Projects Chopping Tops in Flip Flops! HHRD's '54 Chevy Chop

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Nick (Hubcap1) of hubcaps hot rod design and owner Mike (AZ54belairguy) asked me to document the transformation of this turd of a '54 chevy into a tail dragging chopped shiny painted daily driver queen of a custom.

This little beauty was found in Indian Country of Northern Arizona. Home to the Havasupai people which translated means "people of the blue green waters". The people of the Havasupai nation are know for their large head dresses and their love of the white man's whisky!

In steps Mike, Chevrolet mechanic by day, hamb lurking hooligan by night. With 3 other projects looming around he couldn't help but picture a better life for this rusty Bel Air and the miles he could rack up. So after dawning a traditional head dress of the Havasupai and proving himself as a true warrior through tests of will and might. (There might have been some powdered dog balls and whiskey bribery involved) Mike claimed his squaw and brought this nugget home.

He tackled the basics by replacing the front end with a Mustang II kit and a Gambino notch out back. In the essence of ease and availability in went a 5.0 LS1 and its matching automatic from work and out came its crusty predecessor.

In hopes of salvaging any kind of traditional street cred in steps Nick to administer the chop. 4 inches up front and 5 inches out back with slanted B pillars. The rear window will be removed in place of 50 chevy glass and in addition to the chop, the taillights will get the '54 Merc treatment.

With out further ado, I present to you:

Squatting Buck of the Havasupai Nation

Day 1:



Day 2:



Day 3:




The Chop:

 

For the record. It's a 4/6 chop.

 

Looks good. HRP

 

Really like this pic!!!!

 

we are watching---very interesting...

 

I guess some where in the mix my car aquired a name some how. Want to says thanks to hub cap hot rods for doing chop and thanks to beachcomber for starting this thread.

 

What are the headlight bezels from?

 

get your self a pair of steel toe'd mandles...sweet ride,ill be checking in on the progress!

 

Profile looks great , can't wait for progress !!

 

Just what I like .. Another 54 chop I'll be watching .. Thanks for posting pics


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cadillac

 

Hey 54 Togo the headlamp bezels are from a 53 Cadillac

 

THANKS!! Lookin good guys.

 

Sneak Peak, More pics to come soon....

 

I like it!

 

Looks great! Nice work man.

 

Hammered! Nice work on the sail panel so far

 

Agree. Great work.

 

going to be bad ass

 

work looks wicked! thats gonna be a sweet car very shortly!

 

BOOM!

 

Looks awesome so far.. Do you have any other progress pics of what you did to this point.. Can't wait to see this one done.. Looks great. John


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Beautiful, great flow

 

Very nice!!

 

The chop is looking badass!!

 

Snack on this!

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Great video!

 

That's is a sweet video!! We need more of this!! Thanks John

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Thanks John! We are working on getting some more up, check out the other vid in the Roadster Build Thread.

 

Keep drinking the fire water and get that thing on the road already Chief whitey open shoe.