MY first Chop This Weekend (pics)

Here's a few pics of my A Sedan chop I finally got brave enough to start this weekend.
More pics coming as I get it tacked back together.

 

looking good!

 

for the first time it looks very good how long did you chop on it ?

 

Nice profile.

 

Looks nice

 

Good job, I am still building up my courage to do the same thing. Is it a 4" chop? Anything that you would do differently now that you done it once.

 

Looks like ya know how to do it just fine!

 

First Car
First Chop
Took off 4"
I have tacked the A and B Pillars back together need to start on the back, I think it is going to be a lot more of a challenge than the posts.

 

I am doing a 28 sedan shrotly and would appreciate any pointers that you found.

 

Pictures of the posts coming back together.

 

looking good...you always remember the first one...you know...your first chop

 

Heres a few more pictures after this weekend.
I pretty much have the drivers side finished, just need to catch up on the passenger side.
The main thing I found out that patience is the key.
It's so tempting to just fill in the seams when things are going good but small tacks and hammer and dolly and take your time.
It's easy for me to get impatient.
So far I'm pretty happy with the results.

 

hey d just your doing a great job !!! here are a couple of pics of my 1st chop wow what an experiance . my brother has been in the body business for 35 years and said to me , i wont help by doing it for you , i will give advise when needed , but to learn you must do it yourself (he thinks im too picky and would bitch if he made a mistake ) so i bought a book on hammer welding and a book on how to chop tops , then proceded to measure for about 3 months . i know the exact feeling you have right now , what a blast , keep up the great work . mopar 210

 

Hey Djust, Its Coming along nicely. Did you weld up the seam where the back panel bolts to the rear quarters? I am thinking about doing that.

 

Mopar your chop looks great. I see it's primered on the outside now what are you going to do about the surface rust on the inside?
After the chop I want to fill in the roof then take it to the media blaster. Can't wait untill it's all one color.
RustDust I did weld the back panel to the quarters to give it a smoother look I also welded the bottom of the back panel to the subrails I hope it looks okay when it's all smoothed out with filler.
Anyone with pictures of a sedan done the same way would be appreciated. I have seen alot with the quarter panels welded to the back panel but not the subrail on the bottom welded to the bottom of the back panel.

 

You are doing a great job!

 

Hey good looking work! I'll be doing this to my '29 Tudor in a year or two. I'm scared shitless just thinking about it.

 

looks like you did your home work, good job........

 

oklahoma eh?...too bad yer so far away..they say the second time is twice as easy...
<.......that one needs it too..
i just dont feel that lucky yet

 

Wouldn't have guessed it's your first - great job.

 

After I taped it all off I looked back and forth between the sawsall and the car body then back to the saw and then the body again. No matter how many times I looked back and forth the saw never moved.
Finally I came to the conclusion that the saw wouldn't do it by itself so I had to pick it up and start cutting.
If I had it to do over again I would still use the sawsall to cut the A and B pillars but the back quarter panels I would use a cutoff wheel.
Steel is to flimsy without the bracing to use the sawsall.
I think a cutoff wheel cuts a straighter line also.

 

Here's a few pics from the beginning
Wow what a difference