Projects 32 Sedan Lakester roof chop

Very Nice!! Love the direction this is going!

 

Wow Jon beautiful work! I wish I could get my metal finishing skills even in the ball park of what you do. Thanks for the update.

 

wow,quality at its best,the detail to all the finishing bits no one sees, outstanding.we need to see it on the frame with a bit of distance.just out of curiosity how may hours are in that chop.phil.

 

Damn, I wish that was mine.

 

haha,me too.Im really pleased how its coming out so far.Thank you all for posting.

 

I've seen plenty of "how to" chops on the internet, but never one as detailed and clean as this.....that car must have been parked up in air tight box since 1933.... It is perfect.Your workmanship and attention to detail is a credit to you, thanks for posting.

 

Tying up the external sheet metal

 

Internal passenger 'A' post TIG welding and metal finishing.

 

Looking good Jon !

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Door frame passenger 'A' post inner clean up

 

Hinge modification to align with the door gap. Passenger door frame 'A' post metal finishing.

 

you should sell that original top wood to someone who would appreciate it, Neal,are you out there?.

 

all the wood and the opening stampings [which I assume you will cut out when you fill the roof] would help someone who is unfilling they're roof.
buy the way fantastic work
looks beautiful
very impressive tweak on the upper hinge
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thank you!, bows are staying in though.

 

Drivers inner structures on A post /door frame

 

I have seen a lot of chops on sedans but never one as detailed and perfect as this one. No stone was left unturned. Fantastic metal shaping skills displayed on the process.

 

Sure a lot more to doing a correct chop than I ever realized.

 

Superb detail work man. Metal finishing is one thing, but to incorporate trained eyes and imagination with it....is lost with most. That is beautiful. I can't imagine what the cost SHOULD BE.....but to show your client the difference in your chop and some other.....should be enough of a stimulus to hopefully tip well too. Labor hours on custom fab here is 60 to 80 bucks an hour....with great helpings of bondo to facilitate beauty. I'm thinking you are hopefully a flate price guy. Gorgeous job!

 

It is turning out killer! Thanks for sharing with us every step of the chop to help educate others.

 

front window frame build

 

When we chop windshield frames we just cut the bottom off at the correct angle. Why did you do the cut-n-weld in four places?

 

the aftermarket frame was already cut previously.I would normally do 2 cuts.

 

shot from outside.........