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the window and door pillars and the top drops straight down. Likewise, the interior garnish moldings can be cut in similar fashion and joined back together with relative ease. These vehicles have flat glass, so having new glass cut to fit the new opening is easily done as well.

For the purposes of this book, most hot rod bodies fall into one of two categories: square top or turret top. The square top hot rods are those where the window and door pillars are vertical in both profile and front/rear perspectives. These are the easiest chops to make, as the same amount of material can be removed from just about anywhere within

CuttingAlmost all metalwork requires some amount of metal cutting. While the extent of your tool collection will determine your options, some tools simply will not get the job done, while other tools will be overkill for small tasks. In addition to the physical ease of cutting by the operator, you must consider accuracy, distortion, and the length of time required to do the job.

Does the pattern to be cut out require straight and curved cuts? If it is a combination of straight and curved cuts, a plasma arc cutter or a reciprocating air saw will usually work. If the piece is fairly thin, aviation snips will work, but you will not be able to cut steel plate with them. Likewise, if you are cutting a piece of thin aluminum, there is no need to use a plasma arc cutter.

For straight cuts in sheet metal, a sheetmetal shear works great. However, this only works for flat metal that has not yet been used. For making straight cuts in formed sheet metal, a cut off wheel in a die grinder would be a logical choice.

Whenever cutting metal, be sure to measure twice and cut once. Wear proper safety equipment and deburr the edges when finished cutting.

Top Chopping Guidelines The focal points in a top chop are the pillars supporting the roof, and the doorposts, from which material is removed to set the top lower on the vehicle and reduce window height. Because A and C pillars are typically angled, rather than straight up and down, removing material there requires adding some to the top or increasing the angle on the support pillars so that the top can be reconnected to the chopped-down posts.

With the excess window area in a stock Ford Model T or Model A, the proportions of the vehicle can be greatly improved by chopping the top. Chopping the top on a ’40 Ford coupe, on the other hand, usually does not improve the proportions, but that’s a matter of opinion. The amount of the chop is critical as well. Three inches out of the top of a Model A is about right, while 6 inches is about right on a ’51 Chevy wagon. Let moderation be your guide, as too much is usually worse than not enough. And if you’re tall, take that into account, so you don’t build something that doesn’t fit you.

On a square-top hot rod, the cut for the top chop can be made most anywhere within the window area. To chop the top, yet retain the rear window size, the cut across the back of the car can be moved to below the rear window.

On a turret top hot rod, material is removed from the shaded areas as shown. Making the cuts as low as possible helps to keep the cuts consistent in height. Since the windshield frame is slanted, the same amount of material being cut will yield a different amount of chop. To compensate for this, the top may need to be cut above the door and material added or removed to align everything.

As shown on this vintage ’32 Ford coupe, the windshield and doorposts are vertical. A relatively simple cut of material through the glass area brings the top straight down.

If you want to test your metalworking and bodywork skills, chop the top on a panel delivery. Whether a straight or wedge chop, this is a lot of sheet metal to cut and weld back together and keep straight.

Although the sides of a ’40 Ford are relatively vertical, the windshield leans back, and the back glass leans forward. To chop the top, the top must be expanded front to back to meet up with the posts, the posts leaned in, or a combination of both.

A Model T Ford has straight posts that would make for a simple top chop. However, the builder of this hot rod took more out of the windshield posts to create a wedge chop, which provides a much more aggressive look for this car.

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On this Advanced Design Chevrolet pickup, the top has been chopped by leaning the windshield posts back. With this style of chop, the finished profile looks very natural, and therefore may go unnoticed by those not familiar with these trucks.

Shown is a stock height ’47–’53 Chevy pickup truck. As you can see, the stock windshield is not quite vertical, but certainly more so than the previous truck with the chopped top and leaned back windshield posts.

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