So jacked when I saw this. I just flew to Florida last week. Bought a black Ford myself and drove it home to Wisconsin during spring break. You've inspired me so much man. Love the channel, content, and inspiration. Thank you for everything sir
woohoo!!! of the hundreds of hours a week i watch YT the SVT Lightning is not usually recommended! i met a family who had 5 in the family, I met them early in my career as a mortician. we had them lined up in front of the funeral home for his service and had a prestine example, race truck, his daily and everything in between. mad respect!
A friend of mine bought one new in 02. His was the dark blue I think it’s called True Blue. His came with the black honeycomb grill . He had the Swede seats redone back in 2020. He still has the truck with 140k on her. Sweet ride for sure. Still looks great and has been garage kept all its life. Did some mods to it .. 4 lb pulley and dyno tune. 417 rwhp. Ran a best of 12.6 @ 106 mph.
@@ChrisSullivan69 Slick for sure. Congrats. Question about the stereo. Do they have one that works in the cobras? Looks like that screen is glass? I wanna upgrade my old alpine touch to something with Apple/android that has a harder screen with minimal/no knobs
Watched this video (and your others on Lightning) a few months ago, and I took the plunge and got the Eonon X3 for my 2000 Lightning. Excellent recommendation! Just finished installing and figured out the boot logo. (wish could change the wallpaper to custom). I was spoiled with my 2023 Maverick, so I wanted something newer than the 2010 Pioneer that was in it. Most of the work was already done with the 7 in Pioneer, just needed to wire up the harness for the Eonon. Great vids, looking forward to more.
The hair dryer voltage selector is just a mechanical switch, If you where to use the this dryer in UK it will only allow you to use on the low setting cutting the current in half.
Even on vacation 🏖️🌊…..Chris blesses us with content as well as new purchase/build for us to follow along! Congrats on your new purchase, I’ve always been a fan of these as well as the 1st gens. Interested to see what all you do to it!
"We passed 17 Dollar Generals", lol. My wife and I were just thinking the same thing driving the Vette around rural Missouri last weekend. Love this channel, Chris is the anti-Bubba.
I rode with my cousin when he got a new one in 02'. And it had crazy handling on lower speed tight curves in town. I was waiting for the back to break loose.
Beautiful purchase. I’m in south Jersey and that’s a far drive for me to Sarasota. I can imagine that drive all the way back up to New Hampshire will be a breeze from pure excitement of the Lightning
Hell yeah.. Congrats on getting a lightning i had a sliver 01 a few years back and miss it. Wish i would have never sold it! But i do still have my dads gen 1 lightning! Sweet trucks for sure!
I also have a 2002 Ford Lightning that I got in the Navy in 2009. I have had it ever since and replaced the motor after the intercooler pump quit while it was hot and it grenaded the motor.
Hell yes! I’m familiar with these and JLP parts. I installed their cold air kit on my best friend’s 2001 Lightning. He gave me an H&K USP .45 and in exchange I bought him the JLP cold air and installed it. I won!
I first saw the 2nd gen in a magazine back in 1998,I knew I wanted one. I finally bought a new red one in 01, I still have it and it only has 10k miles on it. Never driven in rain, and I only put about 1k on it in the last ten years.
Welcome to the Lighting truck club. Hey, my double din radio is trash, and I just yeeted that shit out and installed the original, so Ima check that radio you got out looks nice.
@@alexdavis6566 New to me, found a 2010 GT500 that’s lived its whole life in Texas (I’m from the rust belt). It’s really well maintained and cared for. My neighbors however will want to end me with this vehicles exhaust. 😂
I Grew up with Johnny , good dude and knows his stuff on these Trucks , whatever he did to it believe me it was done right You got a steal and a half 👍👍
I’d pull that center seat and install a center console simply for the storage and the better cup holders and more sporty look. Good buy though. It really deserves to be given some good loving. It’s “CUSTOME” 😂😂
nice FL outside ext paints def a good spot to buy cars for those of us from the northeast. bought my mustang in brooksville and drove it home to nh a few years back.
Just went out to get some food, came back home to watch some youtube and I see this video. Good way to end Friday night! Keep up the great work dude! We have to see some more of that 69' cruising!
Wow that's awesome Chris, for sure one of my bucket list of vehicles too have, awesome pickup, man did the owner spend some money on it. Can't wait to see what in store for it, safe travels bud.
Cool truck Chris but I’d have to say the Viper truck was a much better looking and faster truck than the Lightning truck. I had 5 of them over the years and last one was a full custom build with nearly a 1000 horsepower. Plus they had a 6 speed in them more fun to drive !
Very nice looking lighting! On your way through bama we should line them up. Should have watched the whole video before commenting lol probably home now
I had a standard 2001 F150 a while ago. If the shifter stalk is loose and its hard to get into the correct gear. you can look up under the dashboard from the footwell and there are 2 screws (they might be torx but cannot remember exactly) that you can tighten up. That will fix the sloppiness in the shifter. Let me know if it works!
My 2 best friends who were brothers who joined the Marine Corps right after 9/11 both got Ford Lightnings after one of their deployments. They were a 99 and an 03 but were both white. Looked almost identical other than small things such as wheels, etc. the older brother built his with Johnny Lighting and the younger brothers was mostly stock. I’ve never seen 2 guys pull so many chicks in my life and I always said it was the trucks not their looks 😂. I got to drive them back then and always loved the Lightning.
god i've always loved the 2nd gen lightning. have to admit. im not a big fan of the later wheels likes on this one, the honeycomb grill and earlier wheels had a much better aesthetic imo.. beautiful truck bro congrats and cant wait to see what you have for us with this thing
Petty, but I liked the functionality of a rear slider, but aesthetically they look bulky. Especially on Door Truck. Love the new project! 👍. I heard a female voice at first, if that was the misses then props to her for allowing the family vacation deviation.
lol , do dudes really let their wives dictate what they do ? i always thought that was a joke, i just tell mine what we're doing or not doing and she says ok .
At last. I'm looking at an 04 next week 59k miles £19k in black and with the roll cover, although I prefer the your one! Really looking forward to the build - tally ho 🇬🇧
Finally you’re doing a truck build brother👍 great choice and nice find . I have a 10 second 2020 F150 crew cab so I’ve been waiting for you to do a truck build 😃Can’t wait to watch you do your transformation on this one , should be fun ! Im an hour away from Siesta , that area is super nice ! Enjoy!
Man your content is so amazing I have a 02 lightning as well and I can wait to see what you do so I can get some ideas! Favorite content creator by far!
Very, very wise purchase.I am in Central Florida not far from where you made this purchase and even a stock truck with this kind mileage would go for atleast $25k here.Trust me it isnt the just the area $20k for this truck would be a steal just about anywhere and I am fairly certain you could sell it for $30k +
Traveling everywhere and still got a video out, my husband is so happy
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Dude save some bad ass vehicles for the rest of us!!!😂😂
Can't stop wont stop!
He is saving them!
Bruh... the fact your old lady allows you to keep buying cars is incredible. Mine would murder me! You're a lucky man!
Better to ask forgiveness than permission lol
@@ChrisSullivan69 Note taken lol!
Bro it’s your money you guys are sad as hell lol she owns you
@@ChrisSullivan69makes sense
Sometimes we know better !@Termn8cobra
The fact that you got a Vette Terminator AND a Lighting !!!!! Like bro got all the best badass rides !!! Pls never sell those 🙏🏽
I’ve purchased 3 Lightnings 2000 , 2002 & 93’ .. all flew out from Utah to Oklahoma , Michigan & Oregon best feeling when you see it in person ❤
Awesome! Thanks for sharing
I shed a tear when the motor week clip came on.. Talk about nostalgic!!
NOSTALGIAH
Cool new truck! Glad to see the family along. I remember your brother from the picnic table videos. Can't wait for more on that project.
So jacked when I saw this. I just flew to Florida last week. Bought a black Ford myself and drove it home to Wisconsin during spring break. You've inspired me so much man. Love the channel, content, and inspiration. Thank you for everything sir
love the obscure trucks like this, and the Dodge Ram SRT 10, the early 2000s were the best time for trucks and SUVs
Preach
I haven’t even watched it yet, just saw the title. I’ve been patiently waiting for it to land in your driveway !!!!!!!
woohoo!!! of the hundreds of hours a week i watch YT the SVT Lightning is not usually recommended! i met a family who had 5 in the family, I met them early in my career as a mortician. we had them lined up in front of the funeral home for his service and had a prestine example, race truck, his daily and everything in between. mad respect!
Nice to see your genuine excitement over the lightening.
A friend of mine bought one new in 02. His was the dark blue I think it’s called True Blue.
His came with the black honeycomb grill . He had the Swede seats redone back in 2020. He still has the truck with 140k on her. Sweet ride for sure.
Still looks great and has been garage kept all its life.
Did some mods to it .. 4 lb pulley and dyno tune.
417 rwhp. Ran a best of 12.6 @ 106 mph.
You had us waiting all day bro! 🙌🏽
Worked as fast as I could lol
@@ChrisSullivan69 Slick for sure. Congrats.
Question about the stereo. Do they have one that works in the cobras? Looks like that screen is glass? I wanna upgrade my old alpine touch to something with Apple/android that has a harder screen with minimal/no knobs
Watched this video (and your others on Lightning) a few months ago, and I took the plunge and got the Eonon X3 for my 2000 Lightning. Excellent recommendation! Just finished installing and figured out the boot logo. (wish could change the wallpaper to custom). I was spoiled with my 2023 Maverick, so I wanted something newer than the 2010 Pioneer that was in it. Most of the work was already done with the 7 in Pioneer, just needed to wire up the harness for the Eonon. Great vids, looking forward to more.
@@ronforister8374 awesome!
The hair dryer voltage selector is just a mechanical switch, If you where to use the this dryer in UK it will only allow you to use on the low setting cutting the current in half.
What a beautiful truck man!! So happy for you
This is my childhood dream truck and I was so happy when I saw that thumbnail!! good for you brother
Thanks 👍
This is the only way to do a family vacation. Cheers brother.
Wish i could take a few vacations like this 😅
Even on vacation 🏖️🌊…..Chris blesses us with content as well as new purchase/build for us to follow along!
Congrats on your new purchase, I’ve always been a fan of these as well as the 1st gens. Interested to see what all you do to it!
Thanks 👍
“Objects in mirror are losing” that’s a clean touch I might have to take that idea 👍🏻😂
Completely random note, but super cool, to see you’re in a pattern of Florida’s we visit every summer. Such a neat area!
"We passed 17 Dollar Generals", lol. My wife and I were just thinking the same thing driving the Vette around rural Missouri last weekend. Love this channel, Chris is the anti-Bubba.
It was 10 of us that watched the floating picnic table video! 🤣 Always wanted a SVT Lightning! WICKED cool!!! ⚡️😎
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I love the passion in every vehicle you touch. Stoked for the future with this one!
Real nice trucks. I just sold my 2001 Lightning. Those wheels are 01-02 only. 03-04 had their own as did 99-00.
I rode with my cousin when he got a new one in 02'. And it had crazy handling on lower speed tight curves in town. I was waiting for the back to break loose.
Can't wait to watch you PPF the interior and exterior of the lightning.
Gonna PPF the headers so they don't get scratches
@@ChrisSullivan69 Have to prevent those scratches so you can pull the PPF off 2 years later.. along with the paint under it
put ppf on your ppf so your ppf don't get scratched
Beautiful purchase. I’m in south Jersey and that’s a far drive for me to Sarasota. I can imagine that drive all the way back up to New Hampshire will be a breeze from pure excitement of the Lightning
Hell yeah.. Congrats on getting a lightning i had a sliver 01 a few years back and miss it. Wish i would have never sold it! But i do still have my dads gen 1 lightning! Sweet trucks for sure!
Thanks 👍
I also have a 2002 Ford Lightning that I got in the Navy in 2009. I have had it ever since and replaced the motor after the intercooler pump quit while it was hot and it grenaded the motor.
Love that side mirror ! Gotta get one of those. Congrats on the lightning.
Hell yes! I’m familiar with these and JLP parts. I installed their cold air kit on my best friend’s 2001 Lightning. He gave me an H&K USP .45 and in exchange I bought him the JLP cold air and installed it. I won!
You officially have my dream car pair with both the Cobra and Lightning! Can't wait to hear that thing rip brother!
😂😂😂 I’m glad your brother said something about the nostalgia 😂😂😂
YESSSSS , that was killing me
I first saw the 2nd gen in a magazine back in 1998,I knew I wanted one. I finally bought a new red one in 01, I still have it and it only has 10k miles on it. Never driven in rain, and I only put about 1k on it in the last ten years.
Awesome!
Welcome to the Lighting truck club. Hey, my double din radio is trash, and I just yeeted that shit out and installed the original, so Ima check that radio you got out looks nice.
I love a Chrome kenne bell on that lightning ❤
As a lightning owner I’m loving the content alongside the cobra content
Congrats on the new project man! Setting the example that hard work pays off 👊. Have a safe trip back, looking forward to future content
Congrats man, that’s a nice one. Can’t wait to see what you do with it. I always liked those and the Harley 4 doors.
You and me both!
Cool truck! I’m waiting on my GT500 to show
up Monday.
The newer ones? (2020+)
Those are unbelievable, just sucks they didn't come in manual.
Love the front end on them
@@alexdavis6566 New to me, found a 2010 GT500 that’s lived its whole life in Texas (I’m from the rust belt). It’s really well maintained and cared for. My neighbors however will want to end me with this vehicles exhaust. 😂
@@Crushin_Libs I hear ya, that would be new to me too.
Have fun
Chris with the Vlog style video I think these types of videos are good for the channel
awesome Chris surely a bucket list truck I own 03 Terminator would be nice to add it to the collection wish you luck on the new project
Thanks 👍
I Grew up with Johnny , good dude and knows his stuff on these Trucks , whatever he did to it believe me it was done right
You got a steal and a half 👍👍
Nice! Gonna reach out and see If they still have the dyno sheet
This is awesome. I have an 04 and it's my baby. Can't wait to see what you do.
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Hell yeah! You got a Ligthning finally😃This Is going to be a good one! I have a 2000 lightning my self here back in Norway! Keep up the good work
That's awesome bro!! I also had a 2001 black lightning, bought it brand new in 01.. i miss that truck, would love to buy another one
Looks like the start of an awesome build, looking forward to it!
Thanks!
It’s great seeing how happy buying this truck made you right away. Sweet truck!
Hell yeah, one of my favorite vehicles ever, so pumped for the content on this one!!!
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One of my dream trucks I need to own one in my life time! Keep the videos coming enjoying them with a nice cold brew after a week of work!
Happy Friday brotha
they aren't getting any cheaper
“You’re saying nostalgia wrong”
😂 I was thinking the same thing
I live in West Palm Beach, FL.
I had a 2001 SVT Lightning white color, I miss it.
I really enjoy watching your videos 👍🏼🙏🏼
Glad you like them!
I’d pull that center seat and install a center console simply for the storage and the better cup holders and more sporty look. Good buy though. It really deserves to be given some good loving. It’s “CUSTOME” 😂😂
Fuuuuuck yeah! I had a Dark Shadow Gray Lightning. You are going to have some fun
This is like a tv show and i keep telling chris "get a chevy ss or a gto or ws6 trans am!
nice FL outside ext paints def a good spot to buy cars for those of us from the northeast. bought my mustang in brooksville and drove it home to nh a few years back.
Whoever owned that truck before you, took really good care of it. heck yeah man.
Love that ur into the cars of my era.. 90s to mid 2000s
Some guys have all the luck, what a steal! Congrats!
Just went out to get some food, came back home to watch some youtube and I see this video. Good way to end Friday night! Keep up the great work dude! We have to see some more of that 69' cruising!
Wow that's awesome Chris, for sure one of my bucket list of vehicles too have, awesome pickup, man did
the owner spend some money on it. Can't wait to see what in store for it, safe travels bud.
Thanks 👍
Hell yeah.
3 time Lightning owner.
2nd, 1st and a previous 2nd.
Never selling this one ⚡️⚡️⚡️🚀🚀🚀
Have my JLP coozie on my chili one right now🤣🤣
Nice score! Always been a fan of these trucks.
Thanks 👍
Just finished the Sonic Blue justt needs a clutch saga! Let the Lighting saga strike!
One of my few dream trucks!! If I can get a Lightning\ TRX/ SRT 10 Ram I shouldn’t have to worry about truck spending for a lifetime lol
Cool truck Chris but I’d have to say the Viper truck was a much better looking and faster truck than the Lightning truck. I had 5 of them over the years and last one was a full custom build with nearly a 1000 horsepower. Plus they had a 6 speed in them more fun to drive !
I like em both!
Looks good Chris. Interested in seeing what ya do with it 👍
Wheels are a must…… those regular donuts are too dang small for a vehicle of that stature.
Agreed!
I had an eonon dvd player in my S2000 back in 2010. It was good back then, I imagine they have only improved.
Very nice looking lighting! On your way through bama we should line them up.
Should have watched the whole video before commenting lol probably home now
Welcome to the club brother, been watching you for a while glad to see you grab the best truck ever made!
Right on!
Love the lighting looks great for the year! Hope you make it home!
I had a standard 2001 F150 a while ago. If the shifter stalk is loose and its hard to get into the correct gear. you can look up under the dashboard from the footwell and there are 2 screws (they might be torx but cannot remember exactly) that you can tighten up. That will fix the sloppiness in the shifter. Let me know if it works!
love this truck and honestly I wish people would leave this stock but understand the desire to mod.
Shes a Beaut Clark! great find! Looking forward to the exterior polish
You have a wicked channel man. Love all the projects.
Thanks!
My 2 best friends who were brothers who joined the Marine Corps right after 9/11 both got Ford Lightnings after one of their deployments. They were a 99 and an 03 but were both white. Looked almost identical other than small things such as wheels, etc. the older brother built his with Johnny Lighting and the younger brothers was mostly stock. I’ve never seen 2 guys pull so many chicks in my life and I always said it was the trucks not their looks 😂. I got to drive them back then and always loved the Lightning.
Don't tell the wife but lots of girls were checking it out in Florida last week lol
Really looking forward to seeing you add your touch to this truck, was just talking with my buddies about Lightnings the other day⚡️
Right on
god i've always loved the 2nd gen lightning. have to admit. im not a big fan of the later wheels likes on this one, the honeycomb grill and earlier wheels had a much better aesthetic imo.. beautiful truck bro congrats and cant wait to see what you have for us with this thing
Sweet truck Chris!! Can’t wait for the new garage build!! Lol
Man, one day I will own one of these. 20K is not in the cards for a while but someday!
Welcome to my beautiful state! Hope you enjoyed yourself!
Can't wait to see what it will look like. Looks to be a much easier project compared to the recent cobra.
Don't jinx it lol
Petty, but I liked the functionality of a rear slider, but aesthetically they look bulky. Especially on Door Truck.
Love the new project! 👍. I heard a female voice at first, if that was the misses then props to her for allowing the family vacation deviation.
lol , do dudes really let their wives dictate what they do ? i always thought that was a joke, i just tell mine what we're doing or not doing and she says ok .
This build is gonna be a good one. Still waiting on a c6 Zr1 build or a Tahoe ss
Ain't no way you bounced from one of the cars I want the most to another, congrats!
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At last. I'm looking at an 04 next week 59k miles £19k in black and with the roll cover, although I prefer the your one! Really looking forward to the build - tally ho 🇬🇧
Cool truck Chris! Looking forward to more videos on this.
This channel never disappoints! Looking forward to the project
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Love the lightnings- wish they made a regular fleet side and not all of them step side. I’m not a fan of step side trucks.
Finally you’re doing a truck build brother👍 great choice and nice find . I have a 10 second 2020 F150 crew cab so I’ve been waiting for you to do a truck build 😃Can’t wait to watch you do your transformation on this one , should be fun ! Im an hour away from Siesta , that area is super nice ! Enjoy!
Man your content is so amazing I have a 02 lightning as well and I can wait to see what you do so I can get some ideas! Favorite content creator by far!
Bad ass ride bro
Great video Chris! Watched the whole thing start to finish 💯
Awesome thanks for watching
Hope you have a safe and carefree drive home .. Cool truck, I’ve always wanted to pick one up myself..
PS - Nice box cutter ! 🤣
You’re are in my neck of the woods, I’m not missing Massachusetts at all !
Finaly a lightning I’ve been waiting for this I own a 2003 Oxford white but it does have 190 thousand miles but before you hate ima get a built motor😅
They are meant to be driven!
That truck is worth closer to the $30k mark. Congratulations 🎊
It sure is!
Nice score chris.i always thought that the lightnings are awesome performance trucks.looking forward to see what your plans are.👍👊
Thanks 👍
Very, very wise purchase.I am in Central Florida not far from where you made this purchase and even a stock truck with this kind mileage would go for atleast $25k here.Trust me it isnt the just the area $20k for this truck would be a steal just about anywhere and I am fairly certain you could sell it for $30k +
Agreed!