Looking for some opinions on Gen1 Trucks & Mods

oldtimer

Old Ford Lover
Hey guys... If you don't mind, I'd like to pick your brains a little for a project I'm working on. I'm developing some garage banners that will probably be available at the SVT 20th Anniversary meet at MIR. Two would concern Gen1 Lightning owners.

I designed a custom banner for one of our New England Lightning & Harley owners, Dave Smith [2TONHOG]. Having a Gen2 myself, it was pretty easy to come up with some ideas, but seeing as it was HD specific, Derek [SonicHD] gave me some better direction. Here's a picture of Dave's Banner:

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So the concept is a "Punch List" Gen1 Banner and I don't have the foggiest notion of what a good list of mods would be for a Gen1 other than a few obvious ones... like Long Bars, CAI, Tune, Headers. So if anyone wants to make some suggestions I'm all ears.

I'm also working on a "generic" Gen1 Banner which will feature six (6) images of only Gen1 trucks, three will be the best track shots of each color (red, white, & black). The second group will be "street" shots... kinda beauty shots if you will. Here's what it looks like so far:

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I've got six nice shots but if someone has a better (very subjective LOL) one they can PM me and I'll take a look. A few Gen1 guys have commented that they like the "purity" of the "race" trucks in basic colors versus the newer, flashier, painted/wrapped looks and the owners were nice enough to dig up these shots for me. If you have a great shot, hopefully you have an original high-resolution digital image from a Point and Shoot or Digital SLR camera. You would have to probably zip that large file and email it to me and if we get there, I'll give you my email via PM. If you're submitting a picture, you're acknowledging that I'm free to use said picture. Can't offer you anything but potential fame as I'm not really making any money on this project, just ask my wife LOL.

If any of the mods have a problem with this thread, you can remove it or remove the pictures. I will understand. I'm just looking for some help here, so I hope you guys can contribute.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Mike
 
This one is floating around on here and I dig it

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Not bad... whose truck is it? Like to see some other angles too.

Oh yeah... your sig says "Too Many Mods to list"? You can give me that list LOL. PM me if you don't want to share your secrets! -M
 
Not sure who's truck that is. Around here we all start with the normal mods. I'll return soon to post a list. My mods are listed on the first page of my thread. Search Project Stepchild and you will see. Unfortunately my truck is not currently photo worthy. At least the outside isnt

1. Cold Air Intake (custom made)
2. Bump timing to 14 degrees (91 octane or higher required, ensure there is no aftermarket chip installed in the ECM)
3. the Punisher Valve Body (firmer shift)
4. StruckBy battery cables and charging wire
5. 130 amp alternator
6. Electric fan
7. Snubber mod
8. Clear headlamps, turn signals, tail lamps
9. Tonneau cover
10. Stereo upgrade
11. Long tube headers or Bassani mid-pipe
12. Custom or Bassani cat-back
13. EGR/emissions/smog pump delete
14. Stainless braided brake lines
15. Wheels/tires
16. Camshaft, Aluminum heads
17. Aftermarket gauges
 
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Punchlist Gen 1 Ideas...

Long Bars
Headers
Full Exhaust
Converter
Valve Body
Stall Converter
Built Trans
Supercharger
Turbocharger
Nitrous
Heads
Cam
Built Stroker
Convert to Mass Air
Convert to F.A.S.T.
Race Wheels
Polished Stock Wheels
Widened Stock Wheels
Electric Fans
Fuel System
Battery Cables
Lowered

Just an idea to get you guys started! Add to it!
 
What ya need is some truly unique Lightnings......this is one of sixteen SuperCab Lightning conversions done, one of five currently known to exist....

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This one is NOT ready for photography but it's even more unique, a CrewCab Lightning conversion.....one of two converted, the only one currently known to exist....

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Scott
 
Show off! LOL

Yeah, but Jamie I don't have any pics of any of our trucks with wheels up launches ! Nothin' around here will even come close to doin' that !!

So all I'm left with is the "oddities" of the Lightnings of this era...

Scott
 
I'm going to use the picture of Ralph's first 7-second pass shown below. Its a nice clear shot and it'll work out fine with a little photoshop cropping. Cutoff for getting in on this banner will be next week.

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Mike
 
Does anyone have the photos of Jason Browns red truck that were in muscle mustangs and fast fords. It was from the article that they had on him when his truck still had a "stock" appearance.

I think that some of those would look great on that banner.
 
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