Of all the videos that I seen cutting the top of a vehicle this is the best l’ve seen , you did a very good job my friend excellent Fabrication, your one hell of an American God bless you my friend and thank you for sharing .👍

Thanks, out standing craftsman ship . God Bless!!!!

Never seen a pattern used to chop. Very detailed precise way to do it . Nice job as usual !!

That wood pattern blown my mind. Congrats, the chopp went perfect and nailed the stance. 👌🏼

That's the way I do a chop, start with the doors and make the top fit it. I make my cuts up high and make sure to align the window channel. Cut vertical and align the cut point. It's easier to remove metal than to fill gaps. Also when you cut a vertical line on the roof angle the line slightly angled so that it closes the blade curf gap. Always use the extra metal to your advantage.

Awesome video, never seen a chop like that. First class! Please get back to the shoebox

Travis, you are a top gun, wish i could give you a million likes 👍🏼

Top job mate I really like your low key videos no yelling and thinking there the greatest your skills are second to none👍all the best from down under 🇦🇺👍

Thanks for sharing, Travis! The chop suits the coupe very well! I love the concept behind chopping the doors first! It really shows in your finished product! Looking forward to the finish welding video! Enjoy your week! Be safe!

Great job, love the way you did the doors first.

Excellent job! I learner something tonight!!

Probably one of the cleanest looking chops I’ve come across. Looks amazing.

Another awesome chop! I think the 4" haircut was the right call. Love the music, reminds me of Clutch.

Great video as always. Glad I found your channel. Your car is going to look great when you're finished.

I just learned how to chop. I did mine about a year and and a half ago. I can really appreciate the work that goes into this. You did a great job!

The 4" chop looks great! Leaning towards doing the same amount on my sedan when I get to it. My Harbor Freight air saw kept stopping and just air blew all the time. Bought an electric one and it works great, much better since I don't have to hear my compressor kick on repeatedly. Awesome video's, love watching this stuff! 👍🏼

Awesome chop Travis I really enjoyed watching keep up the good work

Looking Great, keep up the good work!

Looks Great !!!

Nice tidy chop with great explanation along the way! This video should be required viewing for anyone planning to chop their model A.

Nailed it. Bout to chop my 30 Model A Coupe 4” as well. Thanks for all the good content and tips on the chop. Keep it up. 🍻

Nice clean work as usual. Nice thought process and thinking things out. Thanks for sharing!

Looks awesome! Nice work!

Congrats man looks great!👍👍👍

The chop looks sharp! Nick job!

Always take the time to get your project done nice chop looks good

LOOKS GREAT

Beautiful job and 4" is the sweet spot. 👌

Very cool!

That was a clean cut perfect.

exciting work

The Chop looks really Nice !!! Good job!

Soooo nice! Fine job Sir!

Interesting how you cut the area around the side windows. Came out good though. Nice chop.

I'm not sure..you don't do all the theatrics of the 'professional' builders..you just seem to do the job right. How good does that chop look!!!!

Great job Travis , you killed It !!

Fantastic. Looks 100 percent better, and a very nice way of doing it.

That's a clean chop job

I enjoy watching all your videos bro great job watching from Fall River Massachusetts

awesome job. i did a VW beetle 30yrs ago and it was aa different beast

Looks bad ass!

Well done

awesome chop travis !

that's a sweet chop! glad to see ya work on your own car too.

Clean 🤘🏽

Mad skills man, bellos customs uses a air saw when he does chops also.

Travis love the 4 inch chop.... love the way you cut the roof...... never seen it done before.... where do you get that idea?????? in the last video when you drill the holes for the screws for the hinges....you had a tool that you recessed the steel so that the screws would fit in there correctly...I asked you for the name of it you never got back to me I greatly appreciate that junkmando

Nice job Travis! Greets from Holland!

Looks great Travis. Looking for a 28-29 cab, figure a 2" chop. Stay safe bro, Terry

Looks great son great job as always.

BADASS!!!!!

Nice work bro 🤙🏻

Love it

Man you do some nice work. Looks amazing.

that is amazing nice job

Great chop i have a 27 model-T that im going to chop, Love the chop the doors first idea. Why didn't you chop it straight across the back instead of the tooth idea? Great job , great video

Absolutely a awesome chop fit looks good ChryslerSled Qld Australia

👍🏻Awesome job!!! Looks good!!!

Gotta learn to enunciate them intros! haha Proud of you my boy! Great job!

Smokin' !!!

Sweet chop

Cool stuff man. I’m going to do a 2 inch chop of my 31 coupe soon. Just got my chassis from brookville roadster delivered!

When I was getting the chop done on my ‘31 we went from 3 hinges to 2. It really cleaned up the side of the car.

Just found your channel today ( 11-17-21) very detailed and this is going to help me a lot .. I recently picked up a 1933 Plymouth 2 door sedan … Since I’m a big guy I need more room so my question is … have you ever widened a car ????

Travis, I am a kind of detail kind of guy, I do like the window track patterns that you made, awesome way to do that...the chop looks great!!!

Travis, great job!!! Just getting ready for my 4” chop. Can you share details of the door template for a first timer?

Travis how Many hours do you have in this chop? Looks awesome 👍🏻👍🏻

Very Impressive! Thank you for sharing. How many hours does it take to chop a top? P.s I like the rug

On your first video when you were setting the body to frame I noticed differential had a splined shaft. What fitting was used on the spline end to connect with driveshaft? I was told there was only one Ujoint in the drive line to the transmission before it went through the Torque Tube. Did your differential use a Ujoint at both ends?

Would it work to tack the well fitting doors into place, 2-3 inch in the section that is to be removed, there by bracing the body for chopping? also would shimming to a tight fit, jack stands placed under the frame, there by stopping frame/body from flexing?

That "window measure/layout" system looks pretty clever and maybe even "foolproof" once it's understood but the craftsman doing the work. Could you devote part or all of a video explaining that process?? Seems like it would be very beneficial knowing how to do something like that and the process might even be applicable in other places. That sheetmetal all lined up around the back window without needing to make any slits or ??? Did it need to be bent or pried at all?? That looks like it saved a "ton" of work!!! As always, very impressive work!!! Makes even all of us just watching feel good!!! 🌵👍👍👍🛠⚙️🔩🗜🌵

The door chopped first are smart, Bobby Walden uses the same method.

I have to say I have never seen any of the other chops done this way also yes I liked Dave's Build but I have been watching to see the progression of this one but the other ones have been a good time breaker while waiting to see it lol

Chop looking good. I think you will be able to cruise it down the road before the snow flies

I know it's been a long time but you didn't happen to keep any of those parts you cut out in your chop did you? I have a pretty junky pile of Model A parts and I'm going to do a similar chop, mainly because my rear quarter window at the B-pillar is rusted. It's rusted right in the middle but might be a little more than a 4" chop which starts to get a little uncomfortable for a normal sized person. Excellent videos, by the way. I'm leaning heavily on these for my build.

Thanks for tagging me for a follow! I’ve been meaning to tag you back, I didn’t know you could do that until your last video haha

You make it look so simple and easy……BUT, it’s not!! Or at least it was never that simple and easy for me, so I just gave up on them in ‘97! Seemed like I’d measure 5 or 6 times, double check again, then cut…..and it still wouldn’t fit!!!! It takes more patience than I had to give!!!!! I’m jealous!!! 😤 😤

Very nice job! Out of curiosity, how many blades did you go through with the air saw?

YEAH! LOKS MEAN FROM ANY ANGLE.

What can you say about this build well Awesome Agressive Cool as comes to mind

Ever had metal removed from your eye? I have 2 times. Now I wear safety glasses every time I cut or grind.

Got a 1930 model A 2 door sedan what would it cost to chop the top

Good decision to chop 4”. Chopping the doors first is the best way to go and that staggered cut really worked out well, no relief cuts. How many hours did it take to get to that point? Excellent craftsmanship and another great video!

I had a 66 VW beetle when I was stationed in Millington Tn. back in '76 ,her name was Mabel . Just sayin'.

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?

Did you do the luvers on the trunk?

I’m impressed with condition of body and wood, have you replaced wood, eat job

On a 4” chop I prefer the rear window to be 1/2 of the 4”….. Just me….

Sooooo....you're sure the "West Valley Prick" is the car? Right? 'Cause I'm a pretty nice guy....

to me you should have left it full size, but that's me

Do you have an engine hoist?

Does anyone chop at an angle ? Like say 4 inch front to 2 inch back ?

Killer

FUCKING BITCHIN’. Dude it looks awesome.

Anybody aware if any crazy ass bastard out there ever made one taller?

next time instead of chopping add 4 inches :)>

That time lapse sucks

Enjoy your videos. Can’t stand that tedious “Elevator Hard Rock” soundtrack.

Yoo ruined and wrecked a classic piece of history 😢. So sad to see such a beautiful car chopped and ruimed.

Looks awesome!!!