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mistergrumpy - 18/3/08 at 08:05 PM

Anyone know if there's anyone doing a kit or owt like this. Fancied one for years. Thinking of summat like a tubular space frame with a fibreglass shell?

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Roof chop,get rid of front arches and a big V8. Mmmm

[Edited on 18/3/08 by mistergrumpy]

tjoh84 - 18/3/08 at 08:13 PM

in black thought that would look even better lol i llike and want 1 to

hillbillyracer - 18/3/08 at 08:22 PM

I think there's a fair bit of stuff available body-wise for hotrods. Mabye not so many kits, I think they're too individual for that, from what (I've read in hotrod mags folk seem to buy a body from here & a chassis from there or mabye make their own frame.

mistergrumpy - 18/3/08 at 08:28 PM

Aye I kinda thought so. There's a body on Ebay now down Suffolk way but I've to finish this one now. Out of interest anyone any ideas how to do a roof chop. Seen them on the minis all de seamed and stuff, looks good. I gather you'd start by chopping the roof off but cutting a bit off the pillars means the roof wouldn't fit back on, it'd fall through.

r1_pete - 18/3/08 at 08:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
Aye I kinda thought so. There's a body on Ebay now down Suffolk way but I've to finish this one now. Out of interest anyone any ideas how to do a roof chop. Seen them on the minis all de seamed and stuff, looks good. I gather you'd start by chopping the roof off but cutting a bit off the pillars means the roof wouldn't fit back on, it'd fall through.


Yes its lots of work, the roof needs lengthening, and in some cases widening too, to make the pillars line up.

I did a Minor 1000 in the late 70's early 80's, chop and coupe to look like a 34 Willy's, distortion was an absolute pain, MIG's were just comming on the market and were generally called CO2 welders. We moved the back section of the roof forward and lengthened the boot so it was a real two seater, looked awesome when it was done, but more work than I've undertaken on a single car since.

Once the tin work is done the glass needs cutting down, and that costs a fortune too, seem to remember spending hors and hours getting the screen and rear screen to fit.

[Edited on 18/3/08 by r1_pete]

hillbillyracer - 18/3/08 at 09:12 PM

If you go for an earlier body style like 1920s or 30s with flat glass & straight up & down pillars chopping the roof would be much easier & the glass would be cheaper too.
Another thing they do is channeling where they lower the body on the chassis, looks cooler than a roof chop in my eyes.
I've got an old hotrod mag at work that has a feature on doing this sort of stuff on a model A Ford & a 50s saloon, the old Ford looks a lot less work than the compound curves of the later car.

yorkshire-engines - 18/3/08 at 09:16 PM

Hi havent seen one of those in a few years i built one in 1978 for the road it had a 6.6 firebird motor in it and had roof chop and jag irs looked and drove great reg was SPL 114 wonder where it is now brings back memories met ex wife with it as well had some good times at the leeds cruise many moons ago
then went into drag racing and helped build al o conners ALS GASSER that was a radical design check the web for piccies

anyway chris at z cars did a zzr1400 engined fordson van out of glass not too long ago maybe its worth a call

cheers

yorkshire-engines - 18/3/08 at 09:18 PM

ps R1 pete were you a member of the steel city cruisers ????????

and did you show the moggy at birmingham in 1979

mistergrumpy - 18/3/08 at 09:27 PM

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yorkshire-engines - 18/3/08 at 09:34 PM

thats the one amazing what you can do when you have broadband

im trying to find a piccy of my pop to download as well

get one bought i had so much fun in mine i wanna nuther now

cadebytiger - 18/3/08 at 10:59 PM

POPs are brilliant. My dad is doing one. you might want to check out the NSRA (national street rod ass.). really good forum on there too.

Simon - 18/3/08 at 11:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
Aye I kinda thought so. There's a body on Ebay now down Suffolk way but I've to finish this one now. Out of interest anyone any ideas how to do a roof chop. Seen them on the minis all de seamed and stuff, looks good. I gather you'd start by chopping the roof off but cutting a bit off the pillars means the roof wouldn't fit back on, it'd fall through.


Do the roof chop, but don't put it back on. Maybe go for something a bit more 21st century with it, like a fold down hard top

ATB

Simon

spaximus - 18/3/08 at 11:27 PM

I haven't seen a full fiberglass body for a car bu there certainly is one for a Fordson van. Roof chop on a pop is easy so long as you have sections to add. The glass is all flat so can be easily made to size from flat shhet at Autowindscreen. Had a couple in the past usual V8 jag rear good fun but not exactly practical as they handle badly short wheelbase, top heavy.