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i need help on how should i do a chop top on my truck but i don't know how i want to do 3"to 6" chop top..can anyone show me some pictures and give me some suggestions on how to do the chop?

Welcome to the bolt.

Have you ever done ANY metal work? If the answer is NO then doing a top chop is not the place the start. You WILL stand a very good chance of ruining your truck. There is more to doing a chop than cutting out 3" of the side pillars. You will need to also cut the door moldings and have special glass cut which is more difficult on the 54 with the one-piece windshield as that glass is not cheap to begin with. It would be much easier in that area if you were using a 53 or older cab with the flat glass.

My suggestion is do not do it.

I have to agree. I definitely would not start by chopping the top. However, I do have a link to a chop that was done on a '50 chevy. It's step by step and has a bunch of good info. Here it is...

http://www.hotrodsbyhg.com/current_projects/50_chevy_cab_chop/50_chevy_pkup_chop.htm

use two roofs so you only have one seam to weld less warpage dont overlap your metal when the truck sits in the sun the roof will get wavy on the non overlaped metal as the sun heat stretches the metal. The owner of that cab is going to get a big suprise!

i had never did A CHOP TOP AND YES I DO HAV SOME METAL EXPERIANCE.YHANX ALOT FOR THE INFORMATION AND THANX FOR THE PICTURES

Found another article also. Enter the site and look for "shop truck build" http://www.oldcarglassguy.com/commercial.html

interesting shop truck.....gsx455 my 2cents is 6"is way too much for an ad.the rear window ends up lookin like a tank slot. i personally like the look to where they cut out the whole rear window and leave it intact if i ever did one it would be that way......dave