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Great job, want to do mine next? How many hours to do all that workwork? It has been quite a while since the last time I saw a chopped 67/72 and it is sweet. Good work and keep us posted with up date pictures. Thanks for these pictures. 
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I like that
I am in the process of making my 69 f-100 a hard top convertible
I would like to know more about how you chopped the top. What all you had to do. I thought about choping the top along with making it a convertible. I think that would like cool
Thanks
-Brandon-
I am in the process of making my 69 f-100 a hard top convertible
I would like to know more about how you chopped the top. What all you had to do. I thought about choping the top along with making it a convertible. I think that would like cool
Thanks
-Brandon-
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300 hours is good progress, a friend spent 200 hours redoing the cab corners and the driver`s side floor on my 56 M100. It was in decent shape with a little rust in the inner/outer cab corners & floor. It is all back to metal and is real nice now. Just have to finish the front clip (80 Mercury car), install rear spring hangers from a 75 F150 and paint the sandblasted frame. It is coming!
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I did notice that the front bumper bolts are shaved, is the front bumper
pulled in toward the grill and no valance , or are my eyes playing tricks with
me! Really like the tubbs, real good job, looks like they came stock!
P.S thanks for adding pics in your gallery! How is the frame done for the
big rear tires? 4 link ? ladder bar? or move your leafs inboard?
pulled in toward the grill and no valance , or are my eyes playing tricks with
me! Really like the tubbs, real good job, looks like they came stock!
P.S thanks for adding pics in your gallery! How is the frame done for the
big rear tires? 4 link ? ladder bar? or move your leafs inboard?
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it just so happens the rims i ordered have an enormous backspace allowing me to have 14" wide tire. It still has the stock leaf spring setup. the front bumper is the original, i shortened it, filled the bolt holes, bowed it and then welded it to the fenders.
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In order to chop the top you will need 2 cabs,one to chop and one for pieces. Its not really that hard just take your time and think things out. As the top comes down it must get wider and longer so you must widen it both ways.your not only chopping the top you must also chop the top of the doors which involes adding a section off your spare door. Just make sure to keep the posts at the same angle which makes fitting the glass much easier. i used a mig welder to tack and weld it together. because of the angle of the front post you must take out more in the front than in the rear. Also before cutting the top you must brace the inside of the cab to keep the cab for twisting out of shape,it'll save you alot of problems.
if you have any specific questions feel free to ask. good luck
if you have any specific questions feel free to ask. good luck
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in the back i added 2" lowering shackles and removed two of the springs,I also had inverted the front spring mount.After all that the frame had to be c-notched for clearence .In the front drop i-beams were installed and cut one loop out of the coil.In the process i converted the drum brakes to disc.After lowering the truck so drastically the pinion angle on the rearend had to be changed.