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I moved three of my luvs out into the field to mow their little home, the three that move on their own at least. Since they were all lined up nice I decided to snap a picture or two of them.





The closest is my trusty 77, my first rig. Still runs 16 or so years later and I've never had the motor apart. The next is the black 79 4x4 I resurrected when I had to sell my nice white 79 4x4. The motor is tired and the weber needs rebuilt, but once it gets above 20-30MPH it screams down the road. The last one is a 1980 4x4 sitting on 31x10.5 tires, 3 inches of body lift and all the suspension lift it can give, tires still rub the fenders. It has the G200 block with the G180 head under the hood. If it didn't have a nasty rattle in the timing chain area I'd find out how long it could spin those 31s on pavement.


Not shown are a couple more 79s, three 76s and a 77, all not much good except for parts. Well, one 76 could live again, and one of the 79s is still all there, just not pretty.

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95 Isuzu Trooper Daily Driver
86 Isuzu Trooper reliable backup
77 LUV 2wd stock beltway blaster (resting)
79 4x4 LUV project: 2.6L, 5spd, 31s (eventually)

MEPR: Man, my 4x4 makes all other LUVs look good

well i was drooling with envy for a few minutes. i wish i had space for multiple luvs. i hate appartment living. but you're not my idle yet. there's a guy in texas with 10 acres of luvs. nothing but luvs! he runs a junk yard and he said he's back ordered like 4,000 parts that he has to pull by himself. i wish i had an excuse to work on luvs for a living

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1980 luv 1.8 finally running!!!...... and then like a moron i sold it
got another one!!! 1980 mikado. v8 swap here we come... nope divorce and cross country move happened.
got another one!!! 1980 4x4 mikado sport. rusty beater for now...

Backorded 4000 parts, WOW that guy must be a great business man. He probably has no time for anything else then working on his LUVS. I guess no internet for him.

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Certified pilots, looking down on people since 1903.

LMAO!!!

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

Why don't you contact him and see what he thinks about joining up here...

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Resident lurker

he was pretty rude when i tried to ask him how much it would be for a distributor with electronic ignition. i guess i could drop him an email though.

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1980 luv 1.8 finally running!!!...... and then like a moron i sold it
got another one!!! 1980 mikado. v8 swap here we come... nope divorce and cross country move happened.
got another one!!! 1980 4x4 mikado sport. rusty beater for now...

In the words of Han Solo "Ive got a bad feeling about this!"

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RIP R.J.B.

DUDE! I see a 50s chevy in the back round, then in the extremo back round is that a COE!?

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

I saw that COE too. I was going to get around to asking about it also.

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

Ever wonder why we can't find parts

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s

The 1 1/2 ton in the foreground is a runner, I forget what year that one is. The one behind it is indeed a Chevy COE, a 1951 IRRC with the shortest wheelbase they made. In fact, from tire to tire it is a tad shorter than a LUV even. Right now it has a dump truck box on it, but you can see the remains of a tractor/trailer hitch under the box so it used to be a semi. Somewhere early in its life it got a motor upgrade to a 261 with full pressure oil system that still runs pretty good. Its too bad the body is a mass of rust flakes held together with some fiberglass resin in a few places.

The real gem around that farm is the 1950 Chevy COE farm truck my dad restored when I was just a little kid. Dad still uses it to haul farm machinery around, though the paint could stand to be freshened up. I'll dig up some pics of it, I know I have some good ones. The best would be the picture of the COE farm truck hauling the COE dumptruck, that was quite a load.

I should take some pics of the rest of the LUVs, and maybe a couple other things not LUV related. There is an early 40s Chevy COE, a REO Speedwagon (the farm truck, not the band), a handful of old school Dodge Powerwagons, a cabforward jeep pickup (FC-170 I think), and who knows what all else.

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95 Isuzu Trooper Daily Driver
86 Isuzu Trooper reliable backup
77 LUV 2wd stock beltway blaster (resting)
79 4x4 LUV project: 2.6L, 5spd, 31s (eventually)

MEPR: Man, my 4x4 makes all other LUVs look good

800xl is my idol, i wanna be just like him when i grow up

hell yeah someone needs to get that guy to join up. we could really use someone like that around here.

its getting boring as hell around here. larp wants a troll to poke at with a stick

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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

man 800 you have alot of cool stuff

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

800, Are you or your dad members of ATHS (American Truck Historical Society)? They are all about those old trucks and I've seen lots of cab overs in the club. Heres a link to the national site. They have local chapters all over the country.

http://www.aths.org/

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

I beleive he's refering to someone that's a "little bit blue".... he aint a smurf neither

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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...

Hehe and it just so happends that I'll be going through a certain little town in Texas tommorow maybe I'll give the troll a visit

800, I must say I am impressed, I could only dream of having a Luv/cool old truck farm, diffinitly need to snap some more pics of your collection there

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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.

so is the motor in the luv with the big tires the one with the crazy compression?

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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..."

Yep, that is the one. A dry compression test comes up with 195-200 on all four cylinders. I think the prior owner screwed something up with the timing chain guides though, as it rattles bad in that area at certain RPMs. Other than that, it runs pretty well even after it sat for 6-7 years.

I found a pic of that COE dumptruck you can see in the background. This is how it arrived after a trip through downtown Salem, OR. The pair almost caused a couple of accidents from people rubbernecking as it drove by.

"He's not heavy, he's my brother"





And here is a CAT TwentyTwo crawler with a stuck motor that holds up a good crop of brush:


Another shot of the workhorse COE, hauling a gas powered Caterpiller R2, you can make out my blue luv and a power wagon in the background:

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95 Isuzu Trooper Daily Driver
86 Isuzu Trooper reliable backup
77 LUV 2wd stock beltway blaster (resting)
79 4x4 LUV project: 2.6L, 5spd, 31s (eventually)

MEPR: Man, my 4x4 makes all other LUVs look good

800, you should sell tickets! I'd drive over and pay a couple bucks to walk around!

You got some cool stuff there Bro!

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Looking for that special LUV.

if the dude that you're talking about is the one I think he is, don't trust him. As you said he's very rude, and was kicked out of another web site for Luv trucks, for foul language and basically starting problems. He started another web site for luv's and it's basically HIS web site, selling his inventory, and if you disagree with him, or make a mistake, he'll kick you out. He does a lot of posting on ebay. Just be aware!!!!

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1980 Chevy Luv 4x4 Mikado
the "Ole Man from Spokane"