remember, the very FIRST chop was made by a guy that had NEVER done this before ! with that being said, only the person doing the chop needs to determine if he can ACCOMPLISH it ! [you good with that JCC ? ] another thing that is IMPERATIVE if you want acceptable results, is to BRACE the body six ways from sunday, so as to keep the lower half in line BEFORE you cut the top off ! if you don't, you will have all kinds of problems lining stuff back up. another thing you should seriously consider, is the acquisition of another COMPLETE roof with front and rear glass channels. this will be used for any filler patches you may need if you have to quarter or lengthen the roof itself, as well as any inside structure parts needed. the same is true for garnish moldings if those are used inside the doors. this saves time fabricating the extra pieces [if needed] from flat stock. if you are skittish doing a chop, as suggested previously, get a junker that has a similar roof profile [not necessarily the same size] and cut it first, just to give you an idea what needs done. but poorboy sums it up best : "hack it up ! go for it ! [and as he has said many times before in other posts on differing subjects] it's only metal ! and, as a famous tv commercial from many, many years ago said : "try it, you'll like it !"