Thread: To chop or not to chop!

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Ok, got a 48 Chevy truck and getting ready to paint it. (That’s another question, what color???) I can't make up my mind if I should chop or not. To chop would be soooo cool! However, the 48-52's I've seen chopped don’t look so great like a 32 or 34 car looks. Not real sure how much $$$ extra I'm looking at for glass etc. On the other had if I just lower the truck a little etc, I will still retain the "re-sale" value of the truck. The thinking is that a guy who may want a nice truck but doesn't want it chopped will like it and a guy who does like a chopped truck will like it as well because he can chop it. The truck is off white with white interior, shaved doors and black running boards and black grill and bumpers. The grill is like $500.00 chromed and bumpers are $200.00 chromed. I'm thinking either off white like it is and white grill and chrome bumper in front and a roll pan on rear. Or bright azzz yellow with white interior (get the idea I'm cheap - don't want to pay to have interior painted) black bumper and white accents around the headlights etc. Of course the wife wants to paint it a "pretty" blue. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!

If your building it to sell,,then think twice about chopping,,,,your resale market will be significantly reduced,,,,on the other hand,,,if your building to enjoy it yourself,,,,then chop away,,,,and if you want a killer cheap bullet proof paint job,,,consider john deere one shot tractor paint.
Oh yeah,,,dont worry to much about the glass,,,your friendly neighborhood glass guy can recut your glass to size if you dont want to do it yourself.

If you want to chop it, then chop it. I personally have never seen the resale value go down on a chopped pickup, as long as they are done correctly.

My thaughts are that I would work on this truck and drive it and enjoy it for a year or two and work toward my dream 34 vicky. When Thinderbucket said "do it yourself" he was talking about glass. It never crossed my mind that I could cut the glass myself. I'm new at this. I had stockcars before but nothing that needed to be perfect. Thanks for the help. K9

Thats a tough choice, but like said before, build it how you want it. After long consideration, I chose not to chop my top, just because it has been in the family so long, the car is appreciated for what it has been. Shiny new door handles would look nice, but I like the character of the original ones, even though they are not flawless.

If you want it chopped, I say chop it! If it's really what you want, you will not regret it.

Greg