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| | | | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 17 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 17 | I am intrested in chopping the cab of my 49 chevy truck. Talked to local shops and they want 3,000 just to do it. Anybody done this before?? 
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | 3k sounds about right considering the work involved including all new custom size glass I've got a hankering to section a certain model car someday, and know what it takes to make a mod that major - search on this board for top chops , they've had a few "tech-o-matic" threads w/ pics of what's involved and a number of the guys there have chopped AD's Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | Here I am circa 1974 chopping mine. I now am chopping a "new" cab because that one wasn't that well done. But anyway, it is do-able, I did mine when I was 16 years old so I imagine it can't be that hard. [img] http://members.aol.com/buickfam/topchopping.jpg[/img]
1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 102 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 102 | Josh, I'm getting ready to chop my 48. Go to this website, www.nucleus.com/~agingles/ALAN5.HTM . It shows a step by step chop on a AD truck. It's a great site. Let me know what you think. Good luck. Ron
Ron Thompson
51 Chevy 1/2 ton
36 F@rd coupe
65 Riviera
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