Hot Rods Chop top prices

Don't think someone would pay that much for chopping a pick up..........I can see that kind of price for a car with a swoopy back roof, and custom window shaping, but a simple pickup truck shouldn't cost anywhere near that.

 

I don’t know. I watched a YouTube vid of Bad Chad chopping a top. Watching it on a vid vs a TV show gives a better idea on what it takes. Of course the guys like Ian and Chad make it so easy with it being one in an afternoon

 

Check out Carter Auto Restyling - Youtube. He does a perfect chop on Chev or GMC AD truck in three of his videos. https://www.youtube.com/c/CarterAutoRestyling/videos

 

If you feel you can complete the welding and do the finish work as you mentioned in your initial post; there should be no reason you couldn't study it a bit and do the whole job.

 

AD truck, with its inner structure chopped finished in metal no body work or paint.
160-200 hours. Im 85 and hour + 20% on material. and about a 150-200 shop supply fee.

it would 100% be a T&M job, but suspect 18500 for a 2.5-3.0 chop

 

Season 8 episode 5 of Full Custom Garage
Ian is the best
do it yourself

 

was that the old Chevy truck he was doing for the older gentleman?

 

Has anyone been to a car show or a workshop where they chopped a top while you watched them ?

 

Practice hammer welding. I learned [ with a torch ] building cut down Wisconsin modifieds. Got real good at it. Even hammer welded in the roof insert.---- The Chevy PU. Welded in a 2" strip across the roof and a strip down the middle. Welded up the seam above the windshield. All metal finished. . Now using T I G.---- Fibergl*** Willys. I new Ohio George chopped his 33 4". I had the copy shop copy a magazine picture to scale. With a scirrors I chopped the top 5.5" in back and 5" in front and knew the other cuts I had to make. I layed the W/S back.

 

I wanted something like this.

In the end I left it unchopped

And spent the money on a little fun hotrod.

 

Not the old Chevy, I don’t think he chopped that one
not sure what the brand was, it had a funky rad shell

 

m.roadkillcustoms.com/how-to-chop-a-top-in-3-hours/

 

/www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT7vyxB33xY&t=19s

 

Up to 52 , all Mopars were flat gl*** except except after 48 had curved back window..Flat gl*** is still reasonable , the gasket rubber cost has kinda gone up a bit...Its true as far as getting the gl*** cut and installed is a challenge as the skill set to do it has not kept up...