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08-12-2005 01:34 PM #1
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first chop
Well after 61 years, I decided it was about time to do my first (gasp) chop of a car. A good feind of mine who restores cars for a living talked me through the process and even then I made a mistake but it can be corrected. I wanted(wasn't my car) actually a piece of junk, but thats what you need on your first job; I wanted the windshield to lay back on the 50 chevy and it came out right but I didn't measure right and came up with a 1/4 inch difference on one side. Thats why I used a piece of crap. Billy let me do my own cutting and he saw what I was doing wrong, but didn't say anything because I was sure I had measured right. Right?, wrong. Will have to add to one side or take the other down without compromising the back cuts. Alot of fun and I can say I finally did it. Now gotta figure how to cut the glass
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08-12-2005 02:50 PM #2
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Yeah!!!!!!Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
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08-12-2005 03:01 PM #3
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Hey, sounds like fun but...
This thread is worthless without pictures!
Congrats on the first cut!
PatOf course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong!
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08-12-2005 03:18 PM #4
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Here Pat, my gift to you.Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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08-12-2005 03:55 PM #5
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Hang in there Chevy, dont give up.
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08-13-2005 08:37 AM #6
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MEASURE TWICE,CUT ONCE
YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK..ABOUT LOWERING THE LID FOR THE FIRST TIME...HEARTACHES BY THE MILLION,IM INTO MY 2ND OR 3RD CHOP NOW...SHOULD HAVE USED THE WIFE'S HONDA THE FIRST TIME!
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