Rat Rod Roof Chop

Like a 4 inch cut.

Rat rod roof chop.

Read this before you chop. Any fool can do this. It takes a month to finish weld the chop. Finally it can take up to a year to finish the bodywork on a bad roof chop.

1933 dodge pick up current project 392 hemi 727 tranny 3 in chop. Sep 18 2019 explore jeremy hall s board roof chop on pinterest. Own a one of a kind chop top bug. The rest of the body will just fold outwardly if not held together properly.

It s almost together in 3 hours with the nightshift crew. 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. Rat rod coupe chopped 4 chaneled sitting on a original boxed frame with 327 4 speed and 9 in rear. Jul 3 2017 yup it s been a while since i provided a proper update.

Make sure the doors line up properly before starting or they might just be worse when you finish. See more ideas about rat rods truck rat rod pickup ford pickup. Grab a coffee this one might take a few minutes. This is where the quality of planning for the chop shows up.

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. This is a chop we did last night. The inside of the roof just ahead of the b pillar shows a similarly limited amount of work. Woolery added less than an inch to the top s length to make it right.

Roof rack and surf board included. It took over a year to finish the roof chop on my car. It takes one weekend to chop the top and tack weld it back on. 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.

I took a lot of pictures of recent progress as in my opinion chopping a. Hauler current project 28 xcab pickup is on a 34 frame with 39 axles hemi 727 torque flight 8 inch chop and shortened bed. With that said let s get this chop started by showing the subject in its formal self. Sun apr 26 2009 11 31 am post subject.

Again the bends in these strips. With luck this post will more than make up for it. The roof is a major structural point of the vehicle once the roof is off.