Cutting the roof in half on the 1958 Ford Thunderbird 😵 

Chad I have never seen anyone who slanted the headlights. Also full fender skirts would be cool. I would like to thank the two of you for what you do. I will be 75 next month and enjoy watching every day. Thanks again.

Chad, I'm convinced you really know what you're doing. I have found a greater respect for you. Jolene, your camera work is excellent. The things I wanted to see were like you read my mind. Best show on RU-vid!

Been subscribed & liking your channel for some time. I must say it is "so refreshing" to watch U2 at work with no "crappy background music" edited in. It is part of what makes this channel excellent - along with Chad's live banter whilst on the tools and Jolene's excellent camera work brings it all together as if me the viewer was actually in the workshop learning👍 I am into my 80's W126 Merc V8's & own 2 x SEC coupes & a 560SEL and my own home workshop with a hoist and do all the work myself including engine assembly & bodywork. Just in the middle of turning my double garage into a properly vented spraybooth as enjoy panel work & want to get good at spraying 2k as a DIY car enthusiast. Learn't a lot from watching your Chad on the tools and thank you both. Keep up the good work & only suggestion/hint Chad is to get Queen Jolene to join in on some of the entertaining banter versus remaining silent - haha

Great job Chad with an excellent partner in Jolene. You approached the chop exactly as I visioned, couldn’t be easier and completely understandable with the way you explain and show a masterpiece as usual. Great content. Keep them coming. 👍👍👍👍👍

Congratulations !. Yesterday I was watching, and you changed your plans, because you can! On that rear cat walk. AND I DAID WHY!! .I like what you did. I love it !!!. I'm Juan Barturen. Originally from Cuba. Came to Miami as a 9 year old. Now retired from AA airlines. Still have time in Miami, half in Loretto TN. I love TN. Im working on my Ol'Beater 1954 Chevy truck. Come help me.

Love Chad's vision of mixing the 55-57, 2-seat, shorter, roof line on the longer car. Makes me wonder why Ford didn't offer both 2-seat and 4-seat versions back then. Jolene's camera work is impressively smooth with so much to cover in, out, and around such a long car, yet focuses so well on Chad's activity to let us see so much detail involved in the process. You two are the only ones I know with so much content and sharing it every day with a minimum of cut-outs and no fast-forward frames needed. The combination of Chad's talents for automotive artistry and shopwork efficiency with Jolene's talent for program management, direction and presentation makes for an epic RU-vid channel that surpasses any media network program of this nature because none of the networks have a program that offers this much EVERY, single day!

Nice cuts!! I love how clean you sliced that roof off!! Using that rib was a great choice! Clean, even, and structure to weld back to!!

Nothing better than cutting an old car up, matter of fact statement to those that doubt your skill. Love you guys!

You are doing it again. Being motivational. Good day in Indiana USA. Thanks for pushing me in my builds. Never Settle For Common Is my montra. Life style and Tattoo on me. N.S.F.C Please keep enjoying what you are doing. I suffer from ptsd and depression. You have helped me throw hard times, and directined into putting in the work. Its been brighter days. Thanks.

I was raised around Fords and my dad had quite a Thunderbirds never had a baby bird but he had like a 68, 69, 70, 72,76 so his top is so ugly and is 58 it just didn’t right this car on there I’m glad you’re making it better if that means anything but I think it’s gonna look so cool 😎 the way you’re doing it👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍awesome video again 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👨‍🏭👩‍🏭I love watching you create works of art

Hello Chad & Jolene how are you two today? I am looking forward to the whole project but, I am really interested to see your plan for what you plan to do between the door glass and the slanted roof. I love watching you work on these projects however, I don't think I could do it myself because I just can't see the whole picture in my mind. You guys are off to a great start be back tomorrow.

Jolene is great at getting close to the work so we can see what you are doing! The detail shots are great. Although I will never do what you do it's so much fun to see how it's done.

Can't wait to see what this 'Bird looks like when finished. I really like the 351 with a 5 speed idea. I think that's great idea.

Thank You for making this video and showing us your new project. We trust you Chad, Jolene and Fina! Have a great evening.

This will be a good mod Chad. Be careful with the size of the rear deck. Jolene will be right there with the video.

And it's started flat out working and providing for us all to watch. Fair play. Can't wait to see the change. Like the idea of the roof moved forward already

going to make those fins look twice as long 👍

She is a great woman take great care of her. I lost my wife two years ago from cancer we were married 29 years and she was my everything

Good work guys , loving your channel every day, every morning with a nice cuppa tea !, and uno guys your mind is very challenging with what you do, look 4ward for the next and so on,

Nice job great video by Jolene as usual 😊😊. I can't wait to see it get connected 😀 it should look awesome.

I absolutely love how Chad is so in love with Jolene and you can clearly see how Jolene has completely changed Chad for the better. Seriously go watch the early videos and compare them to now.

Chad and Jolene, I’ve been watching a long time, have learned to be patient with the process, projects always come together and very cool. Keep up the good work and see you tomorrow.

I had a look at a 56 and 57 image against a 59 and really love the roof line on the 57 with the port holes. Now I can see what I think is the vision for this car. Top effort once again guys for the camera work and content.

I cut tile and stone a lot and if you use a grinder at all you have to appreciate the skill it takes to cut straight lines....well done Chad!!

I'm sure this is going to look great just as your other builds, keep safe and thanks for sharing

I'm stoked about how this is gonna look after the roof mod! Great work both of you.

Happy to see you’re intentions so far are to keep the iconic T-Bird look. I’m sure there are other changes you want to make but all I can say - as an old man who grew up with them - there’s nothing like a T-Bird!!

do NOT forget about the addition of the moulding and weather strip have fun

Hero with sooo much trust and love. 😍Bless you Chad and Jolene. 🍀

Chad when you use a reciprocating saw if the blade gaurd is up against the material being cut , metal or wood, the blade doesn't have a Tendency to jump around SO much and bend ! I've had Sawzall blades break and snap cutting WOOD , let alone metal which is Dangerous when they Break ! Just a little FRIENDLY advice.

Hi Chad and Joleen greetings from Tipperary Ireland. I have been a fan of your work since Your Discovery days and admire your journey to becoming a better person and craftsman. Your visions of what you want and how to achieve it in life and work ethos inspires many people. I respect the fact you didn't flip this car for a quick buck like many would have done. I think the roof chop on this is going to improve your vision. My input would just to be maybe slant a small bit forward so not to look as flat at rear. Have a good weekend.

Jolene's so sweet she put the hearing protection there for the man but he isn't thinking about when he is 60 and has lost his hearing ...Gotta use the EARS as i call them and save what you have!

Hi U2 After today I think you are convincing me that this T Bird will look so cool! I agree with Chad that 55/56/57 were prettier cars and turning the more practical 4 seat 58 into a 2 seater look alike might look killer. The rear deck will look extra long but with the twin tunnels extended like you said it will look great. Looking forward to the completion of this one but more interested in seeing the Bug and Elvis finished. Keep up the great work you two.

It's going to be a 351 Cleveland and 5 speed.....the custom top will be really nice 👍👍 fina is a pretty great fur baby... She is so well behaved......so pretty 😍😍😍😍😍😍 I like the 2 seater idea......it's going to be a keeper........

This is going to an amazing modification, and will certainly help me to plan a similar chop on my ‘57 Rambler. My intention is to turn this 4door beauty into a 2 door coupe… looking forward to the rest of this build.

Just found your channel, very intrigued by the direction you're going here. I was Mr. restoration when I was young, but now enjoy folks like you who have a vision and create what they want. Are you going to shorten the back deck and quarters to keep the same proportions? Definitely following this build.

Awesome job with that cut Chad! Great filming Jolene! Can't wait to see the next video.

Damn, you’re good with the Zip cut!! Keep him going Jolene. You’re a great pair.

Invision Prototypes is what I watch on RU-vid when not watching you. I just started on their “SCRATCH BUILT 1940 Ford inspired HARDTOP COUPE”. He uses a newer Mustang as the base and builds a custom body, or is another he puts a Shoebox 51Ford on an Infinity body, WOW!

Chad…You are 100% correct in that this is where Ford screwed up making the T-Bird a 4-Seater! Sectioning the top and moving the back forward will elongate and accentuate the back section!

The Thunderbird is gonna look Sweet…👍👍👍🇦🇺

surgical precision with the zip disc !

G'day Queen Jolene and King Chad.👸🫅 Everything is looking good. I suggest when welding the roof back together bring Aiden back in. His welding on the previous project was awesome. So once again thanks for sharing ✌️ Peace from Melbourne Australia.

This guy is a legend. It's incredible to see some of his rides. Great team, seems very respectful and kind. Best of life to you two.

I was smiling when he called me sweetheart, then I realized he meant Joleen. Haha Car will look awesome with that little window eliminated, more like it should have been and reminiscent of the mid 50's versions.

You do some great work I have learned more since you been doing videos than I have in 30 years

Some of us have learned from watching this channel to trust that Chad will make the vehicle turn out better than original……so Chad said “ Trust is love”…….ergo……I guess we love Chad! ❤😊 ( in a manly sort of way) 🎉

I am so happy you have decided to make this t-bird what it should have been in 1968. When I first saw the 1968 thunderbird in the fall of 1967 I was so disappointed ford chose to put a back set in it have never liked the thunderbird since. I loved the the look of the 1966 and 1967 model years.

Getting a vision of what you are doing , portholes too? Just a bit of advice, give up using them cheaper zip discs as they don't last a fraction of the Walter or Dewalt type. Better to spend a few extra bucks and not worry about breathing in all the silica dust from the quickly worn discs. Can't wait to see this finished, cheers

Chad and Jolene, this is amazing. Such a great idea. Going to be another great custom hot rod. Best wishes.

Chad, I was thinking if you stretch the sail panels on the back of the roof and angle them like on the GTO or the later corvettes. Just so it will flow and not make the trunk look to long. Maybe even raise the fins about an inch. The port holes would be cool. I would have to see it both ways. Just working my brain if you know what I mean. Keep up the good work. I wish I could draw a picture of what I mean.

Going to look cool ! You two rock ! Thanks .

Chad you are doing awesome work, I respect what you have to say about love is trust. Because that is exactly true. We love the show and this T-bird is gonna be killer. I love the 3 window roof your doing. Have a great week we look forward to part 2

Good to see you doing it your way Chad and Jolene 👍

In your comments there was a guy that did it. He cut the roof and moved it forward. Making a sun visor out of the over hang. It is on your feed.

Looking good, can't wait for the re attacment of the shortened roof. I hope you'll put a porthole window in it too?

I live in Saskatchewan and I thought I could hear the previous owner sobbing all the way from Nova Scotia! Going to look real good when you get her done.

Build tonneau headrests according to shape of trunk lid. Could contour rear window to fit or not.

Tight work bro!! Joellen great job filming! You guys Rock!!!

I think it will look great wit the roof moved forward, looking forward to the progress of this build

Great Job. Plus you got your sit-up’s in for the day.

can I ask will you ever do a build you could register and drive as you only seem to chop cars up and store them in your shop would be great to see you both enjoy driving 1 of your builds KEEP up the great work

Love y'all. Have fun with it . Thanks for sharing with us.

Hey Chad , i know you use the Reciprocating Saw a lot but i’m going to Sugest that you look at using a T Shank style Jig a saw at times. IMO Bosch makes the best but most of the other WellKnown ProfessionalTool Companies make good ones as Well they do have a Orbital Switch to get more Agressive on some Cuts but the benefit to you is it would give you more Controll over detailed Cuts and going around obstacles or radius Sheet metal another feature is the wide Variety of Blades that are available yes that Saw is a Woodworkers Tool so many of the blades are designed for Woodworking although they do make quite a few metal ones and other Specialty blades also almost any Bi Metal blade will go through Steel without any or much problems i myself ama retired Woodworker and i’ve cut a lot of Metals ,Plastics ,Tubing and Pipes they are hard to find now but i even have a set of Files and Rasps with the T Shanks i have use on many different Projects from Carving and Reaming out odd shaped metal areas once i used it to Remove Rusty Sheet metal areas around a Donor Conversion Van that had Window Frames and Gaskets that failed over time. i got a donor Van to make new Patch Panels and Welded those in then i reset the Windows into the new metal with new Seals and proper Sealants we got another 25 years out of what at one time looked like it should had been heading to the Scrapyard ! BTW the Donor was a old Work Truck that had a Blown motor ,very high Mileage ,No Rust and was super Cheap to purchase i sold all the Shelving and ToolBoxes from it for what i paid for the Van so it was Free basically my Van got a full Repaint it badly needed and i wound up with a nice Vehicle for a little money for some of my Time !

I couldn,t agree more on your plans for the t _bird,,,,Great thinking Chad

Chad and jolene you got the roof off so easily I think it's going to look cool with the shorter roof on the car .you said you might be putting port holes into the sides could you not personalise the port holes some how to you and jolene. Just my belly button as you say. Keep up the great work the both of you 👏 👍

You made that look easy Chad. Nice straight clean cuts!

I was thinking the same thing as Highlands Outdoors suggestion about the power rear window mechanism, but I had in mind a sliding window from an early 60’s Mercury. I think it was a 1964 Mercury Montclair that had a power rear window. Also - at the point in today’s video where Chad is inside the car marking a straight line on the roof support - right after the “scraping off the poo-poo” moment, he is looking straight into the camera through his round glasses and reminds me of a wide-eyed Ralphie from A Christmas Story!

Well chad that’s a darn good start !!! Lol lol,,you an Jolene got it goin on now,,I’m excited about it,hi to Jolene an fina,,see ya’s tomorrow,,luv ya’s,,👍👍😀

I like the convertable top and the half top is great also kinda like a corvette in looks which will be great. i bet it will be worth the time and will look better.

Trust equals Love. That is beautiful and true. All good marriage counselors say the most important thing in a marriage is trust.

Why cut the roof ?.....because it doesn't cost anything. ......

Would like to see the whole roof lowered about 4”. Think that would look awesome. You both are awesome.😎

Well dang! That’s gonna be cool. Thought you may have thought converting to removable hardtop or convertible

Great camera work Jolene !!

New sub. I like how you explain your work and then show your work.

Great see two people working as one for the better good .

The Watson’s Custom Cars Chad talked about is awesome….. lived about 15 minutes from Watson shop when I was teenager.. always fun to check from afar looking in the shop window

Good working,. Have seen One with bubble top, werry nice..

Looking good I can almost see your vision, like the idea of a Tbird opera port.

Chad you the man !! In your skills And mainly the way you talk to your lady 😎👍🏾👍🏾

I wonder if in profile it is going to look like a pickup conversion. It did when I photoshopped it yesterday, and I cut it in approximately the same place that you did today. Which reminds me. I photoshopped the rear third of a 57 Chevy onto an image I took of a friends little Metropolitan one night, and posted it on a Trifive site. Made several guys mad because they thought I actually had cut up a real '57 body and welded it to the Metro. Then they were mad when they found out I had fooled them. LOL

Make the embossed door "missiles" into a faux air scoop (like a jet fighter)...bet that has not been done

I love the idea of moving the back 12" forward. I think putting fins in the space instead of round porthole style. Either way, Queen Jolene is going to look fantastic driving it.

The beginning of another masterpiece by bad Chad customs !! 🤗✌🏼😎🥇🥇🥇

It would be nice if you can use roof trim back on roof will look orignal but chadarized looks great be wild if you could make original back glass work.

Seeing it with the roof removed let me imagine the two seater style top you're going for. This is going to be badass!

I really like this concept!

I actually like this custom tbird project roof cut,it will be awesome.remember less is sometimes more overall.great job chad and jolene.

Great work guys. Thanks for sharing 👍

Great work well done , you own it so do as you please

Interesting, as the British would say. I like where this is headed. Jolene has waited longer than she should have to get a car to drive around in. Good show! (That has several translations)

My husband thinks you should cut 4" back on the window area and then add a small sail panel. :) He drew a picture, but I can't share it here.

Chad I have a question, before you cut the roof off,the windows are down,should you put the door windows up first before you weld the roof back up,what do the rear side windows look like do they go up on an angle,hate to see you weld it up then when do windows it don't line up,would like to see you address this and explain it to us.

Great job you two!

Jolene....I know that Chad probably has his preference on the cutting discs; reciprocal saw blades; and those step drill bits that he uses. But I wonder if he has ever checked out those types of things, that are made/sold by Bad Dog Tools, a company out of Bristol, Rhode Island? No, I am not a salesman, nor do I have any affiliation with them. I'm just curious. Keep cutting, welding and grinding!

Chad in a nice way you are the Dr Frankenstein of bodywork. Your knowledge mind blowing & your skill turns out amazing artwork. I like where your going with the 58

Who makes that 3 way flash light,I like it, good job on the car I like the work being done on it,and I'll catch ya on the next one.

As always the man with a plan. Thank you Chad and Jolene, see ya tomorrow.

The roof shortening on this '58 is an excellent idea. A Continental spare tire mod would be a crazy addition as well 😁