I am new to the restoration world. I own a 1969 Ford F-100 2wd automatic V8 390. I do not know anything about where to find info (correct) about the truck i.e. OEM like the size of steel wheels the gear shift **** and steering wheels all I get is look on ebay and places like that I have found that I do not have the time to search ebay or the other web sites for those things is there a book or a website to use that is accurate or is there some company out there that can help me I already get *** truck magazine but they are limited on somethings I really just need some help to try and get the ball rolling on my project i have the time and the money and the know how i just need the stuff to do it any help/suggestions will be most helpful i need to finish this thing sorry about no punctuation

 

Well, this is a great resource. Ask your specific questions. Also, alot of the cos. that provide resto. parts have some good info. in their catalogs. I am not sure about a specific book, like they have for muscle cars, but one probably exists somewhere.

 

Hey Mr Pippy, Welcome to FTE!

The best I can do is direct you to our online store and have you look at the restoration & Truck information books.

Just click the Big Red sign Parts Store on the top right corner of this page.

Oh and btw, I altered the title to best reflect the topic.

Doing a restoration with all the OEM parts is called : Concours Condition

 

Some members of the board have original lo mileage trucks and you could use thier trucks as a reference.... I have a '72 F100 with 97K on it and it's pretty unmolested.

 

thanks everybody!
i need to know the correct steel wheel size for my truck
what does the original steering wheel look like
and the original shift **** look like (automatic)
was the original location of the emergency flasher on/off switch in the glove box
and did all of the ranger short bed styleside have trim
what sort of options came on the ford ranger f-100 2wd 1969

 

I haven't actually owned a Ranger but I think they all had the same trim. The emergency flasher was in the glove box. The most common wheel size was 15' and I think 5.5 wide. 16" wheels were optional well into the 70s but I have never seen a Ranger with them. The option list wasn't very long back then but you could get power steering and brakes, air conditioning, tinted windows ( these may have been included with a/c ).
FTE has several subscribers with 69s so you will most likely be getting more thorough info soon.
As you may have already noticed there are certain companys we can't mention here or their names get bleeped.but if you ask some one will talk to you on the side. Several of us are parts hoarders and junkyard scroungers so you are in the best place you can be for resources and info. I just sold an original a/c unit to a fellow subscriber and found him some parts he needed for his truck. I have a whole set of N.O.S. trim for a 72 custom longbed that I bought about 15 years ago and never installed, and some other N.O.S. peices so I am sure other enthusiests have similiar stashes for 69s. There has been quite a bit of repro stuff crop up in the last few years. I wasn't that fortunate when I restored my last one in 91 but you could still get a lot of stuff from Ford then. I got a new grille shell for a 72 then, right as they went obsolete. My parts man was an old pickup enthusiast and ordered several. They were only about $250 then, now they are $700. I should see if they have any left. By the way, that parts man got on the locator and found me one a set of obsolete side chrome for a 72 short bed. There was two sets left in the country at the time.
Some of the things Ford still has like the pedal pads. After checking this site go over to Hemmings Motor News. If you go to their website they will send you a free copy. It is full of vendors and personal classifieds. You will find at least 6 suppliers of restoration stuff specific to your model and a lot of other good stuff like Eastwoods and advertisers that specialize in restoation of things like guages, steering wheels ect.
Good luck and welcome aboard, you have my favorite year model.