All,

Sorry I am being a bit of a post whizore today, however, last night I had a thought. For some reason I remembered some one saying that Johnny Lightning's truck was not a Lightning anymore. This made me think: "Why not come up with ground rules for what, or how much you can do to an L until it ceases to be one." Here are a few of my ideas: "I'm not posting this to get flamed, or stir the pot, I think we should all come up with a generally accepted rule"

1) Should have a roots/screw type supercharger (Stock or aftermarket)
2) Body lines should stay relatively similar to stock. Basic shape. (Hoods, wings, and bedcovers are allowed)
3) Suspension (Not sure yet)
4)

Can't hink of anything else, again I am not starting a fight, just had a thought and sharing it with the rest of the community. Of coarse you could say thta you could do anything with an L and as long as the VIN matches one in fords records that is a Lightning, then it doesn't matter.

DOOM

Did I just make this post irreliavnt with that last paragraph?

 

correct vin # and that's it. mods don't matter. anyone can f'up a good thing but an L is an L.

 

I agree - the VIN

 

If it left the factory as a Lightning, it is a Lightning. Parts can come and go, but the VIN is always the same (unless it gets salvaged).

Is a regular F150 with all mods that a Lightning has make it a true Lightning? No.

 

So when I slap a big block Chevy under the hood of mine, it is still a Lightning because I have a VIN #>??? Ok, sounds good. -Mat-

 

if you are dumb enough to do that. yes.

 

Specifically, the eighth digit of the VIN must be a three (designates supercharged engine).

 

Huh.. so when everyone was complaing that JLP's truck is no longer a lightning, and I said Look at the VIN and that will tell you what it is, then everyone jumped all down my throat saying how stupid that is...




















































I was right and they were wrong! HA, BEOTCHES.

 

An original Lightning is a Lightning no matter what. A plain F150 can be made better than a Lightning, but it will never be the same. What is worth more - a real Buick GN or a Regal they made run like a GN?

-Mark

 

If it was born a Lightning, it'll always be a lightning. But thats just me!

 

If you purchased a Lightning and made changes to the truck, it does not matter what it becomes unless you care what others think. After all it is your truck, you paid for it, you drive it, you do what you want to it.

 

After careful consideration, I will agree with the VIN is all that matters. Just throwing out an idea.

END

 

agreeed

 

Depends on who you ask and in what context.

Insurance company: VIN

Guy at the parts counter: VIN

Guy you challenged to a race against his Lightning: there is not now, nor will there ever be, an accepted answer

"Stock cars" used to be stock-bodied Detroit iron. Over the years, they morphed into the boring-***, not-one-single-nut-in-common-with-a-stock-car bastards that they are today. But when did they actually cease being a "stock car?" Good luck finding consensus on that. Sounds to me like the question answered by the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade, to which almost no one on either side of the issue is satisfied with the answer.

 

i with Tim

How about it is a L if you can take it to the Home depot, load up the bed with lumber and then still lay the smack down against a vette at the next light