How To Chop A Vw Beetle Roof

What makes chopping so difficult beyond the welding is the angles.

How to chop a vw beetle roof.

The volkswagen beetle has been around since the late thirties and since then they ve been modified customized chopped up and souped up in almost every way imaginable by enthusiasts from all corners of the globe. Vw s have a sweet spot for chopping and less is generally better than more. Learn techniques for chopping a top in part 1 of 3 of chopping the top on this 50 dodge pickup. Roof chopped bare metal 1965 volkswagen beetle words.

Roof chopping a beetle by mike 2009 11 15 11 40 am here are the pages from the 3 part article by keith seume in the christmas 1997 through february 1998 editions of volksworld magazine. Volksrod rover v8 pt 4 roof chop in about 45 mins duration. Too much chop and the nice gentle curve of the roof is lost. To align the posts again sheet steel is added which stretches and flattens the roof lines the gently curving arc is a critical feature of the beetle.

When top shapes were largely vertical and straight say model as top chopping was merely a process of cutting a band out of the. Not yet finished but getting there.