1951 Ford Coupe chop,Gambino install and floor work progress thread

Well I finally got to roll it outside to look at it. My shop is so small and I wanted to see it more than 2 feet away from where I stand. Anyways, I installed Gambino's taildragger four link, finished up my chop, and got the front floors and tunnel in. Next on to the trunk floors. Until then here are the pics.

 

Looks good, Keep up the good work.

 

shoebox on the ground.....looking good

 

Looking good bro.

 

Tasteful work, well done!!

 

Thanks guys I'll update again in a couple of months.

 

Nice can't wait to see it done

 

Yeah like it!!!

 

wow, nice!

 

cool keep us updated.

 

Very well executed. I like the modest chop, I wish mine was that far along.

 

Just doing a little at a time.

 

VERY nice chop. I noticed in the last picture you are smoothing the seam on top of the 1/4s, can you show how you did it? Thanks

 

Nice work. Can you give spec's on the chop? You nailed it!!! Keep us updated.

 

looks real good!! nice work!!!

 

Looking Good !!

 

nice!

 

The chop is a small 3 front 4 back. I think it looks best on a coupe. I know many people don't like the look of chopped coupes but if it's modest I think they look good. As far as the quarter seams, I just took a grinder to the original pinch weld ( I guess thats what you call it) down until I had a small valley between the two panels then I laid some 1/8 rod in the valley and slowly welded up both sides of the rod. I then took the grinder and rolocs to it until I had a smooth peak. It took a while but I think it's worth the time.

 

nice job keep up the good work
thanxs
for the plug!!!

 

Nice

 

that shoebox i bitchin!!!

 

Are there pictures anywhere of how you did your chop? I think it looks great, would like to see how it was done.

 

A few more pics of the chop in progress.

 

I really dig it!

 

A chopped club coupe with perfect proportions! You've made the impossible look easy; the mark of a true craftsman with an artist's eye!

 

great-looking

 

Chop looks great.

What are you using for the floor? Are they re-pop panels, or something you made?

 

Looks really good!

 

nice hubcaps i wish i had a set of yhose there bitchin

 

thats the way to doit .chop is bitchin ,wanta see this done .what color are u planning?.....nice car