Projects 32 Sedan Lakester roof chop

Nice work!! After seeing this and the work of Flop, I should never have done my own, I am one of the hacks you guys have to fix

 

there is a lot of talent on this forum ,another one is Rex Rogers ,irrational metalworks couple come to mind,oh and mindover

 

Very impressive work.


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door gapping p***enger door.Objective is to end up with a 1/8" gap all around

 

and finishing up gapping right hand door with a small amount .

 

Awesome work. This thing is beautiful!

 

door gapping drivers door

 

lead work on 'B' post

need help, skilled metal workers,$25ph and upwards depending on skill level reply with resume to valerie@themetalsurgeon.com

 

left hand door gapping continued.

 

looking good chop,chop

 

Perfect!

 

an outstanding job done.every detail covered in detail.best tech on a chop ive ever read.cant wait for roof to be filled.

 

roof insert install.

 

Tacked in place

 

living up to your name.... killer workmanship..... wish i lived in denver.....

 

As much as this feels like jumping on the band wagon, I just have to thankyou for posting such detailed pictures - and so many of them. That is in addition to the pleasure of being able to study such nice work!

 

I don't think I've ever seen this done in a chop before, will it be reinstalled?Great door gap detailing. Bob

 

the frame will go back in,but new bows made to fit the roof profile.The bows will also be screwed from the underside rather than topside.
The wood structure will be ***embled inside the car.
thanks all for comments.

 

Did you find your door gaps moved any after you cut the top bracing out? I didn't see any temporary cross braces welded inside the body.

 

The gaps stayed pretty consistent with before the body was braced.But that's only to the eye,im sure they marginally moved in some way.

 

This is incredible work, thanks for posting.

 

fantastic.been waiting for this bit for ages.just got to wait for the wood mounting bit.would love to apply for your job.the commute from the uk might be a bit much.love this type of work.again,fantastic.

 

adding more tacks




and then 'pre' metal finishing to take out the 'highs' and 'lows' just to keep everything in tight control before we Tig weld.

 

checking roof profiles before tig welding

 

checking roof profiles before tig welding


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Tig welding and metal finishing as i go.