any one shave there drip rail?

[(joey)]

my drip rail is shot and im in the middle of hacking it off .just wondering if anyone has pics of this done?

[ERIK D]

check this out,and see my build thread
SILVER BULLET

[ERIK D]

One more

[Shane]

Awesome looking truck Erik!

[jonnybravo]

i dont have any pics but in mag like ct or cct they did it , they said you have cut a couple inches out and then weld and so on and so on. evidently the drip rail holds the cab together

[ChevLoRay]

There are three pieces of metal that come together at that point. Cut it wrong and you'll need another cab. I think you should also brace the cab to keep the dimensions correct while you work on it. Simply cutting off the drip rail may sound like a no-brainer, but be sure of what you're doing before you start.

I can take a picture of a cab that had new corners, floor pans and rockers, and a dash from a '96, that was not braced before the rails were cut off. The cab is trash. Oh the firewall was reworked and smooth, too. Those guys had a ton of work in the cab and it all went to pot.

[raggedjim]

Nope, but I've bought parts from projects from guys who started doing it but couldn't finish it up. I always encourage people to do this, I need more parts!

Good luck, Rg

[68_chop_top]

This is how Chevy pinched the inner and outer panels together. When I cut mine, I went back and welded them together and grinded back smooth.

[(joey)]

thanks for the replies.yeah im just cutting sections so far.i have a welder home now so im going to do a little at a time.and from what im seeing i think it makes the truck look so much cleaner.68_chop_top that looks so good.i was thinking of doing the same thing but didnt know what to do about a side window.what did you do for side door glass to suck back the whole front windsheild and pillars like that?

[68_chop_top]

See my pictures in my gallery, should answer alot of questions.
I didn't cut my windshield, just laid the A pillars over. For the side glass, just had flat glass cut to fit.