hey guys
just picked up a 76 luv i seen on the side of the road, id never seen one before and had to have it
the bloke i bought it off mentioned the site so i jumped on
i love minitrucks and have done a hilux before but it wont even compare to this because they arent to common out here and they realy are something special
its fairly rough the tub was rusted right through but the cab was fairly mint, the undercarriage and cab hav had rough spray and the 1.8ltr is running on 3 cylinders but shez a project
so far iv ripped off the tub and started planning a flat bed at work as im a welder/fabricator it wil intergrate the fuel filler and battery and some harley davidson rear mudguards stretched to suit a wheel arches
pulled out the bench seat and found some bucket seats that fit nicely
plan is
*get the running gear mint leave 1.8ltr as im on P's tidy engine bay move battery to tray
*strip, take the cab off, shave aerial hole and side indicators and smooth back of cab, fully spray cab and undercarriage
*convert from column shift to on the floor
*re-upholster interior and bucket seats
*put the flat bed on sink it down low
*chase up some caddy lights to lay sideways in bed and some hot rod style side view mirrors
*wheels- nothing bling just big with low profile tyres
*toyota disc brakes up front
*gas strut the bonnet
and lots more
biggest thing i need advice on is lowering this thing
i dont think i want bags because it wil b a daily and cruised every friday nite and i want it to handle
im thinking reset the leafs, shortened shocks, and compressed springs and shortened struts up front
you guys know these things tho i want it to sit very low but stil driveable so it doesnt hav to b raised to get into places.
i thinking somwhere around 80-100mm just under legal
as iv found this gets everywhere round here if you drive it right
any advice would b aprriciated
here she is