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windsor mike · 08-05-2010, 07:45 PM

your garage alone makes me jealous, let alone the amazing work

**BIGREDTODD** · 08-05-2010, 07:49 PM

Subscribed...

I really like the proportions

UnIOnViLLEHauNT · 08-05-2010, 08:10 PM

Beautiful work as always there stud! Looking kick ass!

Lowboy44 · 08-05-2010, 08:17 PM

Looks sweet,I so want a 52-54 and this makes it hurt even more not having one..lol
Awesome work bro

davidh73750 · 08-07-2010, 02:36 AM

Nice angles, proportions, as a few have said you make it look easy. How many chops have you done? Looks like you have a lot of experience.

surfcaliforniasurf · 08-07-2010, 01:45 PM

any update photos with the rear window?

...doc... · 08-07-2010, 02:03 PM

great thread, awesome work as usual, makes me want to have you chop my 53!!!!
looking forward to the updates

monster · 08-09-2010, 09:18 PM

Are you planning on keeping the beltine trim?

Ian Berky · 08-09-2010, 09:32 PM

Hey guys!!! Thanx to EVERYONE for the kind words!!!

I had to walk away from the car this weekend, I had a big set back last week!!! After working my ass off on the sail panels, yes both of them

, I didnt like the way the bottom of the window, above the catwalk, flowed with the rest of the top. Maybe for some it would have been fine, but it really bugged me!!!

I had about 10 hours on the passenger side panel , i took it off twice after tacking it down and re rolled it on the E wheel.

So i'm now finishing the passenger side pillars and already felling better about redoing the sail panels from scratch. I dropped the window 1 1/2" and it already looks a million times better!!!

SHIT HAPPENS and i wont settle for it looks OK!

Here's some pics of what i had going on!!

punkabilly1306 · 08-09-2010, 10:05 PM

good god Ian you are a beast, did you ever get my PM I sent you?

monster · 08-09-2010, 10:12 PM

looks great i had to deal with the same contour differences on my chop. i respect your work

THE_DUDE · 08-09-2010, 10:15 PM

Yo, are ya gonna chop that shifter?

Ian Berky · 08-09-2010, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

looks great i had to deal with the same contour differences on my chop. i respect your work

Thanx man, im gonna make it work for sure, but it's definitely not as easy as it looks to make it flow PERFECT!

Quote:

Originally Posted by punkabilly1306

good god Ian you are a beast, did you ever get my PM I sent you?

Hey bob, sorry i forgot! it's not an easy piece to make if you dont have a planishing hammer or an E wheel?!?!?!
Go for it, but if you cant , EMS makes that panel.

Quote:

Originally Posted by THE_DUDE

Yo, are ya gonna chop that shifter?

It's not my shifter!

THE_DUDE · 08-09-2010, 11:23 PM

And? The chop is rad.

krackerjack88 · 08-09-2010, 11:35 PM

Crazy clean work. Where'd you get those bad ass safety glasses, I want some? ha ha

**twowheelsflat** · 08-09-2010, 11:46 PM

hey looks great

Ian Berky · 08-10-2010, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krackerjack88

Crazy clean work. Where'd you get those bad ass safety glasses, I want some? ha ha

HAHA!! Thanx guys!!! Yard sales, Ebay, craigslist.... I have a whole bunch of these!!! Cheap and classic!!!

THAT MONSTER KID · 08-10-2010, 12:25 AM

That flows so damn nice, Ian! most 50 window transplants in 53/54 chevies (like mine) are often too heavy in the rear of the roof with too much crown, but goes to show with a little bit of extra attention, you can can make it look flawless. ive saved all the pics for when i re-chop mine. totally appreciate the extra effort in doing this build thread. -Rhys

jasone · 08-10-2010, 12:30 AM

Sheeet man, I'd thought you'd already be leading that bad boy by now.

VenomousType · 08-10-2010, 03:51 AM

watching this..

08-05-2010, 07:45 PM	#61
windsor mike Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: philadelphia Posts: 77	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* your garage alone makes me jealous, let alone the amazing work

08-05-2010, 07:49 PM	#62
BIGREDTODD Alliance Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: (JUST OUTSIDE OF) MODESTO, CA Posts: 2,629	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* *Subscribed...* *I really like the proportions* __________________ WANTED: 1961 Starliner deck / trunk lid (rust-free) Embracing the impractical to combat the mundane . . . Since 1977

08-05-2010, 08:10 PM	#63
UnIOnViLLEHauNT Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Near the BEACH! Howell NJ. Posts: 4,809	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* Beautiful work as always there stud! Looking kick ass! __________________ Adopt a best friend and save a life! www.DogsinDanger.com ...And we'll ride the rails with our pistols drawn...

08-05-2010, 08:17 PM	#64
Lowboy44 FNG Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 30	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* Looks sweet,I so want a 52-54 and this makes it hurt even more not having one..lol Awesome work bro __________________ 52 Chevy BelAir 2000 GMC Sonoma-Bagged and Bodied

08-07-2010, 02:36 AM	#65
davidh73750 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: kingfisher, OK Posts: 1,358	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* Nice angles, proportions, as a few have said you make it look easy. How many chops have you done? Looks like you have a lot of experience. __________________ you can have your myspace, facebook and twitter I got the hamb.

08-07-2010, 01:45 PM	#66
surfcaliforniasurf Grenade Inspector Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: santa maria Posts: 266	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* any update photos with the rear window?

08-07-2010, 02:03 PM	#67
...doc... Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 760	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* great thread, awesome work as usual, makes me want to have you chop my 53!!!! looking forward to the updates __________________ Looking for a 1929 Dodge Brothers Coupe drivers side door! HotRodTodd - 2/11/69 - 11/4/09

08-09-2010, 09:18 PM	#68
monster Grenade Inspector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germantown, Illinois Posts: 206	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* Are you planning on keeping the beltine trim? __________________ LJ Customs & Blasting, *Luke*

08-09-2010, 09:32 PM	#69
Ian Berky Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Burbank, California Posts: 3,665	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* Hey guys!!! Thanx to EVERYONE for the kind words!!! I had to walk away from the car this weekend, I had a big set back last week!!! After working my ass off on the sail panels, yes both of them , I didnt like the way the bottom of the window, above the catwalk, flowed with the rest of the top. Maybe for some it would have been fine, but it really bugged me!!! I had about 10 hours on the passenger side panel , i took it off twice after tacking it down and re rolled it on the E wheel. So i'm now finishing the passenger side pillars and already felling better about redoing the sail panels from scratch. I dropped the window 1 1/2" and it already looks a million times better!!! SHIT HAPPENS and i wont settle for it looks OK! Here's some pics of what i had going on!!

08-09-2010, 10:05 PM	#70
punkabilly1306 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ohio Posts: 2,554	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* good god Ian you are a beast, did you ever get my PM I sent you?

08-09-2010, 10:12 PM	#71
monster Grenade Inspector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germantown, Illinois Posts: 206	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* looks great i had to deal with the same contour differences on my chop. i respect your work __________________ LJ Customs & Blasting, *Luke*

08-09-2010, 10:15 PM	#72
THE_DUDE Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Olympia Washington Posts: 2,615	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* Yo, are ya gonna chop that shifter? __________________ Too weird to live...TOO rare to die..

08-09-2010, 11:23 PM	#74
THE_DUDE Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Olympia Washington Posts: 2,615	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* And? The chop is rad. __________________ Too weird to live...TOO rare to die..

08-09-2010, 11:35 PM	#75
krackerjack88 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fresno,Ca Posts: 1,244	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* Crazy clean work. Where'd you get those bad ass safety glasses, I want some? ha ha __________________ Snappin' necks and cashin' checks

08-09-2010, 11:46 PM	#76
twowheelsflat Alliance Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: long beach ca Posts: 2	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* hey looks great

08-10-2010, 12:25 AM	#78
THAT MONSTER KID Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Preston, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA Posts: 894	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* That flows so damn nice, Ian! most 50 window transplants in 53/54 chevies (like mine) are often too heavy in the rear of the roof with too much crown, but goes to show with a little bit of extra attention, you can can make it look flawless. ive saved all the pics for when i re-chop mine. totally appreciate the extra effort in doing this build thread. -Rhys

08-10-2010, 12:30 AM	#79
jasone Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: SGV, Califas Posts: 432	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* Sheeet man, I'd thought you'd already be leading that bad boy by now. __________________ Road Devils C.C.

08-10-2010, 03:51 AM	#80
VenomousType Grenade Inspector Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 313	Re: * 1953 Chevrolet Chop..... I know, another one!!!* watching this..

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