[Land-speed] Mod Sports top chopping

[James Tone]

This my opinion only and it has been used properly in the vintage class top chopping. If done properly, top chopping "normally takes 2 tops from the original vehicle. If you bring the door post down the size of your chop the front and rear do not line up unless you are working with a straight up top. (20's and early 30's)

This is where the extra top comes in; you recut the top across the center in both directions and line up the front and rear "posts" This means adding 2 or 3 " across the top length and width. Now everything is in it's proper alignment. You also need to add a piece to the door top. The top on a properly choped top is actually larger than the original top.

In comp coupe and mod sports it may be different and you need to discuss this with the committee chairmen discussing what I have said. Even with this style of chop a higher windshield opening was and is allowed. My cars I have lookd at during inspection appear to have a slant on their windshields which is greater than stock.  Good Luck

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>Thismay have been discussed some in the past
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>4.i page 38         "Without changing the original shape top or bottom"
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>Just What does this mean; you need to rake the front and rear post fore and
>aft and expand the surface area of the top so that it is not necessary to
>slant or tilt  the post toward the center of the car?
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> Or that you leave the roof intact and make the nesessary adjustments with the
>A & B pilliars toward the centerline and rake the posts fore and aft?.
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> Is there any limit on how much you can take out?
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>How much windshield do you need to leave?
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