On 1932 5W chop. When I bought my 5W I was first into a 3W and radical chopp at 5” and lay back front window. I could not find a body, but I found a 5W std coupe that was ruff old chopped 3” but no rust and a new UP floor. Just now wait on the guy help me on body work I came to see a 2” chopped car plus I saw it beside a non chopped 5W ( both less fenders ) I was amazed on how much it chanced the look ! When I now see my 3” chopp the feeling is roof is too low to find a good balance, but shore a 3” is classic and 3-4-5” is more brutal look and this is all personal. As I started to look into this I think I found out how a std 5W can look so high std and a 3-4” is a feeling roof is to low ( for body balance ) so rear side window is a factor here for eye. Ex my rear window at 3” chopp is lower on height than width, and a std coupe is taller than width. But at 2” is the rear side window gets identical on heigh and width. Maybe this is old knowledge and again its personal. Attitude is a point but depending on style, ex Bonneville, brutal race a more chopp might be preferred. My body has a non-lay back front window so roof is extended ca 3/4” and this is the case on a 3” chop. As lay back back the front window, I has start see the 5W is better to has the std angle. The 3W 32 or 34 is really nice layed back especially the 34. It’s hard go up on roof height….but I wish I could. -Has anyone a decent roof get me a call. This car on picture has a 2” chop and you can measure the rear side window that it is square. Too low for most ( my guess ) but it’s Very nice.
You already have a 3" chop? 3" is not too low. I took out 3 1/2 out of mine and now wish I had taken 4 or 4 1/2" and leaned back the A pillars a bit but what's done is done. Even stock hieght you still can't see the stop lights anyhow.
They are all neat! Unchopped, chopped 2”, 3”, 6”, straight down or slanted posts. Doesn’t matter, they all look good. One of the most versatile body styles ever made.
Both this black coupes are just great, 3" or 3.5", but there is my personal limit at 3.5", but I has been look at 5 or even 6" before, but the idea here was my new insigt that this bodys become so nice to get the rear side window square and that is at 2". -But it can be seen as a gentlemans chop or even 'why chop' 2" from std.
I'll send you some pictures of my 5 window when I get back from the LARS. Mines was a 3 to 3.5 wedge cut.
On Hot Rod Rons coupe the "rear side window" by measure on the computor screen rather equal. I can be wrong and its hard to say. If a 3" chop height should be 1" less than the width ( by check lower side above the curves ) My width is 11" ca ; 3.5" upp from lower side of roof. From droplist to the upper side of body conture its 387 mm or 15.23". I think I has a rather exact 3" chop on this body.
That 2” chop is very nice. Rons is as my 3” so height is 1” less than widht. This is classic. The guy that will do my metal is not that keen on rise roof.
I'm having some difficulty understanding the willingness to spend the time and effort and money to change the height of the roof by only an inch or so (higher no less) on what looks to me to be an absolutely perfect 5W Deuce Coupe. I read about a spectator at a car show complimenting the owner of a beautiful hot rod. He mentioned how nice the paint was. The owner, insisting the spectator look at the inside of the doors by peering down through the window fuzzies replied, Yeah, but look at that orange peel." I guess maybe I actually do understand. LOL But wow.
Idea of thread was my ’insight’ it can be rear side window set the look. As everything its personal taste. I will explain. First, my roof is at 3” and its classic, and it still hold propotions but I lnow many like them at both 4 to 5 and even more. Most say I talked to can’t see a 2 from 3 and why do 3 when one can ’chopp’ them… more. After I saw 2” chopped 5W done by the Kennedys and now the car is here in Sweden and was beside a std roof 5W and both less fenders, I was nocked. One can say more chop get ’attitude’ but they way I see it went the other way. But std roof is not my cup of tea. Owner of that car bought the body from a collector and rule was no more than a 2” chop and he had investigate in that for decades. Right or wrong, well. I heard that story before but after see the car I started investigate myself in this, as I said it was about rear side window. So the one I showed ( 32partsguy ) had also the 2” chop and to me its awsome as proportions to rest of body. I’ll just feel it ( again it’s just personal ) Now, my body is decent but has a ugly welded chop in the front but the case is also the edge for textile is cut out. But I has some parts for this to fix it, but get into the 2” idea I started look for a roff ( but so far nothing ) Then the guy help me with the body said it mean allot of work rise my roff and its Ok at rear, so I guess it will remain at 3”, but I feel a 2” get the attitude I want.
U/P roof? Sell the one you have? Someone would want it? To my mind it depends on what you can live with & how important perfect in your eyes is, also if you can justify the time & $'s to achieve that perfection. Cool car, I'd drive it as is, but my budget is a model A budget, so any 32 would be awesome
Yep, if you are going to bash its lid, give it a proper bashing This 5w has just been completed in the UK in the past few weeks by Buckland Automotive, but I suspect it's a bit more than 3.5 inch...?
With fenders I think 3 or 3.5” is to much and one of the most nice 32 5W I seen is in Stockholm, car was a wreck and took I think 30 years to be done and 3 metal guys and its 60’s style, full fender and non chopped. A true time machine blue metallic by one of Swedens best painters. Chevy SB with Scintills and Strombergs. There are few pictures to find of the car but its awsome.
Got a magazine from Hot Rod Ron on his 3” 5W, and he also sended a temple on his rear side window. Cool and thank’s ! A good thing noted in the magazine I saw his body so I’ll got confidence my body has a good chance to be nice.
I wrestled and wrestled with the amount to chop my car. I laid awake at night trying to decide. I've looked and looked at chopped 5 window coupes since 1974. I had it narrowed down to 2" or 2 1/2". I felt 3" was too much. I too felt like the shape of the rear quarter window was the key to what I wanted. Pictures, and picture angles can "distort" the look a lot of times on both mine, and others. Many times I see a picture of mine and think "Oh it's not enough" but in person, I think it's right on what I wanted. If I had it to do over again, I might have taken another 1/2" out, but 1/2" is pretty minor. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. By the way, as the magazine article says, the chop was done by Joey Angelo while at Walden's. I was assured he was one of the best metal guys in CA. Only after it was done did I find out my car was the first '32 5W he had ever done! I think it turned out great!
Once I saw your picture above ( wow ) Your 2” chopped coupe is talking to me, but I feel we might be few to see it this way as most get down under 4” ( and it shore not is wrong ) So I’ a 2 to 2.5 guy… It’s important if one look into this to see the car from angle at side as then it shows better. Yesterday I saw a car builded here in late 80’s and I has not been out since early 90’s and new owner storage it in decades. Chopped, febderless, orange paint, CSB with blower, 15” tires, new front axle and disc brakes. I checked the rear side and it was around 27 cm or 10.5” so that mean a 2.5” chopp. I will call old owner and ask how he did on the A arms. That chop to me was perfect. So in my case, say go up 3/4” from my 3” chopp and Yes I guess this is silly in most eyes, but I look for a roof and hope I can find one. If someone has it, call me. I has several here in Sweden like to bought my roff.
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