On Westgate Rd. Raleigh, NC, turning onto 70 east, caught him outta the rearview at the last minute, while I was waiting at the light.
Saw an red 97? 4x2 F-150 longbed!!! with the Lightning bumper, red bed lid of some sort with a stupid looking wing on the back. Wheels looked like standard F series.

I really don't understand this "trying to be like a Lightning" stuff. What are these idiots thinking. It looked like crap.

BTW, I think the Expy's with the Lightning wheels and front bumper look cool, no problwm with that, but a long bed? For crying out loud!

 

Isn't that a felony in North Carolina? I hope you notified the taste police. Next you'll be telling us he had a bug deflector, too. Anyone for a group buy on barf bags?

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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

'84 Alan Record Carbonio, Aerospoke wheels, Campy brakes.
'00 SVT Lightning, silver, G-tech Pro, JBA headers, 4.10 gears, Swanson chip, Pro-M, NGK plugs, carbon drive shaft, Roadmaster suspension kit
13.39 @ 102.5
2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.

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Hell, I saw a Black "L" with duel CB antennas and a 20Ft. ext. ladder strapped to the bed and roof..Talk about turning your stomach..

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Ted O, Black 00 "L"
Superchip, PSP filter kit.
Roll & Lock bed cover

 

Mracer - I have seen the same truck. It had a bug deflector too and I think some curtains hanging from the windshield!!!
Haha.....barf!
There is a fine line between what looks hot and what looks totaled!
PS - Ready to try out that R9 against mine?
Later,
Ryan


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• 2000 Red Lightning
• 13.13 @ 106.40 mph in 1/4 mile
• 8.50 @ 85.43 mph in 1/8 mile (same run)
• Superchip R9, Airaid box with S+B 10" filter
  

 

mracer,

I'm glad you gave the Expy a thumbs-up. I'm kind of proud of how that "conversion" turned out on ours. I will not put a big SVT emblem on it or anything...I've had friends suggest that I do. I just wanted our Expy to be different from the 2 million that are out there. And the L stuff just looks _sooo_ nice. The Roush stuff is 2x more expensive, and not as nice looking, IMHO.

I'm with you on the "look-alike" trucks.

Same thing happened (and still does today) with the late-80s, early 90-s Mustangs. Guys with 4-bangers are having fake dual tailpipes rigged up, slap a 5.0 sticker on there, go get a set of GT wheels/tires, lower it down, put on a single glasspack...etc. That's weak, IMHO.

Of course, this is really no different than the 1990 Civic with the VTEC stickers plastered all over it.

Houndog,

I don't have a CB, but I have hauled my lawnmower and a pair of mattresses in the back of my L before. It's funny b/c within 2 days after I bought the truck, a buddy of mine who didn't realize I'd bought it, saw a "white Lightning with a lawn mower in the bed". He goes on to say, "what is that all about?". I proceeded to inform him that was _ME_. Just so happened that right after I bought the truck, I needed to have my mower serviced.

But, I bought mine as a work truck. It's a legitmate business write-off. I own/manage rental property for a living, and I do a lot of the necessary maintenance...so that means tools, lumber, etc. get put in the bed. That's also why I got a bed liner, and have a soft tonneau.

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Wes Tarbox
90 LX 5.0 (10.69 @ 134.7)--597rwhp/590rwtq
96 Cobra (12.34 @ 115.8)--392rwhp/433rwtq
99 Lightning (13.20 @ 103.8)--364rwhp/447rwtq
00 Expedition XLT 5.4
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Bulldog I'm sorry but I havbe to say that the pink dog on the side of the truck is the worst.

 

There is a wannabe lightning in my area that is a extended cab F150 with a body kit similar to the lightning, its lowered, and it has the lightning AND the COBRA emblems on the side and rear.(on the side, the cobra emblem is right above the lightning emblem) no SVT. There is another I saw that is a jacked up extended cab F150 with "Lightning" PAINTED on the side and oversized Cobra's painted on the tail lights. ???

 

I'm not a Lightning owner,but I agree. I saw a silver L in Albuquerque with a camper top on it,LOL,,,,98

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98 F-150 4.6 Litre XLT2wd Ext. cab
Yokahama AVS/ST's
prarie tan/tan int.
K/N gen.II fipk
custom dual exh/gibson rectangle tips/rear exiting.
color matched snuglid
Superchip!!!
Westin nerfs blk .powdercoat
Clear front corners
Stillen Quad light air dam, sweet!!
Euro taillights
Cobra 75WXST cb w/weather alert
[b]Kenwood cd w/Radio Shack speakers,don't laugh it sounds pretty good
Viper alarm
On the way/wheels,tires, etc..etc.......
the monochromatic boogie is done,cool!.
Come see my new pictures@ www.my-f150.com

officialtomwaits.com
reverendhortonheat.com

WOW,what a cool site!

FENDER GUITARS ROCK!!!

 

C'mon, fellas, lighten up. At least its not one of these: https://www.f150online.com/f150board...ML/005797.html

 

I am still looking for that Rolls Royce winged goddess hood ornament. I think it would complement my fuschia glow-in-the-dark bed liner quite nicely. Can anyone help me find a source?

 

Now all you fellows know how us harley owners feel when we see those "jap junk look like wannabee harleys" But then again imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. They even want to sound like harleys and look like harleys but there is one thing, they lack class. The same way wannabee Lightenings are, classless. And I own an F-150

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2000 F-150, XLT, SC, 5.4, 4X4, 355 LS, ORP, Black/Silver, class III, single CD, sliding glass, med. gray, keyless, elect. shift, engine date 8-18-99, Superchip. '93 Harley Fatboy Black & tons of chrome

 

Jeez fellas, if your gona tell the boy's what to do to their trucks, you should atleast start making the payments on them.

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99 Black#1940, Modified Airaid box, Pro-M 80, Swanson Chip, Wet Okole's, Loud Clunk, Bedrug, Clear corners, 2" Aim drop, 2nd set well worn F-1's, 135 W Xenon Fog Lamps, Red Line Water Wetter, That's all folks!

 

Nuff said!

 

Im not one for caps on any truck but i do have to say after seing that truck,A solid fiberglass cap might look neat on an L.I wouldnt nut it might look good and be useful as a truck. This one in red Kinda looks like a mad max mobile