nosed, decked, sectioned???

Alright... I'm a newb.... so.... HI EVERYONE, DU-HEH. and I don't want to sound like a retard, but I'm currious. I know the meanings of tearms: shaved, chopped, channeled, and streched. but I always hear "nosed, decked, and sectioned" and i'm afraid i'm not sure what those tearms refer to. if you know, and have pictures for refference, I'd sure like to see them, cause I'd like to know what they mean...... thanks.... please don't tear me up to bad..... haha.
~nick~

 

Nosed means the trim is removed from the hood, Decked means the same for the trunk and sectioned is when a section of the body is removed from a car like a top chop on the body.

Here is a link courtesy of Rikster of sectioned shoebox:
http://public.fotki.com/Rikster/11_...s/49-51_ford_custom_cars/49-ford-coupe-secti/

 

nosed = remove front emblems, decked = remove rear emblems, sectioned = remove a horizontal section from the body, like cutting two inches from the middle and welding it back together

 

yeah what he said... couldnt say it any better.. so i figured i would at least quote it for emphasis

 

Welcome aboard. here is a quicky.....

Nosed is removing all of the chrome, stainles, hood ornament etc., off of the hood.

Decked is the same thing but off of the Trunk.

Sectioned is the removal of metal within the body usually the middle of the vehicle and not the top.

See pics below of a sectioned vehicle.

Happy Trails,

Mick

 

'Shaved' is the term used when mechanical means of enhancing something is done ,whereas the delipilatory is the chemical means of doing the same .
sorry I dont have any pics to share but other forums can help.

 

thanks guys, i appreciate it. one more....... what is tunneling? heard that one a few times too and am not sure. the other stuff makes sence.

 

yup they got it rite. the only question thats stupid is the one you dont ask..just dont act like you know somthing that you dont, ask if you dont know

 

Tunnel is a deep recess for lights and antenaes,whereas frenched is shallow.

 

yeah.. but whats chopnchannel? it's one word and must be a very popular modification, since I keep hearing this term over and over again.

 

Chop is cuting the top to lower it. Channel is cuting the floor out an puting the body down over the frame.

 

A lot of people (including my dear departed dad) seem to think that chopping (cutting the roof off and welding it back with a few inches removed to make the roof height lower) and channeling (cutting the body off of the floor pan and welding it back on a few inches lower so that the body sits lower over the frame and floor pan) are the same operation, or must always be done together. They are two different jobs, and most chopped cars are not channeled and quite a few channeled cars from the East Coast are not chopped.
Channeling does not make the body "skinnier" like sectioning, it just makes the same body sit lower to the ground without modifying the suspension or frame.
Like premium said, the only dumb question is the one you don't ask.
(Although for some odd reason if you ask a question on the HAMB without saying it's "dumb" some members will jump all over you for asking a dumb question, so false modesty is always the way to go!)

 

good call atomickustom. thanks for the info. due to you fine people. I'm now slightly more educated. yeah!

 

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