CHOPPIN 36 FORD TRUCK

buenos dias,dudes
lookin for guidance and any info on choppin my cab.lookin ta take out at least 4" out of it.any heads up or tips I would be eternally greatfull

 

Take it over to Jeff's and let us F-it up for you...

 

Take a good clear photo, front, back and side, with a tape measure verticle showing. Take your sicisors(sp) and cut 4in out. You will learn a lot of info......OLDBEET

 

The 36 is pretty easy to chop. You will have to lay back the pillars to compensate for the chop. I may have some pics coming soon on a 36 we are taking 7" out of. It's gonna be radical....

 

we did 5 1/2" last fall. Instead of laying the a pillars back (I think it looks like **** that way). We cut the floor and have to move the back of the cab forward 1 5/8 and then we sectioned the doors vertically with 1 5/8 as well. Turned out really nice but is alot more work than laying the pillars back. But then again, like we have anything better to do then cut weld hammer and dolly.

I can try to find some pix later.

 

If you have ever seen Jason, shortening the cab wouldn't even be a good idea. He is square, like me. As wide as he is tall. No offence Jas' but you still need the cab to be FGF (fat guy friendly).

 

well I aint small 6'2" 250 but there is suprisingly a damn lot of room inside the cab/ The back window measuers about 3.75 tall now. damn cool

 

That's good advise from oldbeet and something I did before I chopped my 37 cab. I wanted a small chop and decided 1.5inches after doing the photochop. Marked my cutting lines on the cab and welded in braces inside the cab. Caution on the front pillars when measuring, laying a ruler down on the front of the pillars will give you a larger cut than your measuring. Measure the vertical distance. Here is my cab marked up and ready to cut.

 

I cut my doors first.

 

Then off came the top. I wanted to keep the rear window full size so I cut below the rear window.

 

I also didn't want to lay back my front post so the top required a cut across the top. I cut at the widest point. I used the piece removed from the rear of the cab as my filler. Front post needed a few vertical cuts to help move the post into alignment.

 

Doors were a little tricky as the front, top and rear sections of the door are all different so I had to make my own filler sections.

 

And finally it is all welded up. This was my first solo chop and I'm ahppy with it.

 

Good pics and nice job!!!........OLDBEET

 

GUYS THANX im at work posting.turned around and had replies.killer!
keep em comming.
hey court fyi my waist is bigger than my inseam and im round not square

 

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Instead of laying the a pillars back (I think it looks like **** that way).

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I beg to differ......4 inches with the pilers pie cut.