:: The Hot Rod :: Page 2 :: The Chop ::
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Its DO or DIE time. The roof is off in a matter of seconds. When you chop a top with slanted "A" pillars, they don't line back up very
well. When you chop more out of the front than in the back it multiplies the problem. I planned on laying the bottom post back &
pushing the top post out, but it was easier to just wack them both off and rebuild them. I welded the pieces back together and
started to rebuild the pillars. There is a lesson to be learned here, but it will all work out in the end, The windshield opening has to
be lined up perfectly so the hinged window will seal. Getting the post to match from side to side is also important. I took 3 inches
out of the rear and 4 inches out of the front to give it a built for speed look.
well. When you chop more out of the front than in the back it multiplies the problem. I planned on laying the bottom post back &
pushing the top post out, but it was easier to just wack them both off and rebuild them. I welded the pieces back together and
started to rebuild the pillars. There is a lesson to be learned here, but it will all work out in the end, The windshield opening has to
be lined up perfectly so the hinged window will seal. Getting the post to match from side to side is also important. I took 3 inches
out of the rear and 4 inches out of the front to give it a built for speed look.
You can see the taper in the rear cab corners, it doesn't line up so you cant just weld it an be done. I made 7 vertical pie cuts so I
could squeeze the lower part together and get everything lined up right. The door jams had to be pie cut also, because they taper
from top to bottom too. The rear window brought up some questions, I didn't want a "Mail Slot" to look through so I only took 2
inches out of it. The position of the window was also a big question, I didn't want to bend all the way over to look out, so I raised the
top of the window up into the roof an inch. Then it was time to tackle the doors. At first I thought this was going to be pretty easy. I cut
the top off and lined up the gaps on the bottom part of the door. I Then cut down the top piece to fit in the hole with an even gap all
the way around. The cab looks really sleek, the rake is real noticeable with the door on.
could squeeze the lower part together and get everything lined up right. The door jams had to be pie cut also, because they taper
from top to bottom too. The rear window brought up some questions, I didn't want a "Mail Slot" to look through so I only took 2
inches out of it. The position of the window was also a big question, I didn't want to bend all the way over to look out, so I raised the
top of the window up into the roof an inch. Then it was time to tackle the doors. At first I thought this was going to be pretty easy. I cut
the top off and lined up the gaps on the bottom part of the door. I Then cut down the top piece to fit in the hole with an even gap all
the way around. The cab looks really sleek, the rake is real noticeable with the door on.
The hard part of the doors were the jams they all had to be pie cut for the tapper in the door but the window channel had to remain
the original dimensions so the windows would work. Jenna found a body hammer and wanted to help, she spent quite a while
working on the outside truck. Then she wanted to get inside, she was having fun. The best part of the project so far, was when
Jenna looked up at me and said "This is COOL Daddy"...The meaning of Cloud 9...
the original dimensions so the windows would work. Jenna found a body hammer and wanted to help, she spent quite a while
working on the outside truck. Then she wanted to get inside, she was having fun. The best part of the project so far, was when
Jenna looked up at me and said "This is COOL Daddy"...The meaning of Cloud 9...
I couldn't wait any longer, it was time to sit back and admire. It's slowly starting to take shape, this was pretty close to how it should
set. The night before the Greenfeild Swap meet, I hammered out the dents in the old fenders and let them say their final farewells.
Its lower than the Ranger but NOT low enough. I loaded up all the parts that I had that I wasn't planning on using. Fenders, hood
sides, stock grille, running boards, and a few misc things. I figured I would be hauling it all home and then to the junk yard, but to
my surprise everything I took sold, I paid for the truck and part of the grille. AWESOME!!!
set. The night before the Greenfeild Swap meet, I hammered out the dents in the old fenders and let them say their final farewells.
Its lower than the Ranger but NOT low enough. I loaded up all the parts that I had that I wasn't planning on using. Fenders, hood
sides, stock grille, running boards, and a few misc things. I figured I would be hauling it all home and then to the junk yard, but to
my surprise everything I took sold, I paid for the truck and part of the grille. AWESOME!!!
Me and Jenna go for a ride, we
have a lot of fun just sitting in it
have a lot of fun just sitting in it
Eddie's first birthday present
was, of coarse a Hot Rod.
was, of coarse a Hot Rod.
I couldn't build Jenna wagon
and not build Eddie one. The
blower scoop opens and
closes with the shifter lever
and the licence plate reads
FSTEDDE.
and not build Eddie one. The
blower scoop opens and
closes with the shifter lever
and the licence plate reads
FSTEDDE.
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