***Munster's 51' Chevy coupe Chop***

Thanx man!!

No real updates , just learning how to lead through trial and error!

 

I see room for another tattoo!

 

Older i get the more they hurt!!

 

check this dude out with the bernz-o-matic!!!!

make it happen brudda!

i think i may have to buy another coupe just so you can chop it.

 

HAHA!! I would love to!!

 

keep up the great work man its looking really good!

 

Hey Ian how are you finding leading with the hand held torch?. This is the way I will have to do it as well as I don't have an O/A setup. Are you going through alot of bottles? Getting enough heat without any problems? Thanks

 

Wuss!!! I know that's what you're spending all your chop-job money on, I can tell!!

Keep it up brutha, really nice work!!

 

Thanx man!!

The Propane bottles give plenty of heat!! It works GREAT!! I've been using the same half empty bottle for all i've done so far.

 

LOL! I've been spending my chop money on tires and chrome and plates and glass and....... Trust me!!

Thanx bro!!

 

Wow...neat to see you using lead on this chop...even better!

 

Im trying man! It's not flawless but I'm learning new stuff!!

 

Bruddah Ian, you're killing me man! Nice, clean, meticulous work...as usual.

 

man I wish I had friends like that, wow great job.

 

I read through the entire chop and all I can say is WOW! If I could do that I would be chopping everything. Cars, trucks, tricycles, you name it. All these years I thought chopping a top was hard. What was I thinking? That chop is awesome.

 

My friends and i are planning to chop the top of a 54 chevy, and we could only hope it looks half as good as this does... lol

looks great

 

Wow thats lookin good!

 

Thanx Jason!!

Thank god i got a friend like munster who gave me the opportunity to chop a perfectly clean car!!

You can do it brotha!!! I've been asked to chop a truck and i wont do it yet!!
I might buy a Cab in the future and chop it, if it comes out nice, I'll sell it!!

Thanx very much!!!! Take your time, Measure, Buy the right basic tools, research on here and find chop thread that someone has done and ,same year/model, you like it that has a ton of pics

Good luck!!!

Thanx man!!!

 

I'm starting a new religion!!!
"A little off the top" with Pastor Ian.
This last week I did it! I chopped my 46 Dodge Cab. I'm fitting the doors now and it looks great. I don't think a guy can go wrong if you don't get in a hurry and just study some, (and have great teachers with pics). One thing I noticed is that the tolerances on old cars is outrageous, my cab was over 1/2 inch outta square to start with!!
Anyway,, I'm tickled that I'm doing it and sad that I let fear get in the way all along.

Here He Comes!!! All Hail Pastor Ian!!

 

LOL, Craziness!!

Looking good man, That's exactly what im gonna be looking for soon!! Great cab!!! Keep it up!!!

 

man i have apair of those same old safety glasses haha, man this chop is awesome. a few weeks ago i looked through flops 50 poncho chop and its equally as awesome! im looking at a 51 poncho that i wanna cut, looking at these two chops im starting to loosen up on the idea. i took street rod and custom fab at wyotech and i didnt catch onto the whole english wheel thing all that well but shit your sails look awesome! going there i learned a ton but i want the hands on like youre doing. this shits awesome the car looks amazing and hell maybe someday you can upgrade to a two car garage and i can move to cali and work with ya! haha seriously awesome job, i cant wait to start doing this

 

man i have apair of those same old safety glasses haha, man this chop is awesome. a few weeks ago i looked through flops 50 poncho chop and its equally as awesome! im looking at a 51 poncho that i wanna cut, looking at these two chops im starting to loosen up on the idea. i took street rod and custom fab at wyotech and i didnt catch onto the whole english wheel thing all that well but shit your sails look awesome! going there i learned a ton but i want the hands on like youre doing. this shits awesome the car looks amazing and hell maybe someday you can upgrade to a two car garage and i can move to cali and work with ya! haha seriously awesome job, i cant wait to start doing this[/QUOTE]

HAHA!! I love the old style glasses!! The 90'S OAKLEY blades ain't my style!!

Thanx so much man!!! Im still learning to work with the english wheel but it's fun!!! Im gonna get a small shop in early '10 , the garage is too small and i cant collect cool parts !!

I wanna take some more classes!! I've been looking into that!!! Its cool to do hands on, but i wanna get better metal knowledge!

Happy thanksgiving!!

 

Leading by "trial and error"? Doesn't look like very much "error". Keep it up dide, you're on the home stretch.

 

Thanx Coby!!!

Happy thanksgiving!!!

 

As stated before, this is an excellant chop with great craftsmanship.

How much was the chop in front versus the rear?

 

Thank you man!!

4" front, measured from the bottom of the drip rail 4" , then marked the 4" from there up!

5" back, top of the beltline 5"

 

Wow. This is the first time I've seen this thread, Ian you rule! If I get a 2 door anytime soon you'll have another customer.

Happy Thanksgiving all!

 

Nice work man.

 

Same to you my friend!! Thanx so much , Anytime!!

Thanx bro!!

 

Ian great job on the top, the pictures, the responses, your talent and personality shows on every update I'm sure youre going to be a major player in our sport, just stay level man..........GREAT WORK.......