LUV: 1979 Street
Name: Troy
Location: Salem, OR USA
Forum Name: ctmandu
Notes: I only paid $300 at an auction. The guy that had it before me put a header, 2 1/2 in. exhaust, alternator, and a lot of other stuff into the engine, the Luv runs great. I’ve lowered it by 2 ¾ inches in front and 3 inches in the back; I hope to get a step-side for it soon. I’ve also redone the interior, new prelude seats ($40) and redid the dash there was nothing left of it, new door panels, carpet and the like, all work done by me and my tight budget. Would like to eventually put a 4.3 in it and coil over shocks.

LUV: 1979 4x4
Name: Steve Davis
Location: Mt Lake Park, MD USA
Forum Name: LUVMAN2000
Notes: I Have 20 Luvs Some Big Block Some Small Block Some 4x4's AND 2wd's

LUV: 1980 On/Off Road
Name: Clark Sweet
Location: Oakhurst, CA USA
Forum Name: Clarksweet
Notes: A big work in progress

LUV: 1981 Daily Driver
Name: Jeremy Bartunek
Location: Omaha, NE USA
Forum Name: 81 jeremy
Notes: its white and i trying to find parts for this luv got it giving to me by my cousin got 100,000 on it and run like a champion. need part like side window, tailcover (front and back)

LUV: 1977 Daily Driver
Name: Bruce
Location: Seneca Falls, NY USA
Forum Name: luv_rider
Notes: i bought this truck about 2 months ago & have had to replace the gas tank & carb, but now it runs & holds gas. It has the original radio in it & its a 2 wheel drive w/ automatic transmision. It only has 55,146 miles on it , so i guess i will keep it stock except for the radio & paint.... LUVS rule..!!!

LUV: 1978 Show Truck
Name: Raymond Howard
Location: Rockaway Bch., OR USA
Forum Name: BadboyBody
Notes: Body-Front fender flares,chin spoiler all molded as one.L-88 Corvette scoop molded to hood.Top has been chopped 9.5",made to look like a Camaro T top, but without the T, open all the way across. From the cab back, the rear frame rails have been shortened 2',leaf springs deleted,now uses ladder bars and air bags.Box is only as wide as the frame rails,the tilting flatbed is cab width at the front,but a foot wider at the rear,overall length is 4.5'.The bed is made of oak & birch.The Luv rearend was replaced with a same dimension Dana 44 posi,and with 29-1850-50 M.T.'s on 15X14 wheels,it makes for a 6'3" rear track,nasty footprints too!Rear fenders started out as boat trailer items cut,widened,re-radiused,bobbed.Running boards tie the front flares to the rear fenders.Other body mods include frenched antenna,shaved door handles,filled side marker lights,etc.Color is 92 Ford aqua,interior is charcoal tweed.Interior consists of Honda buckets,full length custom console with Auto Meter gauges.The engine is a warmed over 305 sbc,headers,cam,Edelbrock carb & manifold.The trans is a Muncie m-21 4 spd,outback is the Dana 44 posi with 3.73's.All of the design,fabrication,work was performed by me (exception-paint). I purchased this truck new in 78,this is the third go-around for it,and you know their never done,thats what makes it fun.Already have plans for the next round!I showed the truck in the 03 Portland Roadster Show,took second place in "Radical Mini Truck",not bad for first time out.I'll send some pix as soon as I get the software for my computer. Thanks for letting me share. Ray

LUV: 1980 4x4
Name: Barry Burgess
Location: AL USA
Forum Name: Barry
Notes: This truck is definatley the love of my life. Its still got the original, from the lot motor with only 163,000. Its got brand new doors which I am in the process of painting so right now it has a lot of bondo on it. But the underpaint is a CAMO GREEN AND TAN. But this truck is defintally a fixer upper so I am open for suggestions especially with helping it not flood out when I am mud riding. Its alo got a 3" body lift wich has really helped me climbing while I am mudding on hills. Its got great mudtires wich has also helped but other than that im still in the process of deciding if i want to turn it into a looker or just keep it for having fun in the mud. So thanks for looking into my car and I hope to here some info and advise.

LUV: 1980 4x4
Name: David Nezat
Location: Houston, TX USA
Forum Name: NOAH
Notes: We found this luv truck in colorado bought it for $ 200.00 put a fuel pump on it and drove it away. now we are fabricating a 6'' suspention lift for it other than that we are going to keep it stock.

LUV: 1979 Street
Name: Jamie Watson
Location: Oakfield, GA USA
Forum Name: 79LuV
Notes: manual shift, black and purple color,bought from girlfriends brother for $50.00,hand painted

LUV: 1978 Street
Name: Gene Voss
Location: Wauconda, IL USA
Forum Name: Pa'sLuv
Notes: Brought this poor little thing back from Kansas. Was late fathers last Vehcile. Thought it would be cute for daughters first car. Starting taking it apart piece by piece then one year later and to much money. Decided not to give it to her. You all know what a 16yr old can do to something. Keep it for ourself, and three shows later were happy as a clam , daughter isnt thou.

LUV: 1976 Drag
Name: Tom Hintz
Location: Scappoose, OR USA
Forum Name: LUV-a-TATION
Notes: Legal S/G 377 SBC,powerglide,9in.Ford,2000lbs,Has run 9.50 @142 mph,1.29 60' Candy Red,Orange,green & violet paint,annodized aluminum in cab & bed. Super Chevy top 10 winner w/photo in mag. Several time best appearing.Fan favorite!!

LUV: 1979 4x4
Name: Ed Dunn
Location: Camden, AR USA
Forum Name: akzo90
Notes: My first Luv to buy was a 1976 and it was bought in 1989. I'll try to find those pictures too. It was a really cool truck with 7 1/2" lowering blocks on it. I bought this Luv in 1996 with a bad motor. I bought two more 4x4s for the extra parts. Then I compiled all my good usable parts and took the engine to the machine shop. It is now 2004 and the little 1.8 still runs fine. In 2002 I did the Toyota straight axle conversion. The truck steers and handles fine. I put 38.5 x 14.5 and to my surprize the 1.8 was still able to untrack itself. Although not the most fastest 0 to 60 in the world it still can get you from point A to B.

LUV: 1980 Daily Driver
Name: James
Location: Brownsville, OR USA
Notes: Modified 1.8litre. 5-speed. Baby moons all around, lowered 2" in front and 3" in back, air shocks, premium sound system, cherry bomb with 2" exaust, and weber carb.

LUV: 1979 Daily Driver
Name: Guy Valentino
Location: Pahrump, NV USA
Forum Name: guy
Notes: my luv is all stock i rebilt the little 4 and she gos and gos but it is allmost time to say by to her i can be reach at warehouse@pahrump.com

LUV: 1979 4x4
Name: Toby Tyler
Location: Shreveport, LA USA
Notes: yellow with rust spot throw out body. Public works on both doors.beer label in rear window.

LUV: 1977 Strip
Name: John E. Maneth
Location: Great Bend, Ks, USA
Forum Name: luv383
Notes: This started out as buying a lil truck, putting a big motor in it, and driving it on the street. I couldnt put very large tires under the fenderwells, so a friend suggested narrowing the frame. As this was being done, he also suggested i get the rearend narrowed,( of course he knew someone who could do all this, lol).I wanted to use the leaf spring suspension to still be able to drive on the street. After much head scratching, and a lil cussing, we figured out the suspension wasnt going to work. A friend was re-building his race car, and building a new ladder bar set-up, so we found a "new" rear end set-up.After my wife saw a racecar roll, and crash, she decided i needed a rollcage.(what a thoughtful wife). I now have a narrowed ford 9 inch rearend with 4.86 gears in the back. It is tubbed, and sheeted in the back, the battery has been moved to the back, rollcage installed, and ready to go. With a new Chevy 383 engine, and a powerglide transmission with 5500 stall converter and transbrake, on pump gas, i'm running a best of 11.24, at 118 mph in the quarter mile. Its been a 7 year project, and it will never be completed, lol. Plans are for sheeting the back to enclose the fuel cell and battery, and to paint the truck bright yellow, with teal and purple stripes.i hope everyone has a project like this, and can look back over the years, and think to themselves ,,,,,, What The Hell Was I Thinking ??!! LOL.

LUV: 1977 Street
Name: Kam
Location: Littel Elm, TX USA
Forum Name: Big Daddy
Notes: I paid 500$ for 2 1977 luv trucks and one will run but i need a new new gas tank for it. Someone please help me. both step side. Thank you!!!!!!

LUV: 1972 Street
Name: Rob
Location: Ellensburg, WA USA
Notes: fast fun low babey mag yeahaw kikin sound sistym air bags suspeinsun.

LUV: 1975 Street/Strip
Name: Vincent Rangel
Location: Irving, TX USA
Forum Name: badluvtruck5
Notes: It is a 1975 chevy luv. It has a 383 strocker motor, 9' rear end and it is tubed. This truck runs 7.0 on motor and 6.30 on a 175 shot of nos. I did everything to this truck myself {paint, motor interior, roll cage, rear end, the only thing I did not do is the trans}. I've taken it to Texas raceway, Denton dragway, Yellow belly, and Ceder Creek race track.

LUV: 1980 4x4
Name: George
Location: Grants Pass, OR USA
Forum Name: george
Notes: Use it for fun things,hunting,fishing,you know, JUST for the fun of it

LUV: 1977 Daily Driver
Name: Scott Salvatori
Location: Duvall, WA USA
Forum Name: s.salvatori
Notes: I've run Luv trucks in the rural news delivery business since 1986. I switched to a 91 S-10 in 93, and also a new S-10 in 97. But, I've always kept a Luv truck as a backup, and once a week driver on the route. Here are some facts: the Chevy Luv can handle about 4000 lb's of weight with no problem. Unlike my 91 S-10, which wore out the axle seals a number of times and dragged down low with lots of weight. The chevy Luv is amazing in snow. With a load of 500lb's or more in the back the Luv can do great in snow with rear wheel drive/snow tires. Unlike, my S-10's which just don't grip as well. I still use her every sunday delivery with papers piled as high as the roof all the way to the back. My new project is to put a 1.8 L or 2.2L Diesel engine in a 79 Luv, anyone know any thing about that?

LUV: 1980 4x4
Name: John Peters
Location: Elma, WA USA
Forum Name: badboy4x4
Notes: wats up i got the hottet 4x4 stock around

LUV: 1979 Street
Name: Ethne Crook
Location: Sheridan, WY USA
Forum Name: ethne_c
Notes: He's given me a lot of trouble. But the little fella is running now.

LUV: 1977 Daily Driver
Name: Ted Vavra
Location: Nooksack, WA USA
Notes: truck has new paint sky blue 51,000 orignal miles no rust. automatic tranny. truck is stock except 2002 fullsize chev 4x4 16inch wheels with 205 55 16 tires.

LUV: 1974 Street
Name: Bill Stinson
Location: Hernando, MS USA
Forum Name: Bill Stinson
Notes: My 1974 Luv which I refer to as my 1stLUV, was restored to look almost totally stock. However it does have an Olds 350 with four speed overdrive automatic transmission, and an S-10 3.08:1 limited slip rear end. It also has factory air conditioning, power steering, and disc brakes. I also had to add a one and a half inch body lift to get the hood to close. Hope you like it. Thanks, Bill