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Are these guys making the 1/4's longer on these cars or is it a optical illusion since the top is chopped and its lowered?   Oh yeah what is sectioning??
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Sectioning is where you cut a section out of the body of the car below the windows (includes the fenders too, unless it's fenderless).
As to your original question, it's hard to tell, but I expect it's an optical illusion.
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What is the point in sectioning? Are they welding more metal in to make the panel wider?
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the quarters look stock to me. 49-50 Have a rounded off look to them that the 51-52's don't have. those cars have been chopped and lowered, but not sectioned.
The point of sectioning is the same as any other body modification. Its to give the car a "certain look", just like chopping, lowering, etc...
Its all in the eye of the beholder...
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I was told the `53-54 fenders were longer and bolt on.........jb
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This Chevy has not been sectioned, just chopped and the roof laid down. A pretty straight forward chop and drop for this model.
When you want the low look without chopping the roof, one would "section" the body. This involves taking 1-4" out of the body horizontally and thus lowering the beltline, roof. The effect would be like raising the chassis and fenders.
This was a very "East Coast" way of customizing in the 50's. This type of customizing is not done much today as it is very difficult.
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Starting in "49, the rear fenders were no longer "bolted on", they are part of the body shell.
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