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Re: Chop Tops ???
If you Chop Top a Truck, is there any possible way to Restore the Cab back ?
I am a Original and Patina type of guy
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Re: Chop Tops ???
If it is made of metal, ANYTHING can be done!!! Would be far easier though to sell the chopped cab for $$$ and buy a different original cab.
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Re: Chop Tops ???
Well I guess everyone has their Opinion, But I will never buy or do a Chop Top
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Haha yeah, I am about 6"1 so its getting there
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Man, if you started with pic #1 and ended up with patina and original look shown in pic #2 you have worked your azz off and my hat is off to you and your skill level.
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Re: Chop Tops ???
my dads truck as of now.
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Re: Chop Tops ???
IMO why would you mess with the perfect body style? 67-72 are timeless!
I hate putting up the hood of my truck at car shows because it takes away from the beautifull lines of the truck.
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Re: Chop Tops ???
Doesnt look bad man..I respect that Chop Top
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Me, too.
Cool neighborhood.
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Only thing I wonder is whats with the Different color Hood and Fenders ?
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ok, I think I found the best looking chop...
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Nibs.....is that a real truck? That thing looks chopped, sectioned, shortened, narrowed....what else am I missing??
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They also tilted the back of the bed forward to match the cab... I think it looks stellar! But again, its all personal opinion. ![]() ![]() |
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That one was done right! Awesome looking truck Nibs...
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That blue truck makes me hate Chops even more
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I agree...and the black one, although, has a ton of work done, is horrendous.....leave these body style trucks stock.....the one in raw steel looks good, but its still a chop which I don't like.....all this has been my 2 pennies, that's all.....
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This is where the personal taste comes in. Sicklajoie likes it but I think it looks like a big fat dude with a tiny heads. lol No wrong answer though. Just taste. The black truck is sick in my opinion. I love the chop and the slant forward of the back window. There is actually a ton of stuff done to it.
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Seeing all these chop tops honestly make me weep for these trucks..Just leave them alone..To me it looks like Trash
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the black 1 also has the rear canted forward.
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thanks! I was just excited to have found it... They touched it in all the right places
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Re: Chop Tops ???
This is one of those trucks that is, first of all, sick. Cab looks too tall though. If you took MAYBE 2" off it would look more proportionate and even more sick. Doesn't have to be a radical chop at all. Just to have the cab follow the stance of the rest of the truck.
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