Poor Lightning

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Poor Lightning

Reply #15 – June 04, 2007, 11:41:47 PM

i think they put way to much work into that stuff they do a good job, i just dont get why? trucks was WAY better when stacy david did it. I always watch powerblock, its part of my edamacation!

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Reply #16 – June 04, 2007, 11:51:34 PM

Quote from: daboss351;151932

.....trucks was WAY better when stacy david did it......

I agree! These new morons build nothing but stinking mini chevy's (seems that way to me anyways)

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Reply #17 – June 05, 2007, 12:23:02 AM

Copperhead was my dream truck! I had a 72 and have a 67. I have my Sonoma, and everyone always tells me to drop the body or lay frame. This thing is factory lowered, it has the ZQ8 suspension package. Me being an 19 year old and 6'3" I cant afford, stand to bend down like that to get in, or put the truck through that. It is cool enough lowered. I love the stance, just wish I had some 18" C6 Vette wheels to put on. With a mini truck laying frame and dropping the body is a BIG MAYBE. On a fullsize, no way in hell. Fullsize are meant to be maybe lowered a bit, or jacked up. Just my 2 cents.

Quote from: 1WLD BRD;151876

I actually like the lightning. Better then another s10 or other chevy dropped. Looks ok to me.

As i said above and now edited, even though mine is factory lowered, it isnt laying frame or body dropped, because certain degrees of lowering are cool. But I do agree S10s are always lowered, and it kinda takes away from the vehicle. I think mine is the best of both worlds as far as stance. Kinda like Shame's Hybrid Stang. Its different and done just right.

Air suspension can be done right, just like lowering any car.

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Reply #18 – June 05, 2007, 12:54:47 AM

trucks are meant to hall stuff in,, that truck could haul iteself without frame on typical roads.

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Reply #19 – June 05, 2007, 02:12:55 AM

i think the truck looks amazing. i'm tired of seeing the regular old lightenings that all these stupid kids are just bolting parts on. but maybe that's because i was raised around all my stepbrother's minitrucks. seeing that just makes me want to go outside and finish the 4 link in my mazda :D .

a lot of you have absolutly no idea how much time, skill, and fabriacting it takes to build a minitruck. if some of you ever happen to have the chance to go to a show with minitrucks involved, you should really stop and take a look. us 'mini truckers' or whatever you want to call us, take a lot of pride in our trucks.

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Reply #20 – June 05, 2007, 04:02:33 AM

Lol oh God the can of worms I have opened....

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Reply #21 – June 05, 2007, 05:14:14 AM

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trucks are meant to hall stuff in,, that truck could haul iteself without frame on typical roads.

That's what my dad would say about the small trucks when they started to sell. He was born 1912 by the way. hehe. Cuz they can, n want too is about all you can say to that my freind.

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Lol oh God the can of worms I have opened....

You disgusting can of worms opener. Yer all alike, just openning a can here n there, not carin wether anyone was saving it for bait or watever. People like you are.......

:mad: .............

well...................

:yuck: ............

.......JUST PLAIN SILLY!

Sorry, just havin truble fallin asleep. :D

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Reply #22 – June 05, 2007, 07:01:36 AM

It's a dropped truck. That's a good thing. If it's not a 4x4 and you're rodding it, there's a good chance it'll be on airbags these days. It's not like the truck is driven that way.

I don't think it's titanium, but I've heard of using magnesium plenty of times. That stuff really lights up on the pavement.

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Reply #23 – June 05, 2007, 02:37:44 PM

Quote from: oldraven;151974

I don't think it's titanium, but I've heard of using magnesium plenty of times. That stuff really lights up on the pavement.

people use whatever they can get their hands on anymore.. but screw that, i'm not draging my truck like that. that's just stupid.

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Reply #24 – June 05, 2007, 02:47:14 PM

I understand the pride you take, Mini trucking is a very awesome talent, and the skills involved are amazing. Its just like anyone who works on and mods cars. Does it matter what kind of metal they put on? Or do different kinds of metals produce different amounts of spark. I know they use magnesium plates to make spark plates on skate boards. Not my kind of thing, but just curious.

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Reply #25 – June 05, 2007, 02:55:10 PM

Well, what's worse...a Lightning that's lowered, or someone that uses a Lightning for a DD truck, with a scratched-up bed? Because that's what happened to my buddy's truck. The bed is scratched to hell (he bought it that way) due to usage. He was going to put a spray-on bed liner coating in it, but due to the added weight he decided against that.

Actually the lowered Lightning is way cool. The True Blue color is just gorgeous in person. And it's tastefully done. I don't see an issue. There are so many worse examples of Lightnings out there.

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Reply #26 – June 05, 2007, 02:55:29 PM

i've seen titanium used more than anything else. i've never really known of anyone to use magnesium so i can't really answer that question.

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Reply #27 – June 05, 2007, 03:38:57 PM

id use a lightning as a DD if you could afford to feed the beast! but id do the liner, who cares about weight! just mod the motor more!

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Reply #28 – June 05, 2007, 05:45:42 PM

Quote from: EricCoolCats;152058

Actually the lowered Lightning is way cool. The True Blue color is just gorgeous in person. And it's tastefully done. I don't see an issue. There are so many worse examples of Lightnings out there.

Took the words right out of my mouth, i like dropped trucks in fact i have been toying around with an idea. Once i get rid of the 99 i want to get a newer ranger and put a 302 in it and drop it.

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Reply #29 – June 05, 2007, 06:47:38 PM

I like the truck.
Remember, there used to be a guy on here who had bags on his '87 LS Cougar. I was friends with him back then and his car was pretty sweet.