Projects Chopping my 54 plymouth savoy

so i have been holding off on making a thread on here because im computer illiterate, but here we go...

i have had my 54 savoy now for several years and bought it strictly as a driver beater while i build my 54 chevy i have had for almost 20 yrs. like anything, i cant leave anything alone. lowering it was not enough. the heavy tall roof never looked right to me. i always seem to have somone elses car in my shop and my stuff get back burnered, usually half finished. i didnt want that to happen to this car. i finally gave in and decided i needed to do somthing drastic to get some much needed personal satisfaction in finishing somthing. only this time i am setting a goal and would not stop till it was done. 34 days to chop and paint the top on my 54 savoy. only im doind it completely solo and still working a full time job. many many nights spent in the shop till midnight. most of my pics have been posted on the hamb fb page. i am really happy with how it came out, i hope you are too....






stripped and ready to go..

yes thats a strap to my rafters..... like i said, solo




b pillars cut, leaned, welded...

fitting wing windows



extended driprail- thanks dr.j

interior trim mods....


prepping to bodywork

in prime, blocked, and test fitting glass

in the booth!

sealed with the green base down...

panels laid out, pinned, and .025 moss green flake. FLAKE EVERYWHERE!!

 

lace laid out

candy time!



cleared!

 

That looks good. Do you want to come over to y house and do my truck, I will even help. haha
Mark

 

Bad ass!!! I love how unique it Is its. Not the usual merc or shoebox.. You dont see these much and especially custom ones.

 

installing glass..


window trim chopped, bodyworked, and painted...

a whole new car!




on our way to rose city round up hrs after finishing. and 150 miles too



wife approval

 

Dude that is one of the coolest cars I've seen in a long time!

 

Very nice!

 

I dig it!!!

 

Flippin' Amazing!!!

 

It's too bad plymouth couldn't have cut that roof line from the factory, that looks freakin' amazing!!

 

Looks bad ass Eric!

 

Love it. All of that in 34 days!!!!!!!!!!

Lord knows what mods the 54 will have after 2 years.....way cool.

 

great job

 

Looks ok......and by ok I mean absolutely sick! Excellent work!

 

great job, one of the coolest 54 Savoy's out there

 

Great job! I know how difficult that model can be!

 

Thanks guy. Before I even started I mentally prepared my self for the "when are you going to paint the rest" speach. My answer is, when I can afford to do all the chrome and interior too. Might be a while...

 

This thing is super cool! Great job!


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Mission accomplished, very nice.

 

That's awesome....not a mopar guy myself...but you took what many consider ugly and turned it bitchin! I dig it...hey thanks for using PPS and 388n yellow tape...as a 3M employee it means a lot to me and my family.

 

Looks Great!


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Wow, Nice job! Like it a lot.

 

If ever a car needed a chop, that one did. Nice job! You nailed it!

 

You really got the roofline proportions perfect...fabulous job!

 

What an improvement. Looks great and love the flake.

 

How many chopped Savoys have you seen? I know I haven`t seen many. Super job on the chop,and solo no less. You`ve made an ugly duckling into a swan. Well done!!

 

That roofline looks so good! Excellent job!

 

That thing looks fantastic! Love the lace!!


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Always been a Mopar fan but always hated the C pillars on 53-54 Plymouths. Your chop completely removes the offending part and looks like the roof the factory should have built. Probably would have sold a lot more cars in 54 if they had hired you for design work. Just perfect!!!!

 

those are really cool looking cars, I'm surprised you don't see more of them done up.