I spent a few hours on it today getting the back corners in place. You can see how much narrower the top is than the sides… now that it’s 4″ further down.

With just some tack welds in place, you can see how the curve of the “B” pillar needs to be narrowed as well:


Since it’s double-paneled, similar work needs to be done on the inside. As you can see, I’ve still got a lot more to do here:
After the problems I had with the windshield of the ‘56 Ford,
I don’t think I’m going to adjust or weld the “A” pillars in place
until after I cut the glass. (I’ll have a much better chance of getting
them right the first time this way.)

I haven’t started to put it back together yet. All I’ve been doing up
’til this point is taking the roof off, grinding/sanding and then
putting it back on repeatedly until it fits properly and all the
measurements check-out.Although you can’t make out any of the final
adjustments, I’ve added some pics of different angles:

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Actually, It’s been in the back of my mind to chop this truck since I
originally bought it. I guess I’m just finally getting around to it.The
masking tape was to help me make straight cuts. For comparison, here’s what it looked like pre-chop.

Just drove it out of the garage this evening… not anywhere near done, but being under it’s own motivation sure helps mine.