My 53 chop

I'm going to try a little how to here.
mark cuts with masking tape and weld in cross bracing.
remove rear window frame leave about 4" margin around the top and sides
remove rear corners of quarter windows and cut loose rear pillars

 

cut front pillars be sure to support the roof
roof should be loose now. line up front pillars. make pie cuts to get the width right
massage rear pillars to line up
tack rear pillars and lay rear window frame back in place. Tack it at the top ceter and the bottom. There is some misalignment at the outer edges relief cuts allow it to come up

 

you got a bug-lite?
that's some work!
finish it!
tp aka zibo

 

Weld up seams around the top of window. Use a big ass hammer to massage roof to a fair shape.
Trim the corner of the quarter window and weld it back in place.
cut center pillar loose from the roof at the top and slide it back to line up with the lower piece.
sit in car and see how much cooler it is now.

 

Man if that dosn't bring back memories of last year..

I like the look..
Keep us posted with progress pics..

Rat...

 

Those pics are from two years ago. Here it is now. A little farther along.

 

LOL...
I thought maybe you were doing another.
I remembered seeing the hard-topped pics..

Anyway, looks good man.

Keep us posted anyway

Rat....

 

Very Cool, and a hard top to boot! Alright I'm next!

 

Simple enough...I just got a cool 54 plymouth and its going under the knife...muhahahaha...

I hope its as simple as you made it look....btw...where did you get your glass cut?

Anyone know of a post to do this yourself?

 

When you did this area on the "C" pillar, did you just overlap a new piece and cut the leftovers from the inside?

 

On the C pillars I trimmed and but welded everything in. the small triangle patch was the only one I had to add. It would have been better to make a new big patch but I didn't know how at the time.

Thanks
Will Vaughan