Project '86

[dv8customs]

The side glass is still a bit costly IMO, and I am not sure it will fit with the bear claws installed and the suicide hinges.

[dv8customs]

Originally Posted by 3r!c84

it looks kick ass with that back window

Originally Posted by tim23mn

dv8~ All I can say is WOW!!!! The craftsmanship and look is off the charts!!!

Originally Posted by begining87

Looks awesome. The back glass makes it all come together, it looks like all you did was take out the 4 inches of blank space below the back window. A great looking chop. Well planed out mod.

Thanks guys

[jitteryguy]

very nice , I too thought the chop was bad idea when I first read it, I have seen a few of these truck's chop'd and never seen one that look'd right, the lines just dont flow . however you have defantly pull'd it off ! make's me wanna chop the dually 2 inch's . I realy like the fender's, I plan on do'n that to my rear fender's but now I may do all four .

[ratty 46]

I'm with jitterguy ...... I was not into the chop at first .... due to the botched jobs I'd seen on others ..... not metal workingwise but dimensionally & aesthetically.

Yours ....... works. I think moreso because of the full sized rear window.

As for the fender idea ....... not sure you thought of it but it too works with what you've done with the rest of the truck. I would not hesitate doing that myself.

Good job so far.

Ratty 46

[dv8customs]

Originally Posted by jitteryguy

very nice , I too thought the chop was bad idea when I first read it, I have seen a few of these truck's chop'd and never seen one that look'd right, the lines just dont flow . however you have defantly pull'd it off ! make's me wanna chop the dually 2 inch's . I realy like the fender's, I plan on do'n that to my rear fender's but now I may do all four .

Originally Posted by ratty 46

I'm with jitterguy ...... I was not into the chop at first .... due to the botched jobs I'd seen on others ..... not metal workingwise but dimensionally & aesthetically.

Yours ....... works. I think moreso because of the full sized rear window.

As for the fender idea ....... not sure you thought of it but it too works with what you've done with the rest of the truck. I would not hesitate doing that myself.

Good job so far.

Ratty 46

Thanks guys, I am very pleased with how the overall look came out. I got the fender idea from the Hill's Hot Rods blazer. Currently I only know of one other truck with that mod.

[Driveway Dreams]

The trucks looks great all mocked up. Love the overall, subtlety of the mods you did. Keeps it looking stock but cut all to heck too. Like was said earlier, it will make me have to stop and really look to figure out what all has been changed. And I'll bet most people don't catch it all.

[3r!c84]

are u keeping the rallys? or getting big rims

[dv8customs]

Going to run the stockers until I can afford some 22's

[dv8customs]

Rolled it out and took some new pictures today

[ratty 46]

Very aggressive looking. I'm sure your pumped. Have you decided on a powertrain yet??

Ratty 46

[dv8customs]

When I got it it had a 350 crate motor in it. Nothing fancy but it only has about 3,000 miles on it. I may add a few power goodies but nothing extreme.

[smashingchuck]

You know, for once I like the wing vent windows with the chop. Will they be functional?

[dv8customs]

Unless I come up with something creative they won't be functional. Just taking a quick look at them the top of the window will tuck up into the door so I doubt they will open. Realisticly I would probably never open them up anyway.

[ratty 46]

Ahhhhhhhhh ... that is the difference that I was unable to put my finger on .... the vent windows. That is why it doesn't look disproportionate.

Nice ...

ratty 46

[Driveway Dreams]

I agree. Functional or not, you gotta keep em.

[jdurant]

I've been meaning to post this for awhile. Just like everybody else--I am blown away. Everything looks great. I've thought for years that just a couple inches would look right. I think most people figure--"if I'm gonna chop it, by god everybody's gonna notice it", but you resisted and I commend you. The window sealed the deal.
And no shop.

In conclusion you're awesome. Keep up the great work!

Pm sent.

[texasfunk]

wow, the truck is looking good! you working outside gave me the push i needed to get down on mine! if your working out by god i can to! so i started! thanx! and great looking truck! i cant wait to see this thing finished!

[dv8customs]

Thanks, I made a little progress today but the cold won out in the end.

[Driveway Dreams]

I would love to go out and work on mine. But I would need coveralls even in the garage. Keep at it, I am excited to keep seeing your progress.

[dv8customs]

Hey guys, I need some help. I am trying to get my doors finished up but I need some info. Since my window doesn't roll all the way up I am left with a gap between the glass and door.



All I have to do is widen that portion of the pillar which is no problem but I don't know how far. Can someone measure how far their glass extends into the door channel? Remember I don't have any weather stripping so measurements need to be from the door edge. A picture would be awesome if possible. Thanks!

[dv8customs]

Here is where I ended up for the day....

[smashingchuck]

Why can't you slide the window back and make the vent windows bigger?

[dv8customs]

Originally Posted by smashingchuck

Why can't you slide the window back and make the vent windows bigger?

How so? The vent windows are curved as well so I can't just make new ones.

[smashingchuck]

I'm assuming you are still planning on keeping the vent windows stationary.

The way I see it you have two options here.

1. Widdle away at the vent windows with a belt sander until they are the right size.
2. Make them out of lexan. That is how they used to be on my truck and you can use a flat piece to do it. This is how 95% of the chops are done on square bodies that I've seen. I can understand your resistance to using lexan but you really have limited options unless you really want to lay out some coin on some custom glass.

If you decide you don't want the vent windows, that opens up a few more options, but increases the cost tremendously.

You also may want to talk to the people who make speed glass. They have a hard time understanding what a chop does to the shape of the glass, but they make material that you can work with and will end up looking decent for "minimal cost".

[dv8customs]

I am planning for the wing windows to be stationary. You lost me on option 1 though. If I were to move the side window back to fill the gap then the wing window would be bigger.

I did consider making the wing window larger with lexan but I didn't like the look since the window won't line up as well with the bend at the top of the door.

I just measured and to get the glass to tuck into the door like it should I would need to widen the rear portion of the door 1/2".