LUV: 1978 Pro Street
Name: Scott Howard
Location: Georgetown, TN USA
Forum Name: RATNLUV
Notes: Street driven 396 Big Block Chevrolet/Turbo 400 and 9". Still under constuction. Mustang ll front end. 4 link with coil overs on the rear. A extra 150 horses from a N.O.S. Sniper kit if needed. Still under construction but has been driven over 1,000 miles. The things I like the most are driving it and planning the next project. In the future it will be getting a bigger engine (454 pump gas) and hopefully a Gear Venders overdrive.

LUV: 1976 Street/Strip
Name: Ben Cordasco
Location: Upland, CA USA
Forum Name: Ben
Notes: Throttle body injected 350, TH400, 9" rear 4.56 gears, best time 11.79@111 MPH

LUV: 1978 Street
Name: Lowell Cantillo
Location: Vancouver, WA USA
Notes: Box stock 1.8, 4 speed trans, Bell Tech 3" drop, the rest is still in the works...using this as an backup vehicle for when I can't ride my bikes...

LUV: 1975 Street/Strip
Name: James Bassett
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Forum Name: rustobust
Notes: 350\350 setup 8 inch ford, 3.73 gears with mini spool. Hasn't been to the track yet, still under construction!!!!!!!

LUV: 1979 Street
Name: John Roney
Location: Grapeview, WA USA
Forum Name: the old man
Notes: '79 stepside convertible, 350 w/350 trans, S-10 rearend, performer intake, Quadrajet, MSD distributor.

LUV: 1975 Street/Strip
Name: Donny Herman
Location: Baytown, TX USA
Forum Name: luvondope
Notes: 350/350 144 b&m blower.31x16.5 et streets, nos

LUV: 1976 Street/Strip
Name: Bryan
Location: Edmonds, WA USA
Forum Name: Bryan
Notes: 350/350, Ford 8" w/ detroit locker 3.50, Damn near done!

LUV: 1975 Street/Strip
Name: Robert Johnson
Location: Warr Acres, OK USA
Forum Name: bob
Notes: 350 sbc, 700R4, custom torque converter, autometer guages, Painless Wiring harness, and a 5lug disc brake conversion. Just got running again, but still under construction, hoping to get ford 9", get it tubbed, and alot of body work.

LUV: 1985 Daily Driver
Name: David Pearson
Location: Glenrothes, UK
Forum Name: David
Notes: 2ltr diesel, monroe 4x4 pro shocks,runs on 215x75x15 goodyear wranglers-AT.Isuzu Trooper rear axle with limited slip diff to give the extra traction I need.

LUV: 1979 4x4
Name: John Schoolcraft
Location: Spring, TX USA
Forum Name: 79luv
Notes: My truck is a fine 79 4x4 with a 4 speed tranny, and stock engine.I bought it 5 years ago from a car dealer for 1800.00. I just couldnt resist.It was luv at first sight.Everything works great on this truck, including the a/c.(you really need that feature in southeast Texas). My little red wagon has never let me down.Can not say that about some of the newer cars!

LUV: 1980 Street/Strip
Name: Travis Stewart
Location: Chattanooga, TN USA
Forum Name: luv4me
Notes: Always Under construction..... feel free to check my website out or email me with any questions.

LUV: 1979 Street/Strip
Name: Mike Bailey
Location: Santaquin, UT USA
Forum Name: Argusknows
Notes: 350 SBC, TH350 trans, Ford 9" rearend, Weiand intake, Edelbrock Carb, RV cam, Ignitor II, and stepside bed.

LUV: 1976 Street
Name: Troy Cate
Location: Port Townsend, WA USA
Forum Name: Troy
Notes: well i have had it for bout a year now, have done some stuff to it but little low on cash. i am now putting a 305 in it.I am going to up grade though. i luv this truck.at the moment the truck is matalic midnight blue. i am going to repaint it a little darker and i have wite rims for it.

LUV: 1974 Street
Name: John C. Lamphear III
Location: Copperas Cove, TX USA
Forum Name: Blue Meanie
Notes: 400 small block TH-350, 9" Ford axle, short bed, Blue. Bought in 1981. Got its first Buick V-6 in 86. 4 Buick motors later, and after years of neglect, the truck was reworked and got upgrades like the Ford 9” and a mildly built V-8. It’s a mild mannered missile that will cruise at 80 M.P.H. all day long (or at least till the next gas station).

LUV: 1978 Street
Name: Matt
Location: Kelseyville, CA USA
Forum Name: theluvman
Notes: well this truck i bought with my own money i haven't put to much work into it just a header and kinda rigged up on open element air filter but thats about it. this trucks motor is goin into my 80 4x4 though so i wont be driving it much longer

LUV: 1980 On/Off Road
Name: Matt
Location: Kelseyville, CA USA
Forum Name: theluvman
Notes: this truck was given to me by my grandma. since i got it when it was completely stock i have lifted it an averag of 4 in. and have put 15x6 rims from an 87 isuzu trooper and put 30x9.5. i am planning on a v-6 swap in the near future but right now i am puting my 4 banger from my 78 into it. i am also swithing fenders doors hoods and the beds so it will have a blue cab with every thing else being yellow

LUV: 1975 4x4
Name: Andrew
Location: Visalia, CA USA
Forum Name: Andrew
Notes: Its lifted about 8 inches with toyota axles with a small block chevy eninge and a turbo 350 tranny

LUV: 1975 Daily Driver
Name: Bob Soll
Location: Fort Lewis, WA USA
Forum Name: Husker4eva
Notes: Well right now it is a rolling project soon to get a V-8. It is slammed only about 3 inches of ground beneath the frame. ;-) Has a walk thru cab why?? it was that way when I got it! lol anyway I am doing work to it slowly but surely, just got the disc brake conversion 2 months ago...... Thanks to the Swap forum. It has an original 1.8 in it I have another one in the basment I have pulled apart and am reworking just in case I blow this one before I get the V-8 put in! Did I mention I love this truck ??? Keep the wheels to the ground and the needle outta the red!

LUV: 1976 Street/Strip
Name: Andy Anderson
Location: Water Valley, MS USA
Forum Name: drummerforhire
Notes: Waiting on a heart transplant.. ;)

LUV: 1972 Street
Name: Randy Meese
Location: Mukilteo, WA USA
Forum Name: 72luv
Notes: I am currently starting to get ready to peice together everything I need in order to make my 72 into a street/strip racer :D I will be keeping everyone updated of the progress as well as asking advice. See ya around!!!!

LUV: 1981 On/Off Road
Name: Dave Presnell
Location: Hawthorne , NV USA
Forum Name: toto_dave
Notes: Hey all, My 1981 LUV 4X4 is my daily driver/ hill climbin, mud stompin, sand draggin, rock crawlin, desert blastin, Truck. It's a four banger for now but hope to have 350,Muncie 465, np 205, dana 44H.D.(F) dana 60(R) This summer(03) Keep the LUV alive!! Dave

LUV: 1979 Daily Driver
Name: Eddie Tucker
Location: Oklahoma City, OK USA
Forum Name: nite crawler
Notes: Nothin really special about it...YET. Right now it Looks fast, but its got a stock 1.8 in it with a main bearing goin out, the person who had it last did all kinds of jerry riggin to the wiring, and it will do 85 on a good day. Good points are it has a decent yellow paint job and nice rims and a glass pack, hehe. It was this way when I bought it. What I plan to do is drop a 350 in it along with a 5 speed. Flowmasters. Thinkin about baggin' it. Redo wiring. Put a removable hard top kit, hard shell toneau(?) cover, shaved handels, flush the bed side panels to match cab (yes I too thought about it, he he), make the whole engine compartment lift foreward (forget what it's called, but where the front fenders, hood, and all lift foreward exposing entire engine) Paint will be a midnight blue chamelion with two 6" black stripes down the middle.

LUV: 1977 Street/Strip
Name: Dave H.
Location: Spokane, WA USA
Forum Name: 77ssluv
Notes: Its dodge viper yellow, 350/350, Edelbrock RPM int, heads, 850 cfm carb, 1800 stall, narrowed ford 9, N20- 125hp, XE274H-10 extreme energy cam, (.48/ .490 274/286 110'sep - great cam!) tilt bed, 31x16.5x15 hoosiers, ladder bar coil over. ETC.....

LUV: 1978 Street/Strip
Name: Tim Beezley
Location: Joplin, MO USA
Forum Name: 11sec78
Notes: bought for 400, had a ford 3.0 v6 and an overdrive tranny. swapped in 406 sbc, pro action heads, crane solid 280 288 518 536 cam, super victor intake, hooker luv headers, MSD pro billet, 830 carb, 11:1 compression, ran a best of 11.44 @ 122 with 3.42 gears. building a turbocharged 355 4 bolt main for next motor=) also has ladder bars and adjustable rear coil overs.

LUV: 1978 Show Truck
Name: Todd Bury
Location: Worland, WY USA
Forum Name: Tilted
Notes: 78 Luv I got when I was 15 back in 1982, paid $2600 for it (Truck was only 6 years old at the time). Was an old farmers truck and still had some hay in the bed!! Drove it through high school and after moving to Denver I got serious into building it into a show truck around 1988, after dumping about $12,000 into it while making between $3.35 and $9.00 an hour, I spent 1988-1997 showing pretty heavy around the Denver area. Includes taking first place in several Super Chevy Shows, World of Wheels, Thunder Mtn Truck fest (first 5 years in a row). After customizing styles changing in the sport truck world, my truck became outdated and I retired it from showing in 97. It now spends its days in my father's garage in Wyoming. Some day, I will be going all out on it and be one of the most heavily modded trucks out there! SOMEDAY!!! Check out my webpage for the mods and other trucks!!

LUV: 1980 On/Off Road
Name: Chad Hartman
Location: Effingham, IL USA
Forum Name: 1loudluv
Notes: Bought the truck for $100. It is curently being rebuilt. Stock engine is turning 31x10.5x15 Firestones. Clearence comes from 3" body lift and tightening the torsion bars. Will be making custom flatbed later this spring. Any ideas welcome

LUV: 1980 4x4
Name: Rick Hunt
Location: Redlands, CA USA
Forum Name: 4x4Luv
Notes: 2- 1980 4x4 Luvs. One is complete stock - no real plans besides keeping it stoock. The other is in the middle of a transplant. Not sure if it will be a 350 yet or something strange. It will be a chevy though.

LUV: 1977 Street/Strip
Name: Terry Nelson
Location: Phoenix,2 feet from hell, AZ USA
Forum Name: racelife
Notes: 77 in progress strip possibly street 406sbc th350 8" rear end 3500 stahl on methanol

LUV: 1980 Street
Name: John Young
Location: Rutland, OH USA
Forum Name: larphead
Notes: My 2nd LUV, first was 81 2wd that i beat the hell out of. Currently disabled, im putting a 3.8 buick v6 (bored .030, mild street cam, ported heads) and th350 trans in. eng is done, just waitng for warmer weather and little more cash to finish it (like it will ever be "finished" lol) LUV my LUV

LUV: 1972 Street/Strip
Name: Mike Gillespie
Location: Burlington, WA USA
Forum Name: toofastforluv
Notes: This is my too fast for luv prostreetluv. Tell ya later about it.

LUV: 1981 Daily Driver
Name: Nick
Location: Stanwood , WA USA
Forum Name: Nick
Notes: My truck is all mine. I do all the work on it and spend lots of money on it finding parts. I have two 81 luvs and and I wouldn't trade them for anything. My new red one has all new bumpers and lights and willl be lowered 3 inches in the rear and 2 inches in the front. When it is done I will put it on the site.

LUV: 1980 Daily Driver
Name: Jon Negaard
Location: Corvallis, OR USA
Forum Name: Kuranosuke
Notes: 1980 4x4 Mikado. There is nothing special about my truck (except a completely rigged electrical system), but I'm working on it!

LUV: 1975 Daily Driver
Name: Daniel M.
Location: Marysville, WA USA
Forum Name: Dan
Notes: Stock 1.8 with Cab rattling stereo system, plan to put in a 350 or 383 with a 4-speed.

LUV: 1974 Daily Driver
Name: Steve Weddles
Location: Hagerstown, MD USA
Forum Name: spindle
Notes: I've had this truck for going on ten years, and have done stuff with it I'd have no business asking of an Army tank. Besides the resto shots, I think every picture I have of it, we're doing something stupid with it. I honestly don't know what's been holding it together all these years, but it's certainly earned my respect. It's even been stolen, and found its way back home- I like to think it was kind of like "Incredible Journey"- that Disney movie where...

LUV: 1975 Street/Strip
Name: Joey Quinn
Location: Fort Worth, TX USA
Forum Name: QCRAZY
Notes: My luv is a 1975 I have redone the whole truck its runs all Ford runnin gear only luv of its kind.

LUV: 1979 4x4
Name: Terry Neilsen
Location: Lebanon, OR USA
Forum Name: all
Notes: 1979 4x4 TUFFTRUCK racer, stock motor, suspensoin upgrades, representing Valley Off Road and Hyers Auto Source.This site helped build it.Thanks to all of you. I may have to add LUVtruck.com to the side of it.

LUV: 1976 Daily Driver
Name: Jonathan Goodman
Location: Topeka, KS USA
Forum Name: jellyhp
Notes: My luv is a daily driver and it amazing how many miles that thing can take. We just put a new head gasket in and its gone threw 2 of those in the last year and a half or so. Its a 4 on the floor standard and its good on clutches. So yeah, email me so i can actually talk to someone else with a luv since there's never anyone in the chatroom.

LUV: 1975 Street
Name: Darin Graham
Location: Everett, WA USA
Forum Name: LOWRIDER
Notes: I Have A Lowrider LUV,It is green with a whit top,It's getting A 350 motor this summer, It has wire wheels, Two 15 inch speakers,I shaved the gas fill,and put the fill tube in the bed,it has h4 headlights,with half moons.It also has strobe lights and green neon.

LUV: 1979 Daily Driver
Name: Justin Padgett
Location: Edmond, OK USA
Forum Name: Grimace
Notes: Bone stock 4x4 Luv bought by my dad in 79. Inherited by me when he passed away. The only thing that has changed is a header he installed, and a Weber carb that I installed. It has factory air and the original drive train with 215,000 miles on it. It burns no oil and leaks very little ;).

LUV: 1980 Street
Name: Larry
Location: Purcell, OK USA
Forum Name: 80lngbedluv
Notes: my 1980 luv truck was given to me, its stock with a automatic tranny, black exterior, with about 106000 miles, Im looking to put a V8 in it with help from my son.

LUV: 1980 On/Off Road
Name: Dillon Wilke
Location: Spokane, WA USA
Forum Name: mepr
Notes: 1.8L bored .040, head milled .020 and port and pollished, Pace Setter header, 2" mandrel bent exsaust whith Flow Master 40, Weber 32/36, 2" of lift and 28" Interco Supper Swamper TSLs

LUV: 1972 Drag
Name: Dave & Mike Barstow
Location: Fort Worth, TX USA
Forum Name: theDFWScene
Notes: 408cid. Reher Morrison Preped motor. Will be seen at Texas Raceway, Kennedale Tx www.texasraceway.com

LUV: 1976 Drag
Name: Josh Lawson
Location: Mechanicsville, MD USA
Notes: My truck is a 76 luv shortbed.It has a fully redone frame with a nascar styled roll cage.The inside is stripped with a sheetmetal floor,firewall and dash.The firewall has been moved back approx 6 inches into the cab.For the motor,it is a 383 with about 15.5 to 1 comp,.700 sump lift solid roller comp cam,victor jr alum heads,victor jr alum intake,950 holley.It also has a TH400 trans with a 5k comp stall conv,it has a trans brake also.The truck has a narrowed 12bolt with 5.13 richmonds and a full spool.Also the truck has coil over all the way around.It also has a NOS cheater plate system on it.The whole truck is supposed to weigh 2700 pounds..but has not been put on the scales.After this racing season i am goin to put in a big block chevy.

LUV: 1977 Pro Street
Name: Mike Kula
Location: Dover, OH USA
Forum Name: ZEBRACON1
Notes: 355 sbc w / 780 Holley & Strip Dominator intake, Crane solid lifter cam, lots of head work, Zeeker ladder bar rear frame w/ coil-overs, narrowed Dana 60 w/ 4.56 gears & spool, Strange axles, Centerline rims w/ Mickey T. Sportsmans, black paint w/ tonneau covering wheel tubs, fuel cell and rear mount battery. Interior still under construction.... 2 race seats, tach w/ gauges & B&M shifter. Lost more planned for this truck.

LUV: 1979 Daily Driver
Name: Matthew Barlow
Location: Hilham, TN USA
Forum Name: My 1979 chevy luv 4x4
Notes: I bought it off a "family friend", for $200. I've had it since October of 2002. Everything is working now. :) Everything on it is original. I also have another 79 luv but it's for parts, it was give to me for helping a neighbor out in a bind. I plan on making it my "weekend offroader", just as soon as I find what I need.

LUV: 1978 On/Off Road
Name: Mark
Location: Beavercreek, OR USA
Forum Name: LowKat
Notes: 400 SBC V8 and a turbo 350 automatic. Divorced Dana 20 (Jeep) transfer case. Jeep Dana 30 front axle with disc brakes. Jeep Wagoneer front leaf springs with 6" positive arch. Gas shocks all around. Radiator and battery are bed mounted.

LUV: 1976 Daily Driver
Name: Toby Nelson
Location: Brookings, SD USA
Forum Name: Toby
Notes: Bought it for $75. Wrestling between going original or putting in a V8.

LUV: 1977 Drag
Name: Jeffrey Howell
Location: Prineville, OR USA
Forum Name: dragin-wizard
Notes: Balanced 383 stroker with a strip TH350, NHRA approved parts used for E.T. Braket Racing, B&M truck mega shifer, hooker headers, Trans-dapt oil relotcation adapter, Griffin Alummin raditor, Chevy S-10 rearend, relocated battery to rear of truck.

LUV: 1972 Street/Strip
Name: Howard King
Location: La Puente, CA USA
Forum Name: 4linkluv
Notes: The truck runs a 383 sbc with a 350 trans and 9" with 3.89 gear the best e.t. 1/8 mile to date is 8.15 at 84mph 1.75 60ft times

LUV: 1972 Drag
Name: Bob Vermillion
Location: Bonifay, FL USA
Forum Name: bobdoff
Notes: For sale : Balanced 350 tunnel ram w/2 holley 4bbl carbs powerglide trans w/ brake 5:14 ford 9" w/ full spool. Consistent 7.00 bracket racer.MUST SELL $5,000

LUV: 1977 Drag
Name: Teddy Howell
Location: Prineville, OR USA
Notes: I have 5 Luv trucks: 1, 4 wheel drive. 1, automatic and 2 standard transmission types, and one that has been converted over to a chevy v/8. I like them all, each has a personality of its own, they all run well. Each one has to have some work done on them, but thats the fun of owning them

LUV: 1979 Daily Driver
Name: Mike Marean
Location: Clover, VA USA
Notes: My luv truck is still all factory. I bought it from a guy that let it sit outside most of it's life. He drove the truck until he put 100,000 miles on it then he let it sit because he bought something else. The rust has taken over the whole truck. I have been driving the luv for 5 years now. The luv has over 285,000 miles on the stock drivetrain. It burns a quart of oil every hour I drive it. I'll keep driving it until the engine stops running. This just goes to show all luv owners that no matter how bad these trucks are treated they keep going. I only paid 500 dollars for this luv and to this day it has never left me stranded on the side of the road. The only maintenance that I have done to the truck since I've owned it was a tune up and oil changes. The brakes had to be replaced. Other than that the truck doesn't want to stop. I'll let everybody know when she finally takes her last drop of fuel.

LUV: 1979 4x4
Name: Dan Erlendson
Location: Stanwood , WA USA
Notes: Stock blue 4x4. Has 275,000 miles. Runs great. Best little truck built. Will drive it till the motor goes out. Then park it till I need it again. Had it stolen once. The guy picked it over a park and ride full of newer trucks. Must have thought it was less noticeable. It did have a stall problem, but a new coil fixed that. Ignition switches are no longer abailable. I've had it sence 1984. Its good to see so many building LUVs up so nice. Keep On LUV'N.

LUV: 1979 Daily Driver
Name: Tim VanDeWalle
Location: Corvallis, OR USA
Forum Name: 800xl
Notes: I bought this truck in need of a lot of repair, basically everything the previous owner had worked on needed to be fixed. I built a 2 inch body lift from scratch and it came lifted 2-3inches in the suspension, I dropped the front about an inch to get it off the bump stops. It now carries me to work every day, and off road on the rare occasion I need it to. It is white with blue interior, factory A/C, chrome pushbar, chrome visor, bucket seats from a mid 70s camaro, and is waiting for me to paint a rollbar and tube rear bumper. I doubt it will ever be "done" because there is always something else you can do to a LUV.

LUV: 1978 Street
Name: Charlie Tucker
Location: Georgetown, OH USA
Forum Name: ED20032000
Notes: I found my Luv for $100. It Had been sitting under a car port for about six years, and still, it had no rust. I began work on it in 2000 and I am still painting it. I plan for it to be a weekend driver.

LUV: 1975 Street/Strip
Name: John Ellis
Location: Custer, WA USA
Forum Name: scoobydo
Notes: hi just like to say,i have 75 luv with 350/motor 350 trans,4000 stall,.in the works is a 144 mini blower,coil over shocks,28x13.50x15r.in primer needs paint. i send pictures later i hope.scoobydo..............

LUV: 1979 4x4
Name: Zeke
Location: Colorado Springs, CO USA
Forum Name: zvarela
Notes: I have a 79' 4x4 complete for sale, $400.00. The head is bad and was running when it was set aside. Truck is sitting on rims. Please make an offer.

LUV: 1979 Daily Driver
Name: Corey Williams
Location: Goldthwaite, TX USA
Notes: I have two luv trucks one is a (runing)1979 Mikado 4x4 with A/C and 4-speed trans. with 4:56 gears and 3" body lift, another is one of the first luvs made its a 1971 2WD Cally Step with an ford 302 Boss motor and a C-4 trans. with possy rear end, 12" rear rems and 7" front rems. But too bad one is not running, have the stuff but no money. SEE PICS

LUV: 1973 Street/Strip
Name: Chris Furtick
Location: Gaston, SC USA
Forum Name: f_vega2000
Notes: In the process of putting a 406,9in and powerglide in a 73 luv.I plan on running more on the strip with little street use. I also have an 80 4x4 luv and a v8 Vega.

LUV: 1976 Street
Name: James Linton
Location: Marion, IL USA
Forum Name: 1 bd luv
Notes: 350 roller,400 turbo,convertible,stepside,18"torque thrusters. 10 bolt with 4/11's. my 3rd luv my 2nd stepside. im looking for a rollpan can anyone help????

LUV: 1975 Street
Name: Brad Bailey
Location: Payson, UT USA
Notes: An old farm truck I picked up for $150. I have dismantled most of it. Plan on installing a 350 Short Block, TH350, 9" axle. Could be a while before it is done.

LUV: 1980 Street
Name: Alvin Alley
Location: Galax, VA USA
Forum Name: Ragg Ruff
Notes: My Luv has ben shortened about 3 feet from a long bed 1980 Chevy Luv. I changed the front fenders a little and installed square headlights. It is powered by a chevy 231 v6 and has a Borg-Warner 5 speed. It also is a convertable and the top lays back into the bed.

LUV: 1980 Daily Driver
Name: Joe Simonton
Location: Gencoe, AL USA
Forum Name: luv2688
Notes: It all started with my first one a 1972 been collecting them ever sence. Now I have a 1980 model and converting it to a Luv one ton starting on it soon will have photos through the whole process.

LUV: 1980 Street
Name: Dan Best
Location: Spokane, WA USA
Forum Name: dbest
Notes: 80 Chev Luv 4x4. It's an awesome truck, it only had 127,000 miles on it, every thing on it works, even the original am radio with the word LUV on it still works. The only problem there's not many music stations left on the am band. The paint is exceptional considering the age of the truck, with a few rust spots, hope to get it repaint in the original color next summer. The only major problem I'll run into is the 4x4 decal and stripes.

LUV: 1980 Pro Street
Name: Daniel
Location: Lawton, OK USA
Forum Name: Racecar
Notes: I have been working on this truck for about 3 months.It will have a narrowed 9",350/350 with NOS Sportsman Fogger with Cheater plate,15x14 and 15x4 Centerline Warriors.29" M/Ts. The truck is rust free the and the only "bondo" is on the panels I shaved.I fabbed my own 3" cowl hood and recessed the fire wall a inch and a half around the distributor

LUV: 1980 Street
Name: Hugh Acosta (Rick)
Location: N. Las Vegas, NV USA
Forum Name: chevyluv1980
Notes: The cab is from a 1980 while the step side bed and the chassis is a 1979. Plans are for a Chevy 283, TH 700R4 tranny, and a Datsun 300ZX Turbo rear end assembly. The front has been modified with coil springs, removing the torsion bars, and motor mounts have been welded into place. As I go along, I will add things like, bucket seats, sunroof, etc. etc. Stay tuned for pics in the project section.

LUV: 1978 Daily Driver
Name: R.Lambert
Location: Carrolton, GA USA
Forum Name: MIKADO
Notes: This 1978 Mikado LUV has 48,220 miles and every thing is stock except my dad had it painted to match his car. Since his death it is just sitting. I am thinking about sellilng it but do not have any idea what to ask. Need a little help. A few dings but no body damage.

LUV: 1980 Show Truck
Name: Will Moore
Location: Centreville, AL USA
Notes: My luv is my pride and joy it has a 2.1 liter engine and a 4" drop with air ride blue in color with chrome flakes and it's awesome!!

LUV: 1980 Street
Name: Tanner
Location: Everett, WA USA
Forum Name: 4bannger
Notes: I have a stock 1.8 with a 3 inch body lift and realy bad wireing.

LUV: 1976 Pro Street
Name: Mike Patton
Location: McDonough, GA USA
Notes: 1976 luv truck ,nrowed currie 9inch with ladder link with aldan coil overs ,will be running a 406sm chevy ,with a pg trans. th truck has been body dropped 3 inches and bed shortened aprox 16 inches .this truck is be built to drive daily. all the work has been done my me,slooooowly,hoping to be done in spring of 2003.

LUV: 1981 Street/Strip
Name: Esley Anderson
Location: Coleman, TX USA
Notes: soon to receive a 350. more updates later

LUV: 1979 Street
Name: John Eveleigh
Location: Ulysses, KS USA
Forum Name: John
Notes: I am restoring the ugly truck. When I am done it will be bad to the bone with a 350/350trany,ford 9inch with 3:89 gears

LUV: 1974 4x4
Name: Derek Redding
Location: Salem, OR USA
Notes: My dad bought it in 76 it was yellow with orange stripes and dual side pipes. It came with a matching Chinook camper.After the 4 cylinder died it was powered by a 65 327 and power glide with a ford 8 inch rear. it had a 350 th400 combo for a couple of years. About 12 years ago he converted it to 4wheel drive with a toyota front axle and nissan transfer case.It currently has the 65 327 and a 3speed stick.I have it now and besides a couple of broken luv rear axles and a few u joints and a 4 speed it is still going strong . I plan on installing a ford 9 inch in the future and some traction bars to stop axle rap.I will post a picture in the near future.

LUV: 1979 Daily Driver
Name: Stephen Johnston
Location: Cottonwood, CA USA
Forum Name: stephen
Notes: bought it for $200 from neighbor engine was out. Im working on swaping in ford 302 with a c-4. Looking for a mustang or other small ford for drive train to install in luv. I built a 77 luv with 327 chevy and 9inch ford. Drove it for 5 years ran quarter in 13.20s Trying the ford cause it is 115 lbs lighter.

LUV: 1973 Pro Street
Name: Tad Kimbler
Location: Ukiah, CA USA
Notes: 1973 Pro Street LUV, 1984 Buick V-6, ATI D-1 Procharger centrifugal supercharger 20 PSI boost, Champion GN1 alum.heads, Hyd. roller cam kit,intercooled, NOS Nitrous intercooler chiller kit, 700R4 trans, Art Morrison back half, coil over front springs Best ET of 11.73 @ 114.5mph/7.4 @ 93mph

LUV: 1976 Strip
Name: WM Racing
Location: Union City, TN USA
Notes: We bought the truck for $900 with a V8 already in it. We then took the motor out. We built a new 355 with 30 over flattops, 292/501 Comp Cams, 461 heads with 202/160, Z28 valve springs, Team G intake, Hooker Headers, 750 Edelbrock, 410 gears, Turbo 350, a 4500 stall and 26/10 Mickey Thompson's. In all, we have only $800 in motor. The truck runs very good for what we have in it. It's best run is a 6.90 @ 98 mph. It pulls 1.45 sixty foots. WITH NO NOS. People at our track can't believe that.

LUV: 1978 Daily Driver
Name: Michael Lee
Location: Tigard, OR USA
Forum Name: gotLUV
Notes: This is my first truck i ever owend. I put more money in to it thin i bought it for. People say i shoud just git a new car but i love having people look at me and my baby. I oreganely bought a normel LUV but thin got a step side bed and add it along with new rimes and a nice sound systome i got a v8 on a stand and just need the mony to put it in. I cant what to smoke some little rice berner on the road.

LUV: 1978 Street
Name: Mark Dade
Location: Eugene, OR USA
Forum Name: Dadebudz
Notes: Restored 78 Luv. Lowered, Outlaw Rims, Midinght metalic blue with purple flames and dark tinted widows. Cromed cal-duct vent, hood hinges, raditaor panel, battery holder, and the hood-latch all cromed. sprayed tuff bed-liner black. 82 supera bucket seats. I'm working on tring to put the straight 6 from the supera into the Luv but not sure it will fit. I'm not into cutting the fire wall out. Suggestion are welcome. I'm planning on tubbing it out and putting neon green ground effects. I've been piecing this little beast together for the 3 years and I'm putting the final touches on it now. Feed back is welcome, Thanks!

LUV: 1981 Street
Name: Ken Long
Location: Lakeland, FL USA
Forum Name: KenL
Notes: All original, 1 owner 28,800 miles

LUV: 1981 Street
Name: Chris Linegar
Location: Salem, OR USA
Notes: Paid 200 for it and I am planing on what i want to do with it. Its been lowered an 1". the only thing i did is replace the wireing and the starter , alternator and a few other things. I plan on go all the way with this truck but keeping it as a daily driver.So call it a project right now.

LUV: 1979 4x4
Name: Cash K Marchant
Location: Byron (hell hole), WY USA
Forum Name: Tango
Notes: it climbs like a mother and four-bi's like no other.

LUV: 1980 Street
Name: Vicente Mendoza
Location: San Ardo, USA
Notes: I am 17 years of age and I had my truck since I was a frehsman in high shool. Now I fix it up and it looks prety nice but still I need to do some more staff to it. I would like to join this club becasue I really like my truck and I will never get rid of it. my e-mail is vicmen132002@yahoo.com so if any of you guys has any parts for this truck just write to me. Note: I have the stock motor on it (1.8 Izusu)

LUV: 1980 Daily Driver
Name: Anthony Guerrero
Location: San Juan Capistrano, CA USA
Notes: Chopped 3", molded in ground effects off of a Integtra, rebuilt 1.8 engine with DT headers, rear bumber and tail lights off a '84 El Camino, rear spoiler off of Shaq's Navigator, custom painted by Rat at Ratical Automotive, roll cage, and racing seats.

LUV: 1980 4x4
Name: Dustin Fackrell
Location: Burley , ID USA
Notes: Rebuilt 1.8L Four-banger. It's just my normal go there,get there truck, I'm still in High School. It needs about $3000 put into it to make it look like one of the pics on the site. It is my peice of shit! But I still luv it! My Luv is my go anywhere 4x4 beast that me and my friend beat the hell out of while hunting! All around good truck!

LUV: 1976 Daily Driver
Name: Mike Gillespie
Location: Burlington, WA USA
Forum Name: babyluv
Notes: i bought this luv for cheappp, decided to fix it up a little,made it a soft top 3" lower then stock rebuilt the 1.8 4sp luv motor. in the works is a 4.3 turbo 5sp.send pic's later.

LUV: 1979 On/Off Road
Name: Mike Gillespie
Location: Burlington, WA USA
Forum Name: twized luv
Notes: this luv was a 2wd made it a 4wd put 355chevey motor.s/m 465 trans 205 tcase ,dana 60r dana 44f. rear sits on quarterilipic. f,croossover sterring wrangler f, springs sits on 35"12.50 15. superswampers on centerlines rims.send pic's later i hope.

LUV: 1980 Street
Name: Alejandro Ortega
Location: Rio Bravo, Tamps, Mexico
Notes: i luv my 4 wd luv, i use it everyday i can't get enough of it. it still is under restoring, i'm planning to paint it and i would like to know where could i get luv parts, so if you know please let me know.

LUV: 1980 4x4
Name: Brad Prochnow
Location: Hankinson, ND USA
Notes: Luvs are the best

LUV: 1979 Daily Driver
Name: Billy Roche
Location: Rayne, LA USA
Notes: It has 350 motor with a 350 trans a ford 9 inch rearend,under contruction!!!!!

LUV: 1979 Daily Driver
Name: Joseph Roche
Location: Rayne, LA USA
Forum Name: papa roche
Notes: It has a 305 motor with a 350 trans.It has a ford 9 inch reareand.Me and my sun had this truck for weeks and it is pretter fun.

LUV: 1980 4x4
Name: Brandon Gorman
Location: Colorado Springs, CO USA
Forum Name: bcg187
Notes: 1980 Chevy Luv 4x4.Flowmaster exhaust,K&N filters,Custom grill,and lowered 2 inches.I've had her for close to 3 years now and done all work myself(body and engine work). Right now she's a daily driver but soon i'm taking her off the road to drop a new motor in her.

LUV: 1979 On/Off Road
Name: Brian Parton
Location: Sevierville, TN USA
Forum Name: bubbgs1
Notes: It has a 3inch lift, 10.50x15's, sunroof, and nice stereo.I like it because there's not many of them left around here.

LUV: 1972 Street/Strip
Name: Mike Saiki/ Chanin Miyashiro
Location: Long Beach, CA USA
Forum Name: nthe10s
Notes: 406 with 10 to 1 compression,turbo 350 w/ 3500 stall, narrowed 12bolt w/ 3.73 gears, custom made traction bars, 28x11.50 ET Street tires, 1.44 60ft on NOS, so far runs 11.0@ 123mph on pump gas. With NOS this setup has gone 9.90@140mph in a 300lbs. heavier car.

LUV: 1980 On/Off Road
Name: Donnie Chambers
Location: Roseville, OH USA
Forum Name: donnie chambers
Notes: only thing unique about my truck is, the body rusted out (normal) so I took a chevette body and put on the LUV frame

LUV: 1975 On/Off Road
Name: Tomo
Location: Euston, Australia
Forum Name: Aussie
Notes: Well my chevy ute is a beast. I take it through the scrub and have some good old times with it. It has no windscreen it fell out chassing goats. It has a small dint in the front from hitting a mallee tree and knocking it over. It goes to show how tough they are. It has battled through the aussie outback with no worries. Overall its a ripper ute. Tomo

LUV: 1977 Pro Street
Name: Randy Parent
Location: Salem, OR USA
Forum Name: R.P.M.S.
Notes: OLDS 455 powered, 3500 stall th 350 stage 2 shift kit, 3:89 gears ,14" cheaters 29" tall, ladder bars ,it ways 2250lbs w/driver. pushing 630 hp+. every day street driver times will be added after roll cage is installed this spring and i run at woodburn drag strip.approx. 9.20s@150mph+