Customs Chopping a 1953 chevy.. pretty sure this has never been done before right?

Okay, I guess its time I start posting pics of what Ive been up to lately.
Starting with this nice clean 53.



gotta get the glass and old rubbers out.. they arent very rubbery anymore





roof fell off.. I think the glass was holding the top on.

 

what are your plans for the back window?

 

sorry for the crappy cell phone pics... i always forget to bring a camera with me.





looking lower.. but its getting a ford window



I crammed it in the cram hole.. This car needs lowered..





buttoned up for the most part around the glass.

 

Looks good man !!! Keep up the good work!!

 

rolled her outside for a look



pay no attention to that volkswagen behind the curtain.

 

Ive got more pics loading. I extended the rear quarters 2 full inches to fit a 54 pontiac bumper.
This car belongs to a fellow hamber "Smokey".
He's the brains behind the layout of the car.. im the work monkey whos lucky enough
to do the job for a great guy with cools stories.

I love the H.A.M.B

 

nice look'n chop, but that rear window just doesn't do it for me, looks too big compared to the side windows...

 

these pics make me realize i need to lower it soon and take the camera with me next time..

 

I know what you mean, in pics it looks wide eyed as hell.. in person it flows much better.
theres not really much else i could have done with it.
if i lay it down more it looked to awkward with the high arch in the
center above the belt line.
I like the factory back glass in chopped 53/54s myself.

i like the rounded look to this chop, so its what i went for

 

Looking good

 

heck with the VW, i want to know about the 58 chevy truck behind the curtain

 

that chevy has been lawn art all over the md va wv area.. its a running trend, not my pickum-up

 

Looks GOOD.

 

Your rigth, The back glass looks better in the finish form...is the car going to be lowered? that'll help too!

 

Who's turn is it to sweep the floor ?




Looks like a great place to start a fire ...

 

i think you made the right call on the rear window. nice rake to the back, good flow, slight kant to the b-pillers, looks good.

 

Looks great!

 

i like the chop not crazy about the rearwidow it looked better with the original opening the c pillars look to fat now but its not my car rock on

 

I think it's your nicest looking chop yet. The shoebox rear window does look a little tall but it also fits the curve of the backlite area very well... overall i think it's a good choice. Good job and keep it up!

 

Haha! That's what I was gonna say-Clean that damn shop man!

J/K, very nice work. It's gonna look great!

 

Right? It's all I can think about looking at those pictures!

 

Rear window looks good to me. I did the same thing on my 51 Packard. Sometimes the factory one won't lay right to flow the way you want or have to cut more substructure than you want to get it to go.

 

All in all, I think the guy ended up with a very real car. Lets face it, 85 percent of the ones done are train wrecks because of the back windows.

 

00 MACK , I couldnt agree more! well its the rear window or they think 5" is a good starting point

bro I think the chop looks cool, I cant remember the guys name but he has a red 54 that he chopped that looks killer and it had a shoebox rear window in it, he is the guy that has all the great danes haning out of his 54 in his avatar.

anyways it fits the belt line well, 49-52 chevy window, not so much

oh and its official you make me look lazy...

well that or...

 

This thing looks rad so keep on with your program.

 

chad, are "Bubble Skirts". goin' to Be TOO MUCH? (I'm NOT talkin'
about $$ dollars!)

 

I like bubble skirts... have to mock them up and see what the H.A.M.B says I guess.
Thanks for all the comments.. id better grab the broom today.
I live in a little patch of woods and when the wind blows the leaves come right around the corner into the shop..
but yes, im a slob also.

 

Lookin' GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only other '53 chop I recall was done on the old "Monster Garage" tv series, with Gene Winfield, and other notable customizers

 

Great Look I like it.. Keep up the good work.

 

i like it.

hope to do a 53/54 custom when im done with the 55. thanks for the inspiration.