LETS CHOP A 39 FORD TRUCK CAB 100's of pics and vidios

ok lets chop a 39 for truck cab 3'' strait down and with out leaning the a pillars back
heres what we started with

next we cleaned all the metal were we were gona cut and laid out our cut lines so
lets get to cutin the first thing we did was remove the door tops

 

we had 3 cut off wheels going so we were haulin ass we got to cutin on the a pillars and the back of the cab makin sure we left a tad bit of metal so every thing stayed a \tached until we were ready to remove the top







we desided to remove the back window be cause there was some riot we need to fix on the bottom channel

 

were getting real close to liftting the lid on this bitch


ok now with the top off we can cut the metal were removing from the a pillars and the back of the cab

 

ok we got all the metal we are removing for the chop

heres a pic of every thing we choped of

 

now lets set the top on to get a looky see

 

a pic of every thing we cut off

and one more of the top setting back on

ok now its time to start making our releaf cuts on the a pillars i wanted to get the a pillars set and tacked be fore we moved to the back of the cab




lets get a look

 

ok we got the a pillars all lined up corectly inside and out i wanted every thing lined back up on the a pillars perfectly so you couldnt tell or see were it was choped we didnt take as many pics as we should have of the whole a pillar prosess but you will see picks later on of the a pillars

any ways with the a pillars lined up and tacked to gether we started laying out the cut lines for the back of the cab





ok lets get to cuting the plan was to remove the the back of the cab in 2 pieces at the cab corners



we had to re move an inner strucure

 

ok lets get to double cutting this bitch





time for a pit stop need a new wheel

back in action

 

man a whole lot o cuttin goin on








were getting closer

 

I'm watching!

 

were almost there mad max i think he ot triger happy with the camera



were getting real close now making our cuts on the inside of the door jamb





real close now


ok were there the driver side cab corner is off

 

ok lets get the pass side cut off



ok lets line things up for a little looky see

heres what were gona have to fill in

ok heres a pic with bolth corners gone before we cutem off we put in a suport to hold up the top

 

heres some pics of the a pillars




you can see the piece of drip rail we removed so we could weld every thing up nice like


onother shot of the drip rail removed

 

ok lets get the top preped so we can get this thing put back to gether


heres the cab corners


getting all the burs left from cutting cleaned off




heres the corner clamped in place

 

ok in these next shots youll be able to see what we did with these corners we moved the out a we bit and back!










heres are lil prop we used to suport the top and hold it in place

 

Very nice.

 

ok now we can start making our relef cuts to the c pillars or cab corners

lets get things clamped up and have a look


a back shot






lets get to tackin

heres an inside shot of how we clamped the back of the cab that had a big gap
we used round rod



an inside look at things

we were worried about the middle of the jambs sagging so we suported bolth sides with a bottle jack

 

ok we got the cab corners lined up and tacked together in the jambs the plan was to start at the jambs and work our way to the back window






now we can move around to the back window that aint there yet

gota get every thing lined up just right



we tacked in a few pieces of metal at the back of the cap above were the window will be just to hold things in place we will cut them out later



ok lets move on to the pass side but first we need to hamer and dolly were a dent was we used heat then hammered the metal was stretched


getting a better fit befor we tack it together

 

ok now we can make some filler pieces for over the door jambs area on the top side of town

drip rail included

yes my neffu is a bad mother shut your mouth

 

I have been driving a 39 Ford pickup every day for 17 years. I pull a car hauler trailer thru four states on a regular basis. The cab is small and cramped. It doesnt seem like a good idea to make it smaller

 

My old '39 had a ridiculous amount of headroom. I'm just under six feet tall and there was still a good two and a half feet above my head. I could have chopped that thing until there was no window at all and still had plenty of room in there. I dont see that chop being any problem unless the owner is eight feet tall.

 

lookin good guys...gona chop my F-1 just the same way as your doin . Like how you've rounded the corners of your cuts ....just how i was taught.

 

heres a couple of vidios not sure if the order is corect
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thanxs please do

thanxs

 

Subscribed, I gotta finish the chop on mine sometime (bought it half done).

Scotty.

 

thanks for postig this, its good to see somethig being done by a pro and step by step so if i were doin it i could follow along and have less chance of f**king it up (i say less chance coz i can f**k anything up). il hafta buy a closed car oneday then il use this thread to chop it. thanks again

 

Great tutorial..........Once you translate it into English.

 

Fun to watch a pro at work! Thanks for taking the time to bring us along.

 

ok were doing this truck chop for pops29 here on the hamb heres a rendering he had done of what the trucks gona look like

pops29's plan is building a 1939 Ford PU. With a few mods. The concept drawing is by E Black design. his plans are a 3" chop, dropping the stock Grille assembly and blending in a 36 passenger grille and partial hood with louvers , I will be running a Buick 322 nailhead with 6 97's.
thank you vary much