Rat Rod Roof Chop

With that said let s get this chop started by showing the subject in its formal self.

Rat rod roof chop. This is where the quality of planning for the chop shows up. Chop top rat rod i currently have a 1966 beetle and i want to do a chop top with a 8 inch window or so. It took over a year to finish the roof chop on my car. The front a pillar where the drivers door lower hinge bolts will need to be replaced sometime in the future and i have the small patch panel for that goes with the car.

The roof is a major structural point of the vehicle once the roof is off. Hauler current project 28 xcab pickup is on a 34 frame with 39 axles hemi 727 torque flight 8 inch chop and shortened bed. Read this before you chop. Make sure the doors line up properly before starting or they might just be worse when you finish.

1931 ford coupe. The inside of the roof just ahead of the b pillar shows a similarly limited amount of work. 1933 dodge pick up current project 392 hemi 727 tranny 3 in chop. Like a 4 inch cut.

It s almost together in 3 hours with the nightshift crew. Jul 3 2017 yup it s been a while since i provided a proper update. Any fool can do this. Sep 18 2019 explore jeremy hall s board roof chop on pinterest.

There s a few tips in here for making chops easier. Remember this is a rat rod and will never be able to return to a original style bug. Own a one of a kind chop top bug. Its a big window wich is a pain cuz chopping ovals is a hundred times easier cus your not messing with the read geometrics at all but i guess im going to be needing custom.

I took a lot of pictures of recent progress as in my opinion chopping a. Rat rod coupe chopped 4 chaneled sitting on a original boxed frame with 327 4 speed and 9 in rear. Grab a coffee this one might take a few minutes. Again the bends in these strips.

It takes one weekend to chop the top and tack weld it back on. It takes a month to finish weld the chop. The rest of the body will just fold outwardly if not held together properly. Woolery added less than an inch to the top s length to make it right.

With luck this post will more than make up for it. Finally it can take up to a year to finish the bodywork on a bad roof chop. This is a chop we did last night.