To chop or not to chop, is that the question?
Zach Gomulka:
Chop top is very cal look! There are very few chopped VWs that still retain the proper curves of the original roof though, it isnt easy I can tell you that! I spent more time sitting in the garage staring at the car thinking about the next move then I actually did with cutting, welding, ect.
Rick Meredith:
It is way hard to get a choptop T1 to look right. The Martinez and Goss cars are exceptions. Most of them look disproportionate or don't have the right curves.
If you're gonna do it... don't half-ass it. Of course it will take a ton of money/time to get the righ look.
Rick
Zach Gomulka:
With the chop Im working on, the plan was to chop it 4" straight across, and leave the windshield angle stock to conform to 1970 NHRA I/Gas, H/Gas rules. Also, for me raking the rear window forward wasnt an option, becasue it destroys the rear line of the car- and you can no longer fit a engine lid properly! So, when I lowered all the pillars down 4", the windshield height looked great, but the quarter windows and rear window were too small, and the roof became flat looking from front to back- most visibly at the rain gutters. After many hours of pondering, I realized the only way to get the curve back into the roof was to either lower the A and C pillars more and leave the B pillar alone, OR raise the B pillar and leave the A and C alone. So I removed the B pillar completely, and set the front and the back or the roof to where it looked good and everything flowed smoothly from front to back with very good curve. Luckily I had a donor roof, and I cut the entire B pillar out of it and fit it in. I havent measured, but the B pillar is probably only chopped 2 3/4" or so, but the side windows look right. If you plan on doing a chop, a ragtop car is MUCH easier to chop, and having a donor roof makes life 10x easier!
67Screamer:
Lee.C:
I'd forgoten just how cool Keith goss's old car was :)
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