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| | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 12 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 12 | how hard and what would i need to chop the top on my 1951 chevy truck about 3 inches? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | oldcar - yer more likely to find that answer over at the jalopy journal Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | "How hard" is a very relative term. I would find it very easy, just time, that is all. But unless you have some good basic welding and planning skills you would have a hard time. Below is me doing mine at 16 years old, so ANYONE "should" be able to do it. If you click HERE you will find a street rodder forum where there may be some help. It is visited by some great guys but not the most active forum around. See you there. [img] http://members.aol.com/buickfam/topchopping.jpg[/img]
1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 985 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 985 | Man I gotta get me some of them pants!!!
Happy New Year MARTINSR!
Brian Moore
1949 3100 5 window Deluxe
"Today is better than yesterday, but not as good as tomorrow"
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 96 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 96 | Hey squeeze that sure is a different site to this one huh. Hope's all well with you.
Send David Hicks home - now!
"Better to be wrong and kill no one then right with mass graves" Albert Camus
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 127 | Martin, those are great pics. What does it look like now? Any photos of the section job?
Oldcar, chopping isn't hard but it can be time consuming. only 3" shouldn't be bad at all. if you slant the posts expect a lot more work vs stretching the top like martin did. 51 looks great with stretched top IMHO but slanted posts are still my favorite. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | This is it today. [img] http://members.aol.com/buickfam/trucksectioned.jpg[/img] This is it with the chop and how it looked for about 10 years. [img] http://members.aol.com/buickfam/mytruck.jpg[/img] I told my son when he was thinking about getting a tattoo. What you like today will not be what will turn your crank in thirty years, I guarantee it. You may still "like" it, but it won't be something you want on your arm. I said, I am darn glad I didn't tattoo on those cuffed bellbottoms I loved so much in 1976. I think that puts things into perspective. He is tattooless. 
1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 438 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 438 | MartinSR- I agree wholeheartedly with your wisdom about permanent changes withstanding the test of time. No tattoo's for me either! However, why do I still love those 50 year-old fat fenders?!!? :confused: Some things DO withstand the test of time, but NOBODY knows which things until a few decades have elapsed!  | | |
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