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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: chopped75chevy on December 16, 2006, 04:31:00 pm

Title: questions for chopping my top
Post by: chopped75chevy on December 16, 2006, 04:31:00 pm
I want to chop the top on my 75 but i have some questions. I was wondering what do i do for the window runs on the side window and the gaskets for the windsheild and back window. and what do i do for my vent window and the backglass how do i get the the size i need thanks
i also am open to sugestions for how much i should chop it thanks  

Title: Re: questions for chopping my top
Post by: Blazin on December 18, 2006, 09:17:00 pm
You are going to need another roof, and two more doors for sectioning. I don't know about the gaskets as I have never choped a top myself but have read extensivly on it for older rigs. The gaskets in my opinion would be the easy parts compared to the metal work.

Title: Re: questions for chopping my top
Post by: chopped75chevy on December 19, 2006, 03:21:00 am
Well so far that is becomeing the hard parts to find for my self. the meteal and body for im not afriade of im only 18 and i enjoy doing that. i am curently enrolled in WyoTech and just bout finished up the collision program then i will be in refinishing so im taking in all i can while im here. but thanks for metioning the extra doors needed. just one question? would i need to stick with the 73-80 doors or being that im just taking parts can I interchange the two?
thanks

Title: Re: questions for chopping my top
Post by: Blazin on December 19, 2006, 07:20:00 am
Wyo Tech is an excelent metal fabrication school. I have been doing body work for close to 20 years and I know a guy that graduated 2 years ago from Wyo Tech and he is a much better matal shaper than I am. The top of the doors is the same for all these trucks.

Title: Re: questions for chopping my top
Post by: roundedline on January 03, 2007, 01:41:00 pm
Check this article out.  
73-87.com/7387garage/exte...op_top.htm

As for the gaskets, you are probably going to have to section them and glue them back together.  The window felt (run channel) won't be a big deal.  The vent window will...

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