Hello everyone. Names frank and I just picked up a 53 ford with a 6 inch chop I believe . It has a 390 with a c6 in it. The interior is gutted and the body needs a lil work but it runs and drives and to me it's beautiful. Well I need help on figuring out how to do the back glass? Also e grill is off a Buick I believe and any help on making it look better? Heck any help on anything you see would be most appreciative. If anybody is in my area and would love to help I would gladly love that. I have a cheater system NOS kit brand new I could barter with for some work. Anyways a lil about me I just finished my service with the army ( disabled combat vet) 2 tours and am a family man and I finally am able to get the chop top I've always wanted. And you for listening to my story. Take care and hope to hear from all you guys on here..
We need pics. 6" whack is very deep, might take some work to make that look right, but I suppose it could be done. Hard to say without pics, but your best bet for a rear window is to get a complete glass and surrounding sheetmetal out of something with an oval rear window (like the 49-51 Ford or 49-50 Mercury) and weld that in. I have a sunken stock rear window in my chopped '53 and it leaks and is generally a pain, I'll be changing it when I go through the car again. Very curious to know what this thing looks like.
problem with any chop is when plans for replacing glass, especially curved glass. a lot depends on current shape of front & rear glass openings. so, help us to help you you must post pics, several at the least. some measurements will help too.
Sorry guys but my iPad will only let me put pics through url's .so it's has to be approved but the pics are on their way. And thank you for the responses. I really appreciate it
Thank You for your service, have some fun with your new ride. 52-54 Ford's can be hard to chop " right " that rear glass is impossible. You can sink the glass.... but a 6 inch chop on one of those is a big whack. If you have enough a shoebox window may work. If all else fails theres always lexan
See that's the thing I don't know if its done right? It looks good to me. And some guys at work says its chop was a good one. I thought lexan until I can figure it out about real glass
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