You probably won't beleive this but, Just begining work on a lightning truck useing a full pro-mod style frame and GTB 100 turbocharged engine similar to those used in Pro 5.0 mustang race cars, when done this truck should be capable of high 6 second passes at over 200 mph. If your interested I'll start posting pics as it progresses, Please understand though it is a big job and it won't happen overnight as I can only work on it after hours and week-ends. If you want more details just ask.
Regards ,
Trevor

 

Post it up brother

Are you going with a Fuel Injected Modular Powerplant?

 

No, Motorsport S302 block, 360 c.i., EFI, Turbo, Etc. thought about doing a modular after seeing J R Grantelli's Pro 5.0 car but had already bought all the bits for this engine, probably easier to go with the existing tech than R & D ing a modular at that level.

 

Which model year truck are you going to use?

 

Its a generation 2 body style and I have 03 head and tail lights ,grilles Etc. when I heard about the 04 trucks coming out I thought perhaps I should have held off and got the new panels but I don't think the 04 looks as good as trhe current trucks, that's just my opinion.
Regards ,
Trevor

 

I would be very interested in seeing pics as the project goes foward

 

I'll try to got some pics over the week-end and put them up.

 

I thought there was only 1 Promodlightning here...guess I may have to back-half or tube frame mine now.....

 

Be a damn shame to cut up something that pretty, but then you do what you gotta do hey. now I need something from you, your username.

 

Ive been the Promodlightning since 1993 when I bought my 93 Lightning...was the fastest in Florida ,stroker, Vortech charged,(10.83@128) for a while until Jason Brown promodded his 95....I then built a 7 second Promod mustang which I just recently sold after I spent over 60000 in building, so you see this name runs deep in my history, so what do you say can this old man be the Promod.....

 

What can I say but," YOUR THE MAN"

 

Sounds like an awesome project, but why would you start with a Lightning when you are basically building a race truck from scratch. It just seems a shame to tear up a beautiful truck that is a limited production, when you can find F150 bodies a lot more plentiful and cheaper.

Any way, good luck on your project and definitely post pictures along the way.

 

 

MAXTORQUE2,
Better clarify this before you have me commited to a mental hospital, and rightfully so, I started out with a regular cab gutted right out, all the other panels are lightweight pieces and I,ve just bought all the headlights,tails,grilles, badges and exterior trim Etc. so it is a replicar. I would cry cutting up the real thing, I'll post some pics over the weekend.
Regards,
Trevor

 

Not start a flaming war or anything,.....but the Gen.2's aren't really limited production! The Gen.1's, now are a different story! In the 3-year run (93-95) they built 11,563 of them. Ford built more 99's than that!!

Also,.......IF you don't start off with a "Lightning", you don't have a Promod Lightning,.....you have a F-150!