Art & Inspiration ¡¡¡ The Mother Of All Chopped Threads! ¡¡¡

Thanks!

Here's a couple more shots of it.

Chopped Hudson


This past summer. It's in the garage at the moment getting ready for paint...finally, after 13 years. ha ha.

Chopped Hudson.


Chopped Hudson 2 inches

 

chopped 8 slanted a pilars and 3 out from under the rear window

 

Step in throught the roof

 

!!Quick yer load's excape'n!!

 

Here's my 41 Plymouth coupe. Chopped 3.5 inches and the rear glass leaned forward. The car will be dropped another 2 inches all the way around. Work in progress......

 

about 2 1/2 - 3 inches, will be lowered in the back, painted black
did not decide if hiboy or not... BUT: it's gonna be my ride to Bonneville next August from CT!

 

Damn, there is some beautiful rides in this thread.

 

3.75"

 

Nice car! I had to take a double take at the pic though, I though Andretti was looking over that wall for a second, till I noticed the Magnaflow trailer! hahaha

 

Done by the So What guys........8 inch chop

 

With the stuff they put out example ^^^^^^^^above. They should be called "HELL YEAH Guys!!!" . Oh by the way I love this "T"

 

I never thought of that , IT rains here a bit.

 

Well it will be a flip top

 

this thing is bad!!!!! love the stance and it flows perfect!

 

Ditto......Live Wire just RULES.....

 

It is truly a badass car. I got a chance to sit in it at HRAR '08 and it is 'tailor made' for sure! I'm just under 6'4" and I was at the extent of my leg and arm reach! Too cool.

 

Hey JJ,

I'm really begining to take a shine to this one.

Sorry for the poor quailty scans - they're kinda old...

 

This was my 33 in 1987...not sure on the chop but the screen height was 6" and the back window...not much.

 

Shoebox I did for my buddy last summer. 4in in front and vertical 4in in the rear. It is the car Finnrodder is rebuilding.

 

Nope. Way to much for me.

 

Here is a sneak peek at what I am working on as we speak. It is my Hudson. I took 1 1/2 out of the A pillar and not sure how much out of the C pillar. I wanted to keep it mild to keep the proportions right on. I still have to finish up the C pillars and do the trim and garnish moldings.

 

About 3" (give or take)

 

Your chop looks great so far! It looks similar to the way I chopped my Brougham. It looks like you are going to retain the factory crease around the base of the roof? I shortened up the roof a bit on my brougham, and it looks like you are stretching the coupe roof on yours a bit.

Nice work man.

What is your plan for the door tops? I had to re-shape my door tops a bit to make sure the break at the vent window lined up.

 

wow, great thread.
theres awesome examples of just right and wayyy to much.
i have to get my truck photoshopped as im not sure how much to take out for the perfect chop. because its a Knock down, colonial cab (fendered chassis, running gear and cowl that was sent out to the "colonies", where local coach builders built the cabs) it looks good as it is, so may only need 1 or 2 inches. all opinions on amount welcome.

 

I would say at least 3". There is so much crown to that roof that anything less than a few inches would be barely discernable. When you photoshop it take a side view pic with a ruler placed vertically against the b-pillar to make it easier to tell how much you chop it.

 

I love this thread

 

Thanks. I looked at yours and Studhud's chop alot before I made any decisions about mine. I did not lengthen mine, I just never took the back window out. The coupe roof is short enough, I did not want it any shorter. I also did not want the quarter windows getting too small. I just leaned everything forward from the stock location. The doors seem to line up fine so far with a straight edge. Of course I will find out when I start to cut down the vent windows. I will do a full post when I get the back of the roof done.

 

3 inch chop here.

 

I think this is about 5

 

Damn .. That is a mean looking machine.
Love it.