CUHEMIDA Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 i sure some where some time we have done this before well i would like to know if anyone in here has copped the top on a 46,47, 48 dodge club coupe if so sure could use the help and as many pic's of the chop as you might have along with how much your chop was its hard to know what it will look like with out knowing Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rat 49 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Check over on the HAMB. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=5 If you take much out of that top it will really lose that sweet profile in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Here's a four door 48 chopped by knighthawk on this forum. I looked in carnut.com but they had no pics of a D24 that was chopped.....all retained their original roof height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Here's a chopped 47 Plymouth coupe.......... Here's another........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAKOTA169 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 http://www.carnut.com/photo/list/ply/ply47.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 The 1948 Dodge page had the most cars listed...........http://www.carnut.com/photo/list/dodge/dodg48.html Several customized in some manner. carnut.com is the overall web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinstriper Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 As said before, The jalopyjournal.com is a fabulous place to search. Its a wonderful, large but tight nit community of traditional hot rodders, however theere also a classified parts section that will bring joy to restorers as well! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamfordsgarage Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Chopped and channeled can look particularly cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 I have seen more than my share like the Dodge above, started, abandoned for either lack of skills or money..left to ruin.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUHEMIDA Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 I have seen more than my share like the Dodge above, started, abandoned for either lack of skills or money..left to ruin.. well Tim this one will get done i startedlooking to into this about 2 months ago and im still looking and learning i'll be sure of what im doing before i even put a line on the car itself i know it easy to chop it but hard to put it back together so i will keep doing my home work before anything gets cut Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Hey, glad you have the right attitude..I was remarking on the picture posted above by bamfordsgarage...it appears be left out and about without direction of any sort..you can never go wrong by studying, measuring and of course asking questions of those who have successfully gone before you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamfordsgarage Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 This particular one — our $200 parts car — was ruined before we started. We harvested the doors, front springs, dash, a few miscellaneous bits and the complete power train. We also took the roof to gain a better understanding of the edge structure re attaching our roof rack. The rebuild tag is stamped Dec/53 and the car was last plated in 1957 so we are hopeful the block will be a good spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buds truck Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Something I found helpful before I did the chop on my late 49 Plymouth was to take a bunch of side photos and chop the pictures to scale with an exacto knife. There are numerous ways to chop each vehicle, but normally only one way that looks asthetically correct. With my 49 club coupe, I ended up taking out 4 inches from the roof and shortening the body and the frame to meet the roof. No other way looked right. just my 2 cents..... Bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatS.... Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Here's a how to video...sort of. At least it got finished. Part 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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