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still need a bunch a junk but heres what i got.
i rebuilt the 1.8 and the carb.
did some body work
personalized some shiat
only thing i need is and exhaust manifold and pipes, 15" wheels and new walmart all terrains cause im poor like that.
before rebuild

after rebuild

before a crappy paint job

after a crappy paint job



olymipic peninsula a love hate relationship

hey, that looks real nice!

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(PLATINUM STREET RODS)
Deming, NM

Lookin good. be a nice candidate for the roller paint job

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FIAA: Color Guard

thanks, yeah i would do that but i would get a new bed or weld up the rust holes. My bed has bondo where the bed floor meets the sides(where all luvs rust) and it looks like poo. in the future sometime ill do that, then give a good paint job. right now have one color instead of 17 is my short term goal.

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1979 4x4 LUV, rebuilt 1.8 and 27" bald tires

I'm thinking of a crappy paint job also.

I shot mine with Rustoleum and you really can't tell. Once it's all done and buffed out it looks great!

I was just too lazy to do the roller method...lol...and since I have a good compressor and Harbor Freight has cheap spray guns, I decided to do it that way.

The light blue/silver color is from mixing their "aluminum" color paint with blue and white in 3 equal parts. I lost a little bit of high gloss on the finish when I added the "aluminum" color - but that was what I wanted anyway.

But you could do that with any color if blue isn't your thing. I just used blue because all of my interior stuff was already blue.

Looks like a lot of work, lookin' good

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"If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves" - Thomas Edison

It tends to keep me busy and out of mischief which makes the wifey happy. But it's still a work in progress.

And she's finally stopped calling it "that damn money pit in the driveway"...lol

Good lookin truck! A Crappy "New" paint job is better than a Crappy "Old" paint job any day!

Nothing wrong with a 50-50 paint job (50 feet away, at 50 miles an hour, looks pretty damn good!)

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Looking for that special LUV.

I think the decal makes the rig look a whole lot better!

I'm new to this site. Are you looking for more parts? I'm here in Sequim and I have a rebuildable engine including the head, both manifolds, the carb, dist, and reman starter. I also have the hood and fenders. 11/28/07
460-3538

Wrong section.

That belongs in the classified section.

Hey, I got the Uniroyal Liberator's off the Walmart website and had them shipped to the local store. They were $280 plus about $10 each for mounting, stems, and disposal of the old tires. I put on 235/75/15's and the rub only under heavy breaking. The Goodyear Wranger is $65 each and have a more aggressive off-road tread. Probably a better tire for the NW mud. I prefer the Liberator's tread for getting round the town and some light off roading in the desert trails.

On a side note, I installed the KYB GR2 shocks up front. A great shock for driving around the town, but not stiff enough for running the trails.

-E