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11-28-2004, 11:50 AM | #1 |
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taking 68LSS1's dare,warning to the faint hearted
Well this is the point of no return, A follow up to this post
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=128303
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11-28-2004, 11:59 AM | #2 |
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It'll be pimp on a sunny day. My M37 (mil truck) has no top, I've been throwing fits the last two summers 'cause it's not together yet.
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11-28-2004, 12:27 PM | #3 |
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cool!
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11-28-2004, 12:33 PM | #4 |
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Wow, you really did it!
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11-28-2004, 12:48 PM | #5 |
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Hey your roof fell off..
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11-28-2004, 03:13 PM | #6 |
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Now that's what I like to see! You get that a little farther along and I'm gonna have to come check it out.
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11-28-2004, 04:56 PM | #7 |
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You did it,you flipped your lid
Looks good.I like it,but like I said it's not practical around here.
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11-28-2004, 05:21 PM | #8 |
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It's only metal, right. I say don't be skeert, be a man and cut that classic truck up...
I assume you braced the cab "before" you cut the roof off Last edited by N2TRUX; 11-28-2004 at 05:24 PM. |
11-28-2004, 06:36 PM | #9 |
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are you going to finish the truck with no top or make it an option to reinstall, like the corrvet hard top convertible?
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11-28-2004, 08:36 PM | #10 | |
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11-28-2004, 08:43 PM | #11 |
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i dare you to not chop the top 3 inches +
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11-28-2004, 09:10 PM | #12 | |
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11-29-2004, 01:55 AM | #13 |
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You wil need to cut the doors first. Cut it at thetop of the A pillar's for the vent window. Next measure up the back of the window frame 2" then make the cut. Take out the amount you want to chop from the roof I like 2 - 2 1/2" not too dramtic. Now you will weld back the top piece of the win frame to the piece that you measure up for the cut in the back use spot weld. Now you will need a second pair of hands. Use two straight edges. Put one on the door flat across the top then use the other to form the angle of the A pillar window frame to the top of the window frame that you welded back. This will give you a refrence gage to make a pie cut a the bottom of the A pillar win frame. Use a torch to heat it up and then bend it back with help to make sure it is straight to line it up then spot weld it. Do this to both doors. Now with the windsheld in make the same pie cuts in the A pillar window frame have four buds on hand for this as they will have to heat both sides at the same time and then the other two will haveto pull down on the a frame pillar's to meet up with the new door frame angles. Now weld it up after you check it to be equal and straight. You sould be done in a day or 2. Hope this helps if need be I hope to be going to Eds soon and I could show you in more detail. Let me know.
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11-29-2004, 03:02 AM | #14 |
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Nice post sniper2321, I'm getting jealous. I wanted mine to be a daily driver but... Next project will have to be a clean, bagged, chopped, convertible top.
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11-29-2004, 08:03 AM | #15 |
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Thanks sniper, I was uncertain about the pie cut. Would you say the pie cut has to be 1/2 or 3/4 way into the pillar? Its going topless so it dont have vent window pillar to worry about.
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11-30-2004, 01:00 AM | #16 |
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I like to use the door as a refrence to guide me as to how deep the pie cut needs to be. Then i transfer that to the window A pillar which leaves me with the least amount of welding and body work. I all so like to leave the vent windows with the pillars for support of the windsheld frame as it does not have the built in support as the Jimmy/ Blazers do.
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11-30-2004, 11:34 AM | #17 | |
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11-30-2004, 02:05 PM | #18 |
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just drop it so low that it will be almost impossible to flip!
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11-30-2004, 08:06 PM | #19 |
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I agree with cojnit drop it all the way down and you will never have to worry about rolling over. Would like to see pics of that when you are done. I've often thought of chopping the windshield down on my 2wd Blazer, but I don't know. Might want to put the top back on one day.
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