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

How much of that space above your head do you really use? It's not getting narrower.

 

Awesome! You guy's make it look easy! Daddy likes!

 

looks good, why did you radius the corners of the top when you cut the cab corners off. Im about to chop my 53' Dodge pickup and was wondering?

Thanks

Justin

 

That's tough as shit! Nice work so far on the cab, I was hoping this wasn't going to become a "rudy truck"...

 

Cool, love the proportions. I also hope more builds include fenders like this one. Do you you guys mig weld everything or just for tacking?

 

I think I went with the right guy for the job,,, What do you guys think ???

Alex I really appreciate all your hard work you are doing on this build for me,

 

man o man.....great work.....just about done with my 39....wish'd i'd seen this a year ago....and the rendering, dejavu ..... here's mine ready for paint on the front

 

I love the way you guys tackled this one! Thanks Alex, always inspirational and educational to see the pictures of you guys at your best!

 

thanxs muttley always great to have your take on the matter!!!!

thanxs

 

thats some nice work right there , outta sight , ,looking at the chop photos , is more informative and a better read than most of the tech ive seen in the car magazines lately

 

ok we left off doing the filler piece above the door jamb thats also part of the drip rail we had to hand make this piece so lil dave is the right man for the job


once he liked the fit we'll get er tacked in

 

Subscribed! Love your builds! Sadly I have to leave work and wont be able to see what goes on till monday!

 

That is absolutely killer.saw my first Gambino tail dragger install a couple of days ago and now this chop. It's great. Hot rodding is alive and kickin! Thanks for posting it.

 

koolsville daddyo

your welcome

ha ha ha what you dont under stand gambinlish?

 

great job ,love the step by step photos

 

Nice work! The chop looks great and really dig the rendering! Thanks for documenting and posting the process. Alex, what's the cut/welded area above the windshield? Previous repair?

 

Great post. You make this look easy

 

What kind of clamps are those?

 

nice work. did not realize how much there is to do when chopping a top.

 

get things tacked in

 

we tacked in this plate to help keep things lined up

after we do the other side this is the next piece to make

this angle you can see the drip rail

another angle

 

Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks

 

Great planning. Great organization. Great execution. Excellent documentation. Totally professional. It's fun to watch your progress.

 

I too would like to know why the cuts were rounded. Does it have something to do with making the bodywork easier by keeping the contours of the cab rather than welding in sharp angles?

 

making the filler pieces for the pass side drip rail and over the door jamb


heres a shot of the pieces we used to hold things in line for when we made the paturns for the 2 back pieces

the paturns for the rear filler sting on top of the piece dave rolled

a shot of the paturn and the opening were it goes


another shot of the paturn on the rolled panel

the fitting of the new piece



here dave is holding up the piece while max scribes it so it can be trimed

 

Alex, That chop is very well thought out. You sure had to turn the top into a multi piece zig saw puzzle. It sure is coming together real nice. The owner is one lucky dude.

Dave

 

rounding the corners of your cuts is much preferable than welding into a square cut corner. The heat from welding travels more evenly into the surrounding metal and you are less likely to end up with metal 'pulling' into a lump. Its a little more work but the results pay off when time to metal finish the panel.
I always try to round off corners of cuts (wherever poss ) for this reason, PB

 

ok that makes sense, thank you....

 

Man there is a ton of work in that chop. Thats the perfect thread for people who always ask why a chop cost what it does. A lot of time and effort. As always you guys make it look easy.

 

beautiful work and great detail.ive been putting off choppin the top on my 49 but now i believe i can do it. had a idea how to do it but your post and pics answered a lot of questions for me.thanks for taking the time to post. ken