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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.............. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 ;). |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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... |
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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. |
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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! |
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