Thread: Model A top chop

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Think carefully before attempting a chop. What type of welding gear do you have? Can you weld sheet metal effectively? Do you have decent sheet metal working experience? The reason I ask is that I chopped the top on a '30 A-bone sedan, and all three of those questions came into play. I got it done, but at least a hundred times I wished I'd never started. I also had some help from a good friend who ran a body shop. It takes a lot of planning and quite a bit of skill, and is too complex to describe here. I suggest you look at as many YouTube videos as you can, and buy THIS BOOK. Tex Smith's BOOK is available, but it is quite a bit more expensive. However, the expense of those books is nothing compared to the expense of fixing a messed-up top chop. I'm not trying to discourage you - just passing on my experience.

THIS VIDEO shows a part of the job, but certainly not all.