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  Chop Top - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chop Top is a sort of zombified yet intensely hyperactive hippie, he claims "music is his life" and wants to build a theme park called "Nam Land." He can usually be seen carrying around his twin brother Edward's AKA "Nubbins" lifeless body like a marionette.
Chop Top likes to wear a tight Sonny Bono wig when in public.
Moseley, the vocalist, portrays the Chop Top character in the majority of the band's songs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chop_Top   (368 words)

  
 Chop The Top Off Your Bronco II - The Ranger Station
Your going to have to remove the head liner at some point during the chop, now would be a good time.
On the top of the vehicle, leave 4" of sheet metal from where you were instructed to cut.
This flange should now be resting on top of the overhang you left on the Bronco II.
www.therangerstation.com /tech_library/choptop.htm   (1579 words)

  
 Chop Top - ScaleWiki: The Encyclopedia of Scale Modeling
Chop tops are the most common modification done to hot rods these days, it really gives the car a new stance.
Chop tops can look like a pain in the ass but its rather easy with a little time and patience.
Its AF's first chop top tutorial so the tutorial is still being worked on.
www.scalewiki.com /wiki/index.php?title=Chop_Top   (897 words)

  
 Chop Top Fiero
The increase of windshield angle and curved side windows and the general shape of the greenhouses, made Top Chopping on the later model cars much more difficult.
However Chopped Tops remain very popular as evidenced by the continued popularity of early chop top cars at various car shows and in new car manufacturers’ concept cars.
The process of doing a complete Chop Top conversion is very labor intensive and can be best broken down into three progressive steps.
www.v8archie.com /choptop.htm   (751 words)

  
 Noise | San Francisco Bay Guardian
Three is the magic number: Santa Cruz's Chop Tops are prepared to spread the rockabilly gospel with their upcoming album, Triple Deuces.
Formed in Watsonville and residing in Santa Cruz, far from the larger hot-rodding hotbeds of rockabilly in Los Angeles and elsewhere, the Chop Tops remain a study in perseverance.
Though their obvious rockabilly forefathers are Carl Perkins and Eddie Cochran, the Chop Tops see themselves as children of the Santa Cruz-area punk scene, where Marsh, whose intense zeal and determination have propelled the band, first cut his musical teeth.
www.sfbg.com /39/27/noise_chop_tops.html   (1082 words)

  
 Custom 1932 Highboy Roadster Chop Top - How To - Rod and Custom Magazine
The top is designed to work with both a stock body with the stock top mounting posts and fit around the original raised wood tack strip that runs behind the seat.
Each top rail was then attached to the header bracket by slipping the clevis on and installing a quick pin through it.
This top has the standard plastic rear window but a glass one with a chrome frame is optional as is a zip-out back panel.
www.rodandcustommagazine.com /techarticles/135_0505_1932_ford_coupe/index.html   (1398 words)

  
 my first chop top - THE H.A.M.B.
Well I started chopping the top this Saturday and so for I think its turning out pretty good for never doing it before.
Top looks good, floor looks good, but I would like to see some beads rolled for added strength.
I though about doing some bead rolls in the floor but i built a whole tubular structure for the floor to sit on out of 1x2 all the way across the floor so I figured it would be strong enough with that.
www.jalopyjournal.com /forum/showthread.php?t=48334   (765 words)

  
 Edward Sawyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is the brother of Leatherface and Chop Top.
At the end of the first movie he is run over by an eighteen-wheeler, and spends the entirety of the second film as a puppet-corpse carried around by his brother, Chop Top.
In a first draft screenplay of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, by L.M. Kit Carson, the character Chop Top was the same as the Hitchhiker of Chainsaw 1.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nubbin   (308 words)

  
 Custom 1932 Highboy Roadster Chop Top - Additional Steps - Rod and Custom Magazine
The top was then pulled tight and stapled to the header using stainless steel staples about 3/8-inch up from the lower edge of the header.
The top of the heidem strip was folded over to hide the staples and then the end caps were screwed in place to secure the ends.
The tension on the back of the top can be adjusted by removing the two screws from the bottom of the link lock (rear rod that connects the beltline bow with the rear top bow).
www.rodandcustommagazine.com /techarticles/135_0505_1932_ford_coupe/steps.html   (436 words)

  
 FORDification - The 1967-1972 Ford Pickup Resource
It was for an unfinished project truck...a '68 F100 with what was described as a 6" chopped top.
All that needed to be chopped is already done so the hard work is done.
The bottom end is assembled but the top half needs to be.
www.fordification.com /mychoptop-p01.htm   (589 words)

  
 The Chop Tops Revved-up Rockabilly!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Chop Tops have toured their 'Revved-Up' breed of rockabilly music through the entire United States.
As a band, The Chop Tops thrive on an up beat rockabilly sound; they've coined the phrase "Revved-Up Rockabilly" to describe their unique blend of rebel music genres.
Over the years they have annihilated the lines between these music genres by not just introducing their fans to Chop Top style arrangements of multi genre covers, but also by sharing the stage with the biggest names in the rockabilly, teddy boy, psychobilly, surf, & punk scenes.
www.thechoptops.com /about.html   (437 words)

  
 Import Cars featured - Honda Civic Hatchback - Signal Auto's Chop Top 2 - Super Street Magazine
Named Chop Top 2, this venture is old hat for Signal in every regard.
After dialing in Chop Top 2 at the 2000 NIRA Finals in Vegas, Kida took the car to Palmdale for the IDRC Finals and finished First in a stacked field.
For some tuners, an oversight of the amount of engineering put into the car may be considered a harsh disappointment, but for Kida, it is an acknowledgement of an original idea, one of few that the import industry has seen in recent years.
www.superstreetonline.com /featuredvehicles/honda_civic_hatchback_signal_auto_chop_top_2   (1015 words)

  
 "Chop Top" Pops Off   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
As established a classic as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is, the sequel is considered a classic in its own right--largely due to a steel-potted loon named "Chop Top." So, sit back and listen as...
I love Chop Top, and just two months ago, right before I went to Haiti on vacation, I donned that old plate and grabbed up Sparky and Scratcher and Chop Topped for Tony Hooper, Tobe's son, who's working on a home video called The All-American Massacre.
Caroline Williams is about to give birth to her second child; she and her hubby, Andy, have moved out to one of the nicer suburbs of Los Angeles.
www.horror-wood.com /chop.htm   (1161 words)

  
 Top chop questions - Metal Meet Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
I have been thinking about chopping the top of a 67 GMC pickup I have had for years.
Ther are two excellent books ou on top chopping, one by Tex Smith and one by Tim Remous and you should by both of these books before doing your first chop job and they will lead you through the whole process.
I did a 74 chev using 2 tops, the original and a donor,and dropped it 2 inches.
www.metalmeet.com /forum/showthread.php?t=1812   (786 words)

  
 Chop Top 64 - Chevelle Tech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
I'm a student at Wyotech, in Laramie, and I've given a bit of thought about chopping the top on my '64 SS an inch to two inches.
I would have gone all out with a carson top convertion, but I plan to put a cage in it, as it will see some track days (more along the lines of road racing, Laguna Seca, Buttonwillow, Willow Springs, etc.).
The convertible and hard top have the same windshield so it will not be any different in looks as far as height.
www.chevelles.com /forums/showthread.php?t=92935   (374 words)

  
 Chop Top Toronados
Since January of 2003, the Chop Top Toronados have been breeding boot-kicking country with old school punk and hotrod rockabilly to form a uniquely original sound that's creating a buzz in Milwaukee and beyond.”
“Though the Chop Top Toronados’ racous spirit sits comfortably in country-punk, the Milwaukee four-piece seems more at home in the bygone world of barrelhouse rockabilly, when rock was dangerous but still had a sense of humor.
No mere revivalists, Chop Top Toronados cut Link Wray’s guitar rumble and Merle Haggard’s whiskey-soaked hard-luck tales with jazzy flourishes and ambitious arrangements on their new album, The Good Life.”
www.choptoptoronados.com   (481 words)

  
 HOW TO: Chop Top Tutorial - Automotive Forums .com Car Chat
Since the pillars did not line up the roof needs to be seperated again front to back.
The tut was harder to make than the chop top.
I will be attempting my first chop top, next build and this will be my 'how to' guide.
www.automotiveforums.com /vbulletin/showthread.php?p=1877785   (1104 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/choptoptoronados
CTT have warmed the crowd for national acts such as Nick Curran and the Nightlifes, Twistin Tarantulas, The Boneyard Brawlers, Split Lip Rayfield, The Lustre Kings, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash and the Legendary Shack Shakers.
The Chop Top Toronados debut CD entitled The Good Life receives regular air play on WMSE 91.7 FM which led to the invitation to play on the stations annual spring pledge drive.
The current line up includes guitarist, The Colonel, whose Jazz-influenced chops and unique ear for hooks lend an original musical personality to the band.
www.myspace.com /choptoptoronados   (650 words)

  
 TeamSwift :: View topic - Top chop GEO
The vehicle is very much a race car (an electric race car) and runs 9.23 1/8 mile at 96 volts and 14.55 quarter mile at 120 volts.) The chop top is in the style of a race vehicle, not a show car.
Dave had chopped its top, added a custom fastback sloping rear end, and had gutted the thing down to 1000 lbs.
In the rear, clearly in view (I loved that part) through the windowless hatch (Lexan to be added as he gets it done), were count 'em, three of the planned eight E-Tech motors, all with their own chain drive to a fixed rear axle.
www.teamswift.net /viewtopic.php?p=214343   (597 words)

  
 Scale Auto Magazine Community - Chop Top '53 Chevy Coupe (finished: page 3)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
So far the top is chopped, not sure how many scale inches, and now it looks unproportional.
Chopped it, sectionized it and "pancaced" the hood.
I do not recall the Jesse James look, but if you dont need to keep the stock sidetrim, one way to section is to remove everything between the trim.
www.scaleautomag.com /sca/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25605   (1056 words)

  
 LayItLow.com Forums -> 1978 cadillac limo
From: Oxnard CA sounds like a fun project, i wouldnt chop the top off tho, espercially on a limo it seems like it needs the top more because its so long.
sounds like a fun project, i wouldnt chop the top off tho, espercially on a limo it seems like it needs the top more because its so long.
From: Oxnard CA gotcha, hangin around here when i read chop the top i think of em choppin it off.
www.layitlow.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=164143   (425 words)

  
 NSRA forum - Chop top Viscount
I have a mate who does windscreens, so the plan is to make a jig that holds the front screen template in it's current shape, and to then offer that up to some commercial vehicle screens to see if the shape could be cut from them.
Well a custom chop is normally quarter it and remove equal from all posts like a rod chop.
With a kustom chop the rear screen is laid so that you retain normal uncut glass (hopefully) and end up with more flowing lines.Hard to do on a PA Cresta though LOL
www.nsra.org.uk /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=354   (662 words)

  
 Chop Top Coming Soon.... - JeepsUnlimited.com Forums
if my father lets me keep my flipped jeep i plan on chopping the top off of it welding in a roll cage and beefing up the 4.0 engine.
By removing the top, glass, and other unnecessary parts, you will make your XJ a lot lighter.
I want to chop the top, but I still want it to look decent.
www.jeepsunlimited.com /forums/showthread.php?t=481060   (787 words)

  
 Team Ars Technica Lamb Chop - Statistics and Benchmarking
The added graph shows the Top 100 (ok 98 cuz Panders and South Park are so up there!) users in one graph.
There were 12 members in the Top 100 in the past week that did not complete a single work unit...
Team Art Bell is within striking distance of the #1 spot...They may take over the top spot over the weekend.
www.teamlambchop.com /stats/archives/news/9_7_99.htm   (841 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Tex Smith's How to Chop Tops (Tex Smith's): Books: Leroi Tex Smith,Rich Johnson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
This is the first and most exhaustive book available on the subject of Chop Tops.
This book covers all categories of tops with instructions applicable to customizing cars from the twenties and thirties, all the way up through todays automobiles.
This book is a great primer for anyone interested in car body modification,and provides a good overview of the techniques used,as well as things to consider,when planning a top chop.It covers a variety of different body types.
www.amazon.com /Tex-Smiths-How-Chop-Tops/dp/1884089038   (804 words)

  
 Chop Top Fiero   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
A little more than 2 years ago, while my Blue Chop Top was under construction, The late Rich Warber (who was working for me at the time) modified the hood on my car to provide an original designed Vented Hood.
In addition to my Blue Chop Top, you've seen these original hand crafted hoods on the "Purple Pavement Eater", Paul Vargyas's V-8 Fiero, my "White Ghost" & 3 or 4 other V-8 powered Fieros.
Often imitated but never duplicated, these hoods are hand crafted by some of the same people who made them from the original design.
v8archie.com /warberhood.htm   (227 words)

  
 The Official History of JScott1's PROUD 1, or Meet Chop Top #14 - Pennock's Fiero Forum
I believe that Chop Top #14 will be the 1st in a couple of areas.
I am glad too that you decided to make it public about the chop because I am sure someone around here would post about the chop top they saw in the driveway or at my work, not knowing it came from "area 51" and that it is not to be spoken about
Will-Martin is chopping his own, but I believe I'm the first from Texas to take a car to Archie for chopping.
www.fiero.nl /forum/Forum1/HTML/044137.html   (2485 words)

  
 Scale Auto Magazine Community - '34 ford Chop top   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The best thing to do when chopping a model is to do it the same as on a real car.
Yeah, the 2mm rule of thumb is good ie, one inch=1mm in 1/25, but I just chop to whatever looks right for the build.
The windscreen was chopped less than the rest of the car and laid back so that I didn’t need to add any length to the roof.
www.scaleautomag.com /sca/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=41788   (368 words)

  
 The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - About Children's Hospital
Research Institute, under whose auspices more than 150 investigators and their staffs are pursuing hundreds of active research projects at any given time.
Children's Hospital ranks among the top two pediatric hospitals nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding.
Our rich history in research includes far-ranging breakthroughs such as: the development of vaccines for mumps, whooping cough, and influenza; the invention of the Isolette incubator for newborns; and the first in-depth understanding of "shaken baby syndrome."
www.chop.edu /about_chop/index.shtml   (1220 words)

  
 Dan Johnson's Notchback Chop-Top   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Many have asked what the Top Chop would look like on a Notch back Fiero.
Well, Dan Johnson of Michigan is the proud owner of the first NotchBack Chop Top.
He opted to have us do a Stage 2 Chop Top for him.
www.v8archie.com /johnson.htm   (67 words)

  
 TheSpoof.com : Queen to chop top doc over botched boob op shock funny satire story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
In a dramatic announcement, the Queen advocated the return of the death penalty last night after her nipples exploded at a gala dinner due to a botched boob job.
The dinner was the first public engagement that the Queen had attended since her recent breast augmentation by a top Harley Street physician.
Expert surgeon, Professor J. Caringbunny had carried out the procedure to change the Queen's saddlebags into pert 44D puppies and originally she was said to be delighted with the results.
www.thespoof.com /news/spoof.cfm?headline=s1i12570   (470 words)

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