01
Drivetrain packaging
4R100 transmission integrated within the original chassis rails with custom stainless exhaust routed tightly around the driveline.
1969 Ford F100 / Bumpside
Built from
the frame up.
Original character. Modern mechanicals. Fabrication where it matters.
Enter the build ↓01 / BUILD PHILOSOPHY
ENGINEERED, NOT DECORATED.
Keep the truck.
Rebuild the systems.
The brief was never to turn a 1969 F100 into something unrecognisable. The original chassis architecture, bench-seat cabin and unmistakable Bumpside proportions remain.
The transformation happens underneath: suspension, steering, braking, drivetrain, exhaust, cooling and fabrication were all reworked to create a truck that looks period-correct but behaves with far more confidence.
FRAME / FABRICATION / MECHANICAL / BODY / DETAIL
02 / UNDER THE BODY
THE PART MOST PEOPLE NEVER SEE.
The real build lives underneath.
Once assembled, much of the work disappears. This is the part worth documenting: custom mounts, revised geometry, suspension integration, drivetrain packaging and stainless fabrication.
02
Rear geometry
Original leaf-spring architecture restored and repositioned for a lower, tighter stance.
03
Original frame
Stripped, restored and powder coated black before final mechanical assembly.
04
Crown Victoria front end
Independent front suspension and rack-and-pinion steering integrated into the F100 chassis, converted for right-hand drive.
03 / CURRENT SPECIFICATION
1969 F100 / RESTOMOD
Mechanical
inventory.
ENGINE5.4L FORD MODULAR INTECH / DOHC / 32V V8 / APPROX. 300 HP / 224 kW / 481 Nm
TRANSMISSIONFORD 4R100 / 2WD / 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC / LIMITED-SLIP DIFFERENTIAL
FRONTCROWN VICTORIA IFS / RHD POWER RACK CONVERSION
REARRESTORED LEAF SPRINGS / REVISED MOUNTING POINTS / CUSTOM TRACTION BARS
BRAKESCROWN VICTORIA FRONT + REAR DISCS / MASTER + BOOSTER / ALLSTAR LINE LOCK
EXHAUSTCUSTOM 63MM STAINLESS DUAL / X-PIPE / HOOKER AERO CHAMBER MUFFLERS
WHEELS20" AMERICAN RACING DAYTONA / 245/45 R20
CHASSISORIGINAL FRAME RAILS / FULL RESTORATION / BLACK POWDER COAT
ORIGINAL FORM / RESTORED DETAIL
Chrome. Steel. Paint.
No unnecessary disguise.
04 / CABIN
PERIOD FORM. FUNCTIONAL UPGRADES.
Built to feel like an F100.
The original bench-seat layout and dash remain the visual anchor. Modern gauges, steering, audio, cooling and restraints are integrated without turning the cabin into a generic custom interior.
TAN LEATHER BENCHPRO-COMP GAUGESMOMO HERITAGE INDYSPEED DAWG SHIFTERBLUETOOTH AUDIOUNDER-DASH A/C4-POINT HARNESSESCUSTOM HEADLINER
05 / THE BUILD
ACTUAL BUILD PHOTOGRAPHS
Built, cut,
welded, rebuilt.
The finished truck only tells half the story. The build archive records the work underneath it — restoration, structural repair, fabrication, mechanical integration and final assembly.
01
START / STRIP-DOWN
Back to the structure.
The F100 was taken back far enough to expose what could be retained, what needed restoration and where new fabrication was required. The objective was not cosmetic refurbishment, but a proper foundation for the restomod.
02
BODY / METALWORK
Repair before finish.
Compromised sections of the original body were opened up and cut back to sound material. Replacement sections were fabricated, welded into the shell and worked back into the original geometry before final body preparation.
03
CHASSIS / FOUNDATION
The original frame, reset.
The original chassis rails were stripped, restored and powder coated black. From this clean base the suspension, drivetrain and fabricated mounting systems could be assembled as one integrated package.
04
SUSPENSION / STEERING
Modern control underneath.
A Crown Victoria independent front end brings disc brakes and rack-and-pinion steering to the truck, with the rack converted for right-hand drive. At the rear, the original leaf-spring system was restored, repositioned for the stance and supplemented with custom traction bars.
05
DRIVETRAIN / EXHAUST
Packaged around the truck.
The 5.4-litre Ford Modular 32-valve V8 and 4R100 automatic were integrated within the original chassis architecture. A custom 63 mm stainless dual system with X-pipe and Hooker Aero Chamber mufflers was fabricated around the driveline.
06
BODY / PAINT / ASSEMBLY
Put the F100 back into it.
With the engineering resolved, the restored body returned to the chassis for paint, trim and final assembly. The aim remained consistent throughout: preserve the visual identity of the 1969 Bumpside while letting the quality of the work reveal itself in the details.
06 / BUILD PARTNER
PRIMARY FABRICATION + BUILD
The F100 was developed through a hands-on build process with Restomod It, combining restoration, fabrication, mechanical integration and detail execution.
The workshop identity belongs here: fabrication, restoration, mechanical integration and the physical execution of the build.
1969 FORD F100 / BUMPSIDE
Original character.
Modern mechanicals.
A MOTION MOD PROJECT / DESIGN IN MOTION
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