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

thank you

ha ha ha

were a phome call away

 

Great post I just picked up a 39 cab and planning a chop this fall....my question is..in the top photo what was done above the window area..looks like you inserted a header panel..????..was this part of the chop???

 

esay would be alot less time!

 

that was a riot repair

 

ok now will get every thing clamped up and clearanced so we can get things tacked up



a lil hammer and dolly action



dave fabin up the piece for the pass side these pieses were rolled in the englih wheel first then cut out!


this is were the new piece will go


fitting the new piece



more hammer and dolly action

 

its a must have to have some gambino junk in yer trunk

 

ive always found that the rounded corners lined up better but mostly there seemed to be less srinkage than when you weld a suare corner
sorry about not answering questions its hard enuff just posting these pics in between working wish we could post more

thanxs were only as good as our customers alow us to be

butt weld clamps or panel clamps

above and below

hey thanxs for helping me out here its hard enuff to post this and even harder to keep up and answer questions your apreciated my friend!!!!

thanxs man
the easy way out wouldnt be this much work!!!

 

Great pics Gambino!!

 

opening up the gap so the mig wire has some were to go and when you grind the welds they wont crack becase the welds inbetween the panels insted of on top its the opasit of tig were you need tight gaps

 

egg-scellent thread! perfect fit on everything! i like how you wheeled the metal to the correct radius and then cut your filler pieces out of them.perfection!

 

"opening up the gap so the mig wire has some were to go and when you grind the welds they wont crack becase the welds inbetween the panels insted of on top its the opasit of tig were you need tight gaps"

Is this for REAL? I've been shooting myself in the foot all these years? I have always tried to get no gaps then mig my panels together, and yep they crack sometimes.

 

unless you get vary good penitration the mig weld just ends up on top of the panel then were or when your grind it down theres is lil or no weld left when we mig sheet metal we always mwke sure there is a gap weve fixed a few chops were they had a tight gap on the a & b pillars then the tried to metal finish then and they ended up cracking like i sdaid this is how we do it!

 

Hey no problem alex thanks for the response... keep up the awesome work!

 

now that the 2 side back pieces are all tacked in well start to focus on the back center piece



heres the center piece getting fited and clamped








another side angle shot

 

ok were close to focusing on the top inside door jambs

heres some pics inside the cab of the top




heres a pic of the outer drip rail and and bottom this area is 3 pieces of sheet meatle jioning togethere the last piece being the top door jamb cap


heres a better shot of that piece before we make and set the door jamb

 

Super nice job on the chop - and you really do make it look easy! The rendering is great - it will be a real bitchin looking truck when it's done! I've presently have 2 39 Ford p-up cabs for sale (no where near as nice as the one you are working with I will say) - it's definitely making me rethink selling them!

 

ok we desided to plate the inside of the door jamb thow not nessary we did it any way it will make this area stronger were it was cut

heres a better view we will plug weld the plate as well as weld what we can on the inside

heres the plate plug welded in

heres the piece that caps this and finishes the door jamb




almost finished on the driver side of town




ok now we can do the pass side






there ya have it bolth sides done

 

side view action

 

ok now we can make pieces that go inbetween the filler above the door and the piece at the back of the cab corner






more inside shots


some shots of the top with every thing tacked in



we have some roit to fix on the cback window before we chop it and put it in
then we have a ton of patch panels to do so stay tuned!

 

Awesome job as always

 

Great thread guys, I really like the way you cut the top, it looks like there is less chance of the top going flat in the welded areas. I had my 40 PU chop'd 2" a few years ago, the fellow I selected to do the job cut the top all the way across from drivers side to pass side, in welding it back together he overheated the metal and got flat spots across the the top which had to be hammered out, more time and money to get it right, your way is much better I think. THANKS FOR POSTING.

 

Thanks for posting that!! Great workmanship

 

Still watching!

 

Great build thread, cant wait to see more.

 

what an incredible post, it has answered alot of questions i have had, but i do have one i would hope can get answered. by the pictures it looks like you didnt need to make relief cuts in the rear cab corners to make the roof line up, did it align that well without doing them or am i just not seeing the cuts? thaks so much, that is incredible work!

 

I'm waiting to see more...

 

Nice to see the extra work to lengthen the roof, will keep watching...

 

Great tutorial, Great job! My son and I have been thinking of chopping his 49 F1, this makes me confident that we can do it if we follow your steps. THANKS!

 

hell of a thread, hell of a job! thanks for sharing!

(those harbor freight grinders aren't half bad, are they? )

 

Awesome thread and great work! I'm also glad guys like you take time out of your busy schedule to post this unique info. The way you did the roof makes a lot more sense to me. Great job again, and keep up the great work!