About to chop my 50 ford sedan...suggestions??Pictures??

When it comes time to chop mine, I will clone the Casny chop.

 

Thanks! Let me know how the Merc DVD is....

 

He did 4 1/2" front and 6" in the back right?

 

I want these hub caps....does anyone know if they will go on Wheel Vintiques Genies?

 

They are International Scout Hubcaps, with an added bullet from nightprowlers. The fronts have a hole to allow for the 4WD hubs, so it makes it easy to add the bullet.

They will fit any 15" wheel im sure

 

Thanks OLD GOLD....I am now on the hunt!

 

More pics

 

BEAUTIFUL!!!

You want to come to South Carolina and help me chop mine? I have a warehouse full of tools and tool carts and boxes...You can have whatever you can carry home...

 

Two of my favorite shoebox chops:

Ian Berky
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=399346

and

Skrap Metals
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=278594

 

I am in your area a few times a year my dad lives in Pickens.

 

No kidding?! My car is in Easley at my father in laws....Hit me up the next time youre around.

 

so, how about some current pics of your car? I run 205/75/15 on 15 X 6 reversed rims- pic is with S10 front clip, not Z'd, with 2" dropped spindles and 4" blocks in rear with S10 rearend-no drive train in it-have '69 302 ready-waiting for me to decide on putting in C4 or AOD I have. a big part of any chop is a smooth flowing profile, not too radical and not too boxy looking. my project '51 chop was done when I bought it.

 

I currently have the body off the frame.....I hope to have it mounted this weekend....Then maybe I can get some pictures up. I have a lot of work to do still but I am alot closer then I thought I would be at this point. I started really working on it in October I think...WIth our first kid on the way I havent had much time to really dig in and get stuff done....

 

Just watched the "How To Chop a 49-51 Merc Coupe" DVD from Night Prowlers. It's four hours long and pretty cool. Great information included. This is a very knowledgeable guy filming himself doing a chop, not a big budget film crew from some automotive reality show. That being said, the audio and video quality is good enough, but not great. Still, I'd definitely recommend it. Worth many times the price I paid. I also bought the "chopping a Merc four door" dvd, but I haven't watched it yet. I expect it to also be well worth the money.

 

6 to 8 inches is too much. How about 10 inches and make it a hardtop with no B pillar. Go big or go home. My windsheild is legal limit. Stand a dollar bill on end and thats my windsheild.