures..

chop redux.








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Old 10-17-2006, 11:16 AM   #10
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Old 10-17-2006, 03:26 PM   #11
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maybe i should start a new thread with a different title since this is a little more than a tease...lol not quite tho.
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Old 01-12-2007, 08:41 AM   #12
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maybe i should start a new thread with a different title since this is a little more than a tease...lol not quite tho.
An old timer here in Connecticut told me the same thing, "Cut the glass first.
You can always move metal but not glass" I want to do my '57 exactly like your '59. How did you cut the glass?
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Old 01-14-2007, 08:00 PM   #13
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An old timer here in Connecticut told me the same thing, "Cut the glass first.
You can always move metal but not glass" I want to do my '57 exactly like your '59. How did you cut the glass?
glass was cut by sandblasting. first one pretty much shattered, 2nd one cracked, but we were able to use it as a template.

third was cut no problem.

working on getting more pictures...just bought a house this past year + new job and it's been quite hectic!
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Old 01-13-2007, 01:11 PM   #14
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maybe i should start a new thread with a different title since this is a little more than a tease...lol not quite tho.
Yes, we would like to see many more pics!!! I have thought about chopping mine someday and would like to learn more.
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Old 10-17-2006, 08:17 PM   #15
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looks good
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Old 10-18-2006, 09:48 PM   #16
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definity more than a tease!
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Old 01-12-2007, 12:01 PM   #17
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Nice work on the chop! I know thats a lot harder then it looks.

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Old 01-13-2007, 12:11 PM   #18
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Very true about the glass......I have passed over a few chopped cabs because there was no guarantee on how or if glass would fit.
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Old 01-15-2007, 12:49 AM   #19
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Hey... looks like very nice work.How long do you
think it will take you to finish ??
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Old 01-15-2007, 10:22 PM   #20
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finish? are they ever really done? heh

i'm hoping to get some stuff done over the next few months..running brake and fuel lines, then cab back on and start doing the wiring.

i'm aiming to get it on the road for summer '08, which should be totally doable.
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Old 01-15-2007, 11:40 PM   #21
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finish? are they ever really done?
I know what you mean, there never finished.
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