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Could you get wing windows in 72 or did it start in a later year?

Also My 80 Luv 4x4 has a Posi rearend. Was that a option or just a aftermarket kit?

The wing windows were the standard in 72. They changed in 77 or 78?

As for the rear, don't think that was a factory option...

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THIS is an excellent thread

I have a lil bit of Mikado info to add: I am not sure what years but I have had 79 2wd and 80 4x4 mikados....I noticed that the dome light in those trucks comes on when opening the door...UNlike my plane-jane trucks of present.

My master document has a section for Mikado options, though I may need to break that down year by year as well. The Mikado logos changed a couple of times. The 76 bed emblem is all Japanese like font, sort of like Kanji script, 77s had the italic straight font. 79s had the same bed logo, but a different font on the glovebox door. Door panels are very different depending on the year and std/mikado model too.

Posi rears were not an option that I know of, but the LSD rear from mid 80s Isuzu Impulses will fit. Could be a later upgrade, or a very obscure dealer option. I think Auburn made the Impulse diffs, they probably sold a few as kits. Precision Gear also built a powerbrute LSD that would probably fit, and Lockrite used to make an auto locker until very recently as well.

My 77 Mikado's dome light works with the doors as well (well atleast the side where the swith is still good) !!

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Another lil tidbit that i would like to look into: I have had 2 2wd's and 3 4x4's some mikado ,some not, that had these factory fog lights mounted on the front bumper, they had amber colored lenses that were made of GLASS. The last set I had were in like brand new condition right before I tee-boned that Escalade in Colorado last year.

I have been looking for another set ever since then.I know the parts houses have them,but with plastic lenses.I don't want that.Only the glass lense original type will do for me.

Another thing: What years was a/c available on Luv's, and how hard would it be to put a/c on a currently non a/c truck

Also one more thing: what yrs were the front bumper guards offered. I have a set here on a 72, and a set on a 78 as well. (junk trucks of course).I have never seen these bumper guards on anyone elses trucks, though i do hear ppl mention them from time to time.

I've yet to run into a set of those fog lights, at least not that I recognized as such. The bumper guards are pretty uncommon, but I think all years had them available, and you seeing them on a 72 and a 78 sorta helps to confirm that.

A/C I have no info on, but I have a hunch it was available from the start. My factory 75 shop manual has a chapter on it, though I've never seen a truck of that vintage with factory A/C. Interesting to note though, the 75 A/C diagrams show all the duct work the same as all 78 and later trucks. In other words, the side dash vents blow from the blower moter instead of wind speed. The center vent is also adjustable and closable. I guess the 78 change was just to make A/C and non-A/C more the same. Less different parts to make. If you have two similar aged trucks, swapping the parts over would just be a lot of work, I wouldn't expect many problems other than there are a lot of parts to swap.

Wouldn't you say "1982 luv and 1983-1986 Isuzu PUP...."
I have a 82 luv... it's my avatar too...
you didn't even mention the 2.2l diesel...
my $.02

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-Old ride-82 Luv diesel 5spd with some upgrades
-Past rides-82 Sierra, 78 Coupe De'Ville, 91 2dr Blazer, 86 RX7, 86 Porsche 944T (rear-ended and totaled)
-Curr. rides- 1970 Ford LTD 4dr, 390 4Bbl, 2nd owner! With a few Extras 00' Civic beater...

I didn't intentionally leave the 81-82 crowd out in the cold for info here. The original post was just what I knew and felt like typing out at the time. 81-82 PUPs and LUVs are the same thing other than a couple of badges. You are right, 82 is the last LUV year, I just didn't elaborate enough on that. My work in progress includes some of this info, tho I've never been quite into those years so much so I'm not as well informed about the subtle differences.

That paragraph actually has a lot of bad info in it, 87 troops have a different trans, but the tcase is still integral. I guess I've lernt a tun since dem days.

from my Series 1 thru 12 LUV Truck Parts and Illustration Catalog, the a/c started on series 3. On your indication that the duct work is the same, I pulled the underdash setup from a '75 Mikado and the ducts are exactly the same as my non-A/C '80. The controls are a bit different. I am slowly obtaining all the parts to add a/c to mine. So far the big differences i see are the dryer, which looks interchangeable other than the way they mount. Obviously the compressor and bracketry due to the newer style engine. More to follow as I move through this big manual. I'm looking for the Mikado options and those foglights...
On the bumper guards, the book lists then as Guard PKG, Bumper and Grill on all series trucks.

Some questions to stir the mix a bit...
Were bucket seats available in anything other than Mikado's?
My book shows them as Mikado options.
Was the Sport model only Series 9-12?
Was the Mighty Mike model only Series 6 and 8?
My book shows the decals for only those series...

I need to get that book. I've looked at picking one of them up before, but I guess it has a lot more info in it than I thought. If nothing else, I will probably have a few questions for ya as I narrow some of this stuff down.

hey roadshow,
does it say anything about the sport models being different in anyway ?

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This is an excellent thread! Thanks for all the info guys

I think the perfect thing to do would be to make this a "sticky" thread at the top of the stock truck section for easy reference. What do you think?

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Reading back through this post I saw the spare tire mount question and I looked it up. It was inside the bed on Series 9/10 for California 4WD models. And while looking for this, I saw that LUV's could be had with mudflaps for all series and am looking further into this one also...

So far it looks like the sport model is just a stripe package, but I'm looking for more info on this

I see in my manual there were actually Production Option codes and they break out as follows:

AV5 - Seat - High Back Bucket
A28 - Window - Sliding Rear
C60 - Air Cond. - Manual
DG4 - Mirror - Below Eyeline
DL1 - Decals and Stripes - (w/4wd)
D88 - Stripes - Sport
M29 - Trans. - 3 Speed Auto
NB2 - California Emmisions System
NV9 - Shields - underbody (w/4wd)
U63 - Radio - AM Pushbutton
U69 - Radio - AM/FM Pushbutton
U73 - Antenna Standard
VF1 - Bumper - Chrome Rear
V31 - Guard - Frt BPR Chrome
V42 - Bumper - Rear Step Chrome
V43 - Bumper - Rear Step Painted
YA1 - Decor Package - Exterior
YH9 - Interior Deluxe - Mikado
ZW9 - Base Body or Chassis

My 81 4x4 luv has those... they're mounted the same in all spots so they might be a factory stick on... 3 tiny bolts hold them on...

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-Old ride-82 Luv diesel 5spd with some upgrades
-Past rides-82 Sierra, 78 Coupe De'Ville, 91 2dr Blazer, 86 RX7, 86 Porsche 944T (rear-ended and totaled)
-Curr. rides- 1970 Ford LTD 4dr, 390 4Bbl, 2nd owner! With a few Extras 00' Civic beater...

My '80 has mudflaps, but i seriously doubt that they are factory items, they look way too good to be from the factory, but maybe they are, i'm have to look at the original widow sticker that i have

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'80 Luv 4x4, 3" BL, 1.5" SL, 32/36, 2.25" exhaust...and fuzzy dice.
'95 Toyota 4Runner Limited 5-Speed.

Lol... everything from chevy's too good... yet sometimes too-good to be true...(the first diesel's they designed...)

But yeah, my 81 has a "luv" window decal on it too... looks nice... i might get a buddy of mine to make a new one to replace it when we fix the truck up... i need one that says Git-r-done on the back window too... lol

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-Old ride-82 Luv diesel 5spd with some upgrades
-Past rides-82 Sierra, 78 Coupe De'Ville, 91 2dr Blazer, 86 RX7, 86 Porsche 944T (rear-ended and totaled)
-Curr. rides- 1970 Ford LTD 4dr, 390 4Bbl, 2nd owner! With a few Extras 00' Civic beater...

well, if you want to be picky, there was a year or two in the 60s when jeep wagoneers were available with IFS. however it didn't sell well and they went back to the live axle in the front which they had until a year ago.

there were also those MUTT military jeeps until the late 70s that had IFS/IRS

Ok then I guess we can say that the 1979 LUV was the first 4x4 w/ IFS to sell well in the US market

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'80 Luv 4x4, 3" BL, 1.5" SL, 32/36, 2.25" exhaust...and fuzzy dice.
'95 Toyota 4Runner Limited 5-Speed.