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09-14-2006 04:08 AM #9
Anything rounded is a tough chop,,, with not much experience on chopping it may not be something you want to tackle on your own... But if you want to do it, here's some tips.
1. Make a template for every cut you make, that way the cuts remain the same from side to side and fitting is much easier.
2. To fit rounded panels, you will need either some donor panels from a similar car or access to an English wheel to make them. Compound curves and radii are tough to do with a sandbag and plastic mallett... But with a lot of determination and time they can be done.
3. Plan your work on the computer first, either using Photo shop or the like. Or as an alternative make some 8X10 prints (plain paper copies out of your printer work fine) and cut and fit the roof lines back together with a scissors and tape before you do it on the tin with a sawzall and a welder..... Play with some various cuts and combinations to get the desired results.
4. Chopping anything requires that you keep all body pieces in proportion.... When done correctly a chopped car will not look chopped.... When done incorrectly it ends up looking like some Mad Max POS....
5. If you are not a very accomplished metal crafter, enlist the aide of someone who is..... Metal working and pingin' and dingin' a chopped top correctly is not for the faint of heart, inexperienced, or the get it done in a hurry types.
6. Have fun.!!!!!
7. As a final alternative, send me a plane ticket and a bunch of travel and expense money!!!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!





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