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dv8customs · 11-16-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by begining87

My first reaction was. He is cant do this.

You may be right...

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Originally Posted by begining87

How many inches? Looks like 3 or 4 inch chop.

2-1/4" chop. I am keeping this mod subtle like the others.

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Originally Posted by begining87

Will theside and rear glass fit back in with out mods?

I cut the rear glass frame out as one piece and will just lower it down and weld it back in. Side glass will work with some minor mods to the door frame.

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Originally Posted by begining87

And hey who the H_ _ _ am I right. Keep up the awesome work. With your wizardry, I will stick my foot in my mouth soon enough.

begining87 · 11-16-2009, 05:37 PM

Didnt mean for the first statement to sound like you were not capable.
I thought I owned the truck for a moment. I also thought I was the one with the mad skills. Then reality struck.

I am interested to see what happens with the vent windows and the back glass. I am certian the outcome will be incredible.

dv8customs · 11-16-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by begining87

Didnt mean for the first statement to sound like you were not capable.

It didn't.

If all goes according to plan the vent windows will still fit, but they won't be functional. That doesn't concern me though because I doubt I would ever actually use them anyway.

dv8customs · 11-16-2009, 07:49 PM

After work I managed to cut one door so I could see how the window fit was. Not the best pic but you can see how much I will need to widen the rear post to fill that gap back up.

I was also glad to see that the wing window did indeed still fit. As I expected, the top of it protrudes into the door so it won't be able to open. But with the weatherstrip installed you will never know it goes up that high in the door.

jrsmith_2010 · 11-16-2009, 08:47 PM

hell yes dude! lookin good!

dv8customs · 11-21-2009, 05:50 PM

Got off to a slow start because of the rain this morning but tomorrow is supposed to be clear. I should have cut some of the pillars with my eyes closed, I think they would have come out straighter. At least I have lots of practice making filler pieces.

dv8customs · 11-21-2009, 05:51 PM

bitchin85 · 11-22-2009, 12:08 AM

wow....... i really wish i had the balls.. and confidence you do cuttin your truck up like that... i usually dont like slammed trucks but this is one of the sweetest trucks i ever seen.. very very nice job man!!

dv8customs · 11-22-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by *****in85

wow....... i really wish i had the balls.. and confidence you do cuttin your truck up like that... i usually dont like slammed trucks but this is one of the sweetest trucks i ever seen.. very very nice job man!!

Thanks

jrsmith_2010 · 11-22-2009, 09:15 PM

no turning back now

cant wait to see it done!

ghettoluxury · 11-22-2009, 10:20 PM

Wow

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 11-23-2009, 09:40 AM

Holy crap anyone notice chop tops are really coming back.... This truck is gonna be killer once its finished...

dv8customs · 11-23-2009, 11:34 AM

Are they? I still don't see them very often.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 11-23-2009, 11:42 AM

Just take a look around this board there are a few here..

dv8customs · 11-23-2009, 09:12 PM

Tonight I got the back window frame tacked in.

bitchin85 · 11-23-2009, 09:16 PM

i envy your amazing metalworking skillz

jrsmith_2010 · 11-23-2009, 10:25 PM

lookin damn good dude! what r u going to do about a windshield?

dv8customs · 11-23-2009, 10:57 PM

There is a local glass place that will cut the stock windshield down for me.

dv8customs · 11-25-2009, 08:49 PM

Got off a little early today so I finally cut the passenger door down to size.

ratty 46 · 11-25-2009, 08:54 PM

I'm not a chop top fan but I WILL give yo props ....... lookslike it's coming along without to much trouble.

I'll keep my mouth shut when it's complete if I don't care for the height.

I can't wait till it's back together as a whole.

Ratty 46

dv8customs · 11-25-2009, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ratty 46

I'm not a chop top fan but I WILL give yo props ....... lookslike it's coming along without to much trouble.

I'll keep my mouth shut when it's complete if I don't care for the height.

I can't wait till it's back together as a whole.

Ratty 46

It's actually been pretty painless so far. I think the real pain is going to come when it is time to grind all the welds. I am not looking forward to that part at all.

ratty 46 · 11-25-2009, 11:16 PM

I believe they make a very good non heat absorbing disc for what you'll need to do. Remember the more heat you put into it the more it'll warp & be a ***** to straighten out.

Oil canning is a tough repair on a roof panel.

Good luck. I still think you're the man for doing all this work outside in your open air garage.

Ratty 46

dv8customs · 11-26-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ratty 46

Oil canning is a tough repair on a roof panel.
Ratty 46

I am considering flanging my roof filler pieces to add some stifness. I can; however, get to the back side of the roof so I can tack some and then use a hammer and dolly to stretch the metal back out.

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Originally Posted by ratty 46

Good luck. I still think you're the man for doing all this work outside in your open air garage.

Ratty 46

Thanks, it's not my prefered method but it's all I got...

Ceeten · 11-26-2009, 01:23 AM

Wow! when I read that you were chopping the top I was like NOOOO! But that amount of chop is perfect! Subtle but proportioned very well. I think the full size rear window is what really pulls it together. These trucks have a lot of empty space below the rear glass. Good job! Can't wait to see this one rolling!

dv8customs · 11-28-2009, 06:41 PM

Not much to see but I almost finished all the filler pieces for the outside of the cab.

11-16-2009, 05:37 PM	#277
begining87 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: tx Posts: 59	Re: Project '86 Didnt mean for the first statement to sound like you were not capable. I thought I owned the truck for a moment. I also thought I was the one with the mad skills. Then reality struck. I am interested to see what happens with the vent windows and the back glass. I am certian the outcome will be incredible.

11-16-2009, 07:49 PM	#279
dv8customs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,047	Re: Project '86 After work I managed to cut one door so I could see how the window fit was. Not the best pic but you can see how much I will need to widen the rear post to fill that gap back up. I was also glad to see that the wing window did indeed still fit. As I expected, the top of it protrudes into the door so it won't be able to open. But with the weatherstrip installed you will never know it goes up that high in the door.

11-16-2009, 08:47 PM	#280
jrsmith_2010 I like turtles... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 993	Re: Project '86 hell yes dude! lookin good! __________________ 1979 Silverado- lowered 5/7, 20 inch Boss rims, everything shaved, caddy lights, billet interior, UP FOR SALE! 1983 Scottsdale-on the back burner...SOLD!!! 1992 Silverado- extended cab, stock for now, but no promises SOLD!!! 2006 Chevy Cobalt-college car, staying stock Whatever can't get fixed with a hammer, a roll of duct tape, a clothes hanger, a tube of glue, and a case of beer, can wait until tomorrow.

11-21-2009, 05:50 PM	#281
dv8customs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,047	Re: Project '86 Got off to a slow start because of the rain this morning but tomorrow is supposed to be clear. I should have cut some of the pillars with my eyes closed, I think they would have come out straighter. At least I have lots of practice making filler pieces.

11-21-2009, 05:51 PM	#282
dv8customs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,047	Re: Project '86

11-22-2009, 12:08 AM	#283
bitchin85 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lambertville MI Posts: 962	Re: Project '86 wow....... i really wish i had the balls.. and confidence you do cuttin your truck up like that... i usually dont like slammed trucks but this is one of the sweetest trucks i ever seen.. very very nice job man!! __________________ "I'll keep my guns, money, and freedom. You can keep the "change"

11-22-2009, 09:15 PM	#285
jrsmith_2010 I like turtles... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 993	Re: Project '86 no turning back now cant wait to see it done! __________________ 1979 Silverado- lowered 5/7, 20 inch Boss rims, everything shaved, caddy lights, billet interior, UP FOR SALE! 1983 Scottsdale-on the back burner...SOLD!!! 1992 Silverado- extended cab, stock for now, but no promises SOLD!!! 2006 Chevy Cobalt-college car, staying stock Whatever can't get fixed with a hammer, a roll of duct tape, a clothes hanger, a tube of glue, and a case of beer, can wait until tomorrow.

11-22-2009, 10:20 PM	#286
ghettoluxury Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Waynesfield Ohio Posts: 1,991	Re: Project '86 Wow __________________ 1949 Five Window, 1973 Step Side, 2000 Z71

11-23-2009, 09:40 AM	#287
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,590	Re: Project '86 Holy crap anyone notice chop tops are really coming back.... This truck is gonna be killer once its finished... __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

11-23-2009, 11:34 AM	#288
dv8customs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,047	Re: Project '86 Are they? I still don't see them very often. Last edited by dv8customs; 11-23-2009 at 11:35 AM.

11-23-2009, 11:42 AM	#289
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,590	Re: Project '86 Just take a look around this board there are a few here.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

11-23-2009, 09:12 PM	#290
dv8customs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,047	Re: Project '86 Tonight I got the back window frame tacked in.

11-23-2009, 09:16 PM	#291
bitchin85 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lambertville MI Posts: 962	Re: Project '86 i envy your amazing metalworking skillz __________________ "I'll keep my guns, money, and freedom. You can keep the "change"

11-23-2009, 10:25 PM	#292
jrsmith_2010 I like turtles... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 993	Re: Project '86 lookin damn good dude! what r u going to do about a windshield? __________________ 1979 Silverado- lowered 5/7, 20 inch Boss rims, everything shaved, caddy lights, billet interior, UP FOR SALE! 1983 Scottsdale-on the back burner...SOLD!!! 1992 Silverado- extended cab, stock for now, but no promises SOLD!!! 2006 Chevy Cobalt-college car, staying stock Whatever can't get fixed with a hammer, a roll of duct tape, a clothes hanger, a tube of glue, and a case of beer, can wait until tomorrow.

11-23-2009, 10:57 PM	#293
dv8customs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,047	Re: Project '86 There is a local glass place that will cut the stock windshield down for me.



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11-25-2009, 08:49 PM	#294
dv8customs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,047	Re: Project '86 Got off a little early today so I finally cut the passenger door down to size.

11-25-2009, 08:54 PM	#295
ratty 46 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta, Ga. Posts: 1,104	Re: Project '86 I'm not a chop top fan but I WILL give yo props ....... lookslike it's coming along without to much trouble. I'll keep my mouth shut when it's complete if I don't care for the height. I can't wait till it's back together as a whole. Ratty 46

11-25-2009, 11:16 PM	#297
ratty 46 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Atlanta, Ga. Posts: 1,104	Re: Project '86 I believe they make a very good non heat absorbing disc for what you'll need to do. Remember the more heat you put into it the more it'll warp & be a ***** to straighten out. Oil canning is a tough repair on a roof panel. Good luck. I still think you're the man for doing all this work outside in your open air garage. Ratty 46

11-26-2009, 01:23 AM	#299
Ceeten Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Jay, Fl Posts: 126	Re: Project '86 Wow! when I read that you were chopping the top I was like NOOOO! But that amount of chop is perfect! Subtle but proportioned very well. I think the full size rear window is what really pulls it together. These trucks have a lot of empty space below the rear glass. Good job! Can't wait to see this one rolling!

11-28-2009, 06:41 PM	#300
dv8customs Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Texas Posts: 1,047	Re: Project '86 Not much to see but I almost finished all the filler pieces for the outside of the cab.

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