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PostPosted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:49 pm 
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i was driving home from school yesterday i saw a luv parked at the church by my house, so i sopped and took pics to compare since i have never realy had mine next to a stock one.
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Your truck is really awesome! I want to do the same thing to mine. After you did the SAS did you go with power steering? And since you're running 33's did you regear your axles or just do an engine swap?


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PostPosted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:22 pm 
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well i didnt build it but, it doesnt have power steering but its not to bad to turn as long as your moving. its got the stock rear with stock 4:10 gears and a d35 4:10 gears in the front. it does pretty good with the v6 th350 setup, but it doesnt have a very high top speed. anything else just ask i can take pics of whatever you want.

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:04 pm 
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I like your luv. Yours looks like mine. I have a roll bar, a lift, and soon to be a push bumper too.
Although you have much bigger tires than mine.
Mines starting to get a little rust too. I'm going to sand it though and use primer and a clear coat.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 12:10 pm 
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yeah one corner on my bed is beyond repair, i have been looking for a new one but there kinda hard to find up here. im planning on a flat bed

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:59 pm 
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Maybe up there but there's three luvs, an 80 or 79, a 77, and an 81 at the pull and pay at 66th and broadway next to I-25. Those beds look allright might be worth checking out.


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PostPosted: Sat Nov 22, 2008 3:16 pm 
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where are you located lottaluv?

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A bone yard at 66th and Broadway??? Never knew one was there, :evil: and I lived pretty close to there before I moved to WYoming. The best luck I had was pull n save in aurora off of Peoria and I-70.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:33 am 
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77 4x4 wrote:
yeah one corner on my bed is beyond repair, i have been looking for a new one but there kinda hard to find up here. im planning on a flat bed

If your looking for a bed i got a nice one and i gonna put a stepside bed on mine i'd sell it if your interested

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pics of my bed for 77 4x4

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:12 pm 
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Yeah if you're heading east on U.S. 36 and get off at broadway you just travel south until you it 66th, take a right and it's the very first right. They also have a website that shows the inventory. It's like denver.pullandpay.com or something. Right now they're only showing the 77 and the 81 because some jackass took his side decals off his 79 or 80 luv and put on F-350. SO THEY ACTUALLY LABELED IT AN F-350!!! And they'res also one in colorado springs that has a few luvs there as well. I haven't been there but the website says there is.


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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:36 pm 
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Hey 77 can you take a close up pic of your diff cover, its six lug, pass drop and looks an awful lot like a narrowed 10 bolt?!?! weird


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:49 pm 
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d35 front axle w/luv brakes and a stock rear i will take pics though

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hey 77. can you take come pics for me of the front end. i would like to do the same to mine. im tired of IFS. what kind of tranny and t-case are you using?

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:08 pm 
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hey guys, i cant take any pics because i sold the truck a few days ago. the guy i sold it to was cool, said he had a 4.3 out of a astro he was gonna swap. its gonna be his 14 yr old sons first truck. to say the least he got a hell of a deal. i did tell him about the site so maybe he will get on here.

ps i sold it becase i leave in 5 weeks for af bmt, my dad is cool with my camaro staying here for a while so he can run it next season lol, but the luv had to go. once im stationed somewhere i will be looking for a early year short bed fleetside 2wd this time

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:15 pm 
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Good luck in the Air Force. It's not a bad job. I have been retired from active duty for 3 1/2 years now. It was great for me. Still is.
What career field are you going into?

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:22 pm 
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i got a 92 on my asvab and everything physical was good except depth perception, but i chose security forces because i wanna be cop when my 6 year contract is up. my grandpa served 22 yrs active duty and another 20 in the civil service as a master instructor at lackland afb

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:40 am 
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This should probably go in drivetrain upgrades, but has anybody seen a mid-engined LUV?
I just got to thinking, and wouldn't it be sweet to take the engine out of a front wheel drive, turn it sideways, and stick it in the bed? Cut a hole in the middle of the bed just behind the cab, modify the frame to put in the engine mounts, and get one of those fiberglass bed covers? Full time 4 wheel drive (something would have to be done to lock the diff. in the transaxle) and I've seen hydraulic shifters, so that wouldn't really be a problem. Hell, and if one used a late model car (say a '96 Chevy Corsica with a V-6), it would more than pass smog for any LUV year... The only place I might differ from everyone else is that I'd like to put IRS (indie rear suspension) in it... I'm more into the drive fast off-roading versus the crawling around.
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BTW, nice LUV 77 4x4. Too bad you sold it, but I'm sure you'll find another one after your contract ends.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:43 am 
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do you know what the axle came off of? cause i wanna do the same to mine.

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