{"id":11574,"date":"2016-09-19T17:42:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T21:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11574"},"modified":"2016-09-19T17:42:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T21:42:40","slug":"1969-ford-f-100-with-a-lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11574","title":{"rendered":"1969 Ford F-100 with a Lightning Chassis and Powertrain \u2013 Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-12.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=11781\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-12.jpg?fit=1440%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1969-ford-f-100-with-a-2002-ford-lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1969 Ford F-100 with a 2002 Ford Lightning chassis and powertrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-12.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-12.jpg?resize=620%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1969 Ford F-100 with a 2002 Ford Lightning chassis and powertrain\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-12.jpg?resize=620%2C465&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-12.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-12.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-12.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>V8 Speed &#038; Resto Shop in Red Bud, Illinois started a new project called &#8220;Thunder&#8217;s Truck.&#8221; A customer approached the team to take a 1969 Ford F-100 truck and do a complete chassis and powertrain swap from a 2002 Ford Lighting truck. The more modern truck&#8217;s chassis, suspension, ABS brakes, supercharged 5.4 L V8 and transmission were going inside the classis Ford body. In this episode the team fabricates a new crossmember to hold the cab and moves the entire rear suspension and rear end forward. They also modify the gas tank and channel the bed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fzZMtJc3i0o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-13.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11782\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=11782\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-13.jpg?fit=1440%2C959&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,959\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1969-ford-f-100-with-a-2002-ford-lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-13\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1969 Ford F-100 with a 2002 Ford Lightning chassis and powertrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-13.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-13.jpg?resize=620%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1969 Ford F-100 with a 2002 Ford Lightning chassis and powertrain\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-13.jpg?resize=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-13.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-13.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-13.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-14.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11783\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=11783\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-14.jpg?fit=1440%2C959&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,959\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1969-ford-f-100-with-a-2002-ford-lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-14\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1969 Ford F-100 with a 2002 Ford Lightning chassis and powertrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-14.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-14.jpg?resize=620%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1969 Ford F-100 with a 2002 Ford Lightning chassis and powertrain\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-14.jpg?resize=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-14.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-14.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-14.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-14.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-15.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=11784\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-15.jpg?fit=1440%2C959&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,959\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1969-ford-f-100-with-a-2002-ford-lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-15\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1969 Ford F-100 with a 2002 Ford Lightning chassis and powertrain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-15.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-15.jpg?resize=620%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1969 Ford F-100 with a 2002 Ford Lightning chassis and powertrain\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-15.jpg?resize=620%2C413&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-15.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-15.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-15.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-15.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCfQYyu-S8wQcLT39cMNS1bA\">V8TV<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/v8tvshow.com\/V8TV_2\/index.php\/car-build-videos\/1969-ford-f100-thunder-s-truck-build-photos\">V8TVShow<\/a> (build gallery) and <a href=\"http:\/\/v8tvshow.com\/V8TV_2\/index.php\/forum\/v8tv-project-cars\/32-1969-ford-f100-2002-ford-lightning-thunder-s-truck\">V8TVShow<\/a> (build thread)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>V8 Speed &#038; Resto Shop in Red Bud, Illinois started a new project called &#8220;Thunder&#8217;s Truck.&#8221; A customer approached the team to take a 1969 Ford F-100 truck and do a complete chassis and powertrain swap from a 2002 Ford Lighting truck. The more modern truck&#8217;s chassis, suspension, ABS brakes, supercharged 5.4 L V8 and&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11574\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1969 Ford F-100 with a Lightning Chassis and Powertrain \u2013 Part 3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[126],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f-100"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1969-Ford-F-100-with-a-2002-Ford-Lightning-chassis-and-powertrain-12.jpg?fit=1440%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11573,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11573","url_meta":{"origin":11574,"position":0},"title":"1969 Ford F-100 with a Lightning Chassis and Powertrain \u2013 Part 2","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"V8 Speed & Resto Shop in Red Bud, Illinois started a new project called \"Thunder's Truck.\" A customer approached the team to take a 1969 Ford F-100 truck and do a complete chassis and powertrain swap from a 2002 Ford Lighting truck. 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