Projects Should I chop top or leave the Coupe alone

Thank y’all for the opinions, I have been back and forth for months on the decision. I think I am going to take the advice of drive it first and make the decision later.


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Chop it. It's already been under the knife a lot.

 

COOL ROD JAMES! If you feel the need to ask. You probably shouldn't. I have to crawl into mine, and then I have to roll out of it! I like chopped tops. But that's just me. { mine is 6'' } Ron............

 

Leave it.
Looks good now.

You can always chop it later if you dont like it.

 

That makes sense, have a ball !

 

Here's my vote... **clic pic**

 

Chop it a little bit, stretch it a little bit, put a tapered reverse section

 

Cut that bitch up.


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Sissy

 

Funny, I thought the same when I looked at that pic, except that it needed to be chopped !
You can build it chopped to suit you.
Sitting in other people’s chopped cars doesn’t necessarily mean that they got it right, so is not a great benchmark for such a decision.
Chop it about 4”...........

 

Ya know these threads come up over and over again.

There are only three reasons to leave the roof stock,

1: you are a resto weenie peeking in to see what's going on.

2: you are 6'9" tall and won't fit in it to drive it.

3: you don't have the skills to get the chop finished.

Saying they look better stock is paramount to admitting you wear women's underwear!

 

I like chopped 5 window coupes. My '32 is a 3" chop.

That said, I really like the looks of yours as it is. I vote no chop, enjoy and drive. If you drive it a year or 2 and are still wanting to chop it you could make it a winter project.

JMO,
SPark

 

Maybe a Caddy style or oil bath but converted to air filter or maybe a twin snorkel. Either way you look like the cool kids now

 

If you have to lower the seat for headroom, you are taking away leg room.

 

I vote chop.

 

I'd find a guy who chopped his, get his parts and add it to mine. Different is in.
All kidding aside advertise for a chopped one and trade. Theirs one unfinished chopped one just waiting who wants a stock one.

 

Please don't chop. But, if you really want a different look, try bending the frame at the firewall. That really will get people looking.

 

Its not a coupe but it is chopped 2".....Im 5'10" and while seated have about 2" of head room....then again it is a soft top.

 

You have it looking just right now. I was going to vote no chop since we are deciding for you. But then I saw the photochop of the chopped version. A 2" chop looks perfect, screams hot rod.

 

Nice car! It looks excellent as it is. I love unchopped coupes but either way you can't go wrong. If you do decide to chop it I would keep it mild.

 

...my first thot is the roof is too high, ...I'm thinkin a 2-3" cut would look "right"

 

Killer Stance ...leave it

 

Leave it. Get it running and driving. Meet some other people with coupes chopped and not chopped. Try them on for size. You can always do it later. And as for resale, you're going to knock out some potential buyers - tall guys.

 

I agree with @OLSKOOL57 here, I may not give it a mega chop it is a highboy after all but I would drop it enough to take the boxy out of it.

That said its your car and my opinion is just my opinion.

Smooth ride by the way.

 

I would Leave it alone & Drive it for awhile so you can use to it
and than Decide what you should do.?
I have only Thing to say it Looks like a Standard Shift Car & You
are NOT Running a Scatter Shield.

Just my 3.5 cents

Live Learn & Die a Fool

 

So you are saying that Henry Ford was a resto-weenie , was 6'9", did not have the skills to get the chop finished and wore is wife's panties ? X millions ? Not a good visual of the man .

 

Henry was building a production car not a hot rod....

 

Leave it, the over all look & stance is GR8 !

 

5" chop.

 

I would chop it for sure....
My A is chopped 3" and I am 5'10" with a Glide seat and I have plenty of head room.
But, its yours and you can do what you want.
Thank, Jay