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06-09-2002, 11:35 PM
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Just here to help
 
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How to chop the top
I am seriously thinking about chopping the top on the 69,but havent tried this before so any input would be nice thanx.Also please post your pic of a chop if you have one.
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06-09-2002, 11:47 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Kinda like splicing wires, only you can't hide it in electrical tape.
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06-10-2002, 08:58 AM
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aka Crusher, Crushergmc
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Whatever you do, don't lay the windshield back. It just doesn't match the body lines well. There is a Longhorn on the board that is definitly the exception. Because of the extra long bed, it stretches the lines and the leaned back look works well. Just my opinion though.
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06-10-2002, 09:22 AM
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Hmmmm...I have just the opposite opinion. I think as long as you have the 67-68 front end, the laid back look gives the truck a real sleek look.
I have some photo copies from a book that came out awhile back on chopping tops - there is about 4 or so 67-72 trucks in there that have been chopped.
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06-10-2002, 09:53 AM
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Get the book by Tex Smith called How To Chop Tops.
It has a couple of our trucks in it, and lots of good advice about where to start and how radical you should or should not be.
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06-10-2002, 06:48 PM
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Just here to help
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thanx everyone! now i guess it's time for me to buy a book and make up my mind......lol
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06-10-2002, 07:48 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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This is the chopped and channeled Longhorn 69longhorn ownes it. He did it all him self too.
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06-11-2002, 06:10 PM
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Man, you guys are good! I eventually need to replace my cab corners, and I see that as a major undertaking! Are you using MIG, TIG, or gas to weld the seams on those chopped tops? And what do you use to grind the welds down? I'm sure my 4" DeWalt angle grinder is definitely overkill.
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06-11-2002, 06:24 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
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Of the 2 pics I posted here, the red one I guess the owner either wasn't interested in the board. or he lodst my card...and the Longhorn, well, 69longhorn has been off line for a while it seems. I know he did it all in his garage himself.
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