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well i bought the luc under the impression that a fuel pump and a tune up along with a new head gasket.. with possible machineing of the heads would have this LUV on the road..

well we removed the head.. and took a gander, wow, talk about rusty haha

so yeah.. i am debating on whether to pull the motor and work on other parts of the truck and getting a v8 in the spring

oh god.. can nothing work

just a lil update

oh and interior is still coming along.. i am gettin seats here soon.. i have the floor all cleaned, primered. I would like a carpet kit.. but i am lacking funds at the moment so it will have to wait till i can get some cash flow

anthony

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-1977 Luv mikado

that sucks some ass right there. i dont know anyone local that has a luv motor, so i cant help ya there. i can understand that you wanna drive the thing, but if your really gonna commit to doin the v8 swap i wouldnt spend money on a motor that you just gonna pull. if it were me i start getting the stuff for the v8 swap. ive found that its better to collect a mass of the parts so that you can 'work' on it and not just do little things here and there. start looking in the thrify nickel. theres always a few smallblocks in there. these always trannys in there too.

if you need any help, just shoot me a PM or somethin.

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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..."

alrighty that is what i was thinking.. i am working on getting another job so hopefully i will have some sort of cash flow.

i will definetly talk to you man.. i am learning as i go and there are benefeits from having someone with experience with ya..

thanks
anthony

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When these trucks were new, blown head gaskets were a major problem. Cast iron block with an aluminum head with the a/c running on a hot day was all it took for many a Luv to go back to the dealership. Luckily someone figured out that a V8 would drop in. 350's and th-350's are relatively inexpensive, and I've seen trucks that get 23 mpg on the highway when you keep your foot out of it.

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I want to be different like everybody else.

haha that is what i want.. something that can scoot around.. while not dipping into single digits for mpg

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-1977 Luv mikado

Yeah if you ever decide to do a V8 swap just give us a couple cases of beers and me and farmer will be glad to help you, after all we both have done lots of work on 3 V8 Luvs!

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now that i can do

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-1977 Luv mikado

heck a-yes!! i can do that!! dats-fur-chur!!

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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..."

heck yes... i will keep you guys updated.. my buddy is talking to his dad about the 327 and we shall se how it goes...

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cool deal.

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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..."

Now's the time I wish I could buy beer... and some bus tickets for ya'll

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-Old ride-82 Luv diesel 5spd with some upgrades
-Past rides-82 Sierra, 78 Coupe De'Ville, 91 2dr Blazer, 86 RX7, 86 Porsche 944T (rear-ended and totaled)
-Curr. rides- 1970 Ford LTD 4dr, 390 4Bbl, 2nd owner! With a few Extras 00' Civic beater...

well.. we got the head off and all that jazz

what do i find, just as i thought

a ton of water in the cylinders.. and it is BAD

soo.. i began the removal of the famed 1.8

sooooo i will be posting a "in need of 350 post in the near future"

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To bad you are not closer. I got a nice lil 305, just beggin to be dropped into a luv

boy that 305 would do the trick to get that thing runnin. then you can build a nice motor. you know since were talkin about 305s, i think theres one at work that my boss would sell ya cheap. ill ask him tommorow if he still has it.

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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..."

I got two trannys, that need to be rebuilt though, I will sell you. One is a 2004R and the other is a th350.

That would be cool to have more V8 Luvs running around here too!!

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awesome... thanks man!!
and pee_roy i will keep in contact with you as well! Rebuilding a tranny is no big deal, just more experience lol

giddy up!!!

oh and i just picked up a job to bring in some cash while wrestling... cause i cant work at the detail shop during wrestling.. but ya, i will have some flow of cheese

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well i got some bad news. theres no more motors down at work. if we get another motor in ill let you know. we get motors all the time, so just keep your eyes open too!!

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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..."

aww well it is all good man, thanks anyways and if you could keep an eye open for me, i would greatly appreciate it.

i have been looking around, and they arent exactly hard to get a hold of, but finding one that fits my budget haha, but yeah i will keep you guys posted if i find anything

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yeah ill keep and eye out. you should get a thirfty nickle. theres always a smallblock in there for like 200-300 bucks. you shoudl check it out.

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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..."

oh i know man.. i have been looking in those for years.. just for shits and giggles

and i found 2 that may be something of interest

1975 olds 350, 4 barrel carb, and 350 tranny... 400 bones but i dont know if there is difference with the olds 350, being both GM i figured it wouldnt be too bad, but i am not sure

and another olds 350, 100 bucks... no other specs or info at this time



any info or help would be great

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-1977 Luv mikado