quote Originally posted by jscott1: When Archie chops a car he does lower the seat by about an inch by removing the cross support and bolting the seats directly to the floor. Also when I recovered my seats I scooped out about an inch of foam. The inch of foam didn't lower by an inch because it's compressed when you are sitting on it, but at least it dropped between 1/4" and 1/2"

alright. how does he attach the seats? drill his own holes for it? or do u not know

quote Originally posted by pontiackid86: hahaha DO IT RIGHT NOW

Love the mirrors!

quote Originally posted by jscott1: Love the mirrors!

awwwww showin me that is going to be more money down the drain going to archie. And yup I love them havent taken it out on the road with them yet because of my brake hose but they did turn out nice. Thanks for letting me use your idea.

quote Originally posted by pontiackid86: . Thanks for letting me use your idea.

No problem...and no extra charge for fixing your broken quarter window.


Yes, Archie drills new holes to bolt the seat directly to the floor.

quote Originally posted by jscott1: When Archie chops a car he does lower the seat by about an inch by removing the cross support and bolting the seats directly to the floor. Also when I recovered my seats I scooped out about an inch of foam. The inch of foam didn't lower by an inch because it's compressed when you are sitting on it, but at least it dropped between 1/4" and 1/2"

I hope he puts plates under the car so if God forbid you have a crash the seat does not rip out of the floor.

quote Originally posted by jscott1: No more requests??? Looks like I'm going to have to retire my "9 degree rotation command" Here's something you don't see everyday:

Took an old picture of Mike's (?) Smart Car before it came out, huh?

Can someone give Tyler a choptop ?

If they were, I could not fit inside to drive them without hitting my head on the roof. That would spoil a lot of the fun!

Can a fella get a chop ?

quote Originally posted by Will: If all Fieros were chop tops... I'd drive a Toyota, 'cause I wouldn't bloody fit in a Fiero.

I wouldn't drive a crapanese car, but I'd have to invent a raised-roof mod for my Fieros.

^^ that's why the sunroof is removable

We would have had glass side windows faster...

If they were all choptops, I wouldn't own one. I can appreciate the hard work archie put into them(or the few homebuilts too). And I can appreciate the money people put into their toys. And I appreciate the fact that these are blank canvases for us to make OUR dream cars. But I think the chops look flat and out of proportion. The stock lines flow better for me. If I did have a chop, it would have to be a widebody and have a hatch. Even then, I'd probably sell it because I hate how obscenely long the noses look on a chopped fiero.

i think the thread was meant more as a fun photoshop exercise rather than a serious debate, but with that in mind to each their own.

Now back to the photoshops !

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quote Originally posted by exoticse: Can a fella get a chop ?

Yeah this thread was meant primarily for photochop fantasies...

if you want to debate the worthiness of chopping a Fiero that's cool too. This is a forum after-all.

Chop, chop !



plus a better angle for chopping on whodeanies DD.

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if all fieros were chop tops....then chop tops would become much more extreme...i'm talking a bubble for your head extreme....

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Ok...I'll bite... I wanna see an indy with the over the roof scoop/scoops chopped.

quote Originally posted by exoticse: Chop, chop ! plus a better angle for chopping on whodeanies DD.

No charge for the smoothing...you know that's how I like them.

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Dangit whodeanie. You went and built exactly what I had in my head as MY PERFECT car. Down to the paint and the bumper and the sideskirts. Now I have to think of something else.

On topic: if all fieros were chops, I would take out the t-tops suckers.

Chop please.

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Maybe one day I can have a choptop....

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bump for the chop.

Double bump !

What if all Fiero's were chop tops? I wouldn't fit in... Edit: Aw man, everyone beat me to it.

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chop, chop !

quote Originally posted by exoticse: chop, chop !

LOL LOL LOL LOL, that is sooooo funny.

Tony, you're the man...... I think you're just as crazy about ChopTops as Curley.

Let me tell you why it's so funny.

It was about 5:30 yesterday when we finally got the car outside to take some pictures. If you look in the backround in some of the pics I posted yesterday, you'll see ChopTop #24. It's the car with the 300Z headlights. Chris Lewis (the "T" shirt guy), who owns that car, was there dropping his car off. Next week we're going to work on the hood, nose & headlight install to make the 300Z headlights fit into the body as they should.

Anyway..... Chris was standing right next to me when I took THAT picture. As I was taking it, I said "THIS is the picture everybody will use to Photoshop. This is the picture that people will be wanting to have chopped, try different paint themes on & try different spoilers or wings on."

Chris is on this Forum (I can't remember his SN right now) but when he sees this, he's going to think that I have got it figured out.

Archie

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LOL! I thought they all were over 1/2 of the cars at my shop are or are going to be chop tops

Archie, the non chop wide body looks great as well
D.

quote Originally posted by Archie: LOL LOL LOL LOL, that is sooooo funny. Tony, you're the man...... I think you're just as crazy about ChopTops as Curley. Archie

It is probably a dead heat,.....but Curly has a loooooooot, (did i mention a lot ?), deeper pockets than me and a much more creative imagination. Hehehe

now This... has to be the ultimate in chop top....

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quote Originally posted by sjmaye: Just what is a ballpark on what it would cost to have this done to a Fiero? Start to finish.

I am under 3 grand with everything so far including the rockers and paint plus the cost of buying the car (300 bucks for the car).
I think its more of a thrifty thing, if u can do all your own work and fabrication like I did it, the cost is cut tons.

This is what u get for under 3 grand if u can do your own work and find lots and lots of cheap and free parts like I did. the interior is a diffrent story in itself, I have some money into it but not much.

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If all Fiero’s were chop tops, that means they got naked at some point

quote Originally posted by jetsnvettes2000: I am under 3 grand with everything so far including the rockers and paint plus the cost of buying the car (300 bucks for the car). I think its more of a thrifty thing, if u can do all your own work and fabrication like I did it, the cost is cut tons. This is what u get for under 3 grand if u can do your own work and find lots and lots of cheap and free parts like I did. the interior is a diffrent story in itself, I have some money into it but not much.

Nice job!

Archie

Thanks Archie!!!!! I think ill be buying more of your stuff soon!

quote Originally posted by exoticse: chop, chop !

Great....now can we give my car a Corvette yellow or midnight blue paint job?

Ok...here's a concept....targa top!

how about now with a little color ?

quote Originally posted by madcurl:

how come no one is talking about this chop??? I do not like a lot of chops but a '90 prototype chopped and lowered? never thought about it but i must say that looks amazing.

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quote Originally posted by exoticse: how about now with a little color ?

Bump for some help.