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Hey guys id like to see all your pics of body mods like shvaed seems, roll pans, etc...Also if anyone knows how to shave the chevrolet off of the tailgat, and set the licence plate in the tailgate, id like some info on how to do it thanks.

wow no one has done any body mods?

you can click on my pic below and see some mods i did on my truck, also check the other step sides to see some mods... then you can click on here http://www.chevyluv.zoomshare.com/ to see some how-to info

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My old but now gone Luv...

thanks ctmandu

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Juice

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Nice bed, I like it

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1980 4x4 - Hunt'n truck 9yrs only seen pavement to the gas station. Gets a little spooked when it sees another vehicle.

shaved the rear on my bagged luv

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1975 V8 Luv
1980 Bagged Luv

those are both pretty sweet, how hard is it to shave your bed like that?

Hardest part of it is getting all the metal straight and aligned, then theres a ton of welding and grinding that follows. Took two days in just welding and grinding and a week of bodywork.

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1975 V8 Luv
1980 Bagged Luv

Thats alot I want to shave the hooks off my bed, do a grant kustoms shaved tailgate and roll pan.How hard is it to shave the hooks?It seems easy but I dont know alot about body work.

Grind them off, it's that easy.

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RIP R.J.B.

sweet

Aside from filling in the gas filler hole and emblems removed I wanted to keep my LUV as stock as possiable on the exterior, kind of different I guess. I do like the shaved tailgate, thats the ony thing different I would do.

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yea I know what you mean.I want mine pretty close to stock I just want to clean it up and update it alittle.

my 76 has alot of mods but i did not do any of them i bought already finished
it has filler panel welded in on top of the front bumper, custom chevy emblem marker lights in front fender, custom cowl hood, shaved door handels, custom mirrors, pro tops hardtop convertable kit, frenched power antenna, shaved bed hooks, shaved fuel filler door, custom vents molded into lower bed sides, shaved tailgate, shaved tailgate latches, shaved emblems

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If your tailgate had CHEVEROLET stamped 'into' it, fill it with bondo. I did that on one and it lasted for three years and was still smooth without cracking when I sold it. I used a fiber-filled bondo to start and then standard bondo for the final coat. Finished with a long sanding block and sprayed light coats of flat black on it so I could see the high/low spots.

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I've never been wrong! Once I thought I was, but I was mistaken.
Rick
Loranger, La
1980 Stepside LUV (Again)

Sorry, there is a right way to do things and a wrong way, and that is definatly the wrong way. Dont hack your ride. Like my sig says.......

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RIP R.J.B.

Didn't say it was the best way! Cheapest way - probably
We did one by cutting metal to the shape of the letters and welded them in place, followed by bondo to smooth it out. Just made sure they sat a tad below the level of the tailgate. Just took a lot of time to cut the peices out. Another way would be to cut the center section just outside of the letters out and weld in a blank piece. With both of these methods be careful about warping the metal with excessive heat. I didn't have a wedling machine back then so my friend did his own letters, then I got it to smooth out.
Never heard of anyone replacing the entire center section though!

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I've never been wrong! Once I thought I was, but I was mistaken.
Rick
Loranger, La
1980 Stepside LUV (Again)

Thats the right way to do it.

No offense to your original post but half@ss customizing is another pet peeve of mine. I see way to many vehicles ruined because people dont take the time or money to do it right (and or safe).

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RIP R.J.B.