Top chop 2

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=77659" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=94 BGCOLOR="#6666FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03900760egblyg.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>The Rod Doctor</b></FONT><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#CC3399" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#3300FF" FACE="Times New Roman" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> |</b></FONT><B> </b><A HREF="streetrods.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HotrodsStreetrods"><U><B>  </b></U></A><A HREF="streetrods.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HotrodsStreetrods"><U><B>  </b></U></A><A HREF="streetrods.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HotrodsStreetrods"><U><B>home</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="chop1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Top chop 1"><U><B>Top chop 1</b></U></A><B>   |   </b><B>Top chop 2</b></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=386 BGCOLOR="#6633FF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>Top chop 2</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="5" WIDTH="763" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 380 WIDTH="351"><div> <IMG SRC="1a75efb0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="251" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Front roof post is tacked and ready to weld.</div> <div> door is in getting there. Needs a little more work on front weld area!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="377"><div> <IMG SRC="1ac5ef20.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="242" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This quarter window is done. A little bit of light sanding and you won't hardly be able to tell the window was rewelded.</div> <div> The door top is welded back </div> <div> in and finnished here. Had to make another filler for the top</div> <div> of the door like the top of the quarter window.</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 348 WIDTH="351"><div> <IMG SRC="1ad5ef70.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="247" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Had to split the door post and reweld it to make the inside</div> <div> line back up right. It didn't have to be moved much but </div> <div> little details like this make the difference between a good</div> <div> job and a bad one! I like to make things look like they were made that way from the factory.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1ae5ef80.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="248" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  Shot of the new quarter patch I put in.</div> <div> Welds are almost finnished off here.</div> <div> As you can see the fender will need a lot of work too but</div> <div> that's another story!</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> This roof was cut in half long ways but not from side to side.  Some I do quarter. It usally makes less work to do so!</div> <div> This top was chopped 3 and 1/2 inches and that is enough that the sides of the car have to be pushed in and the top post </div> <div> spread out.  That makes a lot more work to keep the roof above the header in the right shape. It tends to pucker up in</div> <div> the center.</div> <bR> <div> That's it for now!  That should be enough to let you see a bit of how it's done.</div> <bR> <div> The Rod Doctor</div> <div> sayin,</div> <div> Goodbye!</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="chop1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Top chop 1"><U>Back one page</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="streetrods.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HotrodsStreetrods"><U>Back to Hotrods, Streetrods page</U></A></div> <bR> <script language='javascript' src='http://hc2.humanclick.com/hc/61388753/x.js?cmd=file&file=chatScript3&site=61388753&category=en;fun;1'> </script> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>