chop top has begun for "el diablo" update11-7-14

[EppersonRacin]

Very nice. Very nice.

[TheEskimo]

That looks sweet. Very nice indeed.

[ford4x4fun]

That is just I have read this whole post and am extremely impressed

[Joshpow]

Very nice marz. I always thought about 3 inch chop would look killer. Nice job you did. I like it alot. What kind of tubs and floor you plan on using on the back? Any inner fenders? Nice truck.

[marz68]

Very nice marz. I always thought about 3 inch chop would look killer. Nice job you did. I like it alot. What kind of tubs and floor you plan on using on the back? Any inner fenders? Nice truck.

Thanks
This is what the bed floor and sides are going to look like.

[Joshpow]

Nice work marz. I like the look of the flat steel. Liking the progress reports alot.

[HRDROKN]

Damnnnnn.... that is sick!

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[sandro-74f]

I think cool down the roof of the truck
I have my idea of downtown

[texrodder]

Hows it looking Marz,(current pics?). you could section the body now,maybe 2 inches,would look so right with the top no one would notice either.Your work looks great keep it up.
We chopped a 70 blazer a few years ago and made filler plates around the frame to flush mount the glass and had it installed with the new adhesive thats used now,turned out very cool,you had to get up on to tell there was no rubber,its not too late for yours.later..

[marz68]

Hows it looking Marz,(current pics?). you could section the body now,maybe 2 inches,would look so right with the top no one would notice either.Your work looks great keep it up.
We chopped a 70 blazer a few years ago and made filler plates around the frame to flush mount the glass and had it installed with the new adhesive thats used now,turned out very cool,you had to get up on to tell there was no rubber,its not too late for yours.later..

Do you have any pics of the filler plates? sounds interesting.

[texrodder]

Hows it looking Marz,(current pics?). you could section the body now,maybe 2 inches,would look so right with the top no one would notice either.Your work looks great keep it up.
We chopped a 70 blazer a few years ago and made filler plates around the frame to flush mount the glass and had it installed with the new adhesive thats used now,turned out very cool,you had to get up on to tell there was no rubber,its not too late for yours.later..

Do you have any pics of the filler plates? sounds interesting.

I will go through the storage container this weekend to see if I can find some, but we basically had our glass guy give us a pattern of the glass and welded strips around the perimeter where needed to keep a uniformed gap .I think it was about
5/32-3/16",and we added some material to the flange that runs around the truck opening, where the rubber wraps around.We did test fit the actual glass before final welding ,since you have your windshield you could tape the whole think up both sides to keep from damaging and fit it in bare opening, put spacers at bottom where it sits on frame and see where filler metal is needed,the depth will be different with addition of the urethane so maybe ask your glass guy how thick the urethane will need to be,we didnt need to alter the depth to fit flush,(dont know on yours),with what Ive seen of your skill level it wouldnt be to difficult for you,you will love the results, I think you still need to consider sectioning a couple of inches from the body, it would be one of a kind.Good luck with it Marz..
Also we had the edges polished,for a cleaner fit...

[METALMASTER]

[SIC MAN SIC!!!

[Blue Blood]

marz, that is a very killer project you are doing. I love all the detailed pic's. Give's me alot of ideas for my new 67 that I will be getting soon. Great job.

[marz68]

Thanks blue blood and welcome to the site.

[blackls1]

Killer build. I was searching for more pics of your truck and found this site. I love bare metal bodydropped trucks. I have wanted to build a body dropped fullsize 60s model truck for some time.