Was this Ebay Lightning a good buy ? or WHAT !!
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From: New Jersey
Originally Posted by 620Hphoss
Steep ? Heck the parts are almost worth what was paid for the truck !
Every forum has one like this , doesn't bother me , my 3rd L , gald to get it .
Maybe he's just made because he still doesn't have the high H.P. #'s worth posting ? ?
I still luv ya man .
I've been trying to get in contact with Terry , I found his old forum / homepage but looks like noones been on it in awhile . I was trying to find out exactly how many "runs" the truck has made and if he had the JLP work done or who did it , if he was 2nd / 3rd / 4th owner . I'm being told by the current owner that truck has seen very little track time and has really been taken care of with zero issues .
Thanks for the positive ( and negative ) support !
SC
Every forum has one like this , doesn't bother me , my 3rd L , gald to get it .
Maybe he's just made because he still doesn't have the high H.P. #'s worth posting ? ?
I still luv ya man .I've been trying to get in contact with Terry , I found his old forum / homepage but looks like noones been on it in awhile . I was trying to find out exactly how many "runs" the truck has made and if he had the JLP work done or who did it , if he was 2nd / 3rd / 4th owner . I'm being told by the current owner that truck has seen very little track time and has really been taken care of with zero issues .
Thanks for the positive ( and negative ) support !
SC
Good luck.
Pay no mind to SVT.......
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620: Usually you dont get back full price for mods unless you find a sucker. Thats all I was trying to say. I payed under 13 for my 01 but I know it was stock and all mods will be my own. For 7gs I can def post some good numbers. Heck I picked up my 04 with 3,457 miles on it for a little over 20,000. So that to me is a much better deal. Did not mean to insult you on what you payed. Looks good and best of luck>
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Originally Posted by todd abbott
The ride is sweet, the only thing I can see I don't love is the spacing on the wheels and the purple amp sticking out from under the seat, the rear wheels look like they extend out to far/ incorrect offset and the fronts look like there to far in again incorrect offset, the style looks great though
Yeah , I am not thrilled about the wheels , I'll find a set on Ebay and swap them out soon ! The purple box under the seat is a .... .well here is what the guy has told me :
voltage regulator...I believe he had said it for for the MAF sensor. He said that it keeps the tune dead on and avoids any drift that can occur if there is any drop. I'm not very technical, but apparently MD Morotsports wil use this for some of their high performance applications.
I too thought it was an amp hehehe , I'd rather hear the exhaust notes vs. the thump thump thump .
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NO problem , I paid too much for my 2003 sonic blue , but it was perfect in everyway and had 8k miles on it ( 2 yrs old ) . Only mods were a pulley and apten job . I wont' say what I paid hehehe but it was too much .
This truck may be more than I want or need and like everything around here it will be for sale sooner or later
I'm one of those that have to pay someone else to work on the newer stuff , if its about 1972 Chevelle or earlier , then I'm ok , but after that , better call someone !
SC
This truck may be more than I want or need and like everything around here it will be for sale sooner or later
I'm one of those that have to pay someone else to work on the newer stuff , if its about 1972 Chevelle or earlier , then I'm ok , but after that , better call someone !
SC
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Wish I would have found it before I bought mine, but nothing is too much for the buyer if that is what he/she wants. You please yourself with want you want no matter what the cost, if you can afford it. The heck with everyone else. Great buy!
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Thats a very good buy!!
I remember when that truck came into Terry's dealership's possession about two years ago. I came very close to buying it. The truck was completely unmodded for 17K miles. When I didn't buy it, Terry said that it was in such good, unmolested shape that he couldn't turn it down and bought it himself.
At the time the truck (completely stock) had 17k on it and they wanted 21 or 22k for it.
You got a good deal.
I remember when that truck came into Terry's dealership's possession about two years ago. I came very close to buying it. The truck was completely unmodded for 17K miles. When I didn't buy it, Terry said that it was in such good, unmolested shape that he couldn't turn it down and bought it himself.
At the time the truck (completely stock) had 17k on it and they wanted 21 or 22k for it.
You got a good deal.
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From: Hillsboro, Ohio
Originally Posted by Eds 01 Lightnin
I'm pretty sure it was. This photo was taken last year at NMRA/Reynolds.
Indeed a GOOD buy!! I wonder what Beefcake's next project will be!!
Indeed a GOOD buy!! I wonder what Beefcake's next project will be!!
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BIG thanks to the ones helping me hunt Terry down !! I did find him pretty easy , not a hard man to find ! We have shot a few emails and he seems like a really nice guy . Can't wait to get this hoss back to Tn ! Watch the rice burners run ! He pretty much verified everything listed in the auction and that he was the one that did the build up late 05 / early 06 and he put about the best of everything in it , so that was good news , I've bought several atv's , boats , a car , and two L's off ebay , and have yet to be dissapointed , so hopefully it will work out .
Shot is 100 , I'm planning ( If I keep it long enough ) to pull the bottle off and go with a blowzilla . I see a few are you are running whipples , what in your opininons , do you think they are a better choice vs. the Kb's ? I've done a little reseach a year ago on the Kb's , I have heard of the wipples but haven't really checked them out yet .
This truck is supposed to be putting out 620 ON nitrous on a safe tune with 105 or better octane . We have a decent speed shop here in town and he has a Kb he's wanting to sell that came off a 03 Cobra , think I can get it for a pretty good deal .
Thanks again for the information , it IS appreciated !
SC
Shot is 100 , I'm planning ( If I keep it long enough ) to pull the bottle off and go with a blowzilla . I see a few are you are running whipples , what in your opininons , do you think they are a better choice vs. the Kb's ? I've done a little reseach a year ago on the Kb's , I have heard of the wipples but haven't really checked them out yet .
This truck is supposed to be putting out 620 ON nitrous on a safe tune with 105 or better octane . We have a decent speed shop here in town and he has a Kb he's wanting to sell that came off a 03 Cobra , think I can get it for a pretty good deal .
Thanks again for the information , it IS appreciated !
SC
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most of the 9 sec trucks are running whipples... One of the 2.6KB trucks just made it into the 9s though.. IMO KB2.6>Whipple 2.3... they're just now starting to nail the tunes down on them and really dial them in.
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looks familiar lol
change the seats to stock, uggghh lol, don't do it, rofl
my wheels, doh, i loved my wheels, now i'm gonna cry lol
like having matching stuff and the whole staggered look
as far as the truck
it's got a built jlp shortblock, plus heads and cams, monster box, full exhaust, custom built cage, interior, 100 shot, i put 18k in the truck winter of 05,
solid 10 second truck
on the 100 shot should be around 570/720 at the tires
guy that bought it ran 11.4's on the dr's with 1.8 60's
i was cutting 1.6's on the slicks with the stock converter / motor / 50 shot
with the converter and motor and slicks (i forgot to send him the wheel lock) lol, in decent weather your gonna go 10.7's to 10.8's
the box is a voltage regulator to supply the m.a.f. i never mounted it further under the seat just because we were still doing some testing and then sold it, i'd just move it over a bit
change the seats to stock, uggghh lol, don't do it, rofl
my wheels, doh, i loved my wheels, now i'm gonna cry lol
like having matching stuff and the whole staggered look
as far as the truck
it's got a built jlp shortblock, plus heads and cams, monster box, full exhaust, custom built cage, interior, 100 shot, i put 18k in the truck winter of 05,
solid 10 second truck
on the 100 shot should be around 570/720 at the tires
guy that bought it ran 11.4's on the dr's with 1.8 60's
i was cutting 1.6's on the slicks with the stock converter / motor / 50 shot
with the converter and motor and slicks (i forgot to send him the wheel lock) lol, in decent weather your gonna go 10.7's to 10.8's
the box is a voltage regulator to supply the m.a.f. i never mounted it further under the seat just because we were still doing some testing and then sold it, i'd just move it over a bit
