| How to Chop Tops Contributor(s): Remus, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1929133499 ISBN-13: 9781929133499 Publisher: Wolfgang Publications OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: Chopping a top is an essential part of building a hot rod. The planning, the preparation, the actual cutting, and then the reassembly, each step must be completed correctly or the entire project will be in jeopardy.This book gives the reader six, start-to-finish, top chops that show each step in the process, from paper sketches to the final welding. Readers can use the examples shown in the book to perform their own chop - while avoiding the mistakes that first-time builders often make. This book contains more than photo sequences, and also includes interviews with professional hot rod builders who help to explain the fine points of cutting and welding. As they explain, careful planning, followed by cautious execution, can reduce the amount of work enormously, and ensure a positive outcome - a very cool hot rod with a chopped top. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Automotive - Customizing |
| Dewey: 629.26 |
| Series: How-To... (Wolfgang) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.2" W x 10.9" (1.05 lbs) 146 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How-To Chop Tops Nothing defines a hot rod like a chopped top. How To Chop Tops takes a photo-intensive look at the best way to lower the roof on the project car in your garage. Over 300 images document the start-to-finish chopping of six cars, from a Model T to a 1960 Oldsmobile. Also included is a convertible top chop, one roof-filling sequence and numerous welding how-to series. Interviews with professionals help to explain not only the actual cutting, but all the other items that must be determined before the actual chopping starts. Planning the chop includes deciding how to reinforce the body, what to do about the glass, and where to position the cuts to minimize warpage and body work later. Whether you need help picking the right tool or deciding where to position the new seam, How to Chop Tops provides the how-to steps you need to chop a top on both new and old hot rods. |
Contributor Bio(s): Remus, Timothy: - Long time motorhead Timothy Remus is the author of over thirty titles: everything from lifestyle books including Bean're, Motorcycle Nomad; to how-to books such as Cheap Chopper. As president of his own small publishing company, Wolfgang Publications, the former auto mechanic also publishes five to ten books each year for other authors. Tim reports that the twin responsibilities of writing and publishing leave him with limited free time for the really important things: riding motorcycles and working on projects in the garage. |