4dr top chop?

Has anyone chopped the top on a '56 Ford Fairlane 4dr sedan? Is it very hard? Any instructions or ideas? This is something I was thinking about doing to mine. Also, I thought about making it a convertible, if the chop didn't go over, but will it be stable enough?

 

There is probably a reason you've never seen another one done.


The newer the car,the harder they are to chop.

 

Just thinking of the chop makes me want to eat some Tums. Whew, good luck...

 

Personally, I don't think that those 50s cars with vertical A pillars look right when they are chopped. Here is a pic, anyway. It still looks good, but I prefer the stock look. Unless you go balls out crazy and do a full custom job.

 

Here's a 56 Mercury "balls out" custom we talked about recently.

 

I am a true believer in restoring to bone-stock original, but, I wanted to do something different than the others, and my son wanted a cooool ride. I really like the black ford pic you sent first. If only mine was a hardtop.

 

Personally,That would be a lotta work for a 4 door. You still could make a cool custom out of it without the chop. With a good side view,some of the photoshoppers here are ace.Cars of that vintage work well with a Watson style paint job,with long horizontal panels.A good 4" drop will instantly put it in the "cool".Sparky

 

I agree a chop would be more work then it would be worth. BUT you could wack the top off, chop the windsheild and put a carson top on it . I've done that before on a few 4door Mercs. As far as windows go, you can either create slid channels, or just cap them off.

 

there is a pink and black 4 dr 55 or 6 ford in sacramento that was done well. took 3 or 4? inches out. i think it looks great. what have you got to lose. cut that mother****er!! ha ha.

 

Heres a chopped 55 -
http://www.deucecoupe.net/modules/tinycontent/6th_custom_hill/img/169.jpg

 

Hello 1EVIL51,

Carson top, didn't think about that. Do you have any pictures of the ones you did so I can see what it would look like? How about the time to do it and about a ruff cost?

Thanks

 

I will try to post pics later, I am not computer savy when it comes to anything more than looking online . As far as cost, well just the blades, material, and time. I got the carson top from Merc.John in the Riverside area for $700. bucks Thought that was cheaper then trying to create one myself.