View Poll Results: how much should i chop the top?
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06-05-2007 10:51 AM #16
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lol thats what i want!!! haha jk it looks like 5 would be perfect for me!! i really appreciate the help you have given me!!
now on that car in the pic...
how much was the z cut on the front of that car?
how much was the rear of the frame brought up for suspension travel?
thanks bro!
have any more pics of it? haha
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06-05-2007 11:00 AM #17
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The car is bagged all the way around. I think the front is only like 6 inches or so, but the back is more like 20, because he will be laying it down all the way at times. I'll get you the exact figures when I see him tonight.
Here is a side shot of the frame to give you some perspective.
Don
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06-05-2007 12:03 PM #18
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that is killer!! love it!!
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06-05-2007 08:10 PM #19
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Don, I love that rod too, very cool. I don't know if I can fit in her, I would probly have my head sticking out of the top!! Very cool looking car though, chopping the top is the only way to go if you have the know-how."Sunshine, a street rod and a winding beautiful Ozarks road is truely Bliss!"
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06-05-2007 09:30 PM #20
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Gee, I always wanted a chopped top and last Friday took my '29 roadster windshield frame to a glass shop for glass with a 2" chop, but I am really wondering if I will clear the inside of the top. I have measured over the cowl while sitting in the front seat and I am hoping there is some upward slant to the top. I am average height about 5'10" sitting on a Dodge Caravan seat in the '29 body and I think anything more than a 2" chop will be a problem on a '29.
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06-05-2007 10:12 PM #21
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Don: Is your '29 channelled? If not, you should be low enough in the seat so that you are looking through the windshield. My Kids is channelled 4 inches, and he is sitting in a bomber seat in this picture. As you can see, his head is below the windshield top, and he is about your height. His windshield is also chopped two inches.
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06-05-2007 10:25 PM #22
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Itoldyouso, That looks good although his seat is lower. My arm is comfortable on the body edge and I guess the top bow will be over my head , but I am sure my wife will wonder why Henry Ford made the rood so low! With Big/little 15" back/14" front and a 5" drop in the front axle there is no problem looking over the hood as long as I can see under the top edge of the windshield. Your picture is encouraging.
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06-07-2007 09:12 PM #23
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some good looking pics...giving me soem good ideas!!! keep em coming! any other suggestions?
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06-07-2007 09:16 PM #24
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Here are a couple of my favorite coupes with chops.
Don
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06-07-2007 09:25 PM #25
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The first red coupe is well proportioned but I can't guess how many inches the chop is. How can there be zero views when I have just looked at all three?
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06-07-2007 10:11 PM #26
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It's 4 inches. Here's the site with the whole story; http://www.classicroad.com/modelA/index.htm
Originally Posted by Don Shillady
I was looking over this car last Saturday (again) and it's VERY well done.Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
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06-07-2007 10:24 PM #27
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That coupe is flat out beautiful. So simple but well done and traditional.
The video in the pictures you posted is cool too, Bob.
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06-07-2007 11:51 PM #28
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Yup, going to be a nice car when he finishes it....Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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06-18-2007 11:00 AM #29
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very nice car!
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06-18-2007 01:44 PM #30
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very nice ride
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