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chopped ute

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:06 am
by EKjimmy
internet spotto, don't remember where i found the pic
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anyone know anything about this ute? all i know is it looks mean.
love the stance too, hoping mine will end up like that (except a sedan minus the roof chop...for now :twisted: )
Jimmy

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:10 am
by (AUST)Mod
Johnny Z's

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:18 am
by EKjimmy
is that the name of the bloke that owns it? f&#k its cool anyway

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:41 am
by CHOPPED
with all due respect andrew i think thats wrong any one feel free to correct me

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:02 am
by mrs ratbox
nah not jonny Z's, think it was done by a guy called Dr chop he also did the FX/FJ beside it and quite a few others

wonder where it is today :?

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:27 am
by Sputzwagon
...I've got an old Streetmachine mag here (somewhere :oops: ) that has it featured from memory...
I must say here that (personal view only) I think it's too chopped!.."CHOPPED's" ute looks much better 8) ..this one above looks like it's been in a car crusher! :cry: Anything lower than 2 1/2" of starts to loose the right shape and dangles on the edge of ridiculous! :shock:
Just look at the chops on this site..Mez's, CHOPPED, Ratbox's old 2 door, Thommo's van & Harko's just to name a few...all are done nicely and are still usable everyday drivers...but this ute MUST be a right pain in the head getting in & out!
Sorry for the rant..it's unlike me to comment on personal taste...
If the owner is reading this you have free right to rubbish me... :wink:

Scotty.

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:16 pm
by EKjimmy
its a mean looking ute but if i was to build something like that i wouldnt chop it that far-it'd be too hard to see, get in and out, and i wouldnt be able to rest my arm on the window sill like i normally do.
2-3 inches would be enough for me i think
Jimmy

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:23 pm
by mrs ratbox
Sputzwagon wrote:...I've got an old Streetmachine mag here (somewhere :oops: ) that has it featured from memory...
I must say here that (personal view only) I think it's too chopped!.."CHOPPED's" ute looks much better 8) ..this one above looks like it's been in a car crusher! :cry: Anything lower than 2 1/2" of starts to loose the right shape and dangles on the edge of ridiculous! :shock:
Just look at the chops on this site..Mez's, CHOPPED, Ratbox's old 2 door, Thommo's van & Harko's just to name a few...all are done nicely and are still usable everyday drivers...but this ute MUST be a right pain in the head getting in & out!
Sorry for the rant..it's unlike me to comment on personal taste...
If the owner is reading this you have free right to rubbish me... :wink:

Scotty.
i think the SM fearure was a couple of owners down the track, i'm with you on to chopped, having said that i'de still own it :D but from memory it was done to be on the rediculous side, pretty sure the guy that did it could put his name to quite a few chopped early holden utes and a few of them were FB/EK's

hopefully the owner rubbishes you then we'll know where the ute is :wink: :wink: :D

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:26 pm
by axeman
The ute was built by DR Chop and Co . but was owned by a guy by name of Gavin Poulish. who had built a chopped HR sedan previous to the ute

Cheers
Axeman

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:32 pm
by CHOPPED
i saw this ute years ago in the street machine mag and my first views of it was that it was a little too chopped for me mine has a 4 inch chopp but i did make a new hand formed roof with a little more curve in it just to make the shape flow more

Image

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:17 pm
by (AUST)Mod
Chopped will that beast be at our Armadale cruise?

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:28 pm
by CHOPPED
probably not andrew im in the middle of doing more house renos making my garrage a 5 car so all my toys are elsewhere at the moment :cry:

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:33 pm
by (AUST)Mod
5 car garage needed in Winthrop!

We have 2 in the garage, 4 on the driveway, 1 at the aunt's house!

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:40 pm
by wot179
axeman wrote:The ute was built by DR Chop and Co . but was owned by a guy by name of Gavin Poulish. who had built a chopped HR sedan previous to the ute

Cheers
Axeman
Poulish's old car was a HD with HR front sheetmetal.SM cover car in 81 or 82.

I love the ute.I believe it was pranged at the summernats in about 91 or 92 while cruising on Northbourne

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:06 pm
by CHOPPED
theres never enough room mate looks like we are building a new workshop next year about 500 square metres so will be gutting my old shop and making it souley for all my toys :) not a great financial move as i could get good rent for it but somethings are more important than money