Register now to get rid of these ads!

Technical Original 32 5 window chop .

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Flop, Dec 17, 2017.

  1. 48stude
    Joined: Jul 31, 2004
    Posts: 1,351

    48stude
    Member

    Tom, Super nice work and a ton of patience. I have to ask you how you are backing up the weld seams across the cowl while planishing . I'm trying to imagine myself reaching under the dash with a dolly and then being able to see what I'm doing when planishing the weld topside. I'm just curious , I'm not that agile anymore. Bill
     
    Flop likes this.
  2. Andy
    Joined: Nov 17, 2002
    Posts: 5,221

    Andy
    Member

    I may have the last unchopped 5W left. Styles change and this one is kind of permanent. I remember tweed, pastel, M/T's sticking out, flames, jacked up, centerlines, wide fronts. All gone. It is also kind of like a poser. Looks racy but not a race car. I remember 671's with a carb inside. Same thing.
    I admire the talent. It is incredible. It is just not anything I would own.
     
    rpm56, warbird1 and HemiDeuce like this.
  3. Flop
    Joined: Jun 8, 2006
    Posts: 3,886

    Flop
    Member

    Hammer and dolly nothing fancy . You pop through the windshield while kneeling in the car


    Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
     
    63fdsnr likes this.
  4. hammerd 31
    Joined: Sep 19, 2016
    Posts: 51

    hammerd 31

    Wow,I need to get POSER for my license plate on my chopped to hell wanna be race car of a model a. Thanks
     
    Straight30weight likes this.
  5. 48stude
    Joined: Jul 31, 2004
    Posts: 1,351

    48stude
    Member

    That makes my knees hurt just thinking about it. It sucks to grow old. :eek: Great work, Bill
     
    Runnin shine and Flop like this.
  6. trey32
    Joined: Jul 27, 2014
    Posts: 326

    trey32

    Chopped or un-chopped...who gives a fuck.
    Do what you want with your own car, this isn't communist China.
    For fucks sake...
     
    H380, JasonLM, snopeks garage and 9 others like this.
  7. 32owner
    Joined: Nov 30, 2009
    Posts: 470

    32owner
    Member

    I am 67 and I think I know how I like my car by now that is why tom has it. tray32 hit right on it thanks
     
  8. brigrat
    Joined: Nov 9, 2007
    Posts: 5,844

    brigrat
    Member
    from Wa.St.

    Thank God there were enough '32's made so everyone can have it "their way" and nobody gets bored!
     
    Runnin shine likes this.
  9. chiro
    Joined: Jun 23, 2008
    Posts: 1,217

    chiro
    Member

    Hey Flop. UBELIEVABLE work as usual. So. can I ask a couple of questions since I have a devil of a time welding sheet metal?

    1-110V or 220V welder
    2-welder settings?
    3-Mig or Tig?
    4-type of wire used?

    I have a 220V mig welder and have a devil of a time not burning through when butt welding sheet metal. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. BTW, I saw you hanging with a couple of guys at Hershey this year but was too embarrassed to come up and say hello like some star struck kid. Would have been like meeting George Barris or Gene Winfield. I probably would have just said something stupid as I fumbled over my words. Any help would be appreciated.

    Thx,
    Andy
     
  10. trey32
    Joined: Jul 27, 2014
    Posts: 326

    trey32

    Flop tig welds, check his Instagram there's some cool shit on there...
     
  11. chiro
    Joined: Jun 23, 2008
    Posts: 1,217

    chiro
    Member

    whats his Insta handle? There's a lot of flops
     
  12. trey32
    Joined: Jul 27, 2014
    Posts: 326

    trey32

    Floppgh
    There's a link in his sig....
     
  13. trey32
    Joined: Jul 27, 2014
    Posts: 326

    trey32

    Does the no chop 32 rule apply to Brookville bodies??!!!!
     
    Runnin shine and Flop like this.
  14. Flop
    Joined: Jun 8, 2006
    Posts: 3,886

    Flop
    Member

    Sorry buddy I haven’t mig welded in 7 years . I’m just a normal person nothing special . See me out come talk !


    Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
     
    snopeks garage and spurgeonforge like this.
  15. toreadorxlt
    Joined: Feb 27, 2008
    Posts: 728

    toreadorxlt
    Member
    from Nashua, NH

    everybody send pictures of your work to andy before doing them to make sure they aren't poser.

    there are no rules. they've been chopped forever.
     
    lodaddyo likes this.
  16. Flop
    Joined: Jun 8, 2006
    Posts: 3,886

    Flop
    Member

    mullskull, Stogy and spurgeonforge like this.
  17. Baumi
    Joined: Jan 28, 2003
    Posts: 3,148

    Baumi
    ALLIANCE MEMBER

    That´s perfection... you´re a genius. I mean, a real one.
     
    Runnin shine likes this.
  18. All I want for Christmas is chop by Flop!!! If I only lived closer to Pittsburgh, well actually not this time of year! Don't worry about running out of unchopped 5W's, there's plenty of them left.

    Don't worry, this one will never be touched. Its a 55,000 mile original V-8 car.
    [​IMG]
    This one........maybe........but I think I'll leave it just the way Henry made it.
    [​IMG]
    But this one really needs to be chopped! So call me a "poser" too! I would really like to do it myself so I had better keep studying Flop's posts before I get out the sawzall and ruin one of Henry's finest.
    [​IMG]
     
  19. 32owner
    Joined: Nov 30, 2009
    Posts: 470

    32owner
    Member

    when to see Flop today and the car looks great, no regrets for chopping or my choice or barbers. his work is second to none. Thanks Tom IMG_20180111_120255954 (2).jpg IMG_20180111_120304282.jpg
     
  20. trey32
    Joined: Jul 27, 2014
    Posts: 326

    trey32

    Vintagehotrods...you might be a hoarder.....
     
  21. To chop, or not to chop..haha! IMG_1515715122.073143.jpg
    Nice work by the way....
    I noticed another member asked, how many hours?


    Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
     
  22. The first step to recognizing you have a problem is to admit you have a problem.......I HAVE A PROBLEM!!! I've been through the 12 step program at the Henry Ford Clinic and Sanatorium more times than I can count but it's no use. I guess I'll just have suffer through life with this horrible addiction and live with it!
     
    Mikel50, The37Kid and Flop like this.
  23. brady1929
    Joined: Sep 30, 2006
    Posts: 9,419

    brady1929
    Member

    Flop, if you are just a normal guy, then that makes me really abnormal. Which is sad.
     
    Doctorterry likes this.
  24. lodaddyo
    Joined: May 5, 2002
    Posts: 1,253

    lodaddyo
    Member

    I feel inadequate
     
    Flop likes this.
  25. 48stude
    Joined: Jul 31, 2004
    Posts: 1,351

    48stude
    Member

    Hey Freak, When you get your car home, let me know so I can come over and put some eye prints on it:D Bill
     
    Flop likes this.
  26. 32owner
    Joined: Nov 30, 2009
    Posts: 470

    32owner
    Member

    no problem Bill
     
    Flop likes this.
  27. Flop
    Joined: Jun 8, 2006
    Posts: 3,886

    Flop
    Member

    I sleep in a van at Hershey and grill out for dinner . I’m not fancy !!


    Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
     
  28. Flop
    Joined: Jun 8, 2006
    Posts: 3,886

    Flop
    Member

    We gotta hang out again hahahaha !! Get your motorcycle a boot again !! Maybe some handgernades and a muffalata !


    Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
     
    lodaddyo likes this.
  29. Runnin shine
    Joined: Apr 12, 2013
    Posts: 3,342

    Runnin shine
    Member

    Oh you better not dare mess up Henry’s intentions at cut on that thing damn you!!
    I can’t believe this debate still goes on. I wonder if anyone is mad that I replaced all the metal that rusted away on the bottom of my 32s and was no where to be found.
    MMS, I hope to see that body come back to life. @Flop should be an inspiration to us all even if we fall short of his craft there will still be some bad rods on the road. I for one know that doing half as good on my chops as he will garner some cool sh?t!




    Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
     
  30. The37Kid
    Joined: Apr 30, 2004
    Posts: 31,536

    The37Kid
    Member

    Just a reminder the Hershey Preregistration paperwork arrived last week, needs to be in by the middle of February, we'll be there in nine months that will be 49 years in a row for me.:cool: Glad the hobby has young guys like Flop. Bob
     
    Dino 64, tb33anda3rd, Flop and 2 others like this.

Share This Page

Register now to get rid of these ads!

Archive

Copyright © 1995-2021 The Jalopy Journal: Steal our stuff, we'll kick your teeth in. Terms of Service. Privacy Policy.

Atomic Industry
Forum software by XenForo™ ©2010-2014 XenForo Ltd.