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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
I'll be going back with dynaglass on top of all of the areas i'm re- shaving. Then using normal filler on top of that followed by a glaze. I want to get the metal as straight as possible so I do not have to use much. |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
omfg thats so bad... good luck, i hope you can get it finished in a reasonable manner, looks like your on the right road back to its recovery...
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Wow sad to see someone would do that to a love but it looks like your doing a great job getting it to where it should be. Definatly ended up in the right hands. Keep busting your ass like you have been. Looking good.
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
That damn bedside looks like hamburger meat, I wouldn't even fock with that I would judt get a new bed and body drop it.
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
looking good man, you gots a lot of work ahead of you, im def gonna keep looking for updates
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
no shit..keep the updates comin....my boy is doin a datsun bulletside and it's ****in sick...it was at the NOPI nats this past year with 18" Titan wheels on it....check it out for some old school relief...basically started fom the same point but it wasn't quite that bad but still had to be stripped and redone in alot of places!
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Man, I'd love to be able to fit 18's. With the bed laying like I am going to have it I will barely be able to fit 17's. I may tub the bedsides above the body line where the wheel hits it to get a little more room.
The bed measures 26" tall and still needs to come down nearly an inch so after it does I will have right at 22 inches of room from the ground to the top of the body line where the wheel will hit. ![]() Last edited by T Baggin S10 : 02-24-2005 at 09:01 PM. |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Pics from tonight...
The magical floating bags that are not attatched to the axle... ![]() Front passenger side not attatched. I'm guessing someone unbolted it and forgot to put the nut back on it??? ![]() Went back over the bed and got some of the remaining bondo from the low spots. Got the door most of the way done, pillar, and got the top of the fender done. The side of the fender has silver paint from someone testing a color earlier... ![]() Gas filler... ![]() ![]() Door handel. Showing that it was not cut to fit, but held up to the back side and tacked in... ![]() Taillight filler??? ![]() |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Holy poop thats alot of ghetto!!! oh well, its a cool project and will have a great outcome!
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
that is going to be soooo cool when you get it done.......its terrible to see such a cool truck in such terrible condition
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
may they hand be steady, they welder be swift and the advil come plentyful!
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Tonights progress...
Got the rest of the drivers side done minus a small area on the front fender near the headlight... ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
thats reallllly shaping up i dont think id have the patience to have to go back thru and redo some ones half ass-ness
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
lookin better.. wish i coulda done that to mine when i got it.. be ready to find '' chevrolet '' under the bondo im sure the dude used to shave the letters on the tailgate...
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Damn, looks like that truck just got 100lbs lighter! Good progress.
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Whoa, that thing was hacked. I always loved those trucks I had one as my first truck, I wish I still had it. Glad to see your doing it right.
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Sorry have not had time to work on it the past few days. I'm going to cut a few things on it tomorrow and start grinding on it in a couple days. I'll post pics as soon as I get more done.
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Pulled the bumper off the front and cut the vents off the side of the cab.. Did not really get a chance to do much. I worked on my rollpan on the blazer a little. It is almost done getting smoothed in. And I helped shave a few things on an S10.
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
man that thing is gonna be awesome...you've made a hellvua change in it already.
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
man thats comin along nice, i really haven't kept up with this thread like i meant to, i've now decided to keep my 78 and take it on as a project, no clue what to do with it...lol maybe i can pick up some pointers from ya...lol
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
dang that looks good.i cant wait to se what it turns out like
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
i got a motor for a LUV if u know anyone that is interested...100bucks for motor and trans..has bout 120gs on its and ran good when i took it out last week
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
contact cando specialties. I'm pretty sure they have an LUV as a shop truck. Maybe they can fab up some fillers for you.
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
I'll be working on the truck alot this comming Monday-Wednesday. I will not have time to do much of anything to it until then. But I'm buying a few much needed tools this weekend so I can get alot done. ![]() |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Coming alonmg real nice. Can't wait to see this bitch finished. Keep up the hard work!
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
dayumm that thing was 1 weld away from being finished why did you mess it up!!!!!!!!!!!j/p
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Damn that had to be depressing to even drive for the dude who did the work....... SAD!
Glad you're attacking it & showing it to us, BTW how much have you planned to spend on the whole project |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Cost so far is nothing besides the truck I traded it for. I'm buying another truck for parts it will be somewhere between $200-$400 Hopefully cheaper. I'm going to re sell it and make most if not all of my money back on it. I'm putting most of the stuff off the current truck on it that I'm taking off the parts truck so it will be a complete truck minus a motor/ trans and a few other things. I'm going to buy all new bags eventually, build a new 4 link, new shocks, paint/ and all body materials cost. Sheet metal for fillers, patches and a new fire wall/ transmission tunnell. Wheels/ tires, fuel cell, pins for pin gun, disks for grinder, blades for sawzall, wire/ gas for welder, and whatever else. I do not plan on spending much at all. But the few things I think will cost the most will be the fuel cell, bags, valves, and a new compressor. |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
you should check out luvtruck.com n post some pics up over there.. theres one guy that just finished baggin his 78 longbed? i think...
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
^^^Links FOO^^^
and i tried registering there the other day....and i never got my confirmation email.... |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
Thanks for the info. |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
and you traded the s10 for THAT!
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
OK, I worked on it a little tonight...
Cut the shock brackets off and grinded them smooth... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Got the windshield out so I can start on the dash... ![]() ![]() Side vents are cut so I can make a solid filler... ![]() Cut the gas filler out and filler that had a pretty big gap that was holding the bed floor to the bedside... ![]() ![]() Front drivers fender is down, drivers side is done... ![]() ![]() Alot of holes from where the mirror looked ot be ripped off and a large dent was attempted to be pulled... ![]() |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
man tha truck is really coming along looks like a lot of hard worl but its all worth it in the end
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
jesus christ...that thing is FUBAR
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
i wonder how many gallons of bondo they used on that dam truck?
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
i didnt think it was going to be that bad.. what a mess. have fun with it:thumbup:
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
what a hack, wow
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
the progress is lookin good
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
damn....what a project....good luck
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
the first pics I was thinking "why did he rip ALL of that off?"
Now I know. ![]() |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
I knew after looking at how alot of it was done and seeing the dents in the bedside from the inside and some of the filler flaking off that it was on thick. Now it is halfway off and is going to be a thing of the past really soon. The passenger side looks to be nearly as bad going by how dented the inside of the bedside looks compared to how smooth the outside is. Alot more pics will be comming in the near future. |
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
I love the luvs. Looks like someone was str8 bootleg on that one. Keep us posted.
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Re: Bodydropped 78 Chevy LUV...
lookin better than it was, keep it up...youll get there
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