Technical TO CHOP OR NOT TO CHOP THIS IS THE QUESTION

That's my other problem. I'm 6' 4". I drove my grandpa's 65 Mustang once and that was a tight fit with the steering wheel and half my head over the windshield.
Not sure how you fit into a 32 Ford.

 

If you want to be comfortable, build a lazy boy recliner.

cool over function

 

You lower the roof, you lower the seats

 

Yep. And that car has room to move the seat back

 

With the rear seat he put in there I don't think he'll have room to move the front seat back

 

Chop Chop!

 

I chopped my 46 Ford almost 30 year ago, built the car over 2 years drove it for a summer in primer then chopped it 4" and painted it the following winter. in my opinion the car looked better chopped. There was enough work that needed to be done just to get the car on the road so putting off the chop worked out great. It was nice to be able to drive the car for the summer before chopping the roof.

 

Do you have any pics on how you did the chop?
Keeping my ear to the ground to about any volunteers for a chop cl*** in the area

 

Not being a mid to late 40s Ford aficionado, I read this thread with some interest. What appeared to me was the fact that chopping one..........and chopping one with the best proportions was not always the case. Some of the cars just looked great when the proportions were correct (IMHO). The ones that were a little off just didn't look that good. The work looked fine, but the proportions didn't.
I agree with the idea of getting the car running and gradually planning for a future chop. I'd talk to more people who own chopped versions and get side view pictures of their cars. Then build a photo array where you can study them and see exactly what you think looks right. Along the way you may find someone with some experience who may be willing to help you when the time comes to start cutting. You might want to watch some episodes of "Full Custom Garage".......he chops everything. As for seating height, just remember its not only about headroom and legroom, but being able to see over the dashboard well. Probably not a problem at 6'4". I'd start off with some thin bucket seats like a Fiero has, and then keep raising and moving them till you feel comfortable. Then see how much headroom you have before deciding to chop. Thats one of the downsides of being tall..........uhh, can't think of any others though.

 

I'd wait until the car was up and running for while before doing anything else. No need to add something to prolong the project.

The roof "hump" on a long door coupe is a big impediment to a smooth chop. Maybe find a short door donor.

 

Digitally going to get it running first. I like to get as much info and let it fester before I make the jump

 

As far as tall guys fitting, my tall friend who is somewhere in the 6'4" range fits in my car. It has 6 way power bucket seats mounted low on the floor. The interior height was about the same as my daily driver, only the dashboard has been raised a bunch.

 

The only picture I can find is pretty ****py but here it is.
There is some work involved especially you get to the back of the roof. the front windshield posts pretty much weld back together you have to slice the upper corners of the window area so you can make the top and bottoms line up perfect. We angled the B pillars and door tops, that involved some thought but not as scary as you would think, the rear of the roof was laid down to meet up with the new location of the roof because the roof was slid forward to line up the windshield posts. you will need to make sail panels to fill in gaps in the roof.
Tex smiths book how to chop tops was studied from front to back and was helpful. I am 6'1" and had no problems with the roof height running Camaro bucket seats. The nice thing about working with metal is if you make a wrong cut you can weld it back together. wish I could be of more help.
The Ford was my second chop and the 38 Plymouth in the picture was my 3rd.

 

Get the car running and driving, drive the car until you work out the bugs, figure out what you want for the interior, paint etc then chop if you still want to m, then finish the car. IMHO dont chop, do a nice interior, engine, drive line, paint & wheels and have fun. Getting into a chop can open a whole can of worms.