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I was out and about today and saw this truck parked in front of this garage:





I went and knocked on the door of house, and talked to the owner of the truck.
It's got a 4.3v-6 in it. The frame was extended 6". He did almost all of the work on it himself.
He also said that he has built several v-8 LUVs in the past. He seems like a real cool guy.
Of course, I had to tell him about this site, so hopefully he will join and post some more information.
He plans on redoing some of the body lines and a repaint in about a month or so.

Steve

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77 2wd - Back on the road
05 Ford Five Hundred

"Love endures all things, Love never fails." - 1 Cor. 13:7,8.

WOWOOWOW that is awesome!

an x-tra cab luv.. kick ass!!

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!!!FINALLY!!!
-1977 Luv mikado

fruggin cool

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Thatsa my buddy Matts friends truck. He has told me alot about it...

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

wow!!!

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2002 Lexus RX300
1998 Honda Accord
1977 Chevy Crew Cab Dually
1954 Ford F100
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it would realy be cool if he fabed up the extended part and sold them as bolt on. like after you cut the back of the existing cab and just use weather stripping to seal the two together???? little far off but cool. awesome truck by the way

OMG, That is one of the best looking LUV's I have seen. I sure hope he visits us here and shares more pics and info about it.

Chad

That's pretty interesting!

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1980 Chevrolet LUV stock 1.8L longbed
1980 Chevrolet LUV parts truck shortbed
1983 Suzuki Gs550 Sportsman
1989 Nissan King cab P/u <totalled> 4/1/06
1986 Full size Chevy P/U
1993 Volvo 850 GTL

Looks nice.

It would be cool to do that on a long bed frame, so you still could have a regular short bed on there.

Although the super short bed seems to be the new thing now days.

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OK, I'm over it. Where's the beer?

A lot of the trucks I see are partially finished, and you can see the progress they have made. This is done and looks great. I know you said he's going to do something else later. That extender cab is something I've been wanting to do. I'm not that big, and the cab is a little too small. I only need another four or five inches. My seats would fit better.

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I want to be different like everybody else.

I like that extended cab idea. It could be my answer.

I dont know how im going to go from this


To this


Its a poky little thing to sit in and i wont be able to throw my work bag etc in behind the seat like i used too.


Bob.

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Current project, 1979 KB Isuzu Ute.

Daily driver, '86 Rodeo Spacecab.
Chasing parts for Isuzu Impulse.

HA!! the top one there, rodeo, is a spacecab pup!! i have a 2wd regular cab shortbed!

the luv there looks kinda different with that visor thing on it.

oh and what does the luvs tag on the fender say?

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"but its that gut feeling of you're drawn to what feels right for yourself and what you're passionate about..."

Nah a Rodeo is any KB from 81 (that shape) on 2x4 or 4x4 single cab, dual cab or space cab. The later shape TF is called the Rodeo and now the new shaped RA is the Rodeo as well.

The Rodeo wagon you got was called a Frontera here as was the Amigo before it but we only got a crappy little opel motor in ours.

The fender badge says, Isuzu KB.
I like the visor, its got that grandpa look
Its not actually a Luv, its an Isuzu. They were sold here thru Holden General Motors and i think that the 76 model was the last Chev badged one. Mines a 79. They never had the G180Z in them only the G161Z (and C190) and i dont even think you could get a 5 speed. Ive got the option of grabbing a SWB 4x4 off a guy at work its comes with a LWB 2x4 for spares, both are diesel.

They were sold up against the Holden ute which was bigger and had an inline 6cyl or V8.

Heres the HQ released in 72

This is the HJ it was 76


The sold the Holden utes thru till 84 with minor upgrades on the front. Up till 1980 it was directly related to the family Sedans and wagons which shared the doors and front tin. After 80 it was just the ute and the larger than sedan Statesman luxury car. The ute, station wagon, and Pannel van were all built on the same wheel base, 2" longer than the sedan and coupe.
After 84 they had no local ute and the Rodeo pickup was it.

Sorry bout the useless info rant.

Cheers. Bob.

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Current project, 1979 KB Isuzu Ute.

Daily driver, '86 Rodeo Spacecab.
Chasing parts for Isuzu Impulse.

rodeo... are those emblems hard to find over there???

The Isuzu ones????

Nah not really most blokes want the Chevvy ones coz chevs are fully sic.

Do you want a pair??? i should be able to hunt some up in my travels.
Mine is staying Isuzu coz thats whats on the tailgate.

Its like the Chev bowtie badge for the grilles, every second late model Commodore over here has em. Just cos its got a Gen III motor. I dont even get why, a real Pontiac would have a Pontiac motor wouldnt it???

Bob.

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Current project, 1979 KB Isuzu Ute.

Daily driver, '86 Rodeo Spacecab.
Chasing parts for Isuzu Impulse.

rodeo, shoot me a pm about the emblems. i would be interested in a set... what does the grille one look like.. a bowtie