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i have found 3 luvs for $200 1 is a 2x4 and the other 2 are 4x4 so my question is should i buy the truks ? i would like to make one 4x4 into a ex cab using the 2x4's body then scrap what is left of the 2x4 after i'm done........one luv has a engine that suposily ran when it was parked and neather of the others have an engine so what do ya'll think ?

I'd say go for it. Even if you decided not to go ahead with the project, you could at least get some money for parts or scrap metal.

It depends on your skill level also. You're talking about a project that is going to eat away at your weekends for YEARS. You need to make sure that five years from now, that this is what you are going to want to still be doing, because you probably will be still working on it.

At the very least, you should be able to salvage enough parts out of the 3 to make one decent truck.

why would u think that it would take years to complete ? how much of a body lift can u put on a luv and do u really have to buy the lift or could u just like take some spacerz if whatever length u wanted and stik um in ?and how well duz a luv pull 31" tires ? and if i were to extend my cab how long should i extend it ? i can do anything with metel work it,cut it,bend it,shape it however i want it.so......?

if youve got room for the trucks buy em someone is always needing parts.

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hehe haha that the thing the women of the house says that if i haul new in i gotta get rid of that many things.....so i gave my 89' s-10 with blown engine and no trans away,am putting a new trans in my 86' s-15 so that she wont make me gat rid of it,i am keeping my baja and thats the end of the story she'll go b4 that baby duz haha not really she likes it wether she addmits it or not,and i am trying to sell my 69' vw fastbak so mybe she will let me haul them in.she usually says that i can keep things as long as they are runnin

When you're talking about that much body work, and considering the average person only has weekends and holidays to work on it, and a limited budget.... the years go by before you know it.

I'm just encouraging you to think everything through before you start hacking on it. If you don't have everything planned out from taking the first bolt out to turning the key on it when you're finished, you'll find yourself letting it sit.

You seem to know what you're doing with the metal work, so you probably have all this planned out. It may not take all that time, just be sure you're not biting off more than you can chew.

http://www.luvtruck.com/Gallery/ChuckPo ... index.html

Check out his gallery... there's a website, so maybe you can ask him what's involved in making an extended cab.

Good luck

well i thank u for your imput,its always nice to have a second opinion you know.If i wer to go on with the ex cab how far do you think that i should extend the truk ? taking outa the bed is no prob so what do u think ?

I suppose it depends on what you're going to use it for.

If you're going to carry some extra passengers, you're looking at 4 feet or so. If you're looking for more leg room for yourself and perhaps some speakers, 18 inches may be the trick. I would also look at the truck as a whole and decide if it's going to make it look odd. I can't stand the way the quad cab - four full size door s10's look with the 3 foot bed. You can't haul anything but a few sacks of groceries with them. Hell, get a Blazer!

Keep us updated on the progress. If you need help posting pics or anything, don't hesitate to ask.

you are so very right.......my whole life i myself and others have credited me with haveing very good drawing skills,but that has nothing to do with what i am telling you.......well i got out a pen and pan and looked at a side shot of a 79' luv and from ther i drew that love on my paper to scale of the one in the pic i did it in 1/2 scale so it would fit on my paper, i drew all the dementions out the same x-cept half the length and when i finished i had a sharp looking truk.....but then i added what would be 10 inches (for leg room and speakers) and after the drawing was finished the bed was way short and the truk as a whole looked like hell plain and simple.....so i think that i will take the 2 4x4's and make 1 good runner,then take and make the 2 wheele and make a nice street truk. thanx for the imput one agin and thank u for opening my eyes b4 i cut a good truk in half and made an ugly one......dang i have alot to say,SORRY

It's all good... Welcome to the site..

hey guys how big of a carb can u put on a luv engine........what header would be best for some extra ponies......then a glass pak.....what would a cherry bomb sound like ?......i'm thinkin if i put a big carb on,split fire plugs,some kik ass racing wires, a hot HOT coil,header,cam,and some other stuff and i should have a decent running luv ingine shouldn i ?can anybody make a list of hop up parts that i could buy to sqweez out what power is hidn in my engine ?

Go with electronic ignition from a newer LUV/Isuzu motor (81 and up) for a nice stable fat spark. Check out the info section of luvtruck.com for a list of parts to get and how to put them in.

I like plain Bosch Platinum plugs, split fire and all those other multi prong plugs I've never heard a whole lot of good about. You could go with Denso Iridium plugs too, though they are spendy

The wires, well just new wires is a step up for most luvs

Cam: http://www.deltacam.com offers reground cams that increase lift and duration.

Header: pacesetter makes one, you can also sometimes find other brands (Thorley, Hooker) on ebay though I don't think you can still get them new off the shelf.

Carb: Weber makes two. A 32/36 progressive and a 38 syncronous. The 38 is overkill unless you have some other mods to go with like the header and cam. If you can make an adapter plate you could fit a lot of different carbs on there, but the webers are about all you can find on the shelf with an adapter already made. Check out http://www.carbs.net for pricing.

A glasspack will be loud, I ran one on my 77 for quite a while and it was obnoxiously loud. If you couple one with a split resonator tip you might tone it down enough to keep the law off your back though.

You could add in something like an MSD ignition system for better spark, though the gains will probably be pretty minimal. There are a few dual sidedraft carb manifolds out there, but finding one usually means shipping it from Australia. Personally, I gave up trying to squeeze more out of the 1.8L luv motor and have started gathering parts to put in a 2.6L Isuzu motor into my truck. As the V8 guys like to say, there is no replacement for displacement.

would the glass pak be a sounds like $h!t loud or a hey that sounds mean for a 4cyl loud ? with all those upgrades what would the estimated top speed be ?

well, i am back on the hunt for a 4x4 luv becuz that sorry sun'of'a bitch sold them truks out from under me this mornin........i called this mornin to tell him i was on my way out to give him all the money and he goes "Oh i'm sorry i sold them,some other guy came out this mornin and paid for them".......so now i know that that guy is a crook and not to work with him......anybody know of any cheap 4x4 luvs in the Ft.Smith AR area let me know