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hey guys. great site. I figured i would finally post up my 78 DedicateD luv. Purchased about a month ago and hopefully will either debute at layed out at the park or heritage 2k10. I will be trailering it home in two weeks to start the bagging and body drop. I plan to make the bed lay even and trim the rockers untill they match the bed. Any way heres a pic of it the day I bought it after it sat for 10 years in a guys driveway. And a couple of after last weekend, i decided to drop it static untill i get it home, it just sat way to high so i monoleafed and removed the torsions. It wont be driven like that just trailered to my garage to get bd and bags.

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DedicateD Ashland Chapter

How much did you pay for it?

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2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD

350 plus title change

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DedicateD Ashland Chapter

I paid 450 for my luv i was just a little curious

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2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD

yea, i got less than 400 in it running. but unfortanatly the fuel pump bit the dust on me after the first joy ride. so i am going to get a fuel cell and electric pump since its getting bagged any way.

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DedicateD Ashland Chapter

Well it sounds like its gonna be a cool truck once its done keep us posted.

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2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD

deffantly will keep updated. the updated pictures will start in a few weeks when i start the tear down.

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DedicateD Ashland Chapter

Cool im redoing mine as well

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2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD

are you gona keep it six lug or change everything while ur bd'n it

I'm gonna run dhr control arm setup with s-10 spindle and swap out rear end too. Seems alot easier just to swap to 5 lug while it's apart and not wish I had later. How does the older s-10 rear ends fit in these little beast, mainly just wondering about width since I'll be running 4 link.

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DedicateD Ashland Chapter

im actaully running a ford 9inch shortened housing and axles. i believe it was an 1 inch and a half on each side. And mainly we did that bc the way the inside of the bed comes in and would rub on my wheels. And im running 20X10's in the back

I'll be running 15x8's with baby moons

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DedicateD Ashland Chapter

All I have to say is your son is a spittin' image of you!
Also, another step by step buils with pics for everyone get into.
Hey Ben, how about a new section for non LUV builds by LUV owners? I can post my 53 Ford F-100 I will start on in January.

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I've never been wrong! Once I thought I was, but I was mistaken.
Rick
Loranger, La
1980 Stepside LUV (Again)

I think thats a Fantastic Idea!

Id love to show some of the new race motors we got coming out!

A.j.

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yea the other section would be cool, our club has alot of sick rides we could post up in there for ya'll. We are building a static dragging 93 ranger, and a 72 datsun pl521 in our ashland chapter. and our club locations are building a bd sqaure body ranger with 347stroker, a 79 courier, a full size chevy, mazda b, s-10 bagged, bagged civic, galaxie, and turbo excort just off the top of my head. and if your talking about my sons splitting image of me talkin about the dogs. they are kinda like my neices lol. those are the guy who owns the ranger dogs.

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DedicateD Ashland Chapter

I could post a few different rides too i have one friend redoing a 1970 C-10 pick up Another friend with a 76 camaro his dad doing some car then i have a friend doing a 1980 luv but he should be posting on here soon. There are a lot of different cars!

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2006 GMC Sierra 2500 HD

yea then i can show my 73 bodydropped sub fully shaved that i built that i am thinking of going to the door now it is in rebuild stage now if you wont to take a look go to my link below tell me what you guys think

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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

thanks for sharing your build of the luv. the pup are cool. i like pugs. but look foward for the pic and the progress. thats a good price. I got my 75 for 300, and my 78 for 100, and well I had to pay more for my daily driver 79 for 800. but Im with every one with a non LUV builds by LUV owners section, theres a squareback that I might get and a cool looking wagon, i dont know what it is but as soon as i get a hold of the owner Im going to try to get it. and a 1972 sort bed c-10 hopefully. but I dig the baby moons. with white walls right!

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1975 luv daily driver.
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Project-soon to be revived

lol i got my 75/76 for 4 RE-slam bags thats about 300.00 and i cant wait to see for on this build keep up the great work

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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

Does anybody on here know the roof height laying doors on these trucks. I'm gonna go ahead and lay door so I don't have to redo it later, and just wondering what my height will be.

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DedicateD Ashland Chapter