"shpuker" (shpuker)
01/20/2020 at 00:15 • Filed to: None
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"shpuker" (shpuker)
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I went out and bought a thing... A LUV thing....
So I went and bought a 1979 Chevy LUV. AKA the Isuzu Faster/Pup. It’s pretty much stock (sans a very non-functional roll bar, and some other odds and ends. Has a mean 1.8L I4 that screams like a banshee... Because the prev. owner straight piped it... In other words it’s going to be getting a bit more of an exhaust in the near future.
Of course the first thing I did after buying it was bring it down to a more reasonable height (pictured above). Overall it was a 4" drop (w/ a 3° pinion angle correction) in the rear and then just cranked down the torsion bar in the front to drop it about 3.5".
Overall the thing’s been an absolute blast to drive. It’s laughably impractical/ridiculous and I couldn’t be happier! Last picture is how it sat when I bought it.
bob and john
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 00:50 |
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its so small and adorable. Id love one as a single bike hauler/track tow thing.
glemon
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 00:56 |
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Obligatory, I just LUV it, can you imagine Chevy giving a truck a cutesy name like that today? The 70s era minitrucks are just fantastic little pieces of US truck history, I forgot about the P'up.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 01:25 |
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That’s a great little truck. Love that you lowered it. Looks way better.
shop-teacher
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 01:33 |
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Awesome little trucklet!
Grindintosecond
> glemon
01/20/2020 at 01:40 |
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Light Utility Vehicle.
Friend in high school had a powder blue luv, and it was comically basic. Stamped metal? I didn’t know but it worked well.
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shpuker
> glemon
01/20/2020 at 01:49 |
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Old school minitrucks are just a blast. So much character in such a small frame.
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shpuker
> bob and john
01/20/2020 at 01:51 |
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I’m definitely tempted to start thinking about a bike/ruckus style complementary piece for the truck. Wallet is gonna need some recovery time after the next few LUV mods though
RPM esq.
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 02:39 |
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What a cool little truck.
arl
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 09:32 |
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You sir are winning Oppo today! Luv the truck. It’s is awesome.
phenotyp
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 10:48 |
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NICE!
Love this.
DasWauto
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 10:49 |
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Daaamn that looks sweet. I want a little truck like this to throw mountain bikes and kayaks in the back. I’d lower it just like you have and swap in some sort of fuel injected engine for reliability.
Klaus Schmoll
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 13:13 |
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415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 13:18 |
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Cool, I don’t see these very often even in CA, usually beat to hell.
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shpuker
> DasWauto
01/20/2020 at 13:40 |
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EFI conversion is definitely in the cards ;)
http://www.turbogemini.com/Single%20DCOE%20kit.htm
Jim Spanfeller
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 14:47 |
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Your lights are on, but you’re not home
Your mind is not your own
Your heart sweats, your body shakes
Another drive
is what it takes
You can’t sleep, you can’t eat
There’s no doubt, you’re in deep
Your throat is tight, you can’t breathe
Another drive
is all you need
Whoa, you like to think that you’re immune to the stuff, oh yeah
It’s closer to the truth to say you can’t get enough
You know you’re gonna have to face it, you’re addicted to
LUV!
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DasWauto
> shpuker
01/20/2020 at 15:31 |
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Ooh, pretty. Knowing nothing about these engines, I assume that vertical port on the top of the intake manifold is for coolant?