Hopefully Done By The Hamb Drags!

Picked this up last weekend, a fellow hamber started the project and we have hopes of getting it done by the hambs. Plan on a chop, some rocker work, firewall work, and everything else it needs???

 

Thats a cool little truck man. Good luck and hope to see it at the drags.

 

looks like a solid start! keep us posted...

 

Well you're farther along than I am and I hope to be done by then. Of course for a synic I'm pretty optomistic.

You got a good starting place
Luck on the build.

 

I like it, Man!!

 

yeah keep us up on the build

 

Looking cool!

 

Hope to see your project at the drags in August!

 

Thought I'd do some quick pic messin to get an idea of the chop. 1st pic is before, 2nd pic is after.

 

better chop the top, Chris.....

 

i see you're already done choppin it, i dont have to show up today huh ?

 

That does look like a good start. I kind of like it unchopped, but I'm goofy. If you do chop it, the cowl area may need to be reworked in my worthless opinion.

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

Are those dual Holley two barrels on a C-26? How do they run? Are you planning on keeping them? I'm thinking of trying the same thing as I hate Edelbrocks. Good luck guys.
This is the guy that works with Goatboy, BTW. You can do it. I like the chop idea.

 

Hey Mac, They are Holley 500 2brls on an early Offy 360. Great on a small block with a light cam and headers.

 

I'll be around to check out the truck I hope. If you don't mind.

 

The more the merrier. Look forward to seeing you.

 

The chop top is going to look great, good luck on the build. would like to see finished, keep us posted. Dave.

 

Will do, thanks. Measuring for the cut tonight, hopefully have the 1st cut done with pics by Sunday night. I just hope 4" is enough, it's gotta have a little of that radical look.

 

4 inches will look perfect! thats what mine is too...

 

****. Where do you find the cool stuff? I need to get the BelAir out there. On second thought, I could be waking back.

 

I really like what I see ! I have a 37 Plymouth p/u with the same idea for a look . Keep the pics coming !

RetroJim

 

How are ya plannin the chop?Are you gonna lean he A-pillars back,or split the top?I did one by splitting the top,and have since seen them done by leaning back the a-pillars.To me seems like leaning them back is the way to go.Seems like a lot less work,and looks good.Here is an example of one that fellow Hamber (mundysleadsleds)is doing with the pillars leaned back,to give ya an idea.He's also sectioned it.Not shure on the amount(looks to be 4 or 5 on the chop)Anyway,looking forward to seeing ya at the drags!!

 

The chop begins:
Never chopping before, and me learning sheet metal the day has been inspiring. The marking off seamed the most taxing, 2nd guessing yourself, standing back eyeballing, and then the Goatboy grabbed the blades and wheels and we went to town on it. Very pleased with how it's coming along, and the best part, getting together and working with a friend, that's the best part!!!!

The pieces are just layed in place in these pics to mock the re-***embly, the door tops are not in the pics.

 

"Goatboy" is also posting updates and his thoughts at the following thread, that's him, attacking the front of the roof in the pic.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=453944

 

Lookin' good.

 

Thanks Model A John. We met at the Witchita swap this year, it was good to talk with you.

 

sweet!

 

Lookin good,keep the pics coming!!

 

Hellyeah dude, I can dig it! Hope to see it in august.

 

Ok, to try and answer some of the PM's I've been getting about how we cut the roof:: I had 2 tops, the one that came on the cab and an extra. The one that was part of the cab had bad rust in the front and under the drip rails down the sides, the extra roof had good front, good drip rail sides. We elected to cut across the top of the original roof about a foot back from the windshield frame and approx. 2" above the drip rail pionts to the chop pionts on the rear pillar. We did this so we could use the good metal under the drip rails on the extra top. This is why to some the pics look as if the door tops are sitting there, it's actually the upper door jams waiting to be stretched back as part of the roof. Whoooooooo, hope this makes sense, hard to explain in writting.