| The biggest change is the deleting of the trim around the lights and flush mounting the grill into the new filler panel. My hood sits 3" lower than stock, so I had to remove some height out of the front end. With all the changes that were made to the cab, I couldn't simply bolt on the newer front end. I had to make the lights and grill fit my modified fenders and hood.
This is the front end I wish I could have done in the first place. I started building the truck when the new style '92s were just coming out, so I didn't have the option of parts from the wrecking yard.
The original concept for the truck was a 3" section and 3" chop top, but the sectioning would have been too involved, so I sectioned just the front end, along with the chop top.
Since putting in the 408 and AOD, cooling has been an issue. Changing to the newer frontend would greatly improve the airflow to the rad and trans cooler.
Yes, it looks very much like a stock Lightning, but it's different enough to make people scratch their heads, wondering what's different.
The Gen I Lightning was never available up here in Canada. Most people don't even know they exist, so my truck will be more unique up here, than down in the US. |