Took the saw to my girl ~my first chop~

was having some massive anxiety about doing it, but thanks to mercmanmario's earlier post showing his first 4 door chop it gave me the extra kick in the ass i needed to finally start it. sorry took the pics with a camera phone so it's a little blurry.

 

looks good so far!

 

All right!!

 

Thats the fun part! Looks great. Wish all i had to do was the chop. After the chop i have more....yes more bodywork. Nice solid merc you have! I am subscribing to watch for updates. Any questions, you know where to find me!

 

o yeah i have ALOT more to do also...just getting it to a point where i could put the primer on almost killed me! mercmanmario i'll post up more pics as i go along,thanks or the responses.

 

Lookin Good.

 

Look's good, contact Choprods via PM for some expert advice if you feel the need.

 

And you were worried? Looks to me like you got this in the bag! Lookin good,and keep up the good work!
-RB

 

have fun...looks great so far

 

Feels good doesn't it?!!!

 

West ham ? living in Hawaii,methinks you are a long way from home old boy !

 

Looks like you are getting it.

 

Here's one that I saw that I like. Maybe you saw it?

 

looks good.

 

oh yeah it does! the night the top got placed back on ...that was the BEST sleep i've had ever since i started working on it. i just wrapped up the front posts everything went pretty smooth (i'll put up some pics of it after)...worried about blending the rear window in though...middle posts don't look so bad, i'll start on that tomorrow. thanks again for the positive comments guys.

 

finished up the a pillars..





thought i'd try and take the b pilars without cutting into anything....what a major pain in the ass!















hopefully a little filler will smooth it all out. anyone have any tips before moving onto the back window?

 

Good job - can't wait to see the finished car.

 

Looks great... The hardest part is having the nerve to cut the roof off your car for the first time.

Looks like you've got past the hard part, and it looks like you're doing a good job on the rest!

 

Looks great so far! Brace the hell out of the back window opening or leave the glass in (I recommend leaving the glass in) its amazing how much they can flex just getting it in there. Best of luck!

 

Tips on the rear window:

use about a 6ft. or longer piece of sheet metal, about 2" wide. Lay it lengthwise in the center of the roof. With the trunklid off ,the strip will lay flat across the roofline into the beginning of the trunk opening,, It's kind of a visual "that's where the glass should go" look.
Worked great for all mine anyway.

Looks great, and good luck...

 

lookin good

keep up the good work

 

looks good so far

 

any updates?

 

Looks great! Keep us updated

 

You gotta love them moredoors aye..

 

been really busy but here's some updated pics. definately learning the hard way on this one!





next one everything was looking okay until....



all hell broke loose...somehow my roof brace got loose on me and i didn't notice until it was all welded up, so the roof got sunk'n in a bit. oh well live n learn!











primer again today as soon as the neighbors leave

 

looks great man!! trust me i know about learning the hard way!!!

Ian

 

Damn fine job!!!

 

Come on, you can tell us...this isn't your first chop, is it? (smiling) Looks like a first class job in every way. You have every reason to be proud of your efforts and you have every reason to be proud when you cruise around in it. Keep the news and photos coming!!

 

...Looks great...