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LUVNIT
 Post subject: Met a fellow luv owner
PostPosted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:45 pm 
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Well, I met this guy the other day, and he has been hanging around luvtruck for a while and hasn't yet registerd :roll: His name is Joe, and he has done the 5 speed swap in his luv, and plans to do alot more!!! Its a good lookin truck, and he has spent alot of time on it!!!! Anyway, finally back to work, and able to post some of his pics.....Check out the grill 8) enjoy :P
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thats a nice ride there :lol:

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i really like the engine compartment.. i see it is an a/c truck too
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damn!! that is a clean luv!

where the hell do you get a chrome gXXX valvecover??!! ive looked all over on the internet and have never seen one!

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Its not chrome, he just removed the paint, and buffed the steel.
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LUVNIT wrote:
Its not chrome, he just removed the paint, and buffed the steel.


whoa! no kiddin?!? thats flippin sweet!

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looks like i need to dig out my spare valve cover and air cleaner... :wink:
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What do you think of the grill??? It was the first thing I noticed when he pulled up next to me 8O So, I had to do mine like 3 days later 8)
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what did he do to it just paint? i thought it was a tube grille like mine

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i can't really see the grill detail in the pics is it painted?

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looks like he painted it black and put that chrome door edge stuff on it. looks damn good!!

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i like it but those blacked out head lights dont fit with the whole chrome fornt end. If every thing was black then it would be better.

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like this

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Thats some sweet sweet luv'n there 8)
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ctmandu wrote:
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thats why i changed the grille to black it looked funny to me chrome..i still like his truck but may have gone with a light blue tinted cover for his truck

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He put somekinda after market head lights on his truck (which these mo fo's are brighter than hell) so he will be going to a clearer lens cover soon I think.
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He put somekinda after market head lights on his truck (which these mo fo's are brighter than hell) so he will be going to a clearer lens cover soon I think.


Oh i c. Um can u ask what he used. My lights are really really dim. That would be nice to have something bighter

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I will, but I really wish he would join (hint hint there JOE :P ) hes got alot of useful info, I think alot of us would like to hear!!!!!!!
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i have a line on high out put lights for the luv but you need to buy new 7 inch light housings for the replacment bulbs my son and i have them but just havnt installed them yet

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