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Technical Chopping the cleanest 1931 Ford Model A coupe in the world .

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Flop, May 28, 2018.

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  1. Flop
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    Like the title says .... no patch panels . No rust . No dents . No previous work . No extra welds . No pinholes .

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    Cleaning up the firewall

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    Panel under the decklid spare tire mount shave

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    Rumble to trunk change

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  2. Flop
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    I never liked this area on my chops because I couldn’t get access to my the back... this time I’m yanking all the wood !!

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  3. ffr1222k
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    That car must have lived inside all it's life. Someone scored when they found it.
     
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  4. 1lucky1
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    Nice,4 inches? 32 top insert?,Keep up the Great work,Lucky
     
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  5. brady1929
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    Going to be cool.
     
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  6. Lepus
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    "yanking the wood" bwahaha!
     
    Lepus, May 28, 2018
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  7. BamaMav
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    Damn! You must have a time machine, that thing looks nearly brand new!
     
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  8. brad2v
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    No kidding, wow.
     
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  9. sloppy jalopies
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    looks like the car I see in my dreams .......... go flop go !
     
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  10. Flop
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  11. tb33anda3rd
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    how do you know that a guy as good as you, hadn't fixed all the problems already?;)
     
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  12. Pocket Nick
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    It makes me almost feel kinda bad seeing it get cut up...almost strongly emphasized. :cool:
     
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  13. Jefre Bugni
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    ahhhhh....I want to cry...


    I couldn't have cut it
     
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  14. Dick Stevens
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    Wow! I know that is quite an understatement, but I don't think I know the right words to express just how unbelievably nice that A is!
     
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  15. Stogy
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    A Fordville Body...:D...and Blindfolded...Done quicker than a Big Breakfast at McDonald's...well not quite but the candidate couldn't be in better hands...;)
     
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  16. Flop
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  17. Bam.inc
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    I like preservation of rear window height. Not a "mail slot". So was this 4" chop & nothing taken out of rear window?

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  18. Flop
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    4-5/16 chop with the back window moved downward 3/4 of an inch so 3-5/8 was taken out of the window .


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  19. scotti32
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    beautiful work as usual
     
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  20. Flop
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    Nice fit pays off in the end

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    Starting to work around the whole car now


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  21. Flop
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  22. HOTRODPRIMER
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    Beautiful work,but we expect nothing different from you.HRP
     
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  23. flatheadpete
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    Dang. Lookin good!
     
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    You are amazing Flop
     
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  25. Dick Stevens
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    Yes, we would be shocked to see something less than the best work from Flop!
     
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  26. ct1932ford
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    Nice Chop Flop!:cool:
     
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    What did you do here to get the rear quarter window fitted? Thanks
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  28. Flop
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    It’s just moved out of the way so I could fit the back .


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  29. Flop
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  30. Atwater Mike
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    Flop Chop. Better than Won Ton Soup!
     
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