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man that realy sucks that the head is all F'ered up. As far as boring, you should be bale to just get to .060 over. I dont know if youll have cooling problems there or not but i know you can go there before you hit the watter jacket.

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1980 LUV 4x4, going under re-construction...

Why don't you put your name on your post before you start talking shit. Did you think that some of us don't want a motor that'll light your hair on fire or burn gallons per mile rather than miles per gallon? Before you start talking about someone's "gutless pile of junk" think about how that might make the guy feel that spent a month a half building it. Not to mention the fact that he may be proud of his work.

Later...

Sorry Ben, I couldn't let this one go...

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Kuranosuke
Grampa's Driving:

1990 Luv 4X4 "Family Cab"
with the big 4 banger on 31" Dueller A/Ts

1989 Dodge Raider with some junk...

"Urban Fighter F.P.C" coming soon to a road near you...
got BOOBIES?

I agree with drummer!!! It's not our place to judge any decision of what the plan on doing with their situation. BRG has bowed out of their project and so has Kuranosuke. As involved with this site as they have been, it cannot be an easy decision to back away but they must have very good reasons to make such a call. I see it as an unfortunate situation for us also. Kuranosuke was building a sleek and somewhat unique setup and BRG was building a one of a kind missile( 2 of a kind if you count Q Crazy). It would have been really cool to see how these 2 trucks would work out. All we can do is throw them a salute and maybe in the future you can try another Luv project again.

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Previous setup: 4.1 Buick V-6/TH 350
Current setup: 400 Small Block Chevy V-8/TH 350
9" ford rear end/short bed/blue
What do Water, Electricity and Humans have in common... They all travel the path of least resistance.

i hear ya man a couple people has messed with me about my luv. i just say fuk' em. i'm very proud of what i've done so far. some people just don't understand.

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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

its the most pretty "gutless pile of junk" ive ever seen.

dude bacdafuxup.....you dont like it fine.....but dont flame

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I like my steak like I like my women, young, tender and bloody.

All I need is my weed, women, and wine. -Edge City Outlaws

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I like my steak like I like my women, young, tender and bloody.

All I need is my weed, women, and wine. -Edge City Outlaws

Thanks Larpy, and I luv you to (in the most manly-man and secure in his sexuality sort of way I can humanly muster)...

Thanks for the support Blue...

drummer, thanks for being sensible. There's just nothing sensible about beating up someone's hard work...

Oh yeah, bcg, you too. I didn't mean to leave you out...

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Kuranosuke
Grampa's Driving:

1990 Luv 4X4 "Family Cab"
with the big 4 banger on 31" Dueller A/Ts

1989 Dodge Raider with some junk...

"Urban Fighter F.P.C" coming soon to a road near you...
got BOOBIES?

I was bored and thumbing through some of the old posts. I never read this one before. The pics don't work anymore, but judging by everyones replies, it sounds like it looked pretty good. Anyways, good job. Its always better to be different, even if dumbasses flame you for it.

Again, Good job! Better late than never huh?


Daniel

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No LUV anymore, but still in the GM truck family. Running a lifted 2002 Silverado Z-71!

Yeah, thanks. Dkay has the motor I rebuilt (also in Oregon and a member of this board). The truck is no longer with me, but my Trooper is coming along nicely. Thanks for the compliment (sight unseen, even).

Here you go...

Before:




After:

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Kuranosuke
Grampa's Driving:

1990 Luv 4X4 "Family Cab"
with the big 4 banger on 31" Dueller A/Ts

1989 Dodge Raider with some junk...

"Urban Fighter F.P.C" coming soon to a road near you...
got BOOBIES?

I saw the pics of this before, but damn that looks good! I'd have to say you did an awesome job on that thing...between you and Mr. Schoolcraft I think it shows the rest of us just how good one of these little babies can look.

Dennis

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Resident lurker

hey, out of curiousity how much did it cost you to rebuild it?

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Resident lurker

In an earlier post, I think he said around $1000. I have seen people spend way more than that on much less of a motor, so he did a pretty good job!.

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No LUV anymore, but still in the GM truck family. Running a lifted 2002 Silverado Z-71!

It was ~$1000 (a little more I think). I put in a Crane Cam, new head casting, new rocker arms, a full rebuild kit, and other little stuff as well as lots of painstaiking attention to detail. If you get a chance read through the pages of this thread and you'll get the full scoop...

Dkay: If you read this, update please...

Thanks again for the comments, I'm pretty proud of that one...

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Kuranosuke
Grampa's Driving:

1990 Luv 4X4 "Family Cab"
with the big 4 banger on 31" Dueller A/Ts

1989 Dodge Raider with some junk...

"Urban Fighter F.P.C" coming soon to a road near you...
got BOOBIES?

Correct me if I'm wrong, I thought I saw a G200 on the head in those pics. Is this a 2.0 engine, or just the head? Or are my eyes playing tricks on me? If this is a 2.0, where did you get the crane cam. Would appreciate any info on this. LCL

Correct me if I'm wrong, I thought I saw a G200 on the head in those pics. Is this a 2.0 engine, or just the head? Or are my eyes playing tricks on me? If this is a 2.0, where did you get the crane cam. Would appreciate any info on this. LCL

Your eyes are not deceiving you. That is a 1.9L with a 2.0L head. I got the cam from a guy in MN who had that gem sitting in a box on a shelf brand new. I went through about 2 months of collecting parts before I started that project. The parts were painful to find, but would have been well worth it had I stuck with the truck.

Iceman: I dig your avatar dude...

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Kuranosuke
Grampa's Driving:

1990 Luv 4X4 "Family Cab"
with the big 4 banger on 31" Dueller A/Ts

1989 Dodge Raider with some junk...

"Urban Fighter F.P.C" coming soon to a road near you...
got BOOBIES?

Thanks, but I'm just waiting for Ben to delete it because its too big. I don't know how to resize it though. If someone knows how, I would appreciate it. I think its pretty cool myself.

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No LUV anymore, but still in the GM truck family. Running a lifted 2002 Silverado Z-71!

It's still sitting in the garage...

A G200 is a 1.9L engine. I remeasured the bearing cap clearances with plastigage and was happy. I've dropped my tranny and am getting ready to pull the bed off so I can cut out the old crossmember and make room for the 5spd tranny that's goin' in it.

-DK

Actually, they did make a 2.0L engine. I have one sitting in an Impulse in Oklahoma. I think they used the same head casting? That's just splitting hairs, though. I'm glad you have been happy with my work thus far...

Please keep us posted...

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Kuranosuke
Grampa's Driving:

1990 Luv 4X4 "Family Cab"
with the big 4 banger on 31" Dueller A/Ts

1989 Dodge Raider with some junk...

"Urban Fighter F.P.C" coming soon to a road near you...
got BOOBIES?

whoa good job on the engine you should dump in a turbo since you sooped it up already that would be neat too see wish i had 1000 to put into the luv