the hardest part (and most expensive) would be the side windows of a cc
truck, and the back window.
the windshield is safety glass and can be cut, and the edges can be reshaped
by a couple of methods. the side and rear are tempered glass, and would
have to be either sunken into the cab(rear window) or have replacements
made(cc side windows)
has anybody on this board had to buy a new side window for a cc?
they are not cheap.
it would take allot of metal work and careful planning, but with a
sandblaster, sawzall, a welder and some hammers it could be done!
damn this board... always giving me something else to think about doing.
----- Original Message -----
From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Chopped Dakota? (Tim)
> "yllwdkta" <yllwdkta@insight.rr.com> wrote:
> : I would have to say that you would need to cut the glass or get new
glass
> : made. The reason I say that is because if you front wind shield is
sloped
> : you would either have to chop the top lower and then make a more sloped
> : windshield or shop the roof and lengthen it to keep the same slope.
That is
> : a very messy thing to do.
>
>
> Yeah, I was thinking you might be able to cut a section out of the
middle,
> but no matter how you do it you'd probably never be able to disguise the
> line running through the middle of the glass. :-) Sounds expensie, just
> for the glass alone!
>
>
> : I talked to a guy next to me from Nat's last year
> : who had a D150 (maybe a 100) with the font of the op chopped 6" and the
rear
> : chopped 4". He also made on door suicide and the other regular. To top
> : that he chopped the bed 12-16" (can't remember) for a shorter wheel
> : base...This thing was wild...
>
> Is that "Casper"? If so, I think I saw that one on your vids.
>
> --
>
> -Jon-
>
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