1969 Ford F100 / 2002 Ford Lightning "Thunder's Truck"

[V8TV]

Originally Posted by NOPANTS68

Beautiful job on that tank man. That's not easy. Cool ass build.

Thank you!

[V8TV]

The Lightning chassis has a longer nose than the ‘69 F100 Ranger, so the next task was to shorten the front frame horns and create mounts for the 1969 bumper. The Lightning frame can be seen sticking out in this initial test-fitting photo from the beginning of the project.



After measuring, Adam removed the front of the frame horns and created a stepped mount that would attach to the bumper brackets.

[V8TV]

The lightning frame was also slightly lower than the Ranger, so the brackets were adapted to bring the bumper height to its proper position on the Ranger.









Once mounted and aligned, everything looks factory original and correct for 1969.

[AiiRaciing]

Originally Posted by V8TV

Such a rad build, I'm used to seeing the swap go the other way due to smog laws so this is a nice change

What's the plans for the mufflers, reason I ask is I just put a http://www.blackwidowexhaust.com on my 6.2lt and it sounds amazing

[V8TV]

We're building a MagnaFlow system for this truck. They will exit in a similar position to the original side outlet, but with duals all the way back.

[grendel]

very nice work.

[V8TV]

Thank you!

[waynieZ]

Looking good Kevin.

[V8TV]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

Looking good Kevin.

Thanks Wayne!

[tones2SS]

Good job guys!
Looks awesome.