95 Lightning Question

[Ford1288]

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/3013476487.html

I have been looking into getting a 1st Gen for a little while now. This looks super clean and would save me a lot of money in the long run with all the mods already done.

What do you guys think? Should I have any areas of concern? Owner says he can and will smog it for the new owner.

 

[99BOSS]

Thats a clean truck for sure. I had a 93 and am pretty knowledgeable on them. First, it has a FMU to jack up the fuel pressure to run the blower. Thats old school and not the best way to go. It worked in 95 but now tune it through the PCM with bigger injectors. Also, I thought all 95s had the fold down middle seat. This one has the 93 to mid 94 console so maybe it was changed out. Other than that, drive it and let us know what you think. The facts in the article are accurate too, such as the oil leaks, bad radius arm bushings. I had those issues on my old 93 but it never broke and was a blast to drive!

 

[Ford1288]

Thanks for the info. Truck is in LA so if it isn't sold by this weekend maybe I'll drive up and check it out. Doesn't make much sense to me to buy an outdated truck when some 00' lightnings go for 10k, but I guess I like to be different.