Rat Rod Roof Chop

The rest of the body will just fold outwardly if not held together properly.

Rat rod roof chop.

It takes a month to finish weld the chop. It took over a year to finish the roof chop on my car. This is a chop we did last night. 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.

Own a one of a kind chop top bug. Jul 3 2017 yup it s been a while since i provided a proper update. This is where the quality of planning for the chop shows up. 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. The inside of the roof just ahead of the b pillar shows a similarly limited amount of work. 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. Sep 18 2019 explore jeremy hall s board roof chop on pinterest.

The roof is a major structural point of the vehicle once the roof is off. See more ideas about rat rods truck rat rod pickup ford pickup. Hauler current project 28 xcab pickup is on a 34 frame with 39 axles hemi 727 torque flight 8 inch chop and shortened bed. I took a lot of pictures of recent progress as in my opinion chopping a.

Make sure the doors line up properly before starting or they might just be worse when you finish. With luck this post will more than make up for it. Grab a coffee this one might take a few minutes. 1933 dodge pick up current project 392 hemi 727 tranny 3 in chop.

Sun apr 26 2009 11 31 am post subject. 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. With that said let s get this chop started by showing the subject in its formal self. Again the bends in these strips.

Roof rack and surf board included. There s a few tips in here for making chops easier. Read this before you chop. Woolery added less than an inch to the top s length to make it right.

1931 ford coupe. Finally it can take up to a year to finish the bodywork on a bad roof chop. It s almost together in 3 hours with the nightshift crew.