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About 3 years ago, Jerry saw me chop a VW Bug at a Rod Show
at the Champaign County Fair. He told his son Sean, who brought in
his previously customized 1949 Ford 2-door for a roof chop. 
I dropped the top and sliced the front pillars. 

I braced the roof, sliced the top and began hammer welding
to create a smooth new back contour:

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One of the problems I always see on chopped Fords of this era
is a flat area behind the rear pillar. I am working to keep the
natural curve and flow that are part of the original lines.

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