Customs Opinions on the perfect shoebox chop

I am getting ready to chop my 50 Shoebox sedan. Would like to know your guys opinions on the perfect shoebox chop. If you have pictures and dimensions please post.

 

There is no perfect chop except in the eye of the beholder. I would enlist the help of one of the HAMB photoshop experts to do several examples then pick the one you like best. The one you pick will be the perfect chop.

 

One where the rear glass actually flows with the roof and doesn't look like a t-rex just sat on it. Bob bleed did a rad one on mad fabricator 3 DVD I think it was. Worth checking out.

 

Coupe or sedan? Coupes are just about perfect from the factory,but sedans need a chop where the roof gets shorter imo.

 

It's a sedan.

 

Just watch your trigger finger on the ol' Sawzall or you'll end up with this :





VR&C

 

Oh I love circus cars!!!

 

Here is one I did a few years back. It was 4" in the front and a vertical 4" at the C pillar. Here is a link to the thread.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=379161

 

Victorias secret...study that thread by royal shifter......

 

This.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=498420&highlight=chris+casny+chop

 

Perfection. That build should be required reading for anyone owning a shoebox. In fact it should be included in the reprint shop manuals for those cars.

 

0"...you asked for opinions

 

Derek's is also perfect. Yet different approach.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=587237&highlight=derek+shoebox

 

i cut this one 5" on the "A" pillar and 6" on the "C" pillar. i only chopped the windshield 4". shoeboxes have a heavy eyebrow look if chopped to much.

 

Cool,thanks guys.

 

I took a full side view photo of my un-chopped car with a pack of cigarettes (you could use anything )on the roof for a reference of measurement. Then loaded the photo on the computer and photo shopped the chop till I liked it. Then I made plywood templates of the original side windows , and cut them down accordingly and used them like guides for the final chop.

 

So I ended going 5" up front and 7" out back. This is my first chop so please take it easy on me. Let me know what you think. It's not quite done yet.

 

looks good man

 

thanks brother that means alot to stumble accros a comment like that somewhere else, different aproach is right but i am different ha ha
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Looks great Olskool! Lets see some more progress pics!

 

Here's a link with some progress pictures.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7761717#post7761717

 

I personally like the chop work on these three...