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« on: November 09, 2007, 01:40:46 am » |
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I don't know if I ever have seen a chopped Notch. Visualizing it I think it may be waaay too ugly? I don't know.
What do you think?
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Carlos De Alba
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« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2007, 01:42:30 am » |
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PLEASE DON'T...............  It would be UGLY and STUPID........... Sorry........that is my point of view !!! |
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« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2007, 02:10:08 am » |
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They are ugly... but all the ones Ive seen werent done right, IMO. They usually stretch the roof out too much. I think the way to do a Notch is to not cut the rear window at all and just lean it forward instead of adding metal and stretching the roof out. I think a mild 3" chop with the rear window leaned forward would look bitchin'.
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« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2007, 02:28:43 am » |
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It makes them look like they have a big nose. Now if you chopped and sectioned it, maybe. A square looks pretty good chopped. I have not seen a fasty chopped yet, but I think it could be done too.
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« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2007, 02:49:20 am » |
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I don't care for chop top VWs. Sorry that's my story and I am sticking to it. Notchbacks are worse than Bugs. I don't care how well they are done. Chog jobs are for 32 fords.....
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« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2007, 02:52:31 am » |
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A Fasty would be a nightmare to make look good. You wouldnt want to lean the rear window down or else you would put a "kink" in the back... and leaning the whole rear section down would be an ungodly amount of work. You would have to stretch the roof... and given the low angle of the rear window, you would have to stretch it a whole lot. I dont think it could be done tastefully.
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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2007, 02:53:32 am » |
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I don't care for chop top VWs. Sorry that's my story and I am sticking to it. Notchbacks are worse than Bugs. I don't care how well they are done. Chog jobs are for 32 fords.....
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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2007, 03:18:37 am » |
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The only chop top Bug that I really liked was the one from SCS. It was a Pro Sedan car and it was chopped only 1 1/2 inches. Until it was next to a stock bodied car you couldn't tell what was done. That was a long time ago.
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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2007, 03:22:16 am » |
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« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2007, 04:14:08 am » |
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I don't care for chop top VWs. Sorry that's my story and I am sticking to it. Notchbacks are worse than Bugs. I don't care how well they are done. Chog jobs are for 32 fords.....
I am going to disagree with you there. A properly chopped bug looks really cool. But like choppng a 40 ford, it is really hard to do right. Otherwise you lose the curve of the roof. Tar Babe is still probably the best chop I have seen on a bug. I have always wanted to do a similar chop, but I am scared I would end up not fitting into the car lol. --louis |
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« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2007, 04:16:20 am » |
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The body is out of proportion to the top. Take an inch or two out of the body and it would look right. a 1/3 top to 2/3s body is about right. (Unless you are building a Pearson Brothers coupe clone.) --louis |
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« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2007, 04:16:31 am » |
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yep ugly ruins proportions of the car. |
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« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2007, 04:35:35 am » |
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It was built by the same guy who built the M&M green chop.
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« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2007, 05:38:29 am » |
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yep ugly ruins proportions of the car. Looks like a Chrysler300 with 24's Big car low Top Dose not look Right |
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« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2007, 05:51:36 am » |
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  I like this one... Don't care for chopped Notchbacks, though. |
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« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2007, 08:10:33 am » |
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I like the chopped bugs and squarebacks,notches and fastbacks look ugly imo  |
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« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2007, 08:36:44 am » |
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a notch really looks like a grandpops car, so it should be kept like that. a wolf in sheepsclothes. a notch and fastback for that matter have long high sidepanels compared to a bug that has the wings that give it a whole different curve. i have looked at a few choptops and the roof is too small compared to the body.
i have thought about a chopped fastback to have that porsche look even more, but it won't work, because of the wings. the porsche has rounder, bulkier fenders that give it a totally different look.
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« Reply #17 on: November 09, 2007, 09:40:11 am » |
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in an old volksworld, maybe early/mid 90's there's a shot of a red angle chopped fastback drag race car at a USA race meet, i thought it looked great.
imagine a full on 70's style cal-look, india red, dechromed, angle chopped fastback, T-bars, bare empi 8 spokes, heavy rake, 1piece windows.......
it might make a nice change.............
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« Reply #18 on: November 09, 2007, 10:14:46 am » |
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in an old volksworld, maybe early/mid 90's there's a shot of a red angle chopped fastback drag race car at a USA race meet, i thought it looked great.
imagine a full on 70's style cal-look, india red, dechromed, angle chopped fastback, T-bars, bare empi 8 spokes, heavy rake, 1piece windows.......
it might make a nice change.............
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« Reply #19 on: November 09, 2007, 11:35:18 am » |
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Chopped Beetles can look awesome, but if they're not done right they look awful! There's a chop build looming on the horizon for the club, I guarantee the proportions will be 100% and it'll look superb. Oh and it won't have a rag top roof either, as he says that's cheating |
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« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2007, 12:11:36 pm » |
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« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2007, 13:42:18 pm » |
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I rest my case for the defence...   I loved this car. That's why I bought a chopped bug to race... |
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« Reply #22 on: November 09, 2007, 15:06:46 pm » |
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This one was for sale in Sweden a year or two ago... a friend went to see it from belgium (1500kms) but it was a real basket case...
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« Reply #23 on: November 09, 2007, 17:04:20 pm » |
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Oh and it won't have a rag top roof either, as he says that's cheating How is it cheating?!  |
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« Reply #24 on: November 09, 2007, 17:55:09 pm » |
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Less roof to keep the profile looking right |
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« Reply #25 on: November 09, 2007, 18:15:04 pm » |
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Pfff. Its no different, really. Its not like I stretched out the sunroof section on the one Im doing.
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« Reply #27 on: November 09, 2007, 19:40:11 pm » |
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Off topic – Joe, don't you ever check your PMs! |
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« Reply #28 on: November 09, 2007, 19:43:49 pm » |
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This might be a nice one if it ever gets done!!  You still after a project Matt?? It's cheap!! |
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« Reply #29 on: November 09, 2007, 19:47:49 pm » |
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Off topic – Joe, don't you ever check your PMs! Oops  Back in bit!!! Off topic - Are you still collecting literature?? |
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