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Hi all!
Im new to the whole Chevy Luv thing but I love them...Part of the reason is because its a chevrolet....Ofcourse origionally Isuzu cars, but its a chev which is good enough for me.
Its weird that I like these cars as Im deticated to Classic Ford Mustangs, I work at a mustang shop here in Melbourne, Austalia. and I have a 67 Ford Mustang myself, but I feel I need a chevy pick-up, and the Luv is something that I can afford!
I have found a 74 Luv for sale...$100, not running, motor is stuffed, abit rusty, aluminium tray, very complete, very origional.
The car is 1500km away from me which doesnt really bother me...I am probably going to buy the car sometime mid Jan.
Heres my plans:
-Buy the car, bring it back home
-Strip EVERYTHING down to bare chassis
-take the old motor out
-Rust repair
-put a 350/327 motor in it
-extend the rear frame rails so I could put a 90's Chevy 1500/silverado dualley tray on the back.
-Put the tray on back
-Put dualleys on
-Customize intirior
-Paint it red
-Give it a 8-10i lift

This is just an Idea...I dont know if it will work...

I think I have completely lost the plot, and I should stick to Mustangs....anybody here done the same thing/similar?
Ive seen the Luv's with the dualleys on the back on here, and with the big guards on their trays, but the tray's they have are not big enought for me...Thats why I want to get the 1500/silverado tray and put it on the back...plus I love the look of a 1500/silverado rear!

Sorry if I offended anybody here!

I highly doubt anyone will be offended! lol

Good luck with the truck, sounds like a big project. Keep us updated...

Welcome to the site.

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Resident lurker

Welcome and Good Luck...Keep us posted

What is a "tray" in Oz? A steel flatbed? If you mean what we refer to as the stock "bed", then I'm confused. A 1500 bed is much too wide for a LUV, I would think. Are you planning on narrowing it, or am I just missing something?

Otherwise it sounds like a good plan. Welcome to the site!

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'46 Studebaker truck "project"
'90 Trooper 4X4, 2.6L 5 spd

aussieluv,
It seems like you have yourself a big but thought out plan. As you can see from this site, everyone has thier own ideas for thier truck. Everything from factory original to a model A body or studebaker truck body on a luv chassis. So i say get the truck and have fun with it. Oh and welcome aboard

Thanks guys!
Yes, I was talking about a 'bed'...Too big? I knew that...and tried to avoid that issue...I dont want to cut it because I think It will look bad after...Does anyone here know how much out it will be if I did fit it?
7i on each side maybe?

Thanks for the support guys!

When putting a 350chevy in it, is there any modifications done to the engine bay? if so, what? Shock towers, firewall, radiator support, etc.
Thanks for the help!

alex,
check the info section of the site and browse the article for the v-8 swap. Lots of good info in there. Also, there are a lot of previous posts regarding this. search away

first of all, you can do anything you want with enough time and money. now, you can section the bed in the middle to take care of the width problem, but now you still have the height problem. also, the body lines won't match. good luck in your quest. welcome to the site!

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Tyler, TX
BAGGED '79 LONGBED

Ok guys, I have got some pics of the truck...tell me what ya'll think:


I think its not so bad for $100...
Here is a shot of my bosses BIG american Pick-up..I absolutly LOVE this car....Thats the kind of tray I want on the back of the luv (if its possible):


Can anybody here tell me (if any1 knows) How much one of these trays will cost me? Ive seen the 89 1500 complete car going for about $700US and in CA...I have no Idea where to get just a tray, or how much it would cost...if any of you's know...please help..
Thanks for looking!