Hi ,
Thought I`d post some pics of the Volksrod that I`m building (along side other peoples stuff).
It`s going to be similar to the KCW built "Death" but with my own mark on it too.
It will be radically chopped, mildly channeled and with a transmission lift.
I`m thinking satin black exterior with gloss red interior.
Anyone got some spare drag slicks (must be massive!)
The donor car is a `63 standard (cheers Mattie/Dave!) which is a majorly solid car but has at some point had some kind of trauma to the roof above the passenger door so chopping it is not such a shame! I have an Oval roof front section and a rear window cut to let in aswell as the roof rom Matties Ragtop donor car.
I started by cutting the rear inner guards and luggage tray/firewall out (to be replaced with tubs) and then the front nose section got it!
Will channel it next (by lowering the body over the heater channels) by 50mm to get rid of that gap between the door/rear 1/4 and the bottom of the heater channel.
Heres some pics.........................
Cheers
Graham.

roof front section

chop chop! (to be used to fix my `57 which was cut to fix Daves `54!!)

Damn that Holden Commodore sound deadaning a previous owner stuck all over it!!

Nose getting marked up like extreme makeover!!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

It is so much fun chopping cars!

reshaping to add some stiffness. I`m also going to run a couple of siffeners from bonnet catch to the beam.

Thats it so far. More to come...................

You`re not kidding helbus! Love the smell!

OK, so I channelled the body over the heater channels today after work. Went according to plan. Obviously I will need to either clearanve the doors or the heater channels to enable the doors to fit!

love it!
after and before shots

50mm removed from bulkhead.

interior shot

worked out really well

almost can`t tell

sat the roof front back on just for effect!!!!!
Body will be welded back to channels etc before the chop happens.

Nice work! That channeling job over the heater channels looks especially cool.

Nice work Graham. Good to see you back on here. It's been a while.

progress pics...............

I reckon it looks neat. The guys in the US on Volksrods.com have questioned why I have gone to all this trouble, apparently there`s easier ways to lower a car(?)!!
That`s not the point, the point is to have cleaner lines and I dont like the look of an infill panel covering the side of the heater channel, I think it makes the sides too tall. So yeah it neatens it up and also has the added bonus of making it 2 inches lower. The roof chop, slammed front and rear frame raise will take care of that though!

Oh yeah and incase anyone is wondering the heater channels will be internally braced to give them back some strength.

Are you building a beam extension or buying one? Going to use VW beam or throw a straight axle in?

Has to be VW beam! Will be extending the chassis before frame head.

OK so the chop is under way (6 inch).

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Fuck yeah!!!!!!

Only just seen this post and am liking the channeling job you've done.
The lines really do clean up nicely at the bottom edge.
Nice opportunity to graft in an oval window/grill section
Cheers
D

class work here. going to look factory in the end I reckon. well done.