Customs To cut or not to cut

oh my god , leave the girl alone .
if you got the itch to chop something ....go chop down a cherry tree george.

 

I agree with this guy...

 

LOL touche!!

 

Speaking from experience, keep something drivable. It really sucks having nothing but non running projects.

11yrs and counting.

 

Oh man now I'm more confused than ever. Maybe I'll just sit on it for now, but the winters are long and cold up here and I've been known to do crazier shit to keep from going stir crazy.

 

Perfect car to make a sleeper out of.

 

I think you just answered your own question...

 

Finish the first one and run the Chev the way she is till your completely ready to chop. Also make sure you know what kind of chop and exactly how your going to cut it and the overall look you want from it...as others have said its to nice of a car to not have a real plan for it...I went 5 years with mine apart awaiting the finish...looking back wish i had lowered it and drove the shit out of it for a couple yrs before I tore its apart!!

 

I'd put plates on it and enjoy it, it's good to have a driver.

 

From what the picture shows, it looks to be a nice solid driver - why not drive it and enjoy it as is and try your first chop on a car a little rougher. If it turns out you have the skills for a chop, you can always go back and chop the 49 after the A is done.
Just my 2 cents.

 

Finish the A first then cut that bitch up.

 

I think Your second sentence answers Your question perfectly, and a top-chop would be a major project to take on "on the side". You´d also need to have not only a perfect "vision" in Your head of how it needs to look, but every step of that whole process down to the last window-regulator mapped out perfectly before You even consider getting started. I don´t mean to come across as a know-it-all or rain on Your parade, but I think this car would really serve Your current situation best by being left alone as a cool driver to go to shows, cruise nights, in etc.while the other car is in the project -stage.

 

That car looks so nice as-is. If it were mine, I'd simply clean it up as needed, maybe change the wheels/tires, lower it a tad, and drive/enjoy it. You can always decide to chop it later if you decide to.

 

Nice find!! I agree, I wouldn't chop it up. Sometimes less is more... Enjoy it the way it is for now.

 

uncut

 

Uncut but lowered. I'm also partial to wide whites.

 

Don't cut it...yet. Drive and enjoy it while you finish the A. Once the A is done, GET THE SAWZALL!!!

 

heres another idea. think about what you have in it. tack a little on for your trouble and let me know a price. i could come pick it up real soon. then you have extra jack to finish the a and i have a driver.

 

That looks really good. Is that car on a frame swap or subframed?

 

What's the worst that can happen?i say chop it, you say you never chopped a car...you have to start somewhere, if in the future you get rid of the car, you'll say to yourself, "I should've chopped it" there were dozens done on here that you can study and refer to...Not going improve your skills just nosing and decking it. Do you have anyone that did chop a car that could guide you through the operation?

 

You said, "I think I want to chop it."
Not convincing enough for me. Too much work unless you are sure.

 

Good point Nash

 

no chop lowered nice tires/wheels and a visor cool bomb material

 

that's a nice looking chevy, leave it be.

 

Finish the A and then get some input from those that have gone down the path. Personally, I wouldn't chop it. I'd lower it just a little, put some new wheels and tires on the ol' girl and let her be. Maybe swap the engine for a 261.

 

enjoy it now and finish your other then cut the hell out of it later. i drove one for years with a 235 in it everyday...great cars. wish i still had mine.

 

OK - I was all for the chop, but I just seen that green one and might have changed my mind! Granted the car isn't as perfect as the picture but it would make a solid driver! Nevermind the fact that I should have had "dibbs" on it! LOL
Besides you're going to be too busy working on my car to work on that one!
If you straddle the fence on the chop too long, I'll make up your mind for you! I have a sawzall and a key to your shop!

 

Finish the "A" first. Be different and have a stock height roof. It'll look better than a Buthered chop, Just customize the rest of it the way you want......OR CHOP THE LID DOWN.....IT'LL LOOK GREAT.

 

i say chop it... oh wait... you did, and its coming along good.. fuck the haters!! that car deserved a chop!! oh yea... ill give you back the ignition and keys to it soon... its workin good in my panel!

 

Man it must be nice having to wonder what to do with your EXTRA car that is CHERRY, I can't even finish with the one I have now, only because of that STUPID thing they call MONEY...... Enjoy one while you finish the other unless you have a MONEY TREE in your backyard, Then I say CHOP the shit out of it..........................................................