Customs My shoebox chop

I have begin to chopping my Ford 1950 Tudor Sedan.
It will be hardtopped
Her comes som pics of it



Her have i cut it of the roof and put in winsheld fixtures



I have cut the winsheld fram lose from the roof and begin to fit it



I weld it in after som sand blastring of the fram top part



Her is a design test of the side window holes



one more pic



the old roof



I will do an new sides of the roof her's the first part for test if it will be a good design of the new roof
I will update the thred wen i came longer of my chopping

 

Cool keep it up.Thanks for posting your pictures.

 

Hardtopping must be the cat's meow in Sweden these days... I want mine to look like Andreas' before he did the headlight treatment. Here's a rendition that rikster touched up.

 

that's a thing of BEAUTY!!

 

Looking forward to more of this build. Very different approach to chop than I've seen before.

Andreas' car is one of my favorite shoeboxes. Jim yours is shaping up nicely also.

 

Keep the pictures coming. There's no going back now, we want to see her done.

 

I 2nd that!!

 

more more more!

 

I posted one pictur tvice

her comes the right one




Test of the first part of the new roof line beam

to morror will i build little more of the roof beams

 

This is the nicest hardtop I have seen!

 

Her comes more pictures

I will made new roof side beams
I have made 2 laser cut 2mm sheetmetal parts and 2 profiles
The profiles have i streched and shrinkt to get the right shape



next thig is weld them together







Her's a test of the new beam







Next thing to is put up the other side

 

great work my friend!!

 

Cool! I´ll be watching this one.

 

I work little more on my chopping of my shoebox
I have put up the new side profiles on both sides





Her's from rear
I have welded them and next thing to do is put up a profile in front of the trunk lid profie on the wheelhouses for the hidden hinges to the trunk lid





It will be a new update next time a work with the chopping of my Ford

 

cool......take some photos of some blond chicks.

 

Her comes more pics



I cut out the old roof now it's test time



I have put up the old roof for test and see whats wrong her from the front



After the door it fitts not verry well



her's the big hole betvine the trunk and rear window
and the profile under the window is in place

 

Nice keep up the good work.

 

now that is a different way to do it. keep the pics coming.great job.

 

Thats gonna be a kool mild custom when your done.

Looking forward to more pics.

 

Wow man, can't wait to see more updates!

 

cool... what else is lurkin in that shop..........nice wagon!

 

A Edsel vilager 1959 ,a body of a oval VW and a VW type 3 fastback 1967 and don't know whats there is on the other side of the doors

 

Her comes some pics from before rust repare





I have started to rust repare the shoebox 1/2 09 so it took little more than a 1/2 year to fix the rust

 

Stefan! good work,hope to see it on the road soon!
how mutch did you take?

by the way, haven´t ill seen that decklid before

 

I have take 89mm [3 1/2"] in the front and i don't know what it will be in the rear yet

 

I have build little more on my shoebox.
Today have i put in profiles for trunk lid hinges and strengen the side profiles





I will put in gas springs to lift the lid





I have made the side profiles closed

 

Her's the first try of the rear window



I have to move it down and back in the lower end and maybe make the new profile little lower

 

I have moved down and back the rear window



shall i move it more ?? or leve it there it is?



Is the look ok?

 

I like it.

 

Hey Stefan,

I would drop the top of the backlight frame another 4'' +.

The reason is I see a bit of a "peak 4-5'' above the frame where it intersects the top panel. This will help with the flow of the top at the rear.

I really like the cant rails you've built, they will make the roof flow well with your chop!

Swanky Devil C.C.
" Humpty Dumpty was pushed !"