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I'm running 230 lb springs...

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mytmouz, is your front end stiff or soft?? i dont know if 230 pound springs would support my front end LOL..

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Mine works for me well into the 8's, but I don't street drive it. I think the 300 lb springs will be too stiff, it will tend to bounce. I would try them first, then go from there. I had a street s10 once that worked well with 280 lb springs, and it was most likely a little heavier on the front than your LUV...

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hmm. i guess ill have to wait till i can actually drive it.. it doesnt help i have about one inch of travel between the LCA and frame at the moment. i need to do some cutting there once i get the frame stripped all down.

heres a quick video.. 300 pound springs all around as of now.. def. will need a lighter spring out back lol.. i weight about 215 pounds, not putting much effort into bouncing on it...

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Looks like you are going to need to extend the top shock mount so you can have a bit more travel. Rear springs should be around 150 or so, depending on how much stuff you have in the back...

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i still have travel left in the coil overs. i need to do some work to the frame where its hitting the lca..

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good progress!! are you goin to turn the motor into a carb setup?

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noooooooooooooooooooo

i love when someone pops the hood on something old, and its all new school.

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Quad carb is the only way to go .

when i first made my transmission cross member, i wasn't planning on the truck sitting quite as low as it is, and i wanted the exhaust cutouts to line right up with the collector. with it like that, the cutout was about an inch or a little less lower than the frame, which would have sucked. i decided i needed the center to be removable so i wouldn't have to unbolt the cab and raise it up some when i needed to pull the motor.. so i flipped the cross member over so nothing hangs below frame, and made the center removable.




i also started welding up holes in the firewall that are no longer needed. my buddy has a dodge van with the bracket to turn the booster 90 degrees, so i am gonna rob that off his van and plan on mounting the brake setup under the dash.

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got a lil more done on the firewall.. alot of the little black lookin holes are just spot welds..

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I think that all the work you have done looks great...but I definately think that the bed needs to be bobbed. It looks like a long bed for some reason...and very out of proportion. Your work is extremely good though...and I love your Blazer on S10 Forum too.

Cam

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1980 Chevy LUV 4x4

thanks man, i appreciate it! this is my first time doing this much work on my own. im learning alot. lots of things id like to change, but dads kind of wanting it done so ill live with the chassis for now. once i get my own place, i will build a full frame for it. and as for the bed, i agree with TILTED, its the striped.. heres my old luv truck.. same short bed..

no stripe..

stripe..

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Alright...I agree that the stripe is making it look longer than it really is. But I still think it would look pretty cool if the bed were bobbed just behind the rear leaf perches. Maybe I will do something like that if I get a 2wd to mess around with. I am probably going to flat bed my 4x4...so bobbing it would be pointless. I haven't messed with cars too much...other than basic stuff. So, the LUV will be something that I hope to learn alot from.

Cam

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1980 Chevy LUV 4x4

I got alot of inspiaration from this truck .

glad to hear that! i had lots of fun in that thing. i miss it a lot, always will being my first vehicle, bought it when i was 15 and me and dad did all the work. but once this new ones running, ill probably forget about it LOL..


not much going on.. got cab and bed back on for a while hopefully lol.

sat bench seat and column in.. going to try and get some square tubing tomorrow if possible, and attempt to make a dash.


instead of dropping the front of the frame down 2" to match the Z, i decided to section it out of the front core support thing.


got ground clearance? lolz

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nothing new.. had it rolled out so i could clean up the garage n started goofing off...




i think im beating off while acting like im driving or something

and then lastly, had to get in a gay pose with the truck..

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where did you get the coil over and will I have to make a bracket to make it work.
THIS IS MY TRUCK.

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Killing all Big Blocks .

Great build man! Along with your last luv!
btw sweet tats! How old are you? I thought you were alittle younger than you actually look.

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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

i got the coil overs off ebay. they are afco brand. and yes youll have to make brackets, look at my pics.

what did you do to the top of your bed? kinda looks like you welded in the top of a 70's bodystyle chevy or something to it...





thanks man. im 21

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