1988 OBS Ford Complete Interior Restoration

I think the title of the video says it all guys! It took about two weeks of non-stop scrubbing and detail work to get it looking the way it does. Hands down the dirtiest truck I've ever owned to date, but it was a super fun challenge to take on. Let me know what you guys think of the video in the comments below and consider subscribing if this is the kind of content you enjoy watching!! Take care!

[@jimmyers1824]

Love the gun rack in the back window

[@ydocproductions5593]

It was a true farm truck🤣!

[@fordnut4914]

That o skoool😂

[@RestorationbyAlabamaCreeks]

Your $700 OBS Ford is now looking more like a $2500 OSB Ford! I sure appreciate your work ethic and economical way of doing things. One the dashboard logo, a cheap fix would be to get a "Sharpie Metallic Gold" and carefully apply to the front flat surfaces. Sure do enjoy your videos.

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thank you so much! It was long and at some times boring scrubbing dirt away hour after hour, but to see the finished result sure is worth it every time. I’ll look into that because I wish I didn’t scrub the chrome paint off. Thanks for watching and the kind words, sure do appreciate it! Take care😀👍

[@3rdcoastobs467]

HOLY SMOKES THAT CAME OUT BEAUTIFUL! I am always blown away with how you can take it from that dirty state to showroom clean, that looked like a TON of hard work but it came out so good. Amazing job as always Cody, i really enjoyed this one.

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thanks so much James! I had my doubts wether this one could be saved🤣. It’s definitely not perfect because I had to keep the budget in mind, but really happy with the end product (besides the seats😂🤣) Thanks for watching man, can’t wait to see that Lightning of yours come back to life!

[@dexterlecter7289]

How long do you think it took him to cover the floor with pine needles to make the carpet look worse then it was?

[@TheAlpine49]

Came up random. Watched, envied (your determination), took a nap. Great vid!

[@ydocproductions5593]

Hahaha🤣. Thanks I appreciate it!

[@driscry]

Man, was I jealous when you pulled the carpet and I saw the drivers side floor was not rotted. Wish that were the case on my '95.

[@ydocproductions5593]

Ya that’s a common wear spot on these trucks. That’s why I like using floor mats cause it seems to do a good job extending the life of the carpet.

[@mikesledge6187]

That transformation is incredible... I have a 91 and clearly my interior is a time capsule but I love that you showed most of what I need to know to pull out my interior... Love the truck

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thank you for the kind words! It took a lot of man hours scrubbing junk off the interior of that truck that I never showed on camera, but the result was well worth it. These brick nose fords are still cool trucks; thanks for watching and welcome to the channel🙂👍

[@kevinrichards3288]

Ford built those eighth generation F-series pickups from 1987 through 1991 & I still see several of them out on the roads today.

[@ydocproductions5593]

Absolutely true! These trucks were built to last throughout the years, and work hard. After all the years of wear and tear on this truck it’s still goin strong. Thanks for watching 😀👍

[@kevinrichards3288]

@@ydocproductions5593 my favorite are the ninth generation F-series which are the ones produced from 1992 through 1997, except in 1997, the F-150s & fifth generation Broncos were dropped & replaced by the new tenth generation F-150s & first generation Expeditions.

[@ydocproductions5593]

@@kevinrichards3288 I absolutely agree! My 97 f250 Powerstroke looks way better than this 1988 brick of a truck🤣!

[@kevinrichards3288]

@@ydocproductions5593 whenever I see an all white fifth generation Bronco with the XLT trim level, I always think it's OJ Simpson. 😂

[@craigschulz1852]

Get yourself some Western Saddleback seat covers. Would really transform the interior of the truck. I had a truck same color as yours & seat covers made it look great. Take care & God Bless

[@ydocproductions5593]

I really enjoyed working on that IDI diesel truck. The color wasn’t my favorite but the interior turned out real nice for being over 30 years old. I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@thomasdaniel2022]

The driver seat patch was a good idea 👍🏽. I hadn’t thought of that👍🏽 thanks for sharing the video

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thanks it’s definitely doesn’t look the best, but it gave the seat a longer life👍. Thanks for watching I appreciate it

[@jamesmcnamara7484]

Dude! When you cut to the seat removal, I thought the seat was already removed, and sitting out side in a field. Lol! In my experience as a detailer, you will never stop getting sand out of that carpet. I started removing carpet and replacing it with vinyl wherever possible, and even just running bare steel in some of my rigs.

[@ydocproductions5593]

Haha those seats were pretty rough🤣!!! Ya, to this day there’s still a little sand in the carpet but it’s light years better than before

[@richardjones9422]

I like what you are doing with your truck,I get it,do what you can and enjoy it. Thanks for sharing.

[@ydocproductions5593]

That’s exactly right. Thanks for your support!

[@TomGunnTools]

Wow that’s a lot of elbow grease! Really enjoyed seeing the transformation. Looking forward to the next video.

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thanks Tom! There’s a lot more elbow grease that needs to be put into this truck🤣

[@tonypaul2987]

Great job man. Love it. Great truck. Here is mine

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thank you it was a fun project! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the videos😀👍.

[@redline1916]

Mfw i need to get an entirely new floor pan, new pedals, new seals, new doors, new bed, new panels and weld patching in some spots, rust grinding and por 15 application to the frame, new headliner and new carpet, and interior plastic restoration on mine lol

[@ydocproductions5593]

Hahaha sounds like you have your work cut out for ya. Might even be worth getting a parts truck. That’s a long check list of parts and even though you can get the parts for cheap. Sometimes they can be hard to find

[@357magdad]

Wow! The interior really looks good! Your hard work paid off!

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thanks Magdad! Its not perfect, but so happy with the result😀👍

[@FordBoy93]

I bought some kind of material that was a saddle tan brownish color. It’s made for tool boxes and like kitchen cabinets for things to lay on. My dads 97 F350 has blue for his interior so I modeled it after his. I put it on my dash in the recess to put things, in my little storage place under my divers right vent in my 93 F150.

[@ydocproductions5593]

That’s really smart! I’m sure it is more useful than the stock interior. Thanks for watching😀👍

[@billpitts1034]

That looks super sweet. What a great generation of truck. Good job!

[@ydocproductions5593]

These truck were built to last! Even after all of the poor maintenance this truck has had over the years it’s still goin strong! Thanks for watching😀👍

[@jamesmcnamara7484]

Looks way better after! Maybe shop around for some decent seat covers, and you will be golden.

[@ydocproductions5593]

I agree, I think some seat covers are in order lol. Really happy with the truck so far and it’s only getting better from here. Thanks for watching😀👍!

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

*DUDE!!* 😧 That interior looks absolutely fantastic Cody!! You done wonders for it! Sorry I caught the video late. Been swamped but it's great to see you making major headway with your project! Bravo my friend! 😁 Keep at it!

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thanks Zane I really appreciate it! Your not late at all! I’m really happy with the result, but I’m glad that it’s over LOL🤣 have a great week Zane😀👍

[@metalartRestoration123]

Brilliant job mate u put a lot of effort into it and it payed off. Interior looks 100 times better then it did. Keep at it see u on the next video Cody.

[@ydocproductions5593]

Just about two weeks of my life were put into the interior LOL. I agree, it looks so much better and I’m really happy with the result. Thanks for watching😀👍!

[@WesleyJohnsonMI]

Nice job Cody! If you get bored, I've got a few trucks that you can tackle! I found some of the old western style seat covers a while ago. If you want a link to them, let me know and I'll send it your way.

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thanks Wesley! Considering the fact it’s over 3 decades old I’m really happy with how it turned out. Hahaha I’ve just about had enough of doing detail work for a while LOL🤣! Ya I’d like to check them out! Feel free to send the link my way anytime👍. Thanks for watching Wesley!

[@claytonkeates2614]

Great work

[@ydocproductions5593]

@@claytonkeates2614 Thank you!

[@SteveStoltz]

Looking Good.

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thanks Steve!

[@3rdcoastobs467]

I think i was struck by the Chinatube algorithm Steve. Saw your name on here and clicked it, somehow I wasn’t subbed to your channel anymore…but I’m sure that was just a innocent YT mistake 🙄. I need to go full fledge rumble at This point, they’ve hammered my channel since I revealed my political preferences 🤣.

[@SteveStoltz]

@@3rdcoastobs467 I've noticed that a couple of times, channels that I though I was subscribed to that I no longer am. I started moving my truck video's over to rumble, it would be nice if rumble set something up to auto import all of the content from your KZbin channel to the new platform.

[@robbobsjobs8456]

Solid work

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thank you😀👍

[@keith-d1i]

looking good keep it up

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thank you!

[@brad6523]

Great job. Would be a good idea to swing ch the bad seat to the passengers side. Would definitely help on resale

[@ydocproductions5593]

Not a bad idea! The passenger seat was in way better shape all together. Thanks for watching Brad😀👍

[@warderjack]

Nice work, glad to see you back in action. Out of curiosity how much would a replacement seat from a junkyard been? Glad you didn’t go the duct tape route, it’s not going to last.

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thank you! It’s hard to say cause different salvage yards have different prices, but I’d guess around $50 if I found one. The one I did find that was the same fabric was just as worn out and someone had placed engine parts on it causing rust stains, so putting that patch on my seat was literally my only option. Thanks for watching😀👍

[@erichopken7638]

Very nice job shame you cheaped out on the seats. But a nice job for what you did

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thank you! Ya, I wasn’t too impressed with the seats either, but my goal was to extend the life of the seats. Would’ve been near impossible to find that same seat fabric. Nothing a few seat covers can’t fix🤣

[@o61000]

Love it 😅

[@ydocproductions5593]

Thank you!😀

[@thebear6751]

Did you have any problems with the windshield wiper pump

[@ydocproductions5593]

I never did. Surprisingly it worked fine. It probably didn’t work as well as it did the day the truck was made, but it was good enough for me.

[@Franco66]

Hello, yes it looks totally different. I was watching bc I'm looking at some 88 F250, are they a hard ride even being obs?

[@ydocproductions5593]

I’m glad you liked the video. They are really great trucks. Easy to work on, parts are relatively cheap, but ride quality isn’t the best. It rides as best as an 80s truck could. Has leaf springs front and rear. It’ll never ride as good as a newer truck. That being said the suspension is as simple as they come. Try to get one that has an overdrive if you want better mileage. Good luck with your truck!😀👍

[@Franco66]

@@ydocproductions5593 great that helps, thank you I appreciate your input.

[@tupacaholic2639]

does the rear seat fold? or is it only in that fixed position

[@ydocproductions5593]

It does, the back seat lays down flat and becomes a flat surface. It can be pretty handy.