I came across a deal I could not pass up. I have been eyeballing this truck in the autotrader since friday. So Sunday I went to look at it and went ahead and bought it ......DIRT CHEAP.
I have two other beater trucks, but I have always wanted a first generation Lightning in good shape but it had to be rough enough to not be scared to haul dirt or gravel and stuff.
Well I lucked up and found exactly what I was looking for. This one is a little rough around the edges but its perfect for what I want.
The largest problem with this truck (and probably the reason I was able to get it for a song) is that the rear differential is junk. It pops and snaps when you turn and sometimes when going foward.
I have decided that the spiders in the diff. are broken and who knows what else. I have already ordered a new Eaton diff. for it this week.
I drove it home 102 miles from Alpharetta, GA yesterday and made it even on bald rear tires showing metal and cords in the centers.

Everthing else on the truck works perfect, the air is freezing cold and all the bells and whistles work. The truck just needs a little TLC.

I have already had a friend donate a roll pan to me and have removed the hideous hitch setup :tu:

And I have a fresh set of Factory Gen 1 Wheels with new tires ready to install from my other beater truck!!!

Here is a list of the specs for it so far........

By the way......I paid $2900 for this truck


1993 SVT F150 Lightning

# 5173 of 5276

Born on July 19, 1993

204,233 miles


Aftermarket parts:
-MSD 6A ignition
-Bassani equal length shorty headers
-Dual Flowmaster mufflers (Dumps)
-Trick Flow Aluminum rear differential cover/girdle
-Eibach front lowering springs
-DJM 2" lowering shackles on rear
-Spray in bedliner
-Extang tonneau cover

 

 

 

 

dang!!! ill give you 3gs for it now thats a deal! Congrats man, thats a clean ride for 2900 bones!!!!

 

Gotta love black gen 1s.

 

Smokin deal man!

I have 3 times that into a 94 Lightning motor for my Rustang.

 

KB Zilla,
Nice pick up, and for a great deal. Those Gen 1 seats look pretty nice. How do they feel???

 

the one i sat it felt pretty good

 

Just curious, how fast are those gen 1's? 1/4 mile times?

 

Slow enough to force me to get a gen 2.

 

Holy Cow now thats a hitch!! Man you stole that truck .

 

I see that balding tires come standard on every year model lightning.. lol

 

Man that's a lot of miles on that truck. Looks pretty decent in the picture though. Good luck and hope it meets all your expectations. Sounds like it will make for a fun project truck.

 

CONGRATS KB ZILLA
Looks like nice overall shape, especially for the money
BEST OF LUCK

And oh ya,
That garage of your's looks hot..........