32 C dan, to chop or not to chop?

I'm looking for opinions on chopping or not chopping my 32 two door sedan. I know it is probably personal preference but this car is going to be my daily ride and I have kids that will be riding in the back regularly. I love the sinister look of a chopped sedan but want to know how much this will effect the drivability of it since it will be driven everyday. I'm leaning towards chopping it 3 1/2 inches but I need to make a final decision soon. Thanx in advance for your input.

 

Well my vote is not to chop, and I noticed your kinda a east coast area. So give it a bit of a channel. Once you chop it , boy it's a bitch to get it back to orignal. Channel is easy to put back on its rails. It's your car now, but a hundred years from now?? If you do go with a chop I say 2". Yea I love the C-dans, so much I want to trade my phaeton for one, makes a great family car!! LOve to see a picture of it.
thanks continental

 

If you channel it, don't chop. If you chop it don't channel.
If you channel it channel it just to the bottom of the frame.
Personally, I like 32s chopped and not channelled because the frame looks so good in itself. Channels are for Model As and, well, everything EXCEPT the 32!
If you chop it, 3-1/2" isn't enough, go a full 9 centimeters!

 

deuce,

before you start hackin' on your car i suggest you find one of the pix of traileredcarsuck's 32 c-dan. i know it's been on here before, but don't know where to look. maybe pm him and ask him to e-mail you a pic. fenderless and unchopped. excellent choice imho. i believe his has a slight channel, but can't remember for sure.

 

No doubt about it....whack it! and remember "too much is just enough".

 

CHOP IT! It's a hot rod right? You don't have any plans of restoring it do you? Then there isn't even any question if you should the question should be when ...

 

If yer gonna drive it a LOT---- 2 inch chop---just enough to give it "the look" and won't make a damn bit O' difference in driveability..........

My .02.............. Jersey Skip

 

For a fairgrounds queen...chop it

For a daily driver........Keep all the glass you can.

I unchopped my 34 p/u. I wanted a daily driver. I gotta be able to see so I can get out of the way of all the idiots.

 

I you like it just as well unchopped why spend the time or money to chop it?

 

I am going to be no help, they look good both ways!

Sorry, don't know who's photo this is.


No Chop

 

Once again don't know who's photo this is.

Chopped

 

I say chop it.My 32 has a 3 1/2 chop and I haul my kids everywhere in it.(Hence the name Sedan_dad)

 

It also isn't that hard to se out of either.

 

Thanx for all the input. That last picture of that hiboy sedan from Dirk gave me some evenin wood. The one of the one unchopped with the fenders is too cool also but the hiboy does it. If anyone has any more pics of chopped or unchopped hiboys from different angles it would be appreciated.

 

thanx sedan dad for the veiws love your car.

 

all looks good, i think whichever way you want to go is the right way.... friend of mine said, he is building the sedan for himself, not the kids. if they want to fit in one, they can build one up themselves

 

This is a picture of my mor-door,,,

 

Yes, yes, yes. This one at 2 1/4":

 

I agree that a chopped sedan looks good...but I won't chop it 'cause "it's the thing to do". Chop it if YOU want it chopped. I'm getting to where it's kinda cool NOT to do what everyone expects. If you don't, then everyone will ask when you're going to. If you do, they have nothing to talk about. If you're going high boy, I say channel it.

 

I am in the same position with my '32 Sedan. I'm going to run it fenderless, and will probably chop it in the end, but I've seen a couple of nice unchopped fenderless sedans as well. My current plan is to get it on the road first, then decide.

I have a heap of photos of '32 Sedans that I have collected from the internet. If you want, I can zip them up and email them to you.

 

Here's a chanelled unchopped one ...

 

Here's mine!

 

i think just a little looks best.you dont have to be a hero!

 

....my vote is for a mild chop if running fenderless......stock height looks best with fenders. 2" is pretty and 4" is wicked.......Steve

 

Go for the "wicked" look. At least 4 inches. I've been looking at lots of pics of Tudor sedans to get ideas for mine, and a healthy chop gives it the look I want.

 

I thought I would post some pics of the cdan in question.

 

one more pic

 

mild cut

 

little bit more