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Hey Guys,

Well i been thinking on doing some body mods on my LUV. The most intriguing one has to be the flip fornt hood. Does any body have any insight on how this is done and what is needed....any info would be great! Thanks!

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-1981 Chevy LUV, 283SBC, T350 Trans, White In Colour, Long Box, Never Ending Project!
-2001 F-350 Superduty XLT 7.3L Diesel Auto, Ext. Cab, Long Box, White In Colour
-1998 F-150 XL 4.2L V6 5spd , Reg. Cab, Flareside SB, Red In Colour

are you talking about the dragster kind? if so those are fiberglass kits. i've heard of a couple sites selling them but there not cheap. maybe someone here can guide you to one

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1980 luv sport 4x4 Just a memory now
Frame rusted from the inside. Truck stripped and now looking for a new donor in southern ohio

you have to mold your fenders and hood all together into once piece and put a frame underneath it. then build a hinge kit that attaches at the front of the frame. that used to be the hot thing to do to a car especially ones with 1 piece fiberglass front ends. Jegs used to sell a tilt off front end hinge kit but I dont see it in the catalog anymore. Most people that I know fabricated their own anyway

There is a cool stepside red 8 second LUV that I have seen in the magazines that had a cool setup. not only did it have a tilf off front end but the hood also opened the stock way too.

Sorry guys, i guess i should have been clearer....im talking about just he hood flipping forward.....like pivoting where it latches. and latching where it currently pivots. Theres a few like that in the Gallery and i was jsut wondering how you go about doing that.....But he whole thing flipping forward would be cool.......

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-1981 Chevy LUV, 283SBC, T350 Trans, White In Colour, Long Box, Never Ending Project!
-2001 F-350 Superduty XLT 7.3L Diesel Auto, Ext. Cab, Long Box, White In Colour
-1998 F-150 XL 4.2L V6 5spd , Reg. Cab, Flareside SB, Red In Colour

I'm still a little unclear about what you are asking? I thought all Luv hoods flipped forward?? I mean as far as I have seen they do unless someone else can tell us different!!
Later
Husker

do you have an 81 luv?

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03Cobra

yeah, sounds like he's got an 81 luv or 81+ isuzu...those hoods open the std way.


As far as your answer to getting the hood to tilt forward...you might take a look at the buick hood set ups from the late 80's early 90's...most all of them tilt forward... go to a u-pull-it and study the operation...most of what you'll need is bolted on tot he buicks....

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Bagged 84 Pup
Bagged 53 F100
stock 72 Citroen DS19

Hey guys,

I got an 1980 LUV reg cab long box. THe hood flips the standard way like most vehicles do now. You say all flipped forward?? Well mine don't and im pretty sure its a 1980..at least thats what it is registered under....

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-1981 Chevy LUV, 283SBC, T350 Trans, White In Colour, Long Box, Never Ending Project!
-2001 F-350 Superduty XLT 7.3L Diesel Auto, Ext. Cab, Long Box, White In Colour
-1998 F-150 XL 4.2L V6 5spd , Reg. Cab, Flareside SB, Red In Colour

72-80 Luv's all open like this from the factory

Is your truck this body style??

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RIP R.J.B.

or is it this body
if so it is supposed to open "normal"

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Hey guys,

Mine looks identrcal to the red one pictured above....so i guess im stuck with that damn "normal" hood......for now

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-1981 Chevy LUV, 283SBC, T350 Trans, White In Colour, Long Box, Never Ending Project!
-2001 F-350 Superduty XLT 7.3L Diesel Auto, Ext. Cab, Long Box, White In Colour
-1998 F-150 XL 4.2L V6 5spd , Reg. Cab, Flareside SB, Red In Colour

thats a 81. thats chevytoyr's old truck.

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1980 luv sport 4x4 Just a memory now
Frame rusted from the inside. Truck stripped and now looking for a new donor in southern ohio

Thats an 81?? Mines identical but white. Mines a 1980 and thats what the liscence and registartion say on it......Is there a possibility that maybe i got an early 81 model under the 1980 year??? Thats the only way i can see that happening...unless they got my liscence and registration screwed up......

I will double check the numbers on the truck but im pretty sure it says 1980....

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-1981 Chevy LUV, 283SBC, T350 Trans, White In Colour, Long Box, Never Ending Project!
-2001 F-350 Superduty XLT 7.3L Diesel Auto, Ext. Cab, Long Box, White In Colour
-1998 F-150 XL 4.2L V6 5spd , Reg. Cab, Flareside SB, Red In Colour

that's alright, you're not alone here with that body style, thats what my truck looks like too....but it's an isuzu

here are some nice examples....

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I TOOK UR MOM DRAGGIN LAST NIGHT
Bagged 84 Pup
Bagged 53 F100
stock 72 Citroen DS19