Thread: Another '32 truck

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there was a guy that did add about 4 inchs to the back of the cab look bad very thick looking i think but it is your truck the speed way cab looks very nice with the small side window makes the cab better and not so chunky

Ken,I think the photo Denny did looks pretty good,although I suspect the windshield height is getting too small. I'm stretching a 29 rpu by cutting the top and bottom off of coupe doors. Most of them are rotted on the bottom lip around here anyhow. Oh,I got my issue of street rodder yesterday, nice cars. P.S. You don't actually work in that garage do you? Hank

Geez, don't you guys ever get tired of Deuces? Anyway, rather the just chop and lose all the windshield height (around here that makes it a cop magnet), might want to consider sectioning the body and lose some of that door height and maybe lose a bit of the slab sided look....

Toughest part of doing body mods is to keep everything in proportion... I'd say about 75% of the "chop only" hot rods end up looking like a cartoon car, all sides, no top.... A 2" chop, 3" section, and a moderate (4" to 5") channel along with lengthening the cab by stretching the doors would make for a cab that would keep everything in proportion...... Now, if I knew how to work Photoshop I could check out my theory!!!!!!!!

Dave,
I agree, I don't want this thing looking like a cartoon. The angle I took this photo at is deceiving on the chop. I've seen 5" chops on these trucks , that in my opinion look good, but like you said it starts looking long skirted. That's why I went with the 2" section. It doesn't sound like much but in Denny's photo I thought it evened it out some. I I'm sure I can get another 1" out of it, but then I think it will start looking to Long. Yes No?
Ken


Hank,
Thanks, It doesn't look like that after a week end of thrashing
Ken

I don't know. All the deuces with a chop always long long on the side height to me. Old hot rodder told me years ago that the correct proportion of chop to section is for every 1" of chop, section it 2". The deuce pickup cabs are so short I think I would probably go with that formula. I know a deuce is a "classic look", but nothing is sacred around here. With those big flat sides, if I were to do a pickup or sedan, think I'd do about 2 1/2 of chop and about 5 of sectioning, maybe 5 more on the channel. I guess if you like the proportions stock, then maybe the chop and section would be the same amount....????? I don't like anything stock!!!!!