PORTnPOLISH
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Okay well I better start a project thread before I get to far into it.
I found this little gem next to a barn in IL after being driven up from arkanas last year. I figured I will never ever find a LUV in this shape around here again so I should scoop here up while I could. The best part about it is it will function 100% as I need it to as a daily driver. It got about 25mpg on this last tank,its a long bed that I can hual my chopper and my dirtbike anywhere and be able to close the tailgate, ITS COOL AS HELL! I have only owned it a week and I have been stopped at the gas station twice and given a thumbs up 3 times.
So the first order is to clean it up and get the old nasty smell out and slam her low. I did most of this yesterday. PICS\/
Step 1 was to remove the smelly carpet and dash board cover, I dont have a pic of the dash removed though, it was getting dark and wifey was ringing the dinner bell
Step2 Lower the beatch! I added 3" blocks and pulled one leaf, then I cut the bump stops in half, The front I also cut the bump stops and loosened the torsion bars. It actually didn't ride bad until one of the front bumpstops fell off and now when it bottoms out you damn near black out. Im going to try to find a resource for squishy bump stops.
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My big issue right now is having to paint the patina before winter. I really love the patina on her But here in IL this thing will be gone after one winter. I plan to leave it how it is minus some hammer and dolly work on some dents and possibly sanding down and preventing some rot. I am looking for cool 14" hubcaps and cool bumpers. I was going to put some 68 camaro bumpers on here but I decided that I want some thicker bumpers to help with the low look. I guess I will have to search the boneyard.
As far as wheels and tires go, I dont want bigger rims, it seems like a lot of people like to go the 16" gm steelies but then I wont be able to find any nice hubcaps, plus the 14" rims look fine to fine. I am going to try to stay away from baby moons since its pretty populer. I am thinking of finding some spinner hubcaps or find the matching 3 hubcaps to the one corvette hubcap I have. I am going to flip the pinner side out on the current tires and maybe sand them to wide whites.
The interior I have a cool idea, I have a spare back seat from one of my old sports cars that sits low to the floor. I am going to put those in and I cut a peice of mdf that I am going to cover in foam. Then match them in fabric. That way I will sit real low in the cab since I am only 5'7". I also have a valve cover from what I think is a big block chevy. Its real worn looking and has CHEVROLET stamped in it with the oil fill hole. That it going to be fitted along the transmission tunnel. So the floor shifter will come out from it and it will span back in between the driver and passenger and be used for cup holders.
I need ideas for what to use to cover the floor and dash though. I am pondering to leave the dash bare and just clean the glue off but im open to cool ideas.
I found this little gem next to a barn in IL after being driven up from arkanas last year. I figured I will never ever find a LUV in this shape around here again so I should scoop here up while I could. The best part about it is it will function 100% as I need it to as a daily driver. It got about 25mpg on this last tank,its a long bed that I can hual my chopper and my dirtbike anywhere and be able to close the tailgate, ITS COOL AS HELL! I have only owned it a week and I have been stopped at the gas station twice and given a thumbs up 3 times.
So the first order is to clean it up and get the old nasty smell out and slam her low. I did most of this yesterday. PICS\/
Step 1 was to remove the smelly carpet and dash board cover, I dont have a pic of the dash removed though, it was getting dark and wifey was ringing the dinner bell
Step2 Lower the beatch! I added 3" blocks and pulled one leaf, then I cut the bump stops in half, The front I also cut the bump stops and loosened the torsion bars. It actually didn't ride bad until one of the front bumpstops fell off and now when it bottoms out you damn near black out. Im going to try to find a resource for squishy bump stops.
Before:
After:
My big issue right now is having to paint the patina before winter. I really love the patina on her But here in IL this thing will be gone after one winter. I plan to leave it how it is minus some hammer and dolly work on some dents and possibly sanding down and preventing some rot. I am looking for cool 14" hubcaps and cool bumpers. I was going to put some 68 camaro bumpers on here but I decided that I want some thicker bumpers to help with the low look. I guess I will have to search the boneyard.
As far as wheels and tires go, I dont want bigger rims, it seems like a lot of people like to go the 16" gm steelies but then I wont be able to find any nice hubcaps, plus the 14" rims look fine to fine. I am going to try to stay away from baby moons since its pretty populer. I am thinking of finding some spinner hubcaps or find the matching 3 hubcaps to the one corvette hubcap I have. I am going to flip the pinner side out on the current tires and maybe sand them to wide whites.
The interior I have a cool idea, I have a spare back seat from one of my old sports cars that sits low to the floor. I am going to put those in and I cut a peice of mdf that I am going to cover in foam. Then match them in fabric. That way I will sit real low in the cab since I am only 5'7". I also have a valve cover from what I think is a big block chevy. Its real worn looking and has CHEVROLET stamped in it with the oil fill hole. That it going to be fitted along the transmission tunnel. So the floor shifter will come out from it and it will span back in between the driver and passenger and be used for cup holders.
I need ideas for what to use to cover the floor and dash though. I am pondering to leave the dash bare and just clean the glue off but im open to cool ideas.
