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Alright guys, here she is, 1979 Luv, completely rebuilt engine(180 gl, stock :[), now i just need to focus on the body, for a few things, like minor rust and stuff, and the interior. (it needs some help)


let me know what you guys think!!


The interior


Under the hood pics








Exterior

Thats deffinetly bitchen!!! GOOD WORK!!!

thank you!

Good job on the detailing of the engine compartment. Nice and clean. You mentioned, minor rust? Where? That is a real nice, clean truck. Great Job!

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1980 Chevy Luv 4x4 Mikado
the "Ole Man from Spokane"

well if you take a look at the pics of the exterior, and you look at the upper left of the cab (the back view) there is a pretty nasty piece of rust, and above the vents on the side there are rust spots that the guy before me tried to paint over or something, and on the bed sides there are what look like gashes of rust.

like someone just took a knife or something and cut it, and then theres a few other spots here and there, ill have to take close up pictures of the rust spots sooner or later, because ill need advice on how to fix them without messin up the truck completely. haha


but thank you for the compliments, it means a lot to me

after working so hard on this thing, i feel she deserves some well earned attention.

also, i had a carbon fiber exhaust tip bolted down on the exhaust, so it looked alot better then the old rusted one, but somebody stole it last night.

so i ordered a stainless steal resonated one off ebay, and im gonna have it welded on. i hate people who steal stuff, its annoying sometimes. haha

Niiiice!!

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FIAA: Color Guard

holy clean engine bay batman!!

very nice truck man!!

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"but its that gut feeling of you're drawn to what feels right for yourself and what you're passionate about..."

Very clean truck !

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great work. You have probably guaranteed your trucks life for another 20 years....great job luv conservationist.

if you are ever in olympia let me know.

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Did a v8 conversion in 1981 on my '76 luv
Current Fleet
#1 1980 Black 2wd, #2 1980 Blue 2wd, #3 1980 Black 4x4 #4 1980 black 2wd Long bed #5 1979 black 4x4 #6 1977 red 2WD
pics
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/gs11x/

lol why whats up in olympia? need some luv help? :-p


but thank you guys for the appreciation. i knew coming to this community would be a good thing for my luv and i.

if you guys have ANY questions feel free to ask and ill give you the best answer i can.

I am from Olympia just 100 miles north of you. I have 6 luvs that i am currently working on. 3-2wd, 2-4wd and 1-long bed.
As the weather gets better we might need to have a little get together. There are a few other guys around. Might have to have a LUV round up.

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Did a v8 conversion in 1981 on my '76 luv
Current Fleet
#1 1980 Black 2wd, #2 1980 Blue 2wd, #3 1980 Black 4x4 #4 1980 black 2wd Long bed #5 1979 black 4x4 #6 1977 red 2WD
pics
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/gs11x/

that sounds like fun, get to chill with some luv'rs, check out what they've done and so on.

my luv will be ashamed because she doesn't have a v8 in her. thats my next project i think though. soon as i get another job and some money

Nice Truck, I love that green!!

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RIP R.J.B.

i wish i knew where to find the paint for this color.

it seems like its non existant anymore unless i can find someone to find exactly what colors they are.

the color isn't printed in the hood where its supposed to be, the paint number is blank.

I've never seen one that color, you sure it's original?

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FIAA: Color Guard

well i always thought it wasn't original because the truck used to be white, and then yellow, now this color.

but a few people from here have told me this color was one they used on 76 luv's. but i dont know why someone would paint a 79 a 76 color, unless they liked the color, or its some custom color.


whoever did it though was in a hurry because they painted my leaf springs, shackles, even the spare tire. hahah


im hoping its a color easy to find, but so far its proven to be quite difficult.


(edit) if you look through the owners pics, you will see like 2 or 3 that are this exact color, but only in certain parts, i think one is just the front end, and another that is just the bed or something.

so it must have been original at some point.

page 5 of the master parts catalog has all the luv stock colors part numbers and paint manufacturers by year.

master parts list is in the information section of http://www.luvtruck.com

i think it is shannon green that was only done for one year 1976 (series 5)

if you want to know the original color of your truck I would look up under the dash or in the cavity behind the seats, behind the fenders when you have them off or other hard to paint areas. doors bed fenders and hoods are not a good indicator since they are easily swaped out.

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Did a v8 conversion in 1981 on my '76 luv
Current Fleet
#1 1980 Black 2wd, #2 1980 Blue 2wd, #3 1980 Black 4x4 #4 1980 black 2wd Long bed #5 1979 black 4x4 #6 1977 red 2WD
pics
http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/gs11x/

yeah someone told me it was shannon green

anddd i looked under the dash and its white. sooo it was white.

and under the floor carpet is white as well. and under the scratches in the bed is white (althought u said that was a bad place to look) as well as the original engine bay color was white before i painted it.

If this works, here is a picture of my 76 the day i found it. It must be faded shannon green. I am going to try and get as close as i can to the original paint color.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/dubba1st/luv1.jpg


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e99/dubba1st/luv2.jpg