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lawguy

lawguy

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My philosophy- even if I don't need it, if it's cheap enough, I'll buy it. I sense that most people here have the same philosophy.

A guy I know has a '94 Ford Lightning. Engine blown, and by that, I mean rod through block. Transmission good. High miles (120,000+) to begin with, good body, decent interior- but far from show material. I'm not looking for a Lightning...or a pickup for that matter, and I can store and wait until I come up with an engine.

What is a good buyer's price. I'm think the fact it's a Lighning doesn't mean much with a ventilated block- makes repair that much more expensive.
 
lawguy said:
My philosophy- even if I don't need it, if it's cheap enough, I'll buy it. I sense that most people here have the same philosophy.

A guy I know has a '94 Ford Lightning. Engine blown, and by that, I mean rod through block. Transmission good. High miles (120,000+) to begin with, good body, decent interior- but far from show material. I'm not looking for a Lightning...or a pickup for that matter, and I can store and wait until I come up with an engine.

What is a good buyer's price. I'm think the fact it's a Lighning doesn't mean much with a ventilated block- makes repair that much more expensive.
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Based on the information you provided I'd have to agree.

Kelly Blue Book says a "running" Lighting is about $4,000 in *fair* condition and on up to about $5,000 for better specimens.

But in this case I think the thing to keep in mind is that the “engine” is what really makes a Lighting a LIGHTING! Without the engine - its just like any other delabidated truck with a blown engine.

If I was buying – I’d offer him $500, because that engine will cost more than $4,000 or $5,000 grand to have it rebuilt or replaced.

My $0.02
 
My friend who owns the local salvage yard says they've never had one of those engines on the yard - NEVER! EVER!

'93-'96 Lightning engine will fit...but he ran the computer search engine & didn't find one...its a 351 Windsor special edition engine...

he has a '95 351Windsor engine that's not the Lightning engine though for $1200 but you'd have to change the harness & lots of other stuff to put it in the Lightning (& then you'd just have an old Ford truck with a V8 engine! It wouldn't be a Lightning)
 
This is as I expected. I am thinking hundreds...not thousands.
 
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