First Wash in 21 Years: ABANDONED 1969 Ford F250 Crew Cab. How Bad is It? 

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I know you love the patina look but just imagine how satisfying it would be to make it look like it just came off the factory floor.

For the ignition on these trucks, yes you need the key in order to pull it out normally. However, you can actually just drill out the key tumbler, go to the parts store and get a new tumbler for the tuck and pop it in like normal. I had to do that with mine. Its pretty easy to do as well.

I really like the way Craig takes pride in cleaning up these old vehicles, and we must have close to the same taste as I love old Ford trucks, and fox body cars in general. I can't wait to see this done and put to work. Also hats off to Dylan for helping you guys out with the truck.

This is a fun watch. I am currently working on a 1965 F100 that has been off the road since at least 2004 and was left abandoned in the back yard of an acquaintance of mine. It has been one of the most exciting and frustrating thing I have ever done. I just finished a full engine rebuild on the old 300 inline 6, now I am on to rebuilding the 3 speed manual transmission. Still so much work to do but can see the end of it coming soon.

Pull the carpet out, power wash it, then use your shop vac to extract the water. Take out the floor mat, then scrub the bare floor and bleach it. That will kill most of the smell.

after I graduated from high school (1977) I worked for our County HI way department; I remember that they had a similar truck sitting around. It wasn't used much, but I always thought that ought to be mass produced... forty + years later, now EVERYONE makes crew cabs and club cabs ... the one you have is a real treasure!!!

Absolutely awesome truck. It’s extremely satisfying just putting some elbow grease in getting it to look like it’s former glory. Really like the collab with Dylan as well. Getting your frequent flyer miles built up this year!

12:35 Just some input on old tapes, that tape will sell for some good money online like ebay. Probably $20-25 for every sealed Type II cassette, especially Maxell and TDK. Type III and Metal cassettes if you come into those, that gets into real money for what you're selling. Type II probably around $40, and metal tapes can sell upwards of $100-250 sealed. Make sure to keep an eye out for those, and don't just throw em away. Capable of great sound and they don't make em anymore. People buy up old tape stock like mad. Even if you find used recorded tapes, but good tapes, just run them past an erase head and sell em for $10 less as used, they still sell. Highly recommend anyone who does revivals on old cars where they come by these to do a lil research on em, and make sure to always grab em Saving something thats no longer made, and gettin a little extra money to put back into the car along with. Also, some companies buy and re use working 70s-90s era Cassette tape players as hardware of that quality is simply not made anymore. So they'll buy old, bring it back with some tlc, and repackage it as a new product. So make sure to keep those as well.

I can really relate to watching you guys doing your archeological dig through the cab - loved that part of the video. I have a 78 crew 4WD that was originally bought new by a local logging company based in Woodland, here in SW Washington State. They used it as a crummy and welded a tow bar bracket to the front of the frame. These trucks were produced in Windsor Canada (at least mine was) by altering a single cab, hence the propensity to rust in the drip rails. Not only are the bench seats identical, so is the side window glass. In fact the rear doors are essentially just front doors without wing windows. I think they also used van hinges instead. In any case I cleared out the entire cab for a repaint, and my big surprise was finding two one-hundred dollar bills neatly folded and hidden under the factory rubber floor carpeting. They were printed in the early 1980's. I wish now I hadn't spent them, but at the time of my project that paid for all the paint.

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So freaking awesome man. Got one I'm fixing and just got another with a 460. Pretty stoked.

GREAT VIDEO @Thecraig909 I Love these old bump sides and especially the crew cabs, just something you don't see everyday!! Can't wait to see the next video as well as what the future holds for your new bump! Keep up the Great Work!!

Home Depot, that 1/8th or 1/4 inch fiber board could be used as a seat back, custom!

Awesome crew cab bump

Man I love that truck and I like the patina look You guys are having a blast and fixing up a pretty rare old Ford truck that's always exciting 🤠 Keep up the good work and long live the mullet✊

Just pre ordered the sticker. Mint truck man. This week is when my first truck gets back on the road after 3 years. I’m so happy.

Fantastic video, love the truck. I can see a beautiful picture now. This truck, an old school car hauler trailer with the Galaxy on it. Oh yes. 🤙🤙🤙

That really makes me feel old that you guys didn't know about the blank cassettes lol! Too funny!

I had an awesome time meeting you at Holley Ford fest, thank you

Looks Awesome! You keep the White wagon wheels that were on it? Could always put Center wheel covers on the White steel wheels! The paint might even polish up and shine! Washing the 20+ years of dirt off made it look 110% better! Glad To see you got it running and driving again! Rare awesome curecab F250 with 390 big block and 4 on the floor and heavy duty Dana 60 rearend! Power brakes and Air conditioning very nice opitions! Can't wait To see more vidéos on it! Take care.

Great to see you and Dylan working together. Also happy to see Marty there with you, maybe someday you can get your own shop.

Great vid! I think the seat back rear cover might just unscrew and swap over so that you can cover the springs on the "new" front seat. Not 100% sure, but worth a try.

So cool to see it Saturday. Loved the gaa tank setup. Thanks for spending time talking, enjoyed meeting you. Remember to hire this old fat engineer when 909 Speed Shop hits big time.

I know its been a while since you posted this, but I work as a boat pilot, that placard you found is actually still valid and the rule for dumping at sea.

Well Done Craig!!!! That would be so satisfying to me to power wash that and get that just Classic Paint back!!!!!! Also just to be able to see out the windshiled.....INCREDIBLE!

Great collaboration with Dylan team work makes the dream work

I bought a lot of those cassettes for recording on my 4 track in the 90's...was a great time will miss it.

A Craftsman wrench, originally "back in the day" if you wore out a Craftsman tool you could take it to a Sears store and trade it for a new one. I watched my dad several times back on the 70s swap out tools my grandfather purchased back in the 30s. They were great tools and my grandfather and father used their tools daily and it took a lot of wear and tare to wear them out.I still have all those tools and my dad's upright tool chest that holds them 😀

Being able to play Columbo and figure out the backstory is a huge plus in my book. Plus it doesn't look like it was abused at all. Not coddled. But not beat on.

I like the collaboration between the two channels, made me laugh you guys more than any RU-vid channel in a while, thank you🙂

Absolutely love that truck! Can not wait for the build on this truck

Looks amazing, reminds me of when I pressure washed my 71 crewcab highboy a few months back.

The old headlight was an old school non-halogen setup that didn't have a small bulb inside the 7 inch glass casing.

I got to admit that is one hell of an awesome old Ford. Tiny world moment my truck aka "the spud truck" has the same two tone colors a 89 F150 Lariat (ex cab long bed) saved after sitting for 10 years at a Idaho potato farm parked because the rear diff suffered from hands-free disassembly.

Fantastic satisfaction just watching the progress of the video. Sure appreciate the efforts you put into these for our entertainment. Can Not wait for the next one either. Such a cliff hanger! Love this Rig! Great project! Great friends too!

As much dirt in and under that carpet you might be better served to rip it out and get home depots cheapest indoor / outdoor and call it Sanitized/fresh. Seat covers looked salvageable. A good cleaning add 5 hp to any auto. Really good project guys.

I work on ships as a welder and THAT PLAQUE FOR DUMPING IS STILL IN USE!!!! I see it all the time on fishing vessels, tug boats, large dredges and I'm pretty sure I've seen it on a coast guard ice cutter.

The two of you guys together is hilarious ! fantastic video!!!!!

Nice 👌 what a faithful old truck she is, can't wait for the next episode 😀

I’ve seen you in the background of others like Ford Era, glad I found this new issue 👍🏼

Hi Soddy, The alternator and the multimeter color red No brand. It's worth a try to get to read the 14 voltages from the volt meter display. If the alternator and the battery reads with the lead points touching the battery posts x 2, It could be bad or high as 25 volts or higher. Check for a price of the Alternator in O'Reilly. The price comes from Rebuild at Parts Geek for only Remy-Delco remanufactured at a price range between $67.55 US dollars up to $110.00 plus return the core charge and no money back. So throw it away and ask the O' Reilly to keep a box and don't ask for money at the O'Reilly. O'Reilly can moth ball some of the recycle/salvageable the parts including old alternator into long gone. You have two choice Parts Geek or the other? There is a yoke for holding the bottom of the solid case alternator over there under your hood of the F250 truck and you'll see the long hinge and short hinge that bracket up the alternator. Overall, you saw just one alternator or a new one per truck pick up. The Chrysler alternator for AG long truck Four seater pick up F250 is a caged case alternator that shall fit into the mount of the Ford rusted truck. It depends on similar to the stock alternator comparation. Bye.

Well for an old 1969 truck it does run pretty well after a minimum of replacement parts. The seat covers are those old saddle blanket seat covers I used to have those same ones on my 1989 lol. Oh and by the way Craig i subscribed to your channel so I can see what else you do to this truck and how it fairs at Holley Ford fest. You are right about those plastic liners first thing I pulled out of mine and luckily i had not rusted just painted to make sure and it has a solid steel bed. Good idea pulling the dash pad off too. Mine in my 89 f150 doesn't have any cracks in it and it sits outside in the hot Nevada Sun every day.

Good job bringing another old truck back to life! Good content keep em coming

I love watching new racers. Nerves and mistakes then something clicks. I used to offer my entry level stock car to all non-racers, free. It wasn't fast but it was safe. It was never damaged but such an eye opener for beginners.

Here from Dylan's channel to see part 2 of the land train series!

Good luck with build. Restored a 69 so definitely enjoying the videos. Like seeing the progress including the cleaning... but less yacking and more repairs! Order up the new parts and start thrashing on it!

It was awesome running into y'all at Walmart, really awesome experience !

That truck is in pretty solid shape for the year and a pretty rare find. This truck definitely deserves some love.

Gaul darn straight , nice work bro. Mike , Scranton, PA

I love your vids. Yours and 4 Speed Film’s are some of my faves on YT

Dylan video brought me here. The crew cab is night and day difference looks really nice. Just subscribed. Greetings from Silverstreet South Carolina.

Like the wash and the start and workmanship

Love them old trucks. Open the hood and just so simple to work on. Now u look at these newer trucks and its like!!!!!😥😥😥😵😵😵

Love this project , I know you're gonna turn this old girl into something special !

The patina looks great. Truck came out amazing.

This is the truck i have always wanted, bump side 4 door, but in 4x4. F250. Had a 71 f250 that i got for free, when i was younger. Dang i miss it.

Looks freaking awesome cleaned! It’s going to be a cool truck.

Loving the CC content!

you should've sprayed the truck down with purple power or simple green and it would've just rinsed off for the most part

It needs a stereo and some sound insulation in the back of the cab.

Saw the crew cab in a video on a Holley Facebook post in the background damn she looks good.

wow this truck turned out very NICE after a lil cleaning! i hav an OLD OLD car (1976 Lincoln Mark IV) she looks rather ROUGH cosmetically but i still hand wash her at home 2 x a week

This is like watching Ed, Edd, Eddy in real life. Lol. I'm glad that old ford is getting the love it deserves! Mint!

That's awesome!... I miss my 1971 F250 sport custom.

That's quite a sporty looking truck

Love how you posted the same time with Dylan lol

Nicee i just went and got walmart dexteras tires for my 1988 GMC Sierra

Be sure to look in the pocket in the front of the seat covers. Lots of goodies slip into those.

Great work guys

Congratulations are in order, you found a surviving truck actually older than me. Lol. She's a beauty, nice job.

"You got some thick wood" Dylan- "Thank you ;)"

Your shop Vac is a BEAST 👊🏼

Cool I actually installed a set of yellow lense fog lights mine are just cheap lights sold through DNA motoring manufacturing company,I have like $27 in them but the factory right side didn't work the bulb was broken so was the socket and both lenses were hazed faded, and had over spray paint on them because they blasted the front bumper on my 2000 dodge ram Laramie slt gloss black to match the factory rear black bumper..

It's got the holder for a camper on yhe hood maybe the tubed the bed tryiing to put Dual wheels on it . For the weight those old campers where heavy.

Just subscribed, I like it 👍 Phil from Mildura Victoria Australia 🇦🇺

you guys did an awesome job love it

Crazy difference. Good job.

There's just something about power washing the moss off of an old vehicle that's so satisfying. That truck is beautiful. Even with the whiskey wrinkle in the rear passenger door. Lol I would daily this thing.

I would go back with a doeskin and burgundy color. Awesome truck! Seats row pleated with leather. Cheap leather on ebay

New to the channel but if Mccool here it’s got to be good. Good luck boys

Awesome truck. A tip in the future. Most 70’s Ford’s if you have any square key. You can wiggle that key in the ignition and they “should” turn over.

the way those bed tubs are cut you cant help but wonder if someone ran the truck as a dually for a while.

Cool ol Truck, you guys make a good team!

I just realized how important lighting is for a power washing video. And how hard it is to actually capture

Got linked to you via Dylan's video, love the truck dudes will tune more in as time goes on :) Edit: is that purple a tint on the glass? Damn this prior owner must have been quite the college boy, darts, ZZ Top, and all the stuff? Would definitely make me happy if I had it lol

Hello Craig with the crew cab trucking into bumper car speed not fast enough. The box in within the bump type sheet metal bed floor. Surburban roof less truck pickup hard head roof but the Surburban with your teardrop camper called trailer or just concrete floor is all you have. The teardrop camper two wheel is in Nelson, Nevada. We don't go there in the Ghost town of Milling and mining site near Mead Lake Park. It is private property Memorabilia such as Double Cola old stuff plus 7 windows sedan Ford around 1930's Vintage scrap yard all good condition Minted car with not running engine called Nash sub-compact cars. It is not mine land property in Nelson property or town of the Nevada. The F350 with 351 CID or the transmission is bad? Thank you.

You should keep some stuff like the cassette tapes the girls restroom sign, and other oddball goodies that an older truck should have. And put a gun rack in the back window with a shotty and a .22. If you had more time, switching the backs of the seats might look better, or it looked like the back cover of the seat that was up front, was just screwed on. I wonder if you could just swap that over. If not, you could always make one out of almost anything, but the coolest I've ever seen was made out of old blue jeans, and it still had pockets so you could keep stuff in there.

Cool video. Is that Mike Finnegan's Death Metal Charger in your garage?

The truck definitely looks better being power washed I am looking forward to your next video

I think it's an awesome truck and definitely don't see crew cabs often. It'd be cool with a nice exhaust and cam 🤔😎

That truck would be SO badass with a Black Widow dual exhaust. Also, with that bed cleaned out, it'd be cool to see it lined with Rhino Liner or something similar.

Can't wait for the next video on the crew cab pretty nice truck. Knock that Dent out of that right rear door.

If I'm not mistaking, I think those generation Ford F-series pickups were the first Fords to have a crew cab. Those are the fifth generation F-series & they were produced from 1967 - 1972.

Awesome truck 🤘🏻

That truck is such a BEAUTY!!

Hopefully it gets really nice good workmanship

I hope this thug gets a rebuild like the f100, i would love to see more of it

I really appreciate the knife hand off at @9:50 this guy cares

What company did you use for the headlights?