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this weekend was nice, unfortunately unforseen difficulties kept me from doing very much to the luv. but i did get the rear frame almost ready for paint, and by paint i mean rattle can just to make it look better. anyway will post pics on next days off

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
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Good... anything to keep the rust at bay!

Do you have the engine that you're putting in it yet?

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1980 4X4 LUV daily driver, as stock as can be.

not yet.... but he pretty much does....

LMAO

A.j.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykgDNjeTa0g

since we live close {kinda} me and dr_frankenstein are doin some horse tradin.
i am putting a 350 in it and got a block and i even got it to move so i am a little more hopeful now.
got a line on a 700 r4 tranny.
what i want is to go real fast for a long time not just short bursts!
but also be able to take it on the strip since its just down the road from me

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
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[_@l__l__@_]***

NASCAR action on a SBC? nooooo problem.

Im as excited about your build as I am!

LMAO

A.j.

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ya know i just don't think its fair!
sunny and 65 degrees all week, then my days off come and guess what? rain and 35 degrees, chance of snow.
it sucks not having a garage!

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
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[_@l__l__@_]***

well holidays are over, family is all gone back to alaska, time to get some work done.

for some reason it wont let me upload pics?

got some painting done on the frame, took the bed fenders off and did some wire wheeling to the bed, ate up my wire wheel now gotta wait for payday to get a new one!

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
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[_@l__l__@_]***

some recent pics

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
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[_@l__l__@_]***

more recent pics

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
___/__l____
[_@l__l__@_]***

it was crying this day i could hear it!

saying "daddy, please get me a garage"

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
___/__l____
[_@l__l__@_]***

ok i know i havent updated in a while so here goes......

had a pretty good weekend this time around, well other than sustained 45 mph winds gusts to 60+.

decided it was long over due time to go for a drive, so packed up the wife and gearhead friend of mine, left the kids with babysitter and drove down to las cruces, nm, to meet dr_frankenstien56.
and i must say it was the highlight of my weekend! sometimes in this world we live in now a days you get run over, beaten down, just thoroughly want to give up and become a recluse because everyone is out for number 1 and dont care who they screw over to get there. well this weekend i found out there still are good people in the world these days. i am very happy to have met dr frankenstien, and was completely disappointed that we had to leave so soon. we only got to stay for a few hours as its a 3 1/2 hr drive each way. babysitter would not have been happy!
cant wait for him to start a thread for his build.

anyway, glad to have a new friend and hope to meet more folks from this site especially if they are anything like him!

as for my truck, the wind finally calmed down enough for me to go outside and do some work. mainly to the bed i did a bunch of sanding and some primering.

here are some pics

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
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[_@l__l__@_]***

looks good

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My old but now gone Luv...

is the s-10 rear end wider than a stock rear end or smaller i don't remember but i got the stock luv rear end in my luv with the step side bed and the tires rib on the inside and the out side just a lil bit

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dangerous-toys4life
73 3-door avalanche bdydropped on 18s
86 1-ton 4x crewcab short bd 15"lift
75 k-5 2x
94 king cab

um i dont know it has a camaro rear under it.
plus i havent actually fitted the bed yet so i dint know how far the tires stick out or not yet.

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
___/__l____
[_@l__l__@_]***

2 words: f*cking rain!!!! really beginning to hate my days off! work all week night shift and its sunny all day long get my 2 days off and it rains the entire time!
and by the way so you dont ask why i dont work on it after work, i work 14 hr shifts 7 days on 2 days off
i did however buy a few cans of paint with my tax return so if it is ever gonna be nice on my days off then i can get the rear painted and the bed back on so i can start tearin apart the front.

i know you guys are thinkin im a wuss and wont work in the rain, but the vast majority that i have to do right now is sand and paint. and having no shelter makes it kind of impossible.once i get this part done i will have plenty i can do in the rain

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
___/__l____
[_@l__l__@_]***

S10 rear is 1/2" inch wider on each side.

A.j.

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Few new pics. Put 3 coats of spray on bedliner on bottom and wheel wells of bed. Hopefully that prevents any rust coming thru

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
___/__l____
[_@l__l__@_]***

Looks good

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looking good... better then it did up here thats for sure...

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My old but now gone Luv...

just put the fender on for a pic. took it back off because i had forgotten that i wanted to wire wheel the inside of the bed and dont want to mess up all the pretty stainless bolts i got for the fenders

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
___/__l____
[_@l__l__@_]***