Daddy's Girl restoring memories

[Fairlight]

Hi, I've joined in hopes of getting help with a project that is near and dear to my heart. The fall of 1989, when I was 5, my dad brought home a slick black '67 F100 Ranger LWB. It was his daily driver until the year I graduated high school, then Ruby was gifted to me. I cried and refused to take it away from him, that truck was the embodiment of my dad. He took her off the road and started to work on her for me. (I had a sweet 69' LTD to drive til then)
The summer of 2006 dad passed from a sudden heart attack. Ruby was sitting in the garage in pieces. Even though I grew up in the garage, I was a body work girl, he didn't put me under the hood very often.
Now I'm at a loss. But it would me the world to mean to have that piece of him back with me.
So, look over the obvious blonde questions please , thanks - Hannah

[Calfdemon]

from SoCal and sorry for your loss, but you are at the right place to get the help you need to get that part of dear ol' dad back on the road! These trucks are not overly difficult to work on and if you ask away, you should have it up and running in no time. There are no dumb questions here. Every one of us was new to these trucks at one point. So ask away!! Oh, and we love pictures here... So any pics of the truck would be great!

[1970FordTK]

Welcome from North Carolina.

[Mancar1]

Welcome aboard
I can relate, I lost my Dad 2 a heart attack 5 years ago, and lost my dear wife of many many years 2 cancer 21 months ago. I will never forget, but the pain gets somewhat easier to bear.
Post all the ? you want and the great people on this site will help all we can with answers to assist you in getting that special truck together.

[sargentrs]

from Georgia! Sorry for your loss. I hope we're able to help you get her back together. This section will become your friend http://www.fordification.com/tech/schematics.htm Anything we can help with don't hesitate to ask.

[lennyp]

from Massachusetts. Sorry for your loss.

[fireguywtc]

from Texas!

[Donnie]

Hello Hannah, welcome aboard, I think that it is nice that you want to restore the memories of your dad..There are a great bunch of folks on this board that are more than willin' to see that you accomplish what you are looking to achive.. :fr ............Donnie

[GHOST]

to the family from Texas.. I'm sorry for your loss, but don't worry, you have come to the right place for getting your truck running.. You will find the answer to any question about the truck here. So ask away..

[tbone6]

Hiya from Florida. Sounds like a great project! The memory of your Dad should give you inspiration to get through it. Look forward to seeing Ruby back on the road.

[popeyes71]

from California! Just remember, the only dumb question is the one not asked. I am sure that you will be able to find the answers to all of your questions about your new project from all the fine people on this site.

[Jenna]

Hello Hannah, we should keep in touch. It appears that we are in the same boat down to the blond hair. Wish that I would have insisted working on cars w/dad when I was younger. I'm kicking myself in the butt for it now. Goodluck!

Jenna w/1967 Ford F100 Pickup

[motzingg]

awesome story! good luck

you'll find a lot of help here, seems like people are friendly and knowledgeable more so than a lot of other car forums.

the search kinda sucks though, so I've been using google, type in "search text site:fordification.com" and you'll get concise faster results, most of the questions you'll probably have to ask have been answered already

example: type in "timing a points distributor site:fordification.com" and you'll get :
https://www.google.com/search?q=daddy%2 ... 80&bih=885

which is more useful than the same search through the built in forums search function.

[chad67]

My dad bought a '91 Thunderbird and I spend quite a bit of time on the phone with him getting him up to speed on "that darn computer crap" as he called fuel injection. I helped him get a plan together for what he wanted to accomplish, but he died in May of '06 before he could turn a wrench on the old 'bird. I got the car and did everything we had discussed. I drive the car every day and I can almost feel dad right beside me. Good luck with your dad's truck.

[Mohillbilly]

Welcome from Southwest Missouri, Fairlight to the best site, bar none for this model of Ford truck. Keith has accumulated such a vast library of information that it can be rather daunting at times. The folks who have used it for awhile will be happy to post links to help you narrow down your searches and find the stuff you need. Pictures are a requirement, as we have never quite seen enough to satisfy. Guaranteed, if you posted a picture of your spark plug wires, someone at some time would be able to use that shot to help solve a problem or answer a question. LOL Welcome again, to the family of F100!