Kustom '52 Plymouth 4 Door

[chop]

A few months back I picked up this '52 Plymouth and have been slowly working on it. It's chopped 5" in the front, 6" in the back with a lot of other kustom touches. Here is the day I brought it home.

 

 

Getting ready to chop

 

 

Braced up the inside so the body won't flex

 

 

No turning back now.

 

[chop]

Rear window came forward about 8"

 

 

 

 

Roof done and B pillar finished

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

I liked this look....

 

you sure have come a long way with the mods..

 

[chop]

Also made some fender skirts that you can see in a few of the earlier pictures. Started with a cardboard template then a 3/4" plywood buck to shape the sheet metal over.

 

 

 

 

[chop]

I'm not a fan of the front ends so that had to change too.

 

 

 

 

 

I love desoto grills but they are way out of my budget, I ended up using 1952 - '67 VW bug bumper guards for grill teeth.

 

[ledfootslim]

Very cool build! Very creative and resourceful-

[Johnny S]

Great look ..... lot's of work completed too !

[White Spyder]

Nice to see some creative work with an old MOPAR!

[chopt50wgn]

Great job............reminds me of the old school 50's custom...................glad to see you doing it that way.

[rtlsnakedaddy]

Nice!  I've always liked the look of a nice custom.  Lots of work, but a cool look.

[Don Coatney]

I compliment you on your work skills. But I must admit I am not a fan chopped tops.

[deathbound]

Keep choppin' away!

[captden29]

this shows that a 4 door can be hot.i need skirts for my 54 Chrysler. wish I had your ability.not a fan of chopped cars, but I must admit this one looks good. I really think the 4 door body is what makes it.you really have talent. capt den

[vht]

I have a 51 dodge business coupe and most of it was apart. I finally figured out the grille and I had a big piece I didn't know what it went to. Now I do, the center part of your stk grille is what I have. Very nice build, I'll be watching this.

[chop]

Thanks guys! I'm going for the 50's lead sled look with a twist since it's not the normal shoebox ford or '53-'54 chevy everyone else does.

[Oldguy48]

I applaud your undertaking of what has to be a very difficult modification.  (At least for me it would be).  I'm generally not a fan of chopped cars, but your metalworking skills are amazing and very impressive.   I can't imagine how you can figure out exactly where to make the cuts, etc. to accomplish a chop like that.

 

Wayne

[CoronetGuy]

Looks awesome!!! How are you attaching the fender skirts to the body?

[falconvan]

Excellent work, this thing is killer!

[laynrubber]

I want to follow your work on fender skirts as I am keen to try ot make my own as well.

[chop]

I've been working out of town the last few months but managed to get a little bit done when I was back for Thanksgiving.

 

 

[1952B3b23]

Very cool car and great work! Im also a huge fan of Kustoms and it's nice to see your stand out MOPAR in a sea of Ford, Chevy, and Mercs. The top chop looks really mean too, i like it. What do you have in mind for the power plant for this car?

 

-Chris

[fordkustom]

that is one wild chop nice pin on the lead sled of something other than merc/shoebox.

[chop]

It's getting a 230 flathead. I originally built the motor for a t bucket project I was building but that has since been traded to a friend. It's got a balanced 230 crank and rods, small block chevy valves, 280 / .395 cam, electronic ignition, edgy aluminum head, offy intake and fenton knock off manifolds. It's backed by a 426 hemi flexplate to a 904 automatic. Here it is in the car when I was making the transmission tunnel.

 

 

And in the bucket

[deathbound]

Did you ever run in the bucket? Looks like it would've been a fun ride. Looks good where it sits now too.

[chop]

I never got to drive it before I traded it. Hopefully I'll get to when my friends finishes it.