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Old 11-28-2009, 07:28 PM   #301
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Excellent work.
You need a shop,... so you can work inside!
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Old 11-28-2009, 08:14 PM   #302
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You're telling me... I would be so much further along on this project if I had a shop.
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Old 11-28-2009, 09:49 PM   #303
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Holy crap anyone notice chop tops are really coming back.... This truck is gonna be killer once its finished...
I wasn't aware the chop top ever left?
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Old 12-01-2009, 05:37 PM   #304
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And hey who the H_ _ _ am I right. Keep up the awesome work. With your wizardry, I will stick my foot in my mouth soon enough.[/QUOTE]

My foot taste like Am I allowed to post here again? I am blown away.. The chop worked out awesome. The back window makes the truck still look like a truck. Cant wait to see the finished product. What an awesome one of a kind truck.. Hope the rain will hold off for you.
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Old 12-01-2009, 06:00 PM   #305
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My foot taste like Am I allowed to post here again? I am blown away.. The chop worked out awesome. The back window makes the truck still look like a truck. Cant wait to see the finished product. What an awesome one of a kind truck.. Hope the rain will hold off for you.
Thanks. I think a lot of people have negative opinions about chop tops on a truck because we have all seen way too many overchopped trucks that end up way out of proportion. There are also a large number of chop top projects that end up in the scrap pile because they weren't though out ahead of time. I had been thinking about doing this for about a year because I wasn't sure it would look right. My chop is only 2" and at that height I think the casual observer may notice something is different but not be able to pinpoint what it is. I plan to get it the cab back on the frame before I finish the doors. That way I can double check my alignment with the fenders before welding it all up. Once it's back on the frame with the fenders hung I will really get to see if I was successful or not.

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Old 12-01-2009, 09:51 PM   #306
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dV8 - I holeheartedly believe your correct on the chop issues. I think that is why I am probably a hold out on the progress. I can say that it looks better, to me, than I expected.

I realize that my opinion doesn't mean dirt but I am not a negitive person & as in the past I can't believe you get as much done out in the open like you do.

I'd like to see stuff you do once you get a garage.

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Old 12-05-2009, 04:56 PM   #307
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Got the cab back on the frame and threw the fenders on real quick to see how it looked.





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Old 12-05-2009, 05:55 PM   #308
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Lookin good, well done
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Old 12-05-2009, 07:35 PM   #309
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OK ...... now that the cab is kinda back together & front fenders on ...... plus the rear widow size ...... I must say it has a very pleasing to the eye proportion.

I'm sure when the bed is installed I have a better view of the total package.

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Old 12-05-2009, 08:44 PM   #310
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Damm that looks b@d @$$!!!! You realy need a shop.

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Old 12-05-2009, 09:59 PM   #311
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keeps looking better everytime i check back on the thread.
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Old 12-05-2009, 10:35 PM   #312
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I'm still not a huge fan of chopped trucks but I really like how the rear window is the height as the side windows. I'll bet that roof is going to be a huge pain in the ass to get to stop oil canning and be strong.
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Old 12-05-2009, 11:35 PM   #313
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OK ...... now that the cab is kinda back together & front fenders on ...... plus the rear widow size ...... I must say it has a very pleasing to the eye proportion.

I'm sure when the bed is installed I have a better view of the total package.

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Old 12-05-2009, 11:37 PM   #314
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I'll bet that roof is going to be a huge pain in the ass to get to stop oil canning and be strong.
Hasn't been to much of a nightmare yet but there is still a long way to go. To add some strenght to it and get some of the shape back I decided to use 16ga from door to door. That helped tremendously to get some stiffness back to it. Before that, it was all over the place.
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Old 12-06-2009, 01:13 AM   #315
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sick... now that she's chopped i really notice the fenders well done buddy!!
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Old 12-16-2009, 08:49 PM   #316
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that is a bad $$$ truck i really like the shirt 2
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Old 12-19-2009, 03:09 PM   #317
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Old 12-19-2009, 04:55 PM   #318
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I love that the side windows match the back in height.
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Old 12-19-2009, 11:39 PM   #319
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I gotta say ..... it does look good with the matching rear window ..... can not wait till the bed is re-installed & complete.

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Old 12-20-2009, 12:36 AM   #320
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I've only seen one square body truck chopped. And they chopped it WAY too much and it looked terrible. Yours is looking great so far, keep up the good work.
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Old 12-20-2009, 01:08 AM   #321
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Thanks guys, I finished all the welding on the rear window and the roof today. Tommorrow I will knock out the A pillars and get started on the inside.
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Old 12-20-2009, 03:18 AM   #322
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I love the chop. I honestly didn't think I would, but that is freaking awesome. You're doing a great job.
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Old 12-20-2009, 07:31 PM   #323
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lookin good man, cant wait to see what it looks like with the bed on..
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Old 12-20-2009, 08:16 PM   #324
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Today I finished all the welding on the outside of the cab (except the doors) and got started on the inside. At the end of the day I threw the seat in to check headroom and noticed the rear window was right at the top of the seat. I didn't plan to run the factory bench but I think it may look too good not to.

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Old 12-20-2009, 10:49 PM   #325
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Mind telling us the welder you're using?
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