JTalmage Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Finished another one this afternoon. A curbside build of a 2001 Expedition Lightning. I 3d printed the wheels and brakes, used the Lightning chassis and severely (and ugly) lowered it, had to move the rear axle back. Although I think it went too far back, but, meh. Used the Lightning kit tires over the 3d printed later Lightning wheels. Glued the side skirts from the Lightning onto the Expedition and puttied them together. Had STS decals make me the necessary decals to get the job done. Painted with Testors Revving Red and covered in their clear. It's a bit sloppy and not as cleanly done as I'd like but overall I'm happy with it. Enjoy 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Great idea, looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre_tec Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Just wow! Never thought it will look so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncbuckeye67 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 That's a badass SUV! Love the execution of a great idea. Makes me wish someone would release a Durango (SRT?) kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Nice result, despite the shortcomings. Question. Why not just use the Expedition chassis rather than stretch the Lightning chassis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Chuck Most said: Nice result, despite the shortcomings. Question. Why not just use the Expedition chassis rather than stretch the Lightning chassis? Thank you. I built this out of parts I got 2nd hand. A gluebomb Lightning painted pink and blue metalflake, and an Expedition painted silver with black stripes with paint a mile thick. The majority of the Expedition kits out there are the 4x4 versions which have a moderate amount of lift, and the chassis would require a ton of whacking and hacking to make work, and Im not sure these wheels and brakes would have fit. Also, I used it's original chassis to cut the 4x4 stuff off and add onto another Expedition chassis to do a cheap and easy "lift" kit. I also didn't have to stretch the Lightning chassis, I just massaged the rear end and springs in a different fashion. The chassis could used stretched in actuality, but that was too much work to be fun lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Makes sense. Since the only Expedition kits I have in my stash are the SSV version (2wd chassis plate) I tend to forget about the 4x4 chassis. 🤣 And hey, since you just repositioned the axle it shouldn't be too much of a chore to adjust if the rear wheel placement starts bothering you too much. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Chuck Most said: Makes sense. Since the only Expedition kits I have in my stash are the SSV version (2wd chassis plate) I tend to forget about the 4x4 chassis. 🤣 And hey, since you just repositioned the axle it shouldn't be too much of a chore to adjust if the rear wheel placement starts bothering you too much. 😁 Ohhhh not with the amount of super glue I have under there! Haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Great look and lowered stance. The dash looks well detailed. Like the body mods and the paint color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Great idea and execution!the wheels /tires could maybe be a little bigger to fill up those wheel wells.👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 26 minutes ago, kelson said: Great idea and execution!the wheels /tires could maybe be a little bigger to fill up those wheel wells.👌 Yeah. I thought the same thing, but I wouldn't have been able to lower it as much as I did without tucking the wheels under it which I didn't want to do. But yes I agree it needs some bigger wheels. I printed them in correct scale. I have plans and ideas for another, much more radical version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan White Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 21 hours ago, kelson said: Great idea and execution!the wheels /tires could maybe be a little bigger to fill up those wheel wells.👌 That's one of the shortcomings of the Lightning kit, the tires are too small compared to the real truck, I'm sure due to Revell reusing tires from another kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 58 minutes ago, Jordan White said: That's one of the shortcomings of the Lightning kit, the tires are too small compared to the real truck, I'm sure due to Revell reusing tires from another kit. I think they reused them from the Mustang Cobra and Saleen kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 It's a great mash up, ford should have done this in real life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 On 7/9/2023 at 5:44 AM, Funkychiken said: It's a great mash up, ford should have done this in real life... It was reported they did make 1. The reason it got the axe was because they only had 2 years to sell the SUV before a new design was coming along. I agree they should have made them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Very sharp and well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdhog Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Very cool build. A+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Metallic Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Cool idea. Nice work on the kitbashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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