any HAMBERS ever cut a body into?

anybody done a narrowing job on a car or truck?Thinking of doing the coupe

 

Why?

 

what he said

 

to narrow the body! that's why or because I can!

 

Well.... Good luck with that....

 

Well, yes, I´d somehow managed to figure that part out already.
What kindof look are you hoping to achieve?

 

wow chop channel,is ok but narrowing a body is not talk about close minded!

 

I haven´t said it´s not ok. There are times when it´s necessary, (post 36 bodied bobber trucks!) but I´m still not sure what sort of thing you are trying to do with your coupe, apart from make it thinner. Can you no longer look at it without thinking that it´s too wide?

 

Probably because generally you chop or channel to make a car look better, not just for the sake of doing it, and none of us can picture narrowing the car in your avatar and not having it look like poop.


Didn't Posies do a '48 or so Fleetline and narrow it a bunch a few years back? Then put a Roush Ford six in it of some sort and run it fenderless? That might be a place to start looking for info.

I can tell you this much, it's a fuck of a hell of a lot of work, to weld seams the entire length of the car and get them right when it's done, figure on adding months if not years to your project before you can drive it.

 

I narrowed my '29 Chevy cowl to make a modified.

 

It took a few minutes, but "into"......
OH!!
IN TWO!!
I thought you meant like an autopsy.

 

I've got a '48 F-1 cab I plan on narrowing in the next week or so....will post some pics when I do.....but a coup....that's going to be a sh*t ton of work keeping the hood and deck lines

 

How about a VW Beetle, they are already narrower...............

Just kidding!

 

I believe the answer is no- for me, at least.

Good luck.

 

I am going to cut my DIAGONALLY, just because I can.

 

we did it to a van ,,,, back in the 70's ... came out nice ...... for a van .... of course we were drinkin a lot of "JACK" and doing way too many left handed twisty's .....

 

Well, you've got the "Hokey Ass" part nailed down.

There is a really rad showrod bound El Camino being built a while back... I wonder what happened to it. Narrowed, chopped, sliced, diced, etc.

Just some advice (not like you asked for any) but when you ask a question you should be prepared for all kinds of answers. Some you may not like... happens to all of us.

 

Yes it has been done. Here is a recent example of what it looks like.

 

now that's funny.

 

hahaha I just spit my coffee all over my computer

 

More like "narrow" minded!


Sorry couldnt resist!

 

I saw a VW bug that was narrowed once. single seater style with the wheels hanging out the fenders. people have done all sorts of odd things to bugs over the years, so I guess that makes it OK.

 

Look at the Scotty Baccus build. He should have pics in his profile. He cut his cab in 4 pieces including narrowing it quite a bit. He's got it tacked back together and it's looking really good.

-Chris

 

not to pound on the thread but the comment '54 Caddy made got me to look at the link

now that is funny if i had a mouth of coffee it would be all over the screen to



looks like a couple of thin fillets - it's worth a click

 

you guy are tooo funny!

 

I don't care who you are, thats funny right there.

 

yep it was funny! thought it make a cool mailbox!!!!

 

then again I'm planning on running this thing as a street ALTEREDno doghouse no fenders channeled and chopped

 

Into, in two, two different things, why can't you guys at least attempt to spell?

 

ok into two halves! were is the spell check!