Some Rust --Needs fixin

This is on the rear passenger side of the truck bed....will be fixed soon enough.

Picture of rear End

Just another picture of the Chevy Luv rear end...

The Illusive Stock SPare Tire Crank Arm

At last! Behold! The original Chevy Luv spare tire crank arm...finally snagged one!

Bed Mounted Military Tire on VW Rim

This is a picture of the military 13" tire which I am going to mount on one of my 13" VW steel rims and put on the bed mount...this will look sharp and will fit better than the 14" tire.

SpareTire Mount Install

I finally have the spare tire mounted in the bed with the mount bolted in place...I had to cut two inches out of the main body and reassemble the mount but it was worth it...looks great! I even put a vintage Corbin 1922 Padlock on it for the classic look! I found out that the 14 tire/wheel combo is too tall for the mount so I bought 2 New Old Stock 13" military tires which I am going to mount to a trailer wheel for the Luv bed....I will mount the 14" wide whitewall up under the truck since it is too big. I like the look thus far. :)

Rear Frame Bracket Cleanup

Picture of the rear frame bracket cleaned up and painted.

whitewall tire mounted up

I finally got the NOS Broadway whitewall tire mounted on the spare tire rim I refinished...looks good! I need to clean the whitewall up some but this picture shows the results. I also got the spare tire mount for the bed today from UPS and of course it will have to be modified to fit. I am going to have to cut two inches out of the main support and re-weld the upper mount location back on. It will look rocking when it is done though! Pictures to come soon of the spare tire mount.

Update soon!

I have been busy working on a few other projects but will update on the Luv this weekend hopefully.