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philipb
 Post subject: Hola!
PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:48 pm 
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By way of introduction; found a claimed 53K miler on my local Craigslist which I assumed was more like 153K or 253K miles. Went to visit in the pouring rain Sunday, and darn it, I do believe this 79'er has 53,000 on the clock. Bodywork is rough in places, floorboards will need some attention & the interior has suffered from leaking door stripping & the Texas sunshine. However, mechanically she's a beaut! Everything works, AC, heat, even the interior lights! She drives great, steering is solid & all the fluids looked new. I gave $1,300 & drove her home in torrential rain with nary a hiccup.

My plan is to fix the weather stripping (parts ordered today) and replace the floors (any help on sourcing panels would be much appreciated but I assume I'll be fabricating my own) but other than that & a Mexican blanket, I'm looking to drive her as she is.

Pictures are from the seller. When I get daylight I'll add a couple of my own.
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 Post subject: Re: Hola!
PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:11 pm 
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Cool find! Welcome aboard...

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 Post subject: Re: Hola!
PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:46 pm 
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mytmouz wrote:
Cool find! Welcome aboard...



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 Post subject: Re: Hola!
PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:03 pm 
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:signwelcome to the site.

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 Post subject: Re: Hola!
PostPosted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:31 pm 
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Welcome!

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 Post subject: Re: Hola!
PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:40 am 
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Welcome to the site. Nice find!!!

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philipb
 Post subject: Re: Hola!
PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:20 am 
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Thanks all, question - why is the LUV seemingly so popular for drag racing/hot rodding? I didn't realize any of this until cruising around the site.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:10 am 
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Welcome to the site. Looowwwww miles, nice find. I've always liked Luv's. I'ts kind of hard not to.

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:55 pm 
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philipb wrote:
Thanks all, question - why is the LUV seemingly so popular for drag racing/hot rodding? I didn't realize any of this until cruising around the site.

first welcome.
second, they are so popular for this because they are so light and built so tough. fully boxed frame bumper to bumper and for such a small truck they have 6 cross members, so they are quite rigid and can handle way more power they they ever put in them stock

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And a small block Chevy will fit in them without any changes to the core support or firewall.

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 Post subject: Re: Hola!
PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:58 pm 
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Nice buy. Looks like you are miles ahead then many with that truck.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:41 pm 
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:signwelcome welcome to the site..you got a pretty good deal on that Luv 8)

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