heretic Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 HAHAHAHA she's rad.!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
RockFord_ Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 That is a weird car you have got there. but i like it. :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 OK where are the pictures of the truck with the flat black hood? It is way past Sunday!!! LOL 2 Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I've been slacking... :yawn: Hopefully, in the next few weeks, I'm going to be doing a bunch of prep work on the whole truck to get it ready for paint. Hopefully... got some minor engine issues to get worked for now. Some BS intermittent overheating problem :poop: 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I would start by flushing your cooling system and replacing the thermostat. I am just messing with you over the hood! 1 Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I put a cheapo O'reilly T-stat in it and I think that's the problem. Just ordered a factory one, tired of F###ing around 1 Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Got off my lazy ass yesterdays and finally did some much needed work. Fixed my choke, apparently I had been running with the choke on the whole time. No power to it.... fixed that shit, not it runs WAY better! I had previously installed, (if you can call it that) an electric fuel pump and regulator the quick and incorrect way. So I took the time to do it the right way. [/url] Victory beer! 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Looking good! Much easier to do a job once! LOL Are you going to paint the whole truck? If so what color? Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 I am going to paint it sometime in the not so distant future. I was thinking of a darker grey or possibly flat black (the right way, not rattle can). 1 Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Very nice! Love seein more progress on this beast! 1 Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Gotta get it painted up and looking pretty by May because I'm doing my engagement photos and want to take some with it! 3 Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 the company I work for decided to block ratsun from the network!!!!!!!!!!!!1 so i am a little behind on my posts.. I have gotten a few small things done, installed my electronic distributor and blaster coil new rubber! 4 Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Looks great man! Keep it up! 1 Quote Link to comment
Spoona_Jay21 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I just noticed, is it the angle of the pic, or are the front wheels not centered in the wheel wells? 1 Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I think it's the angle of the pic cause I noticed that too. But it looks centered in person 1 Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Here is how it sits after everything settled a bit finally scored an early grill! its in great shape and I love it! on a side note, I got this poor thing for free 3 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Ok where's the black hood? Scrap the Luv and use the money to buy 2 cans of spray paint! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted February 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Hahahaha. Hood is on this weekends to do list, along with trans output seal, drain and fill, and maybe a head gasket. I gave to luv to a buddy to rebuild with his kid. Way way way way way to much work for my taste. 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 I owned a Luv back in the late 70s. Put 3 timing chain and gear sets in it and scrapped the piece of shit. That Isuzu motor was the worst motor I ever owned. Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 So, shit, found one of my massive leaks... front left head bolt was stripped completely. solution... Yes, thats a tap welded to a very long 1/4" extension. worked like a charm.. after many hours of cleaning up threads, parts wash, compressed air, and tiny magnetic extensions, torqued her down to spec! the next day, I painted my hood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also reassembled my parts trucj cause i was bored. 5 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Looking good, luv the hood! Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Good job with the thread fix! 1 Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Thanks guys :) the hood being painted was long overdue. I almost shit when that bolt just spun, thank god for the quick thinking of my soon to be father-in-law! 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 You have to be careful with stuff like that though, nothing worse than a tap stuck in the bottom of a hole. 1 Quote Link to comment
abominable666 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 I was gentle. Still had that in the back of my mind. Worse case scenario was that it got stuck and I had to pull the head anyway,or possibly just put the L20b I have in it ahead of schedule. 1 Quote Link to comment
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