"offroadkarter" (04RauderDTR)
04/08/2014 at 16:36 • Filed to: ford, expedition, lightning
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"offroadkarter" (04RauderDTR)
04/08/2014 at 16:36 • Filed to: ford, expedition, lightning | 2
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I don't know why we're on an expedition kick all of a sudden but okay
This came up for sale a little while ago on a forum I'm on. He had it listed for $9000. 2002 Expedition with a full lightning conversion. It made 398hp and 494tq at the wheels.
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jkm7680
> offroadkarter
04/08/2014 at 16:40 |
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Hmmm, I sorta want it. Needs more spoiler.
Velocity- Peuguette Connoisseur
> offroadkarter
04/08/2014 at 16:42 |
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My dad has an Expedition of this gen....not nearly as cool though
RazoE
> offroadkarter
04/08/2014 at 16:43 |
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It was almost put into production that way.
Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
> offroadkarter
04/08/2014 at 16:48 |
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I'm eating my fist right now! It's awesome!
Except, I think I'd take a more minimalist/less intrusive approach to the gauges.
FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
> offroadkarter
04/08/2014 at 16:53 |
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I'd rock it. Looks way better than the current expedition IMO.
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offroadkarter
> FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
04/08/2014 at 17:03 |
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I always thought this was the best generation. We leased a 5.4 XLT back in 98 and it was a good truck. The only reason my dad didn't buy it is because they didn't give him a good enough deal when it came time to turn it in to justify the awful highway mileage when he was commuting an hour + each way for work. He ended up getting a 00 taurus SE after that, then went back to a 03 yukon 5.3 and we've been in GM SUV land ever since.
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offroadkarter
> Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
04/08/2014 at 17:04 |
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Well the gauge cluster is out of a 2nd gen lightning, the rest is pure aftermarket.
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offroadkarter
> RazoE
04/08/2014 at 17:07 |
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Ford built a few of these "for fun" prototypes but I don't think they were ever going to be built. Back when the 1st gen lighting came out, ford built a lightning bronco
They also had the lighting bolt, which was a 2nd gen lightning motor-trans-rear end crammed into a ranger
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FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
> offroadkarter
04/08/2014 at 17:07 |
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My family has a 99 explorer with the 5.0 thats still kicking around.
Montalvo
> offroadkarter
04/08/2014 at 17:08 |
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Expeditions are great, I drive one as my usual vehicle when I am home from college. It may weigh a lot but the big girl can move. It makes a pretty decent noise to when you put your foot down. Bone stock it has 365 ft-lbs, add a few go fast bits and that motor has a hell of a lot more to give.
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RazoE
> offroadkarter
04/08/2014 at 17:10 |
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Yup. There's a Lightning Bolt running around here near my job.
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offroadkarter
> FJ80WaitinForaLSV8
04/08/2014 at 17:22 |
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I have enough explorer experiences to write a damn novel titled " Plays With Explorers"
My brother had a 93 Eddie Bauer in HS, after that got totaled in a 6 car pile up on the bay bridge in maryland (not at fault), he got a 98 XLT V8 which he kept until 2008 when he traded it in on his 06 charger r/t. Now he has a 94 eddie bauer with a 4" lift, 33's and a M50d 5spd.
One of my friends has a 00 XLT V8 thats knocking on 200k with the original engine/trans
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offroadkarter
> RazoE
04/08/2014 at 17:23 |
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are you sure its not a SLP thunderbolt? Because ford never actually built a 5.4L ranger
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RazoE
> offroadkarter
04/08/2014 at 18:15 |
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It must be! Just googled and it definitely has this badge.
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offroadkarter
> RazoE
04/08/2014 at 18:17 |
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Yep, thats a SLP Thunderbolt, its a cosmetics package a few minor upgrades to a 4.0 SOHC truck.
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RazoE
> offroadkarter
04/08/2014 at 18:18 |
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Aw that sucks. It could have been so much.
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offroadkarter
> RazoE
04/08/2014 at 18:22 |
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If it makes you feel any better, the lightning bolt is still out there. I saw it at the all ford nationals in carlisle, PA in 2013. Since Ford doesn't keep all the prototypes and concepts around like GM does, I was certain this got crushed. Apparently I was wrong.
