Chopped tops?

[oklahomaduner]

I forget where this came from...

[Laz]

Awesome, thanks for the information and the pictures, guys.

I'm definitely not a metal worker, I'm just barely getting started into the whole car fixing upping thing. I'm mainly just looking for ideas/inspiration. I've got no problem taking it somewhere to be chopped if I ultimately (but not likely) go that route. It looks cool, but with all the precautions and concerns that have been brought up, it doesn't seem like it's something that I can pursue this time around. Maybe when I have more funds available to me.

P.S. - The truck above this post is HOT

[protrash64]

.......jonz the man Cool pics dude!!!!!! Enjoyed them all.

[jonzcustomshop]

here is one more by 296 moon that has some great how to shots:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273950

a pic of the truck, and the race truck it will haul:

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

jonzcustomshop you da man. The motherload of chopped top photos! Thanks...

This one is very nice! Just enough chop to rock!

anybody know or have a guess how much chop this has?

[ol_skool_chevy]

That would be fun to find one and just cut it up....i love the idea of making something from nothing...

[tapeworm]

tempting.....

I have an extra roof, along with a friend who has chopped alot of tops, and is willing to help.

[Captainfab]

Doooo it

Originally Posted by tapeworm

tempting.....

I have an extra roof, along with a friend who has chopped alot of tops, and is willing to help.

[jonzcustomshop]

Originally Posted by lakeroadster

jonzcustomshop you da man. The motherload of chopped top photos! Thanks...

This one is very nice! Just enough chop to rock!

Originally Posted by likaroc13

anybody know or have a guess how much chop this has?

the tan and white 456 is chopped 4.5 in the front, and 4 in the rear, here is an excerpt from the builder on the hamb.. he never did post any other pics though...

1SWANK1
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: St.Louis,Mo
Posts: 56 Re: 63 chevy truck chopped 5"

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I have photos of the chop as it was being done,but I don't have a scanner. I didn't have my digital with me,so we used a throw-away.I had to split it both ways and use an extra roof for filling in.It looked like a jigsaw puzzle at the rear corners to get everything to line up.I'll see what I can do to post em.


*** and a shot of it behind the pink freak..which was chopped 8 inches BTW..***

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

the tan and white 456 is chopped 4.5 in the front, and 4 in the rear, here is an excerpt from the builder on the hamb.. he never did post any other pics though...

1SWANK1
Newbie




Join Date: May 2006
Location: St.Louis,Mo
Posts: 56 Re: 63 chevy truck chopped 5"

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I have photos of the chop as it was being done,but I don't have a scanner. I didn't have my digital with me,so we used a throw-away.I had to split it both ways and use an extra roof for filling in.It looked like a jigsaw puzzle at the rear corners to get everything to line up.I'll see what I can do to post em.


*** and a shot of it behind the pink freak..which was chopped 8 inches BTW..***

awesome, thanks for the info....so, you did the chop?


my dad had a '66 short/fleet that he started to turn into a pro-street in the early 90's i guess...well, about as far as he got was dismantling the truck & having the cab/doors chopped 3"....we still have this cab in storage....it is a rust-free cab, & we still have the matching rust-free front fenders...i'm debating on swapping cabs/fenders next spring, then sell my BBW cab to help fund finishing the chop top...just as i was planning with my current cab, i was thinking of doing a factory 2-tone paint scheme with trim...maybe keep steelies with stock hubcaps, but also have a nice second set of custom wheels/tires

[chopped65]

I chopped mine 3 inches. Lined up the b pillar in the jam, pie cut the rest of the b pillar to match. pie cut the a pillar top and bottom to get them to line up. one difficult thing with these trucks is that you have an inner liner that needs to be chopped as well. the rear window I made a template out of wood and took it to a local glass shop to have it made. the windshield was done by a guy in Ontario, CA I believe called the Glass Shop on Holt or Mission BLVD. the way he cut the glass was scoring little pieces front and back then using pliers to break off the piece. I have not done my side glass yet as I want to install power windows and need to modify my door for the 1 piece glass. I was told a local shop here in Vegas called Safelite auto glass will come out for around 20/square foot will make any flat glass and install it at your home. The chops are a great look. Ever since I did mine, the stock roof just looks too tall

[jonzcustomshop]

Originally Posted by likaroc13

awesome, thanks for the info....so, you did the chop?

no the guy on the hamb, 1SWANK1 from st louis did it.
mine is my 60 in my sig V..chopped 3 inches

[jonzcustomshop]

another chopped shorty, this from the hamb...
some lowering, and I think the proportions will look perfect.

[likaroc13]

some i recently came across:

[62 Bowtie]

I dig the steps chopped and dropped maybe someday

[likaroc13]

anybody know of a reasonable rate to have a 4/5/6 windshield cut down for a 3" chop? i'm trying to gather some quotes...one guy so far gave me a rough estimate of $1,200

[chopped65]

mine was around 700-900 at a shop in ontario, california called the glass shop or the glass guy

[likaroc13]

Originally Posted by chopped65

mine was around 700-900 at a shop in ontario, california called the glass shop or the glass guy

that sounds better...guess i've gotta weigh the options when i find the best quote...i could sell my current BBW cab to offset costs; then use a rust-free '66 chop top cab & pay to have the glass cut...or i could just keep my current BBW cab, fix the minor rust issues, & sell the chop top cab