chopped top civic??

what exactly is a chopped top civic?? what does it look like anyone with a picture?? cuz i read on some of it on the super street magazine team signal i think it was that had a chopped top civic.. still have no clue what it is

take the roof and lower it to give it a more streamline look

Yeah, they cut the roof off, cut the pillars all shorter and reweld and/or mold the roof back on it.

so they cut the roof off then make then lower it... man it looks sweet though... would it be a lot of work you think?? and will there still be enuf head room in there for the passengers in the back??

Yea, heres signals chopped ek
http://superstreetonline.com/featuredvehicles/130_0303_chop_ld_ch_z.jpg

well just judge i for yourself, sit in the back seat and feel how much room is above your head, most chops are around 3 inches, so drop 3 inches from that distance and see how much you got left.

yea that car right there dam it looks nice but yea i gotta measure to see if i fit up back there with 3 inches chopped gotta picture it you kno before i do it

haha this is gonna be a stupid question but what does "bump" mean in the forums??

Damn... just deleted that picture of the red 4th gen that was REALLY chopped from my gallery... I'll have to see if I can find it again.

"bump" is typed to sorta bump the thread up to the top of the forum and keep it alive.

question about a chopped car.... what about the windshield? how do they cut that?

Custom windows. Lexan :thumbsup:

the orange car is lexan..

but most "chop top" vehicles (been around since the 50's) use custom cut glass.

glass is VERY easy to work with, and there is probably around a dozen or so places in every town that can do it.

Here is a chopped 4th gen

http://users.pandora.be/civic/hondaropa2002/h12.jpg

dam that 4th gen chopped hatch looks sicc now i really wanna do this mod... any ideas on how hard this would be really

not for the semi-skilled...will need a couple people to help u and an extra car IMO

Here is a chopped 4th gen

http://users.pandora.be/civic/hondaropa2002/h12.jpg

Holy weirdness, Batman! That looks pretty awesome... rims just don't seem right though... maybe just a little too wide.

That think reminds me of those ugly dodge magnums.

That think reminds me of those ugly dodge magnums.

If I owned a Magnum, the first thing I'd do is go get a custom latex bra made for the front with a reservoir tip and rolled up on the edges... Also, a nitrous kit with a custom purge set up that aimed straight into the reservoir tip which caused it to fill up... LMFAO!

LOL that would be the crap.

hmmmm...anyone know what those rims are?

i'm intrested...but the car looks like kraaaaaaap...to wide with the roof that low

what about the windshield? how do they cut that?

Sorry to butt in...

I'm from the ol' school hot rod/custom car scene and relatively new to the import scene.

Since a tempered safety glass windshield is difficult to cut, the windshield frame is usually tilted back (the same can be done to the back glass). This also prevents the need to add more metal to the roof and makes the car look more sleek. Another option is to channel the windshield into the firewall, essentially lowering the windshield into the body of the car.

Mixed results have been found with the cutting of windshield glass, but one method used is to cut both sides of the glass exactly the same, squirt lighter fluid in the crack then light it on fire to burn out the film between the layers of glass. Some people have also used a sand blaser or grinder, but the best thing to do is to avoid having to cut the glass alltogether.

There are some excellent books on the topic such as "How to Chop Tops in 301 Photos". This book is designed for street rodders but the techniques will be the same for most any car.

Just my :2cents: :smile: