I chopped one at the age of 16. The chop is straight forward. The vent windows and rear window are the problem areas. I worked out the issues with the vents but I was going to use lean for the rear..(have yet to finish it)
try this dude **BadLuck 52 CHOP** hes doin one now and its very very cool http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=627163
had a '54 Coupe with front and rear gl*** lowered into body. rear gl*** leaned forward too. no pics to share.
check Gambino Kustoms out... and BadLuck52 will get you to the same point. Same concept. Every 54 HT I know sunk the gl*** into the package tray, so that must tell you something...
I chopped a 54 hardtop, and used the factory rear gl***. It turned out nice,I have pics if you want to see where I made my cuts. Don't use lexan. I do have a book that shows a 54 being chopped, when I find it I'll get you the ***tle.