NLUV wrote:
Doesn't look like to bad of a place to start. good find. good luck with the build. keep the pics a coming
Yeah it was a great find! One major thing though is the passenger side floor boards are rusted completely through. That really is the only main issue to fix thats really drastic. Thanks for the luck and I will try to keep this post up to date.
luv75/77 wrote:
ur putting that rear end in the luv? i heard the fords are easier to shorten?
The 9 inch was actually in our first idea but we were able to get the 12 bolt, turbo 350, drive shaft and some extra rims and tires for $150. What a steal. All we had to do was pull it ourselves. The guy we got it from has experience in building LUVs and a ton of other muscle cars and all he wanted from the donor 75 GMC was the stock 350ci. He is going to bring the truck to a metal scraper and get money per ton so he actually made better money from us. And he was also super excited to be involved in our project too. Up here everyone knows everyone; his daughter was in my high school graduating class. Its awesome to have so much help and friends up here. We are going to have a guy we know actually do all the welding, shortening, and narrowing of our major parts: rear end, drive shaft, and we are thinking about a 4 link rear suspension. Have to get a quote from him.
rondog wrote:
Nice project there. I just Mapquested where Meadow Vista is. My Dad's in Grass Valley, and my sister in law is in Garden Valley. Beautiful part of the USA to live.
Thanks. Grass Valley and Garden Valley? Thats pretty close. Its an awesome place to live, but when I was younger and didn't have a truck, it sucked because all your friends lived too far away. Riding a bike to their house was a chore, up hills and took forever! Better now that I've got wheels. Haha! If you're ever up here, let me know and I'll give you a chance to see the progress on my LUV and I can pick your brain on the stuff you know.
Thanks,
And more to come,
Ben