Body Dropped 49 Plymouth Coupe Chopped Roof
New hairpins front and back.
Body dropped 49 plymouth coupe chopped roof. Classic industries offers a wide selection of plymouth all models parts including plymouth all models interior parts and soft trim plymouth all models exterior sheet metal plymouth all models moldings plymouth all models emblems plymouth all models weatherstrip and unique accessories to nearly every nut and bolt needed for installation. Finally it can take up to a year to finish the bodywork on a bad roof chop. It takes a month to finish weld the chop. Again the bends in these strips.
This is a 1949 plymouth special deluxe coupe chopped about 8 1 2. Make sure the doors line up properly before starting or they might just be worse when you finish. Decent 49 body top has been chopped doors have been shortened on a later model car chassis 302 engine automatic trans power disc brakes project needs a lot of work to finish. The chevy roof grafted on would be killer.
It took over a year to finish the roof chop on my car. Here s my 50 plymouth stock body and all. This is where the quality of planning for the chop shows up. I think the stock roof line is too flat across the tops of the doors and rear windows and the rear glass is too steep.
Very cool customized original frame with dropped front x member and new leaf spring. The inside of the roof just ahead of the b pillar shows a similarly limited amount of work. Vehicle is on consignment and at our clients home please call first and talk to a rep at 231 468 2809 ext 1 showroom is by appointment only please call if you. The rest of the body will just fold outwardly if not held together properly.
Body is chopped filled channeled and is solid. Ford 9 inch rear new hurst 30 x 10inch slicks. I used two gallons of body filler on it and most of that ended up on the floor grated or sanded. Original grille shell and front axle.
With that said let s get this chop started by showing the subject in its formal self. 1930 plymouth 3 window coupe mopar hemi auto. This is my 1949 plymouth business coupe it has been chopped 4 inches and i put in a 40 ford truck rear window and it is 72 charger running gear with a built 318 and a 273 posi track rearend from. When chopped the roof looks even flatter to me.
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