Technical Glasscock 1932 Ford - 3 Window Chop

I can't get enough of this, amazing skills. Love it.

 

Thanks guys . I think there is a place for both leaned pillars and a sit roof . Bonneville styled lean em . Hot rod split the roof .


Before the reveal was reshaped



Reveal is in . Little more welding to do . Whole lot of work to get that area lookin right .

 

I would add, regarding the leaning back of the windshield posts, that there was so much effort already expended in cherrying out the cowl, that it would be wasteful to cut it to lean the posts back. Hence the decision to stretch the roof.

 

blimey! top notch Flop.

 

Wow, fantastic skills. Glad to find this

 

Fantastic attention to detail. The quality of your work is inspiring. I've been struggling with the decision to lean the A post or stretch the roof of my 32 3w chop. You have helped me make the decision to stretch the roof. Do you have more pictures or sketches of the cut lines to fix the reveal? Most chops I have seen cut the top straight around from the top hinge area to the back window. I like how you cut lower. Seems like a better way.

 

Nice job on the reveal....hell you should charge admission to watch this great show on metal work..

 

Made a dvd... I would buy one.

 

Now that is what I am saying big duece

 

I would buy one.

 

Flop, are you using mig or tig??

 

Thanks
Folks !

Reveal is finished .



All to be covered by a hinge

 

I think I would loose that top hinge it ruins the lines a bit

 

Keep the hinge for strength. The wood post already compromises durability.

 

Yeah that hinge isn't going anywhere . There is about a 1/4 inch of play without it . You could probably get away without the middle hinge .

 

That's a shame

 

Function in this case beats form. The 3W doors are very heavy and need the support of the top hinge. Every time I have moved a 3W body the first thing to be removed are the doors.

 

Yenz, that shit looks good!

 

Function A L W A Y S comes first, Not just in this case.
" Form follows function "

Awesome job Flop.
Still want to hang out there for a day

 

FLOP WOW WOW one HELL of a JOB YOU ARE THE MAN # ONE

 

Very nice work as usual, any chance you can fit me into your schedule?

 

Would you consider posting a step by step with pictures of your welding and metal finishing technique?

 

Would anyone else like to have a Flop bobble head on their dash with a body hammer in his hand?

Thanks for all your threads/posts, art takes many forms.

 

Yes, indeed! Particularly interested in the magic part!

 

Thanks guys !
Mark let's get it down here . Haven't been east in a long time .

Sorry no chance of a DVD .

A lot of work for a door top !

 

That really is incredible stuff.
Anyone whose ever tried to get that highly profiled parts to fit together and finish off would know how hard it is.

 

Awesome work Flop. Thanks for taking the time to show how a chop should be done.
I picked up a Brookville coupe at Spring Carlisle and will be starting a chop on it this Fall.
This post will really help me with my chop. Lot's of great tips that I would not have thought of.
Keep the photos coming there worth a thousand words.

 

Curious why your doing the door and not the A pillar first ?

 

Thanks 31
Bcap hope you chopped some stuff before . Serious chop
Baron ... Doesnt make a difference . Back of the A pillar is lined up .