sectioned fe/fc

[waynos]

has anyone sectioned an early holden? i am sure someone has done it,but never seen it ??
sorry i know its the best shape ever anyway but i am thinking about getting a basket case and doing some crazy choppin

[mcl1959]

Plenty of sectioned FJ's, lots more tried and abandoned no doubt.
This is probably the hardest thing to do to a car. I would guess if you have chopped a dozen or so roofs and made a few 2 doors, this would give you some idea of the difficulty of the task. Then multiply by 2!

Ken

[customFC]

There was a sectioned EK back in the late 60's.
Not seen this done to a FE FC though.
I would think your engineer may become your best mate if you want this legal, you will be seeing alot of him.
Regards
Alex

[FC427]

As Alex said there have been heaps of FJs and a few FBs and EKs and even Customlines  start looking at early Australian HOT ROD mags and you will find quiet a few examples it does take a bit of experience but its not ROCKET SCIENCE  have a go and tack one up don't  fully weld and don't forget brace the car before you start cutting.......FC427.......

[Brad]

Excuse  my ignorance but what do you mean when say you want to " section " a car ?
     Do you add or remove sections of the car to make the body  longer , wider , lower or what ?
 I must be an old fart living in the dark ages because I have not heard of this terminology before.
          Brad.

[waynos]

 the sectioning  i am talking about is chopping the car horizontally(although you can do it vertically) .my reason for having these crazy ideas is because an fe/fc looks so good. if you chop the roof i think the body should be lowered also.
i started with the dream of chopping the roof but have not seen a good chopped one yet.
my ute is too good to chop so i'm ready to start chopping a basket case.
i'm a fabricator for a livin and practice on other crap every day so a rusty body should be a good challenge
bracing the whole thing seems like the biggest torture to me.
i'm thinking sedan with 2 1/2 chop with 1 1/2 section
or go 3 to make people notice?
i really like a chop when you can't tell at first(less is more)
any comments appreciated

[waynos]

sorry fc427 i grew up on my dads 70s hot rod mags,i've seen em sectioned but not an fe/fc

[Ed]

Sounds like a huge job waynos.

I would radius the guards, lower the car and then pancake the bonnet and boot.

It would probably have the illusion of a mild section coupled with the right body mods, like frenching the headlights and maybe a subtle "fin" mod.

hmmm... lots of ideas.

Cheers

Ed

[waynos]

thanks ed
i would do all those things too
sure its a huge job but nowadays with photoshop it is much easier to work out these dimensional issues
the reason i wanna do it is because everyone says it's TOO HARD.
to me its only sheetmetal and i believe i have the experience so call me an idiot or call me crazy
now i am even more keen
honestly does anyone think it would work

[customFC]

Hey Waynos
Yes, it would deffinately work.
Darren from the Newsledder magazine did a photoshop version years ago and it looked good.
I have dreamt of the idea for years and like you have thought about getting a body to do some cutting and stand back and say go forward or not.
It works on shoebox fords etc, so the proportions would be similar.
Here's a few pics to help people understand the look.


A sectioned and shortened 55 Chev

How about a 50 Olds going through the process.

Regards
Alex