How-To Chop Tops Nothing defines a hot rod like a chopped top. How To Chop Tops takes a photo-intensive look at the best way to lower the roof on the project car in your garage. Over 300 images document the start-to-finish chopping of six cars, from a Mo

This book shows the home-builder how to chop a top. Six start-to-finish top chops, done on everything from a Model A to a 1960 Oldsmobile, demonstrate first hand how to plan and cut so the reassembly is as painless as possible. Professional hot rod builders share their wealth of experience through a series of interviews. The book deals with issues like cutting the glass, welding rusty steel, and where to position the cuts so the amount of finish work is minimized. This book covers top chopping from A to Z, including all the related issues that often make the project difficult.

How to Chop Tops By Tex Smith. Now you can chop and finish your vehicle top yourself! Reduce body frontal area and increase top speed with expert instructions provided by master customizer Tex Smith. Smith leads you through the entire process step-by-step from start to fantastic finish. Learn from the master! Sftbd., 8 1/2"x 11",220 pgs., 740 b&w ill.

Now you can chop and finish your vehicle top yourself. Reduce body front area and increase top speed with expert instructions provided by master customizer Tex Smith. Learn from the master, as Smith leads you through the entire process step-by-step from start to fantastic finish.

Achieve your goal with minimum fuss and maximum results! Few modifications change the appearance of a vehicle as much as a well executed top chop. In this information-packed guide, Larry O'Toole shows you how to prepare, mark out and accomplish a top chop on a range of vehicles, from early hot rod coupes to classic American Chevys, and even a Falcon sedan delivery from the sixties. Learn how and where to measure for the chop, how to build an internal frame for the vehicle so that everything stays in alignment while the roof is off, and how to modify the windshield glass to suit the new roofline. Hundreds of step-by-step photos lay out every step of the process.