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chopped my 57 today

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by sonim38, Oct 9, 2010.

  1. sonim38
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    poo
     
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  2. sonim38
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    bean
     
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  3. Muttley
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    I love those Lincolns, they just look evil.
     
  4. 4.5 inch chop looks good on that car, I like!
     
  5. sonim38
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    dang
     
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  6. briggs&strattonChev
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    are those 57 eldorado rims?
     
  7. sonim38
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    ping
     
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  8. Hdonlybob
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    Nice job !!
    Good chop.....
     
  9. Jarzenhotrods
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    I like it! Those rims are a really great choice. I knowit is probably a ways off but what did you have planned for color?
     
  10. sonim38
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    pop
     
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  11. Sauli
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    That style Lincolns look absolutely awesome chopped, provided You are able to work the original back window and stainless back into it.
     
  12. scrape53
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    thats gonna look pretty wicked..what do you have planned for body mods
     
  13. twochops
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    Now is when the fun begins,the windows(front wraparound and the
    rear window)--------Been there .
    TwoChops
     
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  14. injunjoes
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    man that looks cool
     
  15. chevyshack
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    You should try chopping down those big *** pictures.
     
  16. LeadSledMerc
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    Real nice start, that's going to look awesome!
    Keep the update pics coming.
     
  17. pimpin paint
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    Hey,

    This is where I ask I hope you've got one hell of a good gl*** guy!

    The biggest problem with chopping mid-fifties iron is the dog legged, vertical windshields. You can move those A Posts anywhere you want, it's getting the gl*** to conform to that shape that's like turning water to wine! I once chopped a '56 Ford pick up (same shaped windshield as your Lincoln, vertical sides & compound curves) the guy broke three windshield cutting them before he got it correct. I wouldn't throw out any of the pieces you cut from the pillars jus yet. You may have to add metal to make the gl*** work.

    Good luck

    '' Meanwhyle, back aboard The Tainted Pork "
     
  18. metalman
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    Yeah, hope you got a good gl*** guy! Do your self a favor for sure and get the gl*** cut and fitted NOW before you go any farther. Lot easier to bend metal to fit gl*** then the other way around!
    One of our gl*** guys has a 57 Chevy PU in his shop right now. These guys chopped it, finished the bodywork and painted it in a pearl/ candy without even considering IF the windshield would fit. Of course it won't without moving the pinchwelds around, now the paint/ bodywork is all wasted. Guess they thought the gl*** guy would be able to work majic!
     
  19. Mr48chev
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    Looks good so far, what have you got figured out to do with the windshield?

    I took the liberty of t******* the photos so we could see the car.
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    I wouldn't even want to be along on the trip to the gl*** shop though.

    The car does look mean
     
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  20. UnIOnViLLEHauNT
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    How do you attach the roof back to the body? I didn't see anything welded up, and I could never figure out how they moved the posts around on one of these because of gl*** constraints.
     
  21. Pinstriper40
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    Good luck. Looks good so far!
     
  22. Julio
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    Tha car is awesome!
     
  23. sonim38
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    nunya
     
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  24. Glass_Packs
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    Like everyone said, good luck with the gl***! A friend of mine has a '56 Lincoln that he originally chopped and had the gl*** cut to fit. At first he had three windhields but after the first two broke he decided to sink the stock front and rear gl***. And trying to find a new replacement windshield that shows up in one piece, well that's another story...

    Good Luck!
    Tom - Gl***_Packs
     
  25. thesupersized
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  26. dawg
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    dude, no offense, but what the **** are you gonna do about the gl***?...
     
  27. Andy
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    X2, Was a mistake!
     
  28. sonim38
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    fudge
     
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  29. shfifty five
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    Wait, you mean to tell me you did the chop...............Oh.
    I also agree with thesupersized.
     
  30. 8FLEET9
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    good luck on the gl***. prolly should've sunk the factory gl*** front & rear though.
     

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