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diarmadhim
 Post subject: 400 swap
PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 11:15 am 
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Some pics of LUVNIT's truck during open heart surgery.

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The beast removed! :lol:

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Toby's nasty hole.

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Toby in the nasty hole. Talk about posing! Note the greasy shirt to keep the sparks off his wee noggin. :lol:

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After clean and paint.

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400 before..

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Back from the machine shop.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2004 11:44 am 
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The motor and engine bay are giving me a chubby!

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Loks GOOD! I only dream to do that to my LUV! I live in cali and the smog laws are to strict here I have to wait until my 79 is smog exempt. 4 more years :(
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I never really considered placing stickers in the engine bay. It looks like i'll be stealing that idea from you. In fact, i just might copy the placement too except for the Mallory decal. I dont have a Mallory system.

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Thanks Dennis for posting this, just in case some of you don't know, which how could you??? Thats Dennis there on the very first pic. You guys know him as DIARMADHIM, and I just want to thank him for all his help, tools, and just being there during this process :!: :!: I wouldn't even be close to where I am at now if it wasn't for him. FRIENDS ARE GREAT :D and friends with LUVS are even BETTER :wink: and thank all of you knowledgables out there that have helped with all my questions. YOU GUYS ROCK :!: :!: :!: MOE PICS TO COME :D :D :D
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LuVgUy33 wrote:
Loks GOOD! I only dream to do that to my LUV! I live in cali and the smog laws are to strict here I have to wait until my 79 is smog exempt. 4 more years :(
Hey, when I lived in Modesto I had a 81 Nissan 4x4 that I put a 327 in and I was able to get it smogged because the year of the motor was a 62-67. So as long as your motor is old enough, just go to a smog master, and you should be able to do it. GOOD LUCK.
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aww man you are beating me! lol, my motor is sitting in my garage! haha no really it looks nice though! I like the stickers, too. how did you clean the inside?

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Y'all must have a little patience when it comes to a conversion. Dont rush thru it so you can get it on the street. Calm down and think things thru. It will be worth it in the long run.

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JessMN wrote:
aww man you are beating me! lol, my motor is sitting in my garage! haha no really it looks nice though! I like the stickers, too. how did you clean the inside?
Dennis showed me a little trick that works great and doesn't cost much. READY??? oven cleaner. Just spray it on everything, and hose it down. Works great!!
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wow I never would have thought of that!!!!

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JessMN wrote:
aww man you are beating me! lol, my motor is sitting in my garage! haha no really it looks nice though! I like the stickers, too. how did you clean the inside?
Dennis showed me a little trick that works great and doesn't cost much. READY??? oven cleaner. Just spray it on everything, and hose it down. Works great!!


We used like 10 cans on my friends truck frame and cab and everything It works great! And you can get it at the 98 cent store :D
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man that looks sweet. Ill need a tor rig before i can do my V-8 swap becouse whith it comes 3/4ton axles and 38s... :twisted:
Looks good guys 8)

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diarmadhim keep it up itll be a sweet ride :wink:

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diarmadhim keep it up itll be a sweet ride :wink:
Thats right D, keep it up. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Well I got the next 5 days off, so hopefully when I get back to work {my computer, ha ha like I do anything at work besides look at luvtruck} I will have the motor in, and hopefully some more pics. See yha in a week :D :D :D :D :D
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hey luvnit
that 1.8 looks like its in good shape. did you rebuild it ?
do you have any plans with it ? :D

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lookin good! cant wait to see it all finished up! What headers are you gonna use?
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I wish My Nasty Hole looked like that one!

Right now it looks like $hit.

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bcg187 wrote:
hey luvnit
that 1.8 looks like its in good shape. did you rebuild it ?
do you have any plans with it ? :D
Havn't rebuilt it, and I have no plans for it. Its up for grabs.
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lookin good! cant wait to see it all finished up! What headers are you gonna use?
Thanks wicked,Gonna try the block headers.
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