Saw this on Facebook and thought of this build!!

 

yesssssssssssssssss cant wait to see more

 

Finally have some things to update. Since last time, the holidays have come and gone, and we popped out our second kid in march. Finally home life has calmed down enough for me to get away to the shop to progress on this undertaking. Previously I had whacked 4" out of the top. But that is the easy part. The hard part is making it all fit back together again.

Cut lines to make it all fit


Cut into pieces


Started at the windshield posts


Center getting put in place


Front half in place


Rear getting placed


Relief cuts to get it to line up


And near back window tacked in

 

So I still need to fill all the gaps with sheet metal and put the door frames back together. Lots left to do, but I ran out of energy and helping hands for today.

 

Nice to see this getting worked on! Looking good so far

 

mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn thats a **** load of work, mad props

 

Yes, chopping the top is a **** ton of work. But it's a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of the list:
Build frame (from scratch)
Build front/rear suspension ( from scratch)
Build turbo system
Build fuel system
Wire it
And most importantly - make it safe.

It'll be a long road ahead of me, but I think it'll be worth it.

 

And thanks for the props!

 

in on this awesome build... This things going to kick ***.

 

Got a little more done today. Got some pics, but they honestly look just like the others. Once the chop top is done, then better pics and maybe a vid. Maybe one or two more "sessions" of work on the top till its done.