The Blow out ceramic coating sale has been extended to July 5th! avl.kg/legitstreet Over 30% off & free shampoos if you buy two or more kits! They also sell the massive black microfiber from the video and more!

Sooo tired of folks getting exotic or foreign cars and building them. Now THIS project, I can relate to!!! Congrats and good luck!!!!!!

Very interesting that someone would spend money on aftermarket speed parts but then proceeds to cheap out on standard maintenance items. Baffles me too!

I really appreciate that he mentions costs on his projects. So many other shows throw crazy money at cars to make them “cool” without discussing value. Thanks, Alex!

Dude… this is a seriously exciting addition on many levels. As a dude who was in his mid 20’s when these hit the scene, a Ford guy (2001 Cobra at the time) and a local to the area I’m pumped. Your videos already were entertaining but now that’s ratcheted up!

That tool you took out from under the hood is used to lower the spare tire through a hole in the back bumper

I love it. That supercharger noise never gets old

I’m going buy my first Ford tomorrow….2004 Lightning!!!!! I am also on cloud 9!!!!! I’ve wanted one since I was 19 years old (1999) lol. Bucket list 110%. I’m never getting rid of it. My son will inherit this thing!!!! I love your channel and will be following everything you do on your Lightning. I already have been lol. You are the man brother. Keep the excellence coming. We are all greatful. God Bless America 🇺🇸

Hardest working man on KZfaq. Who else would get home from work at 9pm+ after a long day on your feet wrenching; then get up at 4.30am, drive 2 hours, leave with the new car at 9am, be back at noon and go straight to work for another 9 hour day. Inspiring for me to say the least. Have a GREAT 4th of July weekend Alex. All the best and greetings from Prague. ( PS : can't wait to see the new garage up and running ).

I remember when this channel had less than 100’k subscribers! You definitely came a long way. It couldn’t happen to a better guy. Congrats to all your success and keep the content coming. 👌👌👌

That coolant looks like a night of drinking and taco bell.

"Don't forget to bring a towel!"-Towlie

Beautiful! I'm no expert of the Lighting line of F150s, but personally, I think the '97-'03 F150s of all types were some of the best looking AND performing trucks ever made. It also seems to be the last generation of trucks made that were able to be worked on by novices and driveway mechanics like me. I have an '03 Sport Supercab with the flareside bed (which needs to be brought back into production ASAP!!) and Triton 5.4L V8. It's still my daily and I refuse to get rid of it until the day it gives up the ghost. Until then, this thing continues to be a BEAST! Thanks for the video. Good choice on the Lightning, IMO!

Alex discovering the Hoon factor of a Lightning: Priceless.

Those aftermarket pressure caps are garbage, and Ford had an updated part number Order two of 9C3Z-8101-B, shouldn't be more than $10 each If you change both and it still leaks, you've got pressure (HG) issues, or a hairline crack in the bottle

Dry ice blast the undercarriage! I love watching time-lapse dry ice vids!

Welcome to the Lightning family. We are a small family but we love our trucks.

That rod under the hood you were asking about is the spare tire crank. Love the lightning. Best project car ever!!!

I love the vintage motor week test video clips, I grew up 20 minutes from the 75/80 drag strip that they filmed at

Find yourself a period correct cap instead of a tonneau cover. Adds some weight and would definitely be helpful since the lightning isn't big on interior cargo space.

32:36 "if you don't stand for the special song the magic sky cloth won't freedom"

Cold air intake, 6lb lower pulley, Longtubes, xpipe and straight through style muffler catback (flowmaster kills power )with a dyno tune. This is the perfect setup. Spare tire too. Goes in the hole in rear bumper by the tag to lower the spare tire down. Kenne Bell boost a pump is a popular upgrade.

Great addition to the fleet. It is nice that you aren't following the super exotic KZfaq trend. Rolls will be fun. Cop car was a hoot. Keep up the great content!!

33:02 wow that color!!

If I remember correctly, there is an oil cooler on these trucks, that is prone to failure and it allowed coolant into the oil. I strongly doubt the engine is in trouble even with how hard these get slapped around

My dude is going full time YT! You produce some of the best car content, and are just a normal dude that did it all by yourself…unlike some of the other content creators. Looking forward to it.

Alex got the Bluetooth Funnel skills like JohnRoss

Awesome lightning....i have 2019 F-150 screw xlt 302a 3.5 ecoboost....so much Power...gets a squak when shifting into second. Love it. God Bless America.

A/C condenser cleaner from Home Depot, will clean intercooler and Radiator. We used it in the Fire Shop.

So excited for this. This is gonna be a great build series!💪🏾🤩

I wonder how many items are going to fall down that drain. It might be a good time to lay a mesh screen over or under it.

That rod is for your spare tire. You use it in the rear of the truck in the license plate. I am a 2003 Ford F-150 XLT 4.6L owner. You have a beautiful Lighting.

Those Ford lighting’s are beautiful collector’s item .🏁

Man I’m so excited for you! Hearing you speak about it makes me feel like I’m listening to myself after I managed to find mine! Welcome to the club!

You gonna load it up with $10k in parts, overnighted from Japan?

I definitely won’t be missing any of these videos! I love this truck. Always wanted one. This is a great example of one also. Beautiful color blue!

Alex! First Mod Punisher valvebody. Then for fit and finish full Bassani long tubes and pipes. Guarantee you will not regretting.

Project Farm did an air filter test which included the K&N. It’s really good. The result is, You might want to toss it and get a paper filter.

I have a 93 ford lightning I absolutely love it spun a rod bearing in the 5.8 about a year ago I'm in the process of gathering all the parts to swap a newer lightning engine into it already have the engine and transmission can't wait for it to be done

Awesome love that people are getting back into the forgotten muscle trucks! I had a black s/c lightning with spin main bearings for about a month. Was going to make a buddies payments. But he sold it whole to someone. Didn't hurt me I bought a friend's Dakota R/T. And it was a blast. Now I own a different black single Dakota R/T. KZfaq content on it coming real soon!

Awesome truck Alex! Fantastic find! Can’t wait to watch you clean it up. Makes me want to look for one myself. Keep up the amazing work!

I would chunk that air filter and get a box and filter and that’s a flow master 10 series

The Syclone is HANDS DOWN the most “iconic” performance pickup of the 90’s - if not of all time. Outshined in some eyes ONLY by the Typhoon. Some Syclones and Typhoon’s ran 12 second 1/4 mile times - STOCK...

The long crank bar from under the hood fits in a little hole by the rear plate to lower your spare tire BUT you need a cylindrical 'key' to stick on the end to match the 'slot in said crank....I have a 2002 Harley truck, same engine, and you can't be the Chrome mags on it.....had it since 07 and STILL look at it when I walk away from it....Awesome Truck!

Exactly right. The rod you grabbed from under the hood is used to lower the spare tire as well as to raise/lower the jack

my buddy has a 03 cobra and the supercharger whine just makes you smile.

Recommendation- change the Slapper bars for a set of cal-tracks. Calvert engineering. You can set pre load on them. They will launch your truck harder and straighter than the Slapper bars. Not very expensive either. Also, look at Viking shocks.

That color is amazing on the Lightning ⚡️ This will definitely be a highly sought after collector truck.

Excellent purchase, Alex! Beautiful Lighting Edit: because of this video I’m picking up an 03 tonight 😂

Good Legit Thursday Alex!!!! Thanks for adding a pickup to your awesome build agendas! Damn that's great looking Truck too and my favorite color! I'm starting to see a pattern here; that Jeep was an Icon of its time now you have the truck which was an Icon of its time.

That’s literally my dream truck. I have to get one

I just bought my first pickup truck and it is a Ford F-150. It's got a lot of miles but I love being a truck owner. I love looking out and seeing it in my driveway.

33:00 WOW, that looks great!!!

Love those 2nd gen lightnings! I didnt have a clue they made them in blue, that thing is gorgeous!

So sick dude! I can't wait to see more of it

Your mom is the best! I look up to how she formed you and kept supporting you. Bless and love from Holland ❤🙏

I have wanted one of these trucks ever since they first came out. Its own my bucket list to . Congratulations on finding your Lighting, it looks awesome.

1st Gen Dakota R/T: Hey, y'all forgot about me!

Man I know all about that head tester, like way too familiar.

Congrats on the new lighting! She looks cheery!

If that's your FIRST truck going in there....DUDE your BADASS. HANDS DOWN 😎😊

Bought the ceramic coating about a month ago and did my Highlander and Longbed truck with 2 bottles, they both turned out amazing! I've been binging all your videos and now I even watch them while falling alseep, bet you didn't think you be a lullaby too! Love the videos Alex!

Congratulations on so many firsts. Great truck.

That rain was awful, blessed us with great 4th weekend weather though! Sweet new whip, every 80’s baby loved that truck, by FAR the best color, CONGRATS!

You have fans up here in Canada Alex… congratulations on your leap of faith!

It’s not Riptide Blue but it’s still pretty awesome. Wonder if I can get my new Lightning in that color? 😆

The video we all needed but didn't know we wanted! Love LSC!

I recently did my first oil change on my Accord 2.0T. The drain plug is canted to at an angle so I slid the pan to the side. The oil came out like it was under pressure and shot over my catch pan. I normally put a large shallow pan or a soak pad under my regular pan…not this time. Now I have a reminder in the middle of my garage floor in the form of a stain. I’ll not forget that lesson…

The intake manifold on these engines are prone to cracking. I have a 2002 F150 with the 5.4 V8. Late last year I had the intake manifold replaced in my truck. It cracked and was spewing coolant. And that problem is across the board with all Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicles with the plastic intake manifolds. It also happens to GM vehicles that have plastic intakes but not as often. That's also an issue with anyone buying a P71 police interceptor Crown Vic. A higher up at my local Ford dealership said it was a very common problem. The 2002 Lightning 5.4 engine had a camshaft in each cylinder head as did the 4.6 V8, which is SOHC, and they were 2V. Up to and including the 2002 model year, the heads had 3 threads for the spark plugs and would occasionally spit them out if they were not installed correctly. There is a Ford TSB on this issue. starting with the 2003 model year, the heads were changed to have more threads and the problem was solved. The 2V 5.4 is a very good engine along with the 2V 4.6 engine. Those engines just need things done to factory specs like installing spark plugs. And NEVER use any aftermarket spark plugs in these engines. Always use Motorcraft plugs. Take my word for it for having a 2002 F150 since it was new. The more recent 3V heads had their fair share of problems, but that's another story. That POS K&N air filter has got to go and replaced with a factory OEM air box and factory OEM air filter. Use a factory MAF sensor too. The factory box draws in cooler air that is not from the engine compartment. Trash that radiator cap made in India and get a factory cap. Use care and common sense when changing pulleys to avoid an overboost condition. Engine damage could result. Just my experiences from having an F150 with the 5.4 V8 for all these years, and I still have it to this day. Just bear in mind that at times factory parts are better than aftermarket parts, and this is one engine that proves that theory.

Very nice truck, awesome purchase! I wanna see more of this.

Hell of a truck! Congrats! Happy 4th to you, yours and everyone reading this! 😎

Nice video. I own a 2002 true blue lightning that I bought new and only have 40K miles on it. I lowered it similar to yours and put chrome factory wheels on it and a nice tonneau cover with a wing and fiberglass hood with dual hood scoops. When the lightning isn’t on the road it’s parked in the garage. It’s immaculate! I upgraded the muffler with a “Magna Flow”. I been thought a lot of vehicles but I’ve owned the Lightning the longest. It’s a fun truck to drive and I am constantly getting thumbs up when I drive it. I think you paid a very fair price on your truck. Enjoy your Lightning!

You just bought my dream truck. A coworker had one and agreed to sell it to me. One month before we were going to do the deal, his son took it out to get it washed and detailed, he got in a bad wreck. It ended up upside down and it caught fire. Needless to say it was totaled.

Love the lightning…This series is going to be badass to watch👍🏼

I really like those Gmc typhon and syclone, but Ford lightning is pretty good cool also

Yes it is for the spare tire. And if you want to make a reliable 450 hp my buddy and I did a lightning conversion on his f150 and did a mono blade throttle body and a killer chiller system and it made a huge difference. Also a catch can is very useful on those engines.

I have a black 2003 lightning and have always wanted one since high school. They are great trucks can't make alot of power with the junky powder metal rods. Mines got 164k and I would drive it anywhere with no hesitation. Awesome truck enjoy it and get ready for alot of looks.

Great educational video! Beautiful truck! Might see you around town. I'm in Lincoln Park. Thanks

Hyped for the Lighting, I have always wanted one!

You probably already know but the bar under the hood is the spare tire release bar. It fits between the tail gate and the bumper on a slight angle into a slot above the spare tire carrier to lower the cable pulley that holds the tire in place . Looking forward to the coolant flush ! 👍🇨🇦

My grandfather bought one of these brand spanking new in 2003 when I was 19, it was red and boy was it a beauty. I only got to take it around the block after installing a K&N air filter into it for him. But at least I got to drive it. He did get it lowered a few inches as well so it undoubtedly helped with performance over stock. But man I still wish he never sold it. He sold it in 2011 with only 30k miles for like 20k. An old guy bought it in cash from him, who was a collector of the Lightning. He had 5 of them if I am not mistaken. Anyways, this video took me down memory lane. I remember the first time he opened it up on the highway for us and man, it SCREAMED! That supercharger really is no joke! ;)

Mann, I know far too well about that Rusty overflow and it was a head gasket. They had put stop leak in it, check your heater. Mine didn't smoke or leak either until I flushed the heater core and cleared the stop leak

The long bar you took out of the front is a handle for the Screw type Jack that came with the truck

You state this truck has performance suspension then we see a solid axle on cart springs with asymmetric dampers! Yeah that’s REAL performance stuff right there.

For flushing the cooling system.... use some dishwasher detergent... like Cascade or similar..... (NOT dishwashing SOAP that foams!!!) drive a day or two.... drian and flush a few times... and its clean... really clean.

Absolutely gorgeous truck, congrats bro thats a wish list for me too!!

Love your work Alex - really looking forward to the CL V12 vid

I have a lightning would recommend getting an oil separation the intercooler get soak with oil would recommend cleaning it before you do install an oil separation

I saw a trick hitch setup in a Volvo XC90. They have a hide-away hitch that can be opened by a push-button located inside the rear cargo area.

I was so glad to see you cleaned the engine bay, all that dry coolant was driving me crazy hahah

Alex i’ve been passed by one of those Cyclones. They were very fast. Even in today’s world I still think they’d get respect for what it was/Is.

Lightning guy here... -Measure that pulley's O.D. Looks like a +6lbs pulley. -Talk to Mark at Lightning Force Performance, he's the man with these trucks. -You are gonna love the Cervini rear roll pan for the Lightning. -Yes there was a larger muffler. Aftermarket exhausts arent expensive at all. -The 03 Cobra, Lightning, Roush, and GT500 share the same intercooler pump. -Make a shield for that air filter. -Yes, the Accel coils are a legit replacement -intake gaskets...keep an eye on em.

Yes, you pop off a cap in your bumper, slide that rod in, and it lets you crank down the spare tire. It's also the crank for the scissor jack.

Congrats man, can’t wait to see the out come

Holy shit! That paint after the coating!

I'm not a pickup person but I never knew it came in this color. I like it and now I want one. 😋

25:00 you’ll see that white oval ceramic resistor on top of the Bosch water pump in the front of the truck. That is extremely important. It controls the fuel pump. If it breaks or cracks, the truck will start for a second and stall until you replace it. It’s a rare part. Cost $130 from Ford. Just get a spare while you can.

I just comment for the algorithms because this channel deserves it.

always wanted one of these from the first time i saw them congrats

We're not big on trucks in the UK, but we love performance cars and that thing is Awesome! Congratulations on your new purchase Alex. 👌